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Fault Code 255

Engine Fuel Shutoff Valve Driver Circuit - Voltage Above Normal or Shorted to High Source

CODES REASON EFFECT

Fault Code: 255 Engine Fuel Shutoff Valve Driver Fuel shutoff valve may not open when
PID(P), SID(S): Circuit - Voltage Above Normal or keyswitch is in ON position, or may not close
SPN: 632 Shorted to High Source. Open when keyswitch is in OFF position.
FMI: 3/3 circuit or short to voltage source
Lamp: Amber detected at fuel shutoff valve
SRT: circuit.

ISM11 CM876 SN - Engine Fuel Shutoff Valve Driver Circuit

Circuit Description:
The fuel shutoff valve is a device used by the electronic control module (ECM) to control the engine fuel supply. When
the ECM energizes the engine fuel shutoff valve driver circuit, the engine fuel shutoff valve is opened. Zero voltage to
the engine fuel shutoff valve will close the engine fuel shutoff valve.
The engine fuel shutoff valve driver circuit utilizes a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal. A PWM signal is a pulsed
voltage signal between 0-VDC and system voltage.

Component Location:
The fuel shutoff valve is located near the fuel pump.

Conditions for Running the Diagnostics:


This diagnostic runs continuously when the keyswitch is in the ON position.

Conditions for Setting the Fault Codes:


The engine fuel shutoff valve circuit PWM signal is detected to be at system voltage when the PWM voltage is turned
off.

2008 Cummins Inc., Box 3005, Columbus, IN 47202-3005 U.S.A. Printed from QuickServe Online.
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Action Taken When the Fault Code is Active:
The ECM illuminates the amber CHECK ENGINE light immediately when the diagnostic runs and fails.
The engine will be shutdown and will not restart.

Conditions for Clearing the Fault Code:


The ECM will turn off the amber CHECK ENGINE light immediately after the diagnostic runs and passes.

Shop Talk:
Verify that the ECM calibration is correct. Check the calibration revision history found on QuickServe Online for
applicable fixes to the calibration stored in the ECM. If necessary, calibrate the ECM.
If there is an external shutdown system on the vehicle, make sure it iswired correctly and feeding voltage into the fuel
shutoff supply circuit.
Possible causes of this fault include:
Open circuit in the engine harness, connectors, or shutoff valve.
Fuel shutoff valve signal wire shorted to a voltage source in the harness.

Refer to Troubleshooting Fault Code 255.

2008 Cummins Inc., Box 3005, Columbus, IN 47202-3005 U.S.A. Printed from QuickServe Online.
All Rights Reserved. Last Modified: 07-Sep-2009
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2008 Cummins Inc., Box 3005, Columbus, IN 47202-3005 U.S.A. Printed from QuickServe Online.
All Rights Reserved. Last Modified: 07-Sep-2009

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