Multi-code OBD2 diagnosis
Enter all the codes your scanner showed, not just the first one. We give you the overall severity, whether you can keep driving, the order in which to check them and how they relate to each other.
Summary
- Overall severity
- Critical
- Can I keep driving?
- No, stop and have it checked
- Estimated cost
- $10 to $900
- Codes analyzed
- 1 of 1
The order below is the recommended one: first the codes that can cause the others. After each repair, clear the codes and check which ones come back.
Order of inspection
P1285 Cylinder Head Overtemperature Detected (Ford) Critical
On Ford, Lincoln and Mercury, the P1285 code means cylinder head overtemperature was detected. You will notice a loss of power. Stop driving and let the engine cool before you do anything else.