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Diagnostic reference · P03A8

P03A8

Cylinder 2 Combustion Performance

System
Ignition and misfire (P code)
Lamp
Check Engine Light
Category
Powertrain - Ignition

What it means

P03A8 means Cylinder 2 Combustion Performance.

Check these first

  • A misfiring injector on cylinder 2
  • A fouled or worn spark plug on cylinder 2
  • A weak ignition coil on cylinder 2
  • Low compression on cylinder 2
  • A vacuum or intake leak feeding cylinder 2

What to do next

  1. Check misfire counters per cylinder on a scan tool
  2. Swap the cylinder 2 coil and plug with a neighbor to see if the fault moves
  3. Test the cylinder 2 injector for flow and pulse
  4. Run a compression test on cylinder 2
  5. Smoke test the intake near cylinder 2
  6. Clear the code and retest

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Updated

Generic SAE J2012 definition. Last updated 2026-10-10.