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4.After repair or replacement, recheck the voltmeter to confirm the repair
the problem.
Terminal Resistance and Continuity Checks
1. Turn the ignition switch to off.
2. Disconnect the ECU connector.
3.Measure the resistance and check for continuity bet ween the terminals of the ECU
connector while referring to the check chart.
NOTE
Checks don’t have to be carried out in the order gi ven in the chart.
Cautlon
If resistance and continuity checks are performed the wrong terminals, damage
vehicle wiring, sensors, ECU, and/or ohmmeter may o ccur.
Use care to prevent this!
4.If the ohmmeter shows any deviation from the Normal Condition value, check the corresponding
5.
sensor, actuator and related electrical wiring, then repair or replace.
After repair or replacement, recheck with the ohmme ter to confirm that the repair
the problem.
10. INSPECTION PROCEDURES USING AN OSCILLOSCOPE
When there are inspection procedures using an oscil loscope, these are listed here.
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GENERAL How to Use Service
HOW TO USE THE INSPECTION PROCEDURES.. ,
The causes of a high frequency of problems occurrin g in electronic circuitry are generally
components, the ECU and the harnesses between in that These
follow this order, and they first try to discover a problem with a connector or a
17
Check trouble
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CautionAfter carrying out connector inspection, always be sure to the connector as it was before.
so check the harness. and check
HARNESS INSPECTION
Check for an open or short circuit in the harness b etween the terminals which were defective according
to the connector measurements. Carry out this inspe ction while referring to Volume 2 Electrical manual.
Here, “Check harness between power supply and termi nal xx” also includes checking for blown fuses.
For inspection service points when there is a blown fuse, refer to “Inspection Service Points for a Blown
Fuse”.
MEASURES TO TAKE AFTER REPLACING THE ECU
If the trouble symptoms have not disappeared even a fter replacing the ECU, repeat the inspection procedure
from the beginning.
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CONNECTOR
Turn the ignition switch to when connecting and discon-
necting the connectors, and turn the ignition switch to ON
when measuring if there are no instructions to the contrary.
IF INSPECTING WITH THE CONNECTOR
CONNECTED
(WITH CIRCUIT IN A CONDITION OF
Waterproof Connectors
Be sure to use the special tool (harness connector) . Never
insert a test probe from the. harness side, because to do
so will reduce the waterproof performance and result in corro-
sion.
Ordinary (non-waterproof) Connectors
Check by inserting the test probe from’. the harness side.
Note that if the connector (control unit, etc.) is too small to
permit insertion of the test probe, it should not b e forced;
use a special tool (the extra-thin probe in the har ness set
for checking) for this purpose.
IF INSPECTING WITH THE CONNECTOR DISCONNECTED,
Use the special tool (inspection harness for
pin
contact pressure in the harness set, for ‘inspectio n).
The inspection harness for connector pin contact pr essure’
should be used. The test probe
be forcibly in-
serted, as it may cause a defective contact.
Touch the pin directly with the test bar.
Caution. .
At time, be careful not to short the connector
with the test probes. To do so may damage the
inside the ECU.
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Connector disconnected or improperlyconnected
1650256Defective connector contact
16’30254
0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9
CONNECTOR INSPECTION SERVICE POINTS
VISUAL INSPECTION
l Connector is disconnected or improperly connected
l Connector pins are pulled out
l
Harness wire breakage due to harness tension at ter minal
section
lLowcontact pressure between male and female terminals
lLow connection pressure due to rusted terminals or foreign
matter lodged in terminals
CONNECTOR PIN INSPECTION’
If the connector pin stopper is damaged, the terminal connec-
tions (male and female pins) will not be perfect ‘even when
the connector body is connected, because the may pull,
out of the back side of the connector. Therefore, g ently pull
the wires one by one to make
no pins pull out’
of the connector..
