SPN 5394DEF dosing valve circuit open

SPN 5394 is the parameter the ECM is flagging on CAT, Detroit, International, PACCAR, MERCEDES, Volvo, 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 5 · Current below normal or open circuit

DEF dosing valve circuit open

The ECM is commanding a device on but almost no current flows. The circuit is open somewhere: connector, wire or the coil in the device.

FMI 5 · Current below normal or open circuit

DEF dosing valve circuit open

The ECM is commanding a device on but almost no current flows. The circuit is open somewhere: connector, wire or the coil in the device.

FMI 5 · Current below normal or open circuit

DEF dosing valve circuit open

The ECM is commanding a device on but almost no current flows. The circuit is open somewhere: connector, wire or the coil in the device.

FMI 5 · Current below normal or open circuit

DEF dosing valve circuit open

The ECM is commanding a device on but almost no current flows. The circuit is open somewhere: connector, wire or the coil in the device.

FMI 5 · Current below normal or open circuit

DEF dosing valve circuit open

The ECM is commanding a device on but almost no current flows. The circuit is open somewhere: connector, wire or the coil in the device.

FMI 5 · Current below normal or open circuit

DEF dosing valve circuit open

The ECM is commanding a device on but almost no current flows. The circuit is open somewhere: connector, wire or the coil in the device.

FMI 5 · Current below normal or open circuit

DEF dosing valve circuit open

The ECM is commanding a device on but almost no current flows. The circuit is open somewhere: connector, wire or the coil in the device.

FMI 5 · Current below normal or open circuit

DEF dosing valve circuit open

The ECM is commanding a device on but almost no current flows. The circuit is open somewhere: connector, wire or the coil in the device.

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