Monitor DTC Status

Check DTC Status
1. Connect scan tool to Data Link Connector (DLC).
2. IG "ON".
3. Select "Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs)" mode, and then Press F4(DTAL) to check DTC's information from the DTCs menu
4. Read "DTC Status" parameter.
  
  Fig 1: Scan Tool Display DTC Status
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5. Is parameter displayed "Present fault"?
  YES : --> Go to "TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR INSPECTION " procedure.
  
  NO : --> Fault is intermittent caused by poor contact in the sensor' s and/or PCM' s connector or was repaired and PCM memory was not cleared. Thoroughly check connectors for looseness, poor connection, ending, corrosion, contamination, deterioration, or damage. Repair or replace as necessary and go to "VERIFICATION OF VEHICLE REPAIR " procedure.