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C O N N E C T O R E N G A G E M E N T I N S P E C T I O N
Use the special tool (connector pin connection pres sure in-
spection harness of the inspection harness set) to inspect’
the engagement of the male pins and female pins. [P in drawing
force 1 Ibs.) or more]
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HOW TO COPE WITH INTERMITTENT
Most intermittent malfunctions occur under certain conditions. If those conditions can be identified, the
cause will be easier to find.
TO COPE WITH INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION;1. Ask the customer about the malfunction
Ask what it feels
it sounds like, etc.
Then ask about
conditions; weather,
frequency of occurrence, and so on.
2.Determine the from the custom-
er’s responses
Typically, almost all intermittent malfunctions
occur from conditions like vibration, tempera-
ture and/or moisture change, poor connections.
From the customer’s replies, it should be rea-
soned which condition is influenced.
3. Use simulation test In the cases of vibration or poor connections,
use the simulation tests below to attempt to
duplicate the customer’s complaint. Determine
the most likely circuit(s) and perform
tion tests on the connectors and parts of that
circuit(s). Be sure to use the inspection proce-
dures provided for trouble codes
a n d t r o u b l e s y m p t o m s .
For temperature and/or moisture conditions re-
lated intermittent malfunctions, using common
sense, try to change the of
circuit components, then use
tion tests below,
4. Verify the intermittent malfunction is elimi-
nated
Repair the malfunctioning part and try to
the condition(s) again to verify the intermit-
tent malfunction has been eliminated.
SIMULATION TESTS
For these simulation tests, shake, then gently bend , pull,
and twist the wiring of each of these examples to d uplicate
the intermittent malfunction.
l Shake the connector up-and-down, and right-and-left .
lShake the wiring harness up-and-down, and right-and -left.
l Vibrate the part or sensor.
NOTE
In case of difficulty in finding the cause of the i ntermittent
malfunction, the data recorder function in the scan tool is
effective.
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SERVICE POINTS FOR A
Remove the fuse and measure the resistance the
load side of the fuse and ground. Set the of all,
circuits which are connected
this
continuity. If the resistance is almost this time, thereBatteryis a short somewhere switches
IIf the resistance is not 0 there is ‘no short present
time, but a momentary short has fuse
to blow.
fuse
The main causes of a short the .
Harness being clamped by the vehicle-bodyLoadswitchDamage to the ‘of the due to wear
or heat
lWater getting into the connector or ,
LoadHuman error (mistakenly shorting a circuit, etc.) ,
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GENERAL Vehicle Identification
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 9 1 0 1 1
V E H I C L E
The vehicle identification is
to the top side of the instrument
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION CODE
All vehicle identification numbers 1
number is a code which tells country, make, vehicle
etc.
3
7
11
Items Contents
Country 4: USA .
Make A: Mitsubishi
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Vehicle type
Others A: Drive
Line
L: ECLIPSE
X: ECLIPSE SPYDER
Price class
2: LowI
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3: Medium
4: High
Body hatchback,
5: “convertible”
Y:
F:
G:
digits* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I
year 1997
E: Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of
America, Inc.
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number 000001 to 999999
NOTE
“Check digit” means a single number or letter used to verify the
accuracy of transcription of vehicle
number.
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G E N E R A L Vehicle
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER LIST
VEHICLES FOR FEDERAL
V.I.N. (except sequence number)BrandEngine displacement
Mitsubishi Eclipse2.0 (122.0
[DOHC-MFI
2.0 (122.0
[DOHC-MFI-Turbo
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Mitsubishi Eclipse2.0 (122.0 Spyder [DOHC-MFI-Turbo
2.4 (146.5
[SOHC-MFI
VEHICLES FOR CALIFORNIA
V.I.N. (except sequence number)Brand Engine displacement Model code
Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0
(122.0
[DOHC-MFI
2.0 (122.0 [DOHC-MFI-Turbo
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0 (122.0
Spyder[DOHC-MFI-Turbo
2.4 (146.5
[SOHC-MFI
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