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Makes 🢒 Cadillac 🢒 1999 🢒 Catera 🢒 Engine 🢒 Engine Controls - 3.0L 🢒 DTC P1460 Misfire Detected With Low Fuel Level

Circuit Description

This DTC is used to indicate that the fuel level was low during a misfire or lean condition. If this DTC is present, and no misfire or lean condition is currently present, the vehicle may have simply run low on fuel.

Conditions for Running the DTC

At least one of the following DTCs are set: P0171, P0174, and P0300 through P0306.

Conditions for Setting the DTC
    • Fuel Level signal is less than 11 liters (2.9 gallons).
    • The above condition is met for longer than 30 seconds.

Action Taken When the DTC Sets

The ECM will not illuminate the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL).

Conditions for Clearing the MIL/DTC
    • The DTC clears after forty consecutive warm-up cycles if no failures report by this diagnostic or any other non-emission related diagnostic.
    • The scan tool clears the MIL/DTC.

DTC P1460 - Misfire Detected With Low Fuel

Step

Action

Value(s)

Yes

No

1

Did you perform the Powertrain On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) System check?

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Go to Step 2

Go to Powertrain On Board Diagnostic (OBD) System Check

2
  1. Verify there is an adequate fuel supply in the tank. Add fuel if necessary.
  2. Using the scan tool, clear the DTCs.
  3. Select DTC and the specific DTC function.
  4. Enter the DTC number that was originally set.
  5. Operate the vehicle within the conditions to run for the original DTC.

Does the scan tool indicate that the diagnostic passed?

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System OK

Go to the applicable DTC table