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P3090 fault code: what it means

P3090: High-pressure fuel pump fault. Power loss and limp mode; common on N54/N55 turbo engines.

Engine and gearbox (powertrain) · Costly if missed

Usual causes, most likely first

  1. failing high-pressure fuel pump
  2. fuel pressure sensor fault
  3. weak low-pressure supply

P3090 by make

BMW

High-pressure fuel pump fault. Power loss and limp mode; common on N54/N55 turbo engines.

Usual causes: failing high-pressure fuel pump; fuel pressure sensor fault; weak low-pressure supply

Mini

High-pressure fuel pump fault. Power loss and limp mode; common on N14/N18 turbo engines.

Usual causes: failing high-pressure fuel pump; fuel pressure sensor fault; weak low-pressure supply

What the repair usually costs

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Before you clear it

Write the code down or photograph the scanner first. A code that comes straight back after clearing points to a fault that is still there. A car whose codes were cleared just before you arrived may be hiding one: the scanner's readiness monitors show "not ready" for a while after codes are cleared.

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