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Code 41 - No Distributor Reference Signal

NOTE: Test numbers refer to test numbers on diagnostic chart.
  1. This test checks to see if pressure sensor voltage changes with loss of vacuum supply. When vacuum supply is lost, a properly functioning sensor will change voltage by one volt or more (measured from terminal "A" to "B" at sensor and terminal No. 20 to 22 at ECM).
  2. This test checks for cause of an intermittent open or ground in distributor circuit. Fault could also be a pressure sensor that is intermittently stuck at the same voltage output as an engine running condition, with the ignition switch only in "ON" position. This condition will produce no reference signal. Terminals must be removed from connector to properly check them. The distributor pick-up coil should also be checked.
  3. Since voltage change was less than one volt, problem is in pressure sensor system. The ECM has seen engine running vacuum equivalent with no distributor reference signal, with ignition on and engine not running. If Code 12 is present with engine running, a distributor reference fault is indicated and Code 12 chart should be referred to first. Also see Code 34 chart.
Fig 1: Code 41 Schematic, No Distributor Reference Signal
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Fig 2: Flow Chart, Code 41, No Distributor Reference Signal
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