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P0285 Engine Diagnostic Code For Toyota Innova

Sample P0285 Engine

P0285 engine code for Toyota Innova provides below are generic codes that may not apply to all vehicles. Toyota Innova manufacturer uses specific Toyota Innova diagnostic code that are different from the codes shown below. Foreign vehicles may also use DTC codes different from the generic DTC codes.

Another consequence of P0285 engine overheating may be a blown head gasket. Heat makes aluminum swell almost three times faster than cast iron. Thermal stress can distort the head and make it swell in areas that are hottest like those between exhaust valves in adjoining cylinders, and areas that have restricted coolant flow like the narrow area that separates the cylinders. The typical aluminum head swells most in the middle, which can crush the head gasket if the head gets too hot. This will usually cause the head gasket to leak compression between adjacent cylinders, or leak coolant into the cylinders.

P0285 Diagnostic Trouble Code For Toyota Innova Meaning

P 0 2 85
Powertrain Problem SAE - Generic Fuel And Air Metering (Injector Circuit Malfunctions Only) 85 Engine Fault Code
Toyota Innova Car Engine How to fix P0285 engine diagnostic code For Toyota Innova ?

Starting letter P diagnostic code shows that there are problems in engine, transmission and emissions systems.
If your "Check Engine Light" is on, it means your vehicle has one or more OBD II Trouble Codes so you have to check your engine diagnostic code tool.

If your vehicle is an older model with a non-electronic Fuel And Air Metering (Injector Circuit Malfunctions Only), you can check the distributor cap to see whether the spark is getting from there to the coil and on to the spark plugs.


Don't forget ! If your P0285 engine code not resolved on and there are trouble codes in your computer, your vehicle will not pass an OBD 2 emissions test. The light must be off and there must be no codes in memory to pass an OBD 2 emissions test. In addition, all of the OBD II self-monitors that check for faults must have run and completed without finding any further problems to pass the test.