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Got my first CEL

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Old Mar 1, 2023 | 05:47 PM
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After close to 25yrs and over 222k I got my first CEL on my truck.

It came on shortly after starting this morning… idled fine, slightly shuddered under moderate to high load (acceleration)… symptoms went away after about 5min of driving.
The shudder was mild like a partial misfire on one cylinder (fowled plug, low compression, etc)

This afternoon she started and ran fine for the drive home… no symptoms.

Put the scanner on it and came up with P0208 injector circuit open - cylinder 8.

What are your thoughts on the likely culprit?
Loose or dirty connector?
 
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Old Mar 1, 2023 | 07:20 PM
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I would be lookin' at the connector first. Take it off, clean it, plug it back in, see if the problem goes away.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2023 | 06:29 AM
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Might take a resistance reading on it also, No resistance the coil is probably bad.
 
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