P02C3: The cylinder 11 mixture correction has reached its lower limit
The cylinder 11 mixture correction has reached its lower limit. Something is usually forcing it to over-correct, such as an air leak, a sensor reading wrongly or the part itself.
| Code | P02C3 |
|---|---|
| System | Engine and transmission |
| Group | P02xx, Fuel and injectors |
| Type | Generic: it means the same on every make |
How to read and clear P02C3 with Final OBD
Plug an OBD2 scanner in under the steering wheel, switch the ignition on and open Final OBD. Under Faults you’ll see P02C3 with its description and whether it’s confirmed, pending or permanent.
If the engine stores it over standard OBD, with FREE you read this code with its explanation for nothing and clear it. With PRO you also read the faults of every control unit and clear them in all of them.
Clearing the code only turns the light off: if the cause is still there, it comes back. Clear it once it’s fixed, and not right before an inspection. It’s all in how to read and clear fault codes and in inspections and OBD.
Similar codes
- P02BF The cylinder 10 mixture correction has reached its lower limit
- P02C0 The cylinder 10 injector is clogged
- P02C1 There is a leak in the cylinder 10 injector
- P02C2 The cylinder 11 mixture correction has reached its upper limit
- P02C4 The cylinder 11 injector is clogged
- P02C5 There is a leak in the cylinder 11 injector
- P02C6 The cylinder 12 mixture correction has reached its upper limit
- P02C7 The cylinder 12 mixture correction has reached its lower limit
- P0200 Injector circuit malfunction
- P0201 Injector circuit malfunction, cylinder 1
- P0202 Injector circuit malfunction, cylinder 2
- P0203 Injector circuit malfunction, cylinder 3
What does code P02C3 mean?
The cylinder 11 mixture correction has reached its lower limit. Something is usually forcing it to over-correct, such as an air leak, a sensor reading wrongly or the part itself.
How do you clear P02C3?
With an OBD2 scanner and an app like Final OBD, which clears it for free if it’s stored by the engine control unit. But clearing it only turns the light off: if the cause isn’t fixed, P02C3 comes back.
Read it on your car
Final OBD reads and clears engine faults through standard OBD for free, each one explained in plain English. With PRO it also reads the faults of every control unit, each make’s own codes included, and clears them in all of them.
