Fuel Cut Control System Inspection
- Warm up engine and idle it.
- Turn off the electrical loads and A/C switch.
- Connect the M-MDS to the DLC-2.
- Access RPM PID.
- Listen for the fuel injector operation sound at all cylinders using the soundscope and monitor both PIDs while performing the following steps:
- Depress the accelerator pedal and increase the engine speed to 4,000 rpm.
- Quickly release the accelerator pedal (brake pedal is not depressed) and verify that the fuel injector operation sound stops, and starts again when the engine speed drops below 2,200 rpm.
- If not as specified, inspect the following:
- ECT sensor and related wiring harness
(See ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE (ECT) SENSOR INSPECTION [LF, L3] .)
- Neutral/clutch pedal position switch and related wiring harness (MTX)
(See CLUTCH PEDAL POSITION (CPP) SWITCH INSPECTION [LF, L3] .)
- TR switch and related wiring harness (ATX)
(See TRANSAXLE RANGE (TR) SWITCH INSPECTION [FN4A-EL] , TRANSAXLE RANGE (TR) SWITCH INSPECTION [FS5A-EL] .)
- ECT sensor and related wiring harness
- If not as specified, inspect the following: