Cummins
Cummins fault code
SPN 1348 / FMI 4
Cummins Fault Code 273: High Fuel Pressure Solenoid Valve #2 Circuit - shorted low
273 on Cummins engines means: High Fuel Pressure Solenoid Valve #2 Circuit - shorted low. The failure mode (FMI 4) is “voltage below normal, or shorted to low source”.
Lamp: Yellow
Engine may continue to run, but must be repaired the same day.
Code details
- Manufacturer
- Cummins
- Applies to
- Cummins QS-series electronic engines
- Fault code
- 273
- J1939 SPN
- 1348
- FMI
- 4 — Voltage below normal, or shorted to low source
- J1587 PID / SID
- S127
- Engine models
- QSC, QSL9
What to do next
- Read active and inactive codes with the OEM service tool and note the occurrence count.
- FMI 4 tells the shop the type of failure to test for: voltage below normal, or shorted to low source.
- Have a heavy-duty diesel technician confirm the fault against the engine or chassis service manual before replacing parts.
Get this code diagnosed
Send one request and nearby diesel shops and mobile mechanics can quote the repair.
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Related fault codes
- Cummins Fault Code 274 — High Fuel Pressure Solenoid Valve #2 Circuit - shorted high
- Cummins Fault Code 282 — High Fuel Pressure Solenoid Valve #2 - mechanically stuck
- Cummins Fault Code 328 — Fuel Pumping Element #2 (Rear) - mechanically stuck
- PACCAR Fault Code P2150 — Common Rail Pump Unit 2 – Voltage Too Low or Short Circuit to Ground on ECU (D420) Pin (A27)
- PACCAR Fault Code P2151 — Common Rail Pump Unit 2 – Voltage Too High or Short Circuit to Supply on ECU (D420) Pin (A27)
- PACCAR Fault Code P2150 — Common Rail Pump Unit 2 – Voltage Too Low or Shot Circuit to Ground on ECU (D420) Pin (A27)
Source: Cummins "Diagnostic Fault Codes For Cummins Engines", publication 80-1044 Rev 5/2013, page 7. See also OBD-II codes.