OK
NOT OK
* Check Pick-Up coil for
* Adjust or replace as
correct resistance value.
necessary.
NOT OK
OK
* Replace Pick-Up coil if
* Check control module for
not to specification.
good ground connections.
OK
* If vehicle fails to run at this point, go to
the appropriate article in the ENGINE
PERFORMANCE section.
OK
NOT OK
* Check wires from the battery/
* Replace ballast resistor
ignition switch to the coil.
if the measured resistance
Also check the coil primary
value is not within
and secondary resistance.
specification.
STARTER TROUBLE SHOOTING
NOTE: This is GENERAL information. This article is not intended
to be specific to any unique situation or individual vehicle
configuration. The purpose of this Trouble Shooting
information is to provide a list of common causes to
problem symptoms. For model-specific Trouble Shooting,
refer to SUBJECT, DIAGNOSTIC, or TESTING articles available
in the section(s) you are accessing.
BASIC STARTER TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
CONDITION POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTION
Starter Fails Dead battery or bad Check battery charge
to Operate connections between and all wires and
starter and battery connections to starter
Ignition switch faulty Adjust or replace
or misadjusted ignition switch
Open circuit between Check and repair wires
starter switch ignition and connections as
terminal on starter relay necessary
Starter relay or starter See Testing in STARTER
defective article