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Engine Controls - System/Component Tests - 2.0L: Introduction

Before testing separate components or systems, perform appropriate procedures in BASIC TESTING - 2.0L article. Since many computer-controlled and monitored components set a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) if they malfunction, also perform procedures in TESTS W/CODES - 2.0L article.

NOTE: Testing individual components does not isolate short or open circuits. Perform all voltage tests with a Digital Volt-Ohmmeter (DVOM) with a minimum 10-megohm input impedance, unless stated otherwise in test procedure. Use ohmmeter to isolate shorted or open wiring harness.
NOTE: For wiring diagrams not shown in testing procedures, see WIRING DIAGRAMS - 2.0L article.
NOTE: In following tests, circuit diagrams and illustrations are courtesy of Ford Motor Co.