DTC P1285: Cylinder Head Over Temperature Condition
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P1285 - CYLINDER HEAD OVER TEMPERATURE CONDITION
| Description: | Indicates an engine overheat condition was sensed by the cylinder head temperature (CHT) sensor. | ||
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| Diagnostic Aids: | On some applications when this fault occurs the engine temperature warning indicator will illuminate or force the temperature gauge to the full H (hot) zone. The warning indicator can be triggered by either grounding the engine temperature warning circuit when wired to the powertrain control module (PCM), or by sending a PCM network message to the instrument cluster. | ||
| Application | Key On Engine Off | Key On Engine Running | Continuous Memory |
| All | GO to Pinpoint Test DL . | ||