P2633
Fuel Pump "B" Control Circuit Low
- Severity
- High
- Driving
- Drive only to a garage
The fuel pump "B" control circuit is reading low - typically shorted to earth or an open circuit. The module cannot switch that pump properly, so it may not run, may run weakly, or may keep running when the ignition is off.
Possible causes
- CommonFailed fuel pump relay
- CommonBlown fuse on the fuel pump circuit
- CommonCorroded connector at the pump or in the boot floor
- CommonFailed fuel pump
- PossibleDamaged wiring under the vehicle
- PossibleCorroded earth at the pump
- RareFailed control module driver
What you might notice
- Engine will not start
- Cutting out while driving
- Loss of power under load
- No fuel pump noise when the ignition is switched on
- Check engine light on
What to check, in order
- Check whether the low reading persists with the relay removed.
- Listen for the pump. Switch the ignition on without cranking and listen at the fuel tank - a working pump runs for a second or two. Silence is a clear finding and costs nothing.
- Check the fuse and swap the relay with an identical one from elsewhere in the box.
- Check for battery voltage at the pump connector while the pump should be running.
- Check the pump earth - a corroded earth produces the same symptoms as a failed pump.
- Inspect the wiring under the vehicle for corrosion and impact damage.
Read this code from your own car
Plug an ELM327 adapter into the OBD-II port under the dashboard. Pin16 reads every stored, pending and permanent code, explains each one like this page does — offline, with no account — and shows what the car recorded when the fault was set.
Where this code sits
P00xxP01xxP02xxP03xxP04xxP05xxP06xxP07xxP08xxP09xxP0AxxP0BxxP0CxxP0DxxP0ExxP0FxxP10xxP11xxP12xxP13xxP14xxP15xxP16xxP17xxP18xxP19xxP1AxxP1BxxP1CxxP1DxxP1ExxP1FxxP20xxP21xxP22xxP23xxP24xxP25xxP26xxP27xxP28xxP29xxP2AxxP2BxxP2CxxP2DxxP2ExxP2FxxP30xxP31xxP32xxP33xxP34xxP35xxP36xxP37xxP38xxP39xxP3AxxP3BxxP3CxxP3DxxP3ExxP3Fxx
Computer output circuits and control module
P2600P2601P2602P2603P2604P2605P2606P2607P2608P2609P2610P2611P2612P2613P2614P2615P2616P2617P2618P2619P2620P2621P2622P2623P2624P2625P2626P2627P2628P2629P2630P2631P2632P2633P2634P2635P2636P2637P2638P2639P2640P2641P2642P2643P2644P2645P2646P2647P2648P2649P2650P2651P2652P2653P2654P2655P2656P2657P2658P2659P2660P2661P2662P2663P2664P2665P2666P2667P2668P2669P2670P2671