P0213: Cold Start Injector 1
What to do
The car will start and run poorly when cold and normally once warm. Mention specifically that the problem only occurs on the first start of the day.
What this code means
A fault in the first cold start injector — an additional injector, used on some older systems, that adds fuel to the intake only while the engine is cold. Because it operates for a few seconds at the start of a cold engine's life and never again, the symptom is confined to cold starting and disappears completely once the engine is warm.
Likely causes
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- Failed cold start injector · moderate
- Open circuit in injector wiring · moderate
- Corroded or loose connector · easy
Less common
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