Circuit/System Verification

2006 Isuzu Ascender S, 5.3 M, 4WDSECTION Circuit/System Verification
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  1. Ignition ON, command the secondary air injection pump ON and OFF with a scan tool. The air pump should turn ON and OFF.
  2. Command the secondary air injection solenoid ON and OFF. The solenoid should click with each command.
  3. Engine running, command the secondary air injection pump ON while observing the secondary air injection pressure sensor parameter. The reading should be 20-25 kPa above the BARO reading.
  4. Engine running, command the secondary air injection pump and the secondary air injection solenoid ON while observing the secondary air injection pressure sensor parameter. The reading should be 8-10 kPa above BARO.
  5. Ignition ON, engine OFF, observe that the AIR Pressure Sensor parameter is within 3 kPa of the BARO parameter.
  6. Operate the vehicle within the Conditions for Running the DTC to verify that the DTC does not reset. You may also operate the vehicle within the conditions that you observed from the Freeze Frame/Failure Records data.
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