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No Go to the next step.
Yes Repair suspected high-tension leads.
6
Inspect for cracks on high-
tension leads.
Are there any cracks on high-
tension leads?
No Go to the next step.
Yes
Spark plug is wet or covered with
carbon:
Inspect for fuel leakage from fuel injector.
Spark plug is grayish white:
Inspect for clogging fuel injector (FP1)
(RP1).
7
Inspect the spark plug conditions.
Is the spark plug wet, covered
with carbon or grayish white?
No
Install spark plugs in the original positions.
Go to the next step.
Yes Go to the next step.
8
Visually inspect the eccentric
shaft position sensor and the teeth
of the pulse wheel.
Are the eccentric shaft position
sensor and the teeth of the pulse
wheel normal?
No Replace the malfunctioning parts.
Yes
Inspect the drive-by-wire control system
operation.
(See Drive-by-wire Control System
Inspection .)
9
Attempt to start the engine at part
throttle.
Does the engine run smoothly at
part throttle?
No Go to the next step.
10 Yes Go to the next step.
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