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Fault Code 559 (ISC/QSC/ISL/QSL Automotive, Industrial, or Marine

Application)

Injector Metering Rail 1 Pressure - Data Valid But Below Normal Operating Range -
Moderately Severe Level

CODES REASON EFFECT

Fault Code: 559 Injector Metering Rail 1 Pressure Possibly hard to start, low power, or engine
PID(P), SID(S): P94 - Data Valid But Below Normal smoke.
SPN: 157 Operating Range - Moderately
FMI: 0/18 Severe Level. The engine control
Lamp: Yellow module (ECM) has detected fuel
SRT: pressure is lower than
commanded pressure.

Fuel Flow Diagram

Circuit Description:
The pressure control loop relies on fuel pressure supplied to the high-pressure pump by the fuel gear pump. The ECM
monitors rail fuel pressure and engine operating conditions and changes the flow command to maintain the proper rail
fuel pressure. Changes to the flow command result in opening (or closing) of the fuel pump actuator to supply more (or
less) fuel to the high-pressure pump.
The fuel flow circuit includes, in the following order:
• Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) fuel tank
• OEM fuel supply line
• Water stripping fuel filter (10 micron, water stripping, suction side fuel filter)
• Engine mounted OEM fuel connection
• Fuel supply tube to ECM cooling plate
• ECM cooling plate
• Fuel supply tube to the low-pressure gear pump
• Fuel supply tube to the pressure-side fuel filter
• Primary fuel filter (3 micron pressure-side fuel filter)
• Fuel supply tube to the high-pressure pump
• High-pressure pump
• High-pressure system (including fuel rail and fuel rail pressure relief valve), injectors, and high-pressure lines.

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Component Location:
The high-pressure fuel pump is mounted to the gear housing on the intake side of the engine. Refer to Procedure
100-002 in Section E for a detailed component location view.

Shop Talk:
The troubleshooting steps for Fault Code 559 and Fault Code 2215 are the same.
For all active and non-active Fault Code 559 troubleshooting, see the Fault Code 2215 troubleshooting tree.

Refer to Troubleshooting Fault Code 559.

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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: 24-May-2018