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Manual rotation of throttle spindle

Fig 1: Diagnosing Manual Rotation Of Throttle Spindle
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If it is necessary to increase the engine speed from inside the engine bay and the throttle spindle is rotated by mistake instead of the throttle arm, fuel shut-off will take place and diagnostic trouble code P1263  will be generated. Throttle control will not  go into limp-home mode and CHECK ENGINE will not  go on.

However, if the throttle spindle is rotated manually while the starter motor is cranking (e.g. during a compression test) or during the first 5 seconds after start, diagnostic trouble code P1251  will be generated and the system will go into limp-home mode.