check engine SUBARU LEGACY 1995 Service Repair Manual

E: TCS OFF INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT
GO OFF.
—ABS WARNING, TCS WARNING AND TCS
OPERATING INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON
AND GO OFF PROPERLY WHEN STARTING
THE ENGINE, BUT TCS OFF INDICATOR
DOES NOT GO OFF FOR MORE THAN 30
SECONDS AFTER ENGINE RUNNING.—
Does malfunction indicator lamp (Check engine
lamp) come on?
No
Ye s
Conduct OBD II diagnosis.

1. Check harness connector between ABS/TCS
control module and TCS OFF indicator light.
OK
Not OK
Repair harness/connector.
Replace ABS/TCS control module.
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F: TCS OPERATING INDICATOR LIGHT DOES
NOT GO OFF.
—WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE, ABS
WARNING, TCS WARNING AND TCS OFF
INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF
PROPERLY BUT TCS OPERATING
INDICATOR LIGHT ONLY KEEPS ON.—
1. Check harness connector between ABS/TCS
control module and TCS operating indicator
light.
OK
Not OK
Repair harness/connector.
Replace ABS/TCS control module.
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G: TCS OFF SWITCH DOES NOT FUNCTION.
—TCS OFF INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON
AND GOES OFF PROPERLY WHEN
STARTING THE ENGINE, WHILE THIS LIGHT
NEITHER COMES ON NOR GOES OFF WHEN
PUSHING THE TCS OFF SWITCH.—
1. Check TCS OFF switch
OK
Not OK
Replace TCS OFF switch.
2. Check harness connector between ABS/TCS
control module and TCS OFF switch.
OK
Not OK
Repair harness/connector.
Replace ABS/TCS control module.
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5. CHECK SOURCES OF SIGNAL NOISE.
1) Check that the mobile phone, personal radio and other
wireless apparatus are correctly installed.
2) Check that the antenna and other possible noise
sources are distant enough from the sensor harness.
3) Check that the sealed wires of the front harness sensor
(in the engine room) are securely grounded.
4) Check that between ABS/TCS control module and the
rear sensor harness has the correct twist pitch.
Twist pitch:
25 mm (0.98 in) or less
6. CHECK HYDRAULIC UNIT OPERATIONS.
1) Operate the ABS sequence control and check that the
brake fluid pressure at the malfunctioning brake line
increases and decreases properly.
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B4M0430
1. CHECK GENERATOR.
1) Idling after warm-up.
2) Measure voltage between generator B terminal and
body.
Connector / Specified voltage:
(F25)—body / 10—15 V
2. CHECK BATTERY TERMINAL.
Check that the positive and negative battery terminals are
firmly fixed.
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3. CHECK INPUT VOLTAGE OF ABS/TCS CONTROL
MODULE.
1) Turn ignition switch OFF.
2) Disconnect connector from ABS/TCS control module.
3) Run the engine at idle.
4) Measure voltage between ABS/TCS control module
connector and body.
Connector & terminal / Specified voltage:
(P5) No. 1—body / 10—15 V
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4. CHECK GROUND CIRCUIT OF ABS/TCS CONTROL
MODULE.
1) Turn ignition switch OFF.
2) Disconnect connector from ABS/TCS control module.
3) Measure resistance between ABS/TCS control module
connector and body.
Connector & terminal / Specified resistance:
(P4) No. 6—body / 1Ωor less
(P5) No. 5—body / 1Ωor less
(P7) No. 15—body / 1Ωor less
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H: TROUBLE CODE 43
—FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE
COMMUNICATION CABLES—
DIAGNOSIS:

AET communication cable is broken or short circuited.

AEB communication cable is broken or short circuited.

AEC communication cable is broken or short circuited.

Faulty ABS/TCS control module

Faulty engine control module
TROUBLE SYMPTOM:

TCS does not operate.
1. Check communication cables.
OK

Terminal voltage
remains at 4—5.4 V.
Replace ABS/TCS control module.

Terminal voltage
remains at 10—14 V.
Go to step 2.

