Cummins
Cummins fault code
SPN 1076 / FMI 7
Cummins Fault Code 363: Fuel Pump Control Module, Fuel Control Valve - mechanically stuck
363 on Cummins engines means: Fuel Pump Control Module, Fuel Control Valve - mechanically stuck. The failure mode (FMI 7) is “mechanical system not responding or out of adjustment”.
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
- 363
- J1939 SPN
- 1076
- FMI
- 7 — Mechanical system not responding or out of adjustment
- J1587 PID / SID
- S251
- Engine models
- QSB
What to do next
- Read active and inactive codes with the OEM service tool and note the occurrence count.
- FMI 7 tells the shop the type of failure to test for: mechanical system not responding or out of adjustment.
- Have a heavy-duty diesel technician confirm the fault against the engine or chassis service manual before replacing parts.
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Related fault codes
- Cummins Fault Code 361 — Fuel Pump Control Module, Fuel Control Valve Circuit - shorted high
- Cummins Fault Code 362 — Fuel Pump Control Module, Fuel Control Valve Circuit - shorted low
- Cummins Fault Code 493 — Fuel Pump Calibration Trim Circuit Error
- Cummins Fault Code 517 — Fuel Metering Solenoid - bad device
Source: Cummins "Diagnostic Fault Codes For Cummins Engines", publication 80-1044 Rev 5/2013, page 10. See also OBD-II codes.
