Fault26:EngineStartOutputSignalCurrent
isTooHigh
InfoCenterDisplay:
_____ FAULT#26 _____
OUT
FaultDescription
ThecurrentfromtheTEC-5002thatisusedtoenergizethestarterrelaycoilistoohigh.
CircuitDescription
A12Vdcstarterrelayisusedintheenginestartingcircuit.WhentheTEC-5002controllerprovidesacontrol
voltageof12Vdctothestarterrelay,itprovidesahigh-currentpathtoenergizetheenginestartersolenoid.
Note:Ifthefusiblelinkconnectedtothestartermotorisfaulty,allelectricalpowertothemachine(includingthe
InfoCenter)isshutoff.
ConditionsforSettingtheFault
Thecurrentdrawnbythestartercircuit(fromtheTEC-5002tothestarterrelaycoil)isgreaterthanallowed.
Note:Aftercrankingtheenginecontinuouslyfor30seconds,theTEC-5002stopsprovidingcontrolvoltageto
thestarterrelayeveniftheignitionswitchiskeptintheST
ARTposition.Thisstarter-controldesignprevents
overheatingofthestartermotor.
RecommendedServiceActions
Step1:Verifythatthefaultrepeats.
1.ClearthesystemfaultsfromtheInfoCenter.RefertoClearingFaultsfromtheInfoCenter(page21).
2.Starttheengine.
Pass
Thefaultdidnotrepeat.GotoReturningtheMachinetoService(page22)andfollowthestepslisted.
Note:Ifthefaultdoesnotrepeat,anisolatedeventhasoccurred.
Fail
Thefaultrepeated.GotoStep2.
Step2:TesttheenginestartoutputsignalusingtheInfoCenter.
PerformthefollowingstepstotesttheenginestartoutputsignalusingtheInfoCenter(Figure57):
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheONposition.
2.OntheInfoCenter,presstheleftbuttonasneededtodisplaytheMainMenu.
3.PressthecenterbuttonasneededtoselecttheDiagnosticsitem.
4.PresstherightbuttonasneededtodisplaytheDiagnosticsmenu.
5.PressthecenterbuttonasneededtoselecttheEngineStartitem.
6.PresstherightbuttonasneededtodisplaytheEngineStartmenu.
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