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Diagnostic reference · P03E4

P03E4

Cylinder 8 Combustion Performance

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

What it means

P03E4 means Cylinder 8 Combustion Performance.

Check these first

  • A worn spark plug or plug wire on cylinder 8
  • A dirty or failing fuel injector on cylinder 8
  • A weak ignition coil on cylinder 8
  • Low compression on cylinder 8
  • A vacuum leak at the cylinder 8 intake runner

What to do next

  1. Swap the cylinder 8 coil and plug with a known good cylinder
  2. Run a compression test on cylinder 8
  3. Test the cylinder 8 injector for flow and spray pattern
  4. Smoke test the intake runner for cylinder 8
  5. Check fuel pressure at the rail
  6. Clear the code and retest

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Updated

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