Chevrolet Trax: Is a lab scope necessary?
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INTRODUCTION
You probably have several tools at your disposal to diagnose injector
circuits. But you might have questioned
"Is a lab scope necessary to do a thorough job, or will a set of noid lights
If a short in an injector coil winding is constant, an ohmmeter will
accurately identify the lower resistance. The
same is true with an open winding. Unfortunately, an intermittent short is an
excep
The obvious strength of a dwell/duty meter is that you can compare injector
on-time against a known-good
reading. This is the only practical way to use a dwell/duty meter, but requires
you to have k
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Diagnostic Instructions
Perform the Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle prior to using this
diagnostic procedure.
Review Strategy Based Diagnosis for an overview of the diagnostic
approach.
Diagnostic Procedure Instructions provides an overview of each
diagnostic category.
DTC Descriptor
DT
The selected gear is also shown in
the instrument cluster.
P (Park): This position locks the
drive wheels. It is the best position
to use when starting the engine
because the vehicle cannot move
easily.
Warning
It is dangerous to get out of the
vehicle if the shift lever is not fully
in P (Park)