Trouble Code Component Identification

1985 Chevrolet Cavalier Base, 4D Sedan, 2.8 W, StandardSECTION Trouble Code Component Identification
ECM TROUBLE CODE IDENTIFICATION

Code Circuit Affected
12 (1)
13 Open oxygen sensor circuit.
14 Coolant sensor circuit shorted.
15 Coolant sensor circuit open.
21 TPS signal voltage high.
22 TPS signal voltage low.
23 M/C solenoid circuit open or grounded.
24 VSS circuit.
24B Park/Neutral Switch.
25 MAT sensor signal voltage low.
31 Wastegate solenoid.
32 BARO sensor circuit.
32 EGR vacuum control (3.0L & 3.8L turbo).
33 MAP sensor voltage too high.
33 MAF sensor frequency high (Fuel Injection).
34 MAP sensor voltage too low.
34 MAF sensor frequency low (Fuel Injection).
35 ISC switch circuit shorted.
41 No distributor reference circuit.
41 C(3)I ignition (3.8L turbo).
42 EST circuit.
42 C(3)I ignition - cam sensor loss (3.8L turbo).
43 ESC retard signal too low.
44 Lean oxygen sensor value.
45 Rich oxygen sensor value.
51 Faulty PROM, PROM installation or ECM.
52 Faulty CALPAC.
53 EGR vacuum control (carb. models).
54 M/C solenoid high (carb. models).
55 Faulty ECM.
(1) "12" will display only if no reference pulses are received by the ECM; it will never be stored as a malfunction.
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