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Continuous Monitor (Wiggle) Test

NOTE: Make sure Self-Test is deactivated. DO NOT  activate Self-Test unless specifically instructed to do so.
  1. This test monitors ECA inputs for shorts and opens. Self-Test Output (STO) will be activated each time a fault is detected. If the STO is activated for long enough during Key ON/Engine OFF portion of test, a service code will be stored. During the Engine Running portion of this test, a service code will be stored for each fault.
  2. A detected fault is indicated by a 10.5 volt or greater deflection on VOM. One or both of the following modes may be used to find the intermittent fault.
    • Key ON/Engine OFF: Self-Test deactivated and turn ignition on.
    • Engine Running: Activate Self-Test and perform Engine Running Self-Test. After service code output has finished, DO NOT  turn engine off or deactivate Self-Test. About 2 minutes after code 11 has been displayed, wiggle mode will start. The system will remain in wiggle mode until Self-Test is deactivated or engine is turned off.
      NOTE: An alternate method of entering Continuous Monitor (Wiggle) Test with Engine Running is to start Engine Running Self-Test, exit, and re-enter Engine Running Self-Test without turning engine off.
  3. Observe VOM while moving, wiggling, and tapping the system harness (in short sections), connectors, and sensors. If an intermittent condition is created, the monitor will indicate this by storing a service code.
  4. Perform Key ON/Engine OFF Self-Test to retrieve codes. If any codes are indicated, go to proper test as shown in Continuous Test table. If no codes appear, the fault is not in a monitored EEC sensor circuit. EEC testing is complete. Refer to DIAGNOSIS BY SYMPTOM TEST  for additional testing information.
NOTE: Continuous test can only be run once without turning ignition off. DO NOT  miss any of the service codes.


NOTE: An alternate method of entering Continuous Monitor (Wiggle) mode with engine running is to start Engine Running TEST, exit, and re-enter Engine Running TEST without turning engine off.
NOTE: Continuous test can only be run once without turning ignition off. DO NOT  miss any of the service codes.
Fig 1: Merkur EEC-IV Wiring Diagram
G42671
Fig 2: Merkur EEC-IV Component Locations
G42672
CONTINUOUS TEST RESULTS

Code Proceed to Test
11 (1) Diagnosis By Symptom
14 CIRCUIT TEST OO 
18 CIRCUIT TEST LL 
21 CIRCUIT TEST G  , Step 9)
22 CIRCUIT TEST H  , Step 13)
41 CIRCUIT TEST Q  , Step 14)
42 CIRCUIT TEST Q, Step 14)
51 CIRCUIT TEST G  , Step 10)
53 CIRCUIT TEST J  , Step 11)
54 CIRCUIT TEST D  , Step 9)
56 CIRCUIT TEST K  , Step 11)
61 CIRCUIT TEST G  , Step 13)
63 CIRCUIT TEST J  , Step 15)
64 CIRCUIT TEST D  , Step 12)
66 CIRCUIT TEST K  , Step 14)
(1) Only if driveability problem still exists.
NOTE: If engine stalls while testing, go to DIAGNOSIS BY SYMPTOM  TEST.