10. Figure 63–3 A form that the customer should fill out if there is a driveablilty concern to help the service technician more quickly find the root cause. See the complete form on Page 764 of your textbook. Continued
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18. Vacuum (air) leaks cause a variety of driveability problems and are often difficult to locate. One good method is to use a machine that generates a stream of smoke. Connecting the outlet of the smoke machine to the hose that was removed from the vacuum brake booster allows smoke to enter the intake manifold. Vacuum leaks will be spotted by observing smoke coming out of the leak. Smoke Machine Testing Figure 63–5 Using a bright light makes seeing where the smoke is coming from easier. In this case, smoke was added to the intake manifold with the inlet blocked with a yellow plastic cap and smoke was seen escaping past a gasket at the idle air control.
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21. NOTE: Do not use a standard spark plug to check for proper ignition system voltage. An electronic ignition spark tester is designed to force the spark to jump about 0.75 inch (19 mm). This amount of gap requires between 25,000 and 30,000 volts (25 to 30 kV) at atmospheric pressure, which is enough voltage to ensure that a spark can occur under compression inside an engine.
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27. Whenever any vehicle has an engine performance or driveability concern, certain people always say: “ Sounds like it’s a bad injector .” “ I’ll bet you it’s a bad computer .” “ I had a problem just like yours yesterday and it was a bad EGR valve .” Regardless of the skills and talents of those people, it is still more accurate to perform tests on the vehicle than to rely on feelings or opinions of others who have not even seen the vehicle. Even your own opinion should not sway your thinking. Follow a plan, perform tests, and the test results will lead to the root cause. One Test is Worth 1,000 “Expert Opinions”
40. Because computer calibration may vary from year to year, using the incorrect year for the vehicle while using a scan tool can cause the data retrieved to be incorrect or inaccurate. Do Not Lie To a Scan Tool!
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42. Continued Key On–Engine Off Test (On-Demand Codes or Hard Faults) With the ignition key on (engine off), watch the voltmeter pulses, which should appear within 5 to 30 seconds. (Ignore any initial surge of voltage when the ignition is turned on.) The computer will send a two-digit code that will cause the voltmeter to pulse or move from left to right. If the voltmeter needle pulses two times, then pauses for 2 seconds, and then pulses three times, the code is 23. There is normally a 4-second pause between codes.
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46. “ Put a wire in the attic and a light in the basement .”… Put a Wire in the Attic and a Light in the Basement! - Part 2 Figure 63–15 To retrieve Ford DTCs using a test light and a jumper wire, turn the ignition switch on (engine off) and make the connections shown. The test light will blink out the diagnostic trouble codes.
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64. Figure 63–20 Connecting cables and a computer to perform off-board programming. CAUTION: Before programming, the vehicle’s battery must be between 11 and 14 volts. Do not attempt to program while charging the battery unless using a special battery charger which does not produce excessive ripple voltage such as the Midtronics PSC-300 (30 amp) or PSC-550 (55 amp) or similar as specified by the vehicle manufacturer. Continued