Wiggle Test Information For Open/Shorts

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis and 2006 Ford Crown Victoria. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

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TR4, TR3A, TR2 and TR1 are all closed in PARK. PARK is a good position to check for intermittent open circuits (with diagnostic tool monitoring TR_D).
TR4, TR3A, TR2 and TR1 are all open in OVERDRIVE, so OVERDRIVE is a good position to check for shorts to ground. To determine the shorted components while observing TR_D, unplug the TR and see if the short goes away. If the short is still present, unplug the transmission harness and see if the short goes away. If the short is still present, then the short is in the PCM or vehicle harness. Remove the suspect circuit(s) wire from the PCM vehicle harness. If the short is still present, then the PCM has an internal failure. Otherwise the failure is in the vehicle harness.