PGM-FI System
Engine Control Module/Powertrain Control Module (ECM/PCM) -
'98 - 00 Models (cont'd)
The Malfunction Ind tcator Lamp
(MIl)
stays on
or
comes
on
after
two
seconds.
Ch
eck th
e Diagnosti
c
Trouble
Code
IDTCI:
1.
Connect a scan tool or Honda
PGM
Tester.
2.
Turn
the ignition
switch
ON
III).
3.
Read the OTC wit
h
the
scan
tool
or
Honda
PGM
Tester.
"-
Are any DTC(s) indicated?
/ '
NO
Check
t he
OTe
by
MIL indicatio n:
1.
Turn
the ignition
switch
OFF.
2.
Connect
the SCS service con-
nector to the se rv ice check
con
nector.
3. Turn the ignition
switch
ON
(II).
Does the MIL
ind
icate
any DTC?
)
NO
Try to start the engine.
Does the engine start?
"-
YES
Check fo
r a s
ho
rt
in
t
h
e
wire
ISCSline):
1.
Turn the ig nition
switch
OFF
a nd turn the ig
n
ition
switch
ON
1111.
2.
Measure
voltage
betwee
n
bo
d
y ground a
nd
the
ECMI
PC
M
connector terminal A 10.
"-
Is there battery voltage?
/ '
YES
ITo page
11
-891
11-88
YES
YES
NO
NO
NOTE:
• When there is no Diagnostic Trouble Co de
toTe)
stored,
the MIL will stay
on
if
the SCS
oition
switch
is ON
(11).
service connector is connected and the
i9
•
If this symptom is intermittent, check for
-
An intermittent short in the wire be tween
the
ECM/PCM
(A
10) and the
service
check
connector
-
An inte
r
mitten
t short
in the w
i
re
between t he
ECM/PCM
(A 18)
a
nd t he gauge
assembly
• See the
OBO
II scan too
l
or
Honda
PG
M Tester user's ma nuals for specific operating
instructions.
Go to
troubleshooting procedures.
l_page1HOI
-
Repair open or s
ho
rt
in w
ire
betwoen
the
ECM/PCM 1A211
and Oat. Unk
Connector.
-
Go to
troublH
hootlng proce-
durn. lsee page
11~601
Subst
itute
• known-goo
d
ECMI
PCM and
recheck.
If
s
ymptom/
indication
go.s
aw
a y. r.
pl
ae.
t
he original
ECM/PCM.
E
CM/PCM CONNECTOR A
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I/
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SCS IBANI
3
4
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1
4
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21
23
24
1
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32
Wi re s ide
of
fe
male
terminals
Re pa ir
short to
body
ground in
t
he wire betw .. n
t
he
ECM/
PCM
(Al01 and
MfVic.
chack
eonnec-
' D
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