SPN 157 — Injector rail pressure below spec

SPN 157 is the parameter the ECM is flagging on Volvo, CAT, Detroit, International, PACCAR, MERCEDES, Mack, Cummins engines. The FMI that comes with it tells you how it failed. Each failure mode below has its own causes and its own test order — do not treat them as the same repair.

FMI 18 · Data valid but below normal operating range — moderately severe level

Injector metering rail 1 pressure below normal - moderately severe

Real reading, clearly low. The stage before a derate or shutdown.

FMI 18 · Data valid but below normal operating range — moderately severe level

Injector metering rail 1 pressure below normal - moderately severe

Real reading, clearly low. The stage before a derate or shutdown.

FMI 18 · Data valid but below normal operating range — moderately severe level

Injector metering rail 1 pressure below normal - moderately severe

Real reading, clearly low. The stage before a derate or shutdown.

FMI 18 · Data valid but below normal operating range — moderately severe level

Injector metering rail 1 pressure below normal - moderately severe

Real reading, clearly low. The stage before a derate or shutdown.

FMI 18 · Data valid but below normal operating range — moderately severe level

Injector metering rail 1 pressure below normal - moderately severe

Real reading, clearly low. The stage before a derate or shutdown.

FMI 18 · Data valid but below normal operating range — moderately severe level

Injector metering rail 1 pressure below normal - moderately severe

Real reading, clearly low. The stage before a derate or shutdown.

FMI 18 · Data valid but below normal operating range — moderately severe level

Injector metering rail 1 pressure below normal - moderately severe

Real reading, clearly low. The stage before a derate or shutdown.

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