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#1 ·
I've got a P0171 and P0174 for lean on both banks on our 2008 3.3 4x4. I've already verified no vacuum or intake leaks did try a fuel pressure test but has a small leak with the setup and only got about 40psi. Has anyone dealt with these codes before and know a solution
 
#7 ·
Lean codes can come from the fuel pump filter in the gas tank getting clogged up. On highway trips and high gas demand, I was getting lean codes coming back from a long trip. There is an intake screen on the fuel pump but there is also a paper filter for the pump that filters the pumps output flow inside itself. Its paper and is embedded in the fuel pumps assembly and shaped like a curved hot dog bun. Mine was BLACK and full of junk after 17 years. Easiest thing to do is replace the whole pump assembly I also installed new fuel injectors, which was all pretty easy to do. Fixed my LEAN codes. Put in new plugs too but that was just extra for me.