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Test Description

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The numbers below refer to the step numbers on the diagnostic table.

  1. 4:  This step tests for a short to ground in the ignition 1 voltage circuit.
  2. 5:  This step test for a fault in the ignition 1 voltage circuit.
  1. 6:  This step test for high resistance. Three ohms or more can cause can cause a driveability condition.
Electronic Ignition (EI) System Diagnosis

Step Action Values Yes No
Schematic Reference:  Engine Controls Schematics 
Connector End View Reference:  Engine Control Module (ECM) Connector End Views  or  Engine Controls Connector End Views 
1 Did you perform the Diagnostic System Check - Engine Controls? - Go to Step 2  Go to Diagnostic System Check - Engine Controls
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IMPORTANT: Do not perform this diagnostic procedure if you were not sent here from a misfire DTC or the Engine Cranks but Does Not Run diagnostic.
Attempt to start the engine.Does the engine start and run?
- Go to Step 3  Go to Step 4 
3 Observe the misfire current counters with a scan tool.
Does the scan tool display any misfire current counters incrementing?
- Go to Step 7  Go to Intermittent Conditions 
Inspect the fuse that supplies the ignition 1 voltage to the ignition coil.
Is the fuse open?
- Go to Step 9  Go to Step 5 
  1. Disconnect the ignition coil harness connector.
  2. Probe the ignition 1 voltage circuit of the ignition coil with a test lamp connected to a good ground. Refer to Probing Electrical Connectors in Wiring Systems.
Does the test lamp illuminate?
- Go to Step 6  Go to Step 8 
Test for high resistance in the ignition 1 voltage circuit of the ignition coil. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Is the resistance more than the specified value?
4 ohms Go to Step 10  Go to Step 11 
7 Test for an intermittent and for a poor connection at the ignition coil. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 12  Go to Step 11 
8 Repair the open in the ignition 1 voltage circuit of the coil. Refer to Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you complete the repair?
- Go to Step 12  -
9
IMPORTANT: The ignition 1 voltage circuit is shared with other components. Review the electrical schematic and diagnose the shared circuits and components.
Repair the short to ground in the ignition 1 voltage circuit of the ignition coil. Refer to Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.Replace the fuse.Did you complete the repair?
- Go to Step 12  -
10 Repair the high resistance in the ignition 1 voltage circuit of the ignition coil. Refer to Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you complete the repair?
- Go to Step 12  -
11 Replace the ignition coil. Refer to Ignition Coil(s) Replacement .
Did you complete the replacement?
- Go to Step 12  -
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  1. Connect all disconnected components.
  2. Start the engine.
  3. Operate the system in order to verify the repair.
Did you correct the condition?
- Go to Step 13  Go to Step 2 
13 Observe the Capture Info with a scan tool.
Are there any DTCs that have not been diagnosed?
- Go to Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) List System OK