OBD-II trouble code
P0292: Cylinder 11 Injector Circuit High
SAE J2012 APR2002: cylinder 11 injector circuit high. The VAG list says injector 11-N301 is short to positive. The ground line for that same designator is P0291. The printed pair is one injector if the chart replaces the valve.
Quick facts
- System
- Powertrain
- Category
- Fuel Injectors
- Severity
- Medium severity
- Drivable
- Usually safe to drive short-term
- Repair cost range
- $768 – $953 (one fuel injector replacement, parts and labor, when the vehicle chart replaces the valve after the harness test; no cylinder 11 high-code procedure was read, and wiring is outside this pair)
- DIY difficulty
- Shop recommended
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What does P0292 mean?
SAE J2012 APR2002 names P0292 Cylinder 11 Injector Circuit High. The circuit-low code is P0291. Contribution is P0293. A VAG-group list prints 16676 P0292 as injector 11-N301, short to positive. One line earlier, 16675, the same injector 11-N301 is a short-circuit to ground and the code is P0291. The list does not include a test lamp, a pin number, or an rpm limit.
High-code M5 pages that were read do use the words short circuit to B+ and an engine-speed limit of 5000 rpm, and each of those pages names its cylinder: cylinder 3 is 2769, cylinder 4 on the 2009 page is 276A, cylinder 5 on the 2008 page is 276B, cylinder 7 on the 2010 page is 276D. Cylinder 11 is not among them. Transferring 5000 rpm onto P0292 would treat those pages as a rule for every high code. They are not written that way.
An open coil setting a low code, and a short to ground setting a high code, is the 2007 E-350 6.0L FICM fault list for cylinders 1 through 8. That list does not include cylinder 11. A gasoline low-side driver that sets circuit high on a short to voltage is the G8 description, and that chart ends at P0277. The right failure direction is the one in the service information for the engine that stored P0292. The VAG label, where that list applies, says short to positive and does not say open.
M5 pages that were opened inspect the connector and the harness, then the valve. Cite that order for the cylinders those pages name. For cylinder 11, open the chart that names P0292 and follow its sequence. The numbering diagram locates the injector.
Common causes
- On the VAG-group list, a short to positive on injector 11-N301
Symptoms
- P0292 stored
- P0291 stored when the VAG ground line is the matching text
- No 5000 rpm cap is stated, because no cylinder 11 effect line was read
Diagnostic steps
- 1.Identify injector 11 on the diagram. Then open the circuit-high test for that vehicle.
- 2.If the VAG list is the document that applies, the fault text is short to positive. The short-circuit-to-ground text is P0291. Record which one is stored.
- 3.Do not apply a 5000 rpm limit from 2769, 276A, 276B, or 276D. Those pages name cylinders 3, 4, 5, and 7.
- 4.Do not apply the 6.0L high-current description or the G8 lamp-to-ground test. Their code lists stop before cylinder 11.
- 5.Follow the chart's own order for the plug, the harness, and the valve. Depressurize before the valve is removed. The printed pair is one injector when the chart replaces the valve. The harness is outside the pair.
Repair cost
$768 – $953 (one fuel injector replacement, parts and labor, when the vehicle chart replaces the valve after the harness test; no cylinder 11 high-code procedure was read, and wiring is outside this pair)
Printed dollars are RepairPal's national injector replacement, 3 September 2026, $768–$953, with labor $304–$446 and parts $464–$507. The scope holds the pair to a chart that actually replaces the valve. No such chart for P0292 was among the M5 pages read. Wiring and a control module are outside. Diagnosis at $125–$183 is separate. The 2026 F-150 injector total, $1,130–$1,415, is another line on the estimator.
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DIY vs shop
Leave this one to a qualified shop. The barrier here is high-pressure fuel components, where residual pressure remains after shutdown and escaping fuel can penetrate skin. DIY attempts often produce a more expensive problem than the original code.