Test Description
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The numbers below refer to the step numbers in the diagnostic procedures.
- 1
The Diagnostic System Check - Engine Controls prompts you to complete some basic checks and store the Freeze Frame/Failure Records on the scan tool. - 2
Listen for an audible click when the solenoid operates. Command both the on and off states. Repeat the commands as necessary. - 3
Tests for voltage at the feed side of the solenoid. - 4
Verifies that the PCM is providing ground to the solenoid. - 5
Tests if ground is constantly being applied to the solenoid. - 12
The PCM utilizes Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM). If the PCM is replaced, the new PCM must be programmed.