Intermittent Diagnostic Techniques: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mazda Tribute. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Intermittent diagnostic techniques help find and isolate the root cause of intermittent faults associated with the EEC System. The information is organized to help find the fault and perform the repair. The process of finding and isolating an intermittent starts with re-creating a fault symptom, accumulating PCM data and comparing that data to typical values, then analyzing the results

Before proceeding, be sure that:

Customary mechanical system tests and inspections do not reveal a concern. (Remember, mechanical component conditions can make a PCM system react abnormally.)
Service Bulletins, if available, are reviewed.
Quick Test and associated pinpoint tests have been completed without finding a fault, and the symptom is still present.