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Charge Air Pressure Sensor, Checking

Observe all safety precautions: SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 

View clean working conditions: CLEAN WORKING CONDITIONS 

Prior to repair work, perform a preliminary check to verify the condition. Refer to PRELIMINARY CHECK .

NOTE:

The Charge Air Pressure Sensor and IAT Sensor are combined and must be replaced as a unit.

Use only gold-plated terminals when servicing terminals in the electrical harness connector of the Charge Air Pressure Sensor/IAT sensor -G31/G42-.

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

Test requirements 

Test procedure 

-- Perform a preliminary check to verify the customers complaint. Refer to PRELIMINARY CHECK 

Start diagnosis 

-- Remove the engine cover. Refer to the Repair information.

Fig 1: Identifying Direction To Pull Engine Cover
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Test sequence 

-- Disconnect the Charge Air Pressure Sensor/IAT sensor -G31/G42- electrical harness connector.

-- Turn ON the ignition switch.

-- Using a multimeter, check the Charge Air Pressure Sensor/IAT sensor -G31/G42- electrical harness connector terminals 1 to 3 for voltage.

Specified value: Near 5 V

-- Using a multimeter, check the Charge Air Pressure Sensor/IAT sensor -G31/G42- electrical harness connector terminals 1 to 4 for voltage.

Specified value: Min. 4.40 V

-- Switch the ignition off.

If either specified value was Not obtained:

Checking wiring 

If the manufacturers test box is being used, perform the following step.

-- Install the test box.

If the manufacturers test box is not being used, perform the following step.

-- Remove the Motronic Engine Control Module (ECM) -J623-. Refer to the Repair information.

-- Using a multimeter, check the Charge Air Pressure Sensor/IAT sensor -G31/G42- electrical harness connector terminals to the Motronic Engine Control Module (ECM) -J623- electrical harness connector T60 terminals for an open circuit according to wiring diagram.

Charge Air Pressure Sensor/IAT sensor -G31/G42- electrical harness connector terminals Motronic Engine Control Module (ECM) -J623- electrical connector T94 terminals or test box sockets
1 66
2 30
3 17
4 83

Specified value: 1.5 Ω max.

If the specified value was Not obtained:

-- Check the wiring for an open, high resistance or short to ground.

-- If necessary, repair the faulty wiring connection.

-- Check the electrical harness connector for damage, corrosion, loose or broken terminals.

If no malfunction is detected in the wiring and the voltage supply was OK:

-- Replace the Charge Air Pressure Sensor/IAT sensor -G31/G42- Refer to the Repair information.

If no malfunction is detected in the wiring and the voltage supply was Not OK:

-- Replace the Motronic Engine Control Module (ECM) -J623-. Refer to the Repair information.

-- Install the engine cover. Refer to the Repair information.

Final procedures 

After the repair work, the following work steps must be performed in the following sequence:

  1. Check the DTC memory. Refer to DIAGNOSTIC MODE 03 - READ DTC MEMORY .
  2. If necessary, erase the DTC memory. Refer to DIAGNOSTIC MODE 04 - ERASE DTC MEMORY .
  3. If the DTC memory was erased, generate readiness code. Refer to READINESS CODE .