Terminal voltage
remains at2Vorless.
Go to step 4.
Replace ABS/TCS control module.
2. Check harness between ABS/TCS control
module and ECM.
OK
Not OK
Repair harness.
3. Check ABS/TCS control module internal
circuits.
OK
Not OK
Replace ABS/TCS control module.
Replace engine control module.
4. Check output voltage of ECM.
Not OK
OK
6. Check open circuit of harness.
OK Not OK
Replace ABS/TCS control
module.
5. Check body short of harness.
OK
Not OK
Repair harness/connector.
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B4M0435A
2. CHECK HARNESS BETWEEN ABS/TCS CONTROL
MODULE AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE.
1) Turn ignition switch OFF.
2) Disconnect engine control module.
3) Disconnect ABS/TCS control module.
4) Measure voltage between ABS/TCS control module
connector and body.
Connector & terminal / Specified voltage:
(P6) No. 12—body/0V(AET communication
cable)
(P6) No. 5—body/0V(AEB communication
cable)
(P6) No. 14—body/0V(AEC communication
cable)
5) Turn ignition switch ON.
6) Measure voltage between ABS/TCS control module
connector and body.
Connector & terminal / Specified voltage:
(P6) No. 12—body/0V(AET communication
cable)
(P6) No. 5—body/0V(AEB communication
cable)
(P6) No. 14—body/0V(AEC communication
cable)
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3. CHECK ABS/TCS CONTROL MODULE INTERNAL
CIRCUITS.
1) Turn ignition switch OFF.
2) Disconnect engine control module.
3) Connect ABS/TCS control module.
4) Measure voltage between ABS/TCS control module
connector and body.
Connector & terminal / Specified voltage:
(P6) No. 12—body/2Vorless (AET communica-
tion cable)
(P6) No. 5—body/2Vorless (AEB communica-
tion cable)
(P6) No. 14—body/2Vorless (AEC communi-
cation cable)
5) Turn ignition switch ON.
6) Measure voltage between ABS/TCS control module
connector and body.
Connector & terminal / Specified voltage:
(P6) No. 12—body/2Vorless (AET communica-
tion cable)
(P6) No. 5—body/2Vorless (AEB communica-
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tion cable)
(P6) No. 14—body/2Vorless (AEC communi-
cation cable)
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4. CHECK OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF ENGINE CONTROL
MODULE.
1) Turn ignition switch OFF.
2) Connect engine control module.
3) Connect ABS/TCS control module.
4) Turn ignition switch ON.
5) Measure voltage between engine control module con-
nector and body.
Connector & terminal / Specified voltage:
(B84) No. 74—body / 4—5.4 V (AET communi-
cation cable)
(B84) No. 73—body / 4—5.4 V (AEB communi-
cation cable)
(B84) No. 47—body / 4—5.4 V (AEC communi-
cation cable)
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5. CHECK BODY SHORT OF HARNESS.
1) Turn ignition switch OFF.
2) Disconnect engine control module.
3) Disconnect ABS/TCS control module.
4) Measure resistance between ABS/TCS control module
connector and body.
Connector & terminal / Specified resistance:
(P6) No. 12—body/1MΩor more (AET commu-
nication cable)
(P6) No. 5—body/1MΩor more (AEB communi-
cation cable)
(P6) No. 14—body/1MΩor more (AEC commu-
nication cable)
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B4M0728A
6. CHECK OPEN CIRCUIT OF HARNESS.
1) Turn ignition switch OFF.
2) Disconnect engine control module.
3) Disconnect ABS/TCS control module.
4) Measure resistance between ABS/TCS control module
connector and engine control module connector.
(P6) No. 12—(B84) No. 74 / 1Ωor less (AET commu-
nication
cable)
(P6) No. 5—(B84) No. 73 / 1Ωor less (AEB commu-
nication cable)
(P6) No. 14—(B84) No. 47 / 1Ωor less (AEC com-
munication
cable)
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L: TROUBLE CODE 57
—FAULTY FLUID LEVEL SENSOR—
DIAGNOSIS:

Faulty fluid level sensor circuit

Faulty harness/connector

Faulty ABS/TCS control module

Faulty generator
TROUBLE SYMPTOM:

ABS does not operate.

TCS does not operate.
1. Check engine trouble code.
Ye sNO
5. Check generator function.
OK
Not OK
Repair generator.
6. Check input voltage of ABS/TCS control
module.
OK
Not OK
Repair harness/connector.
Replace ABS/TCS control module.
2. Check input voltage of ABS/TCS control module.
OK
Not OK
Repair harness/connector.
3. Check ground short of harness.
OK
Not OK
Repair harness.
4. Check ground circuit of ABS/TCS control module.
OK
Not OK
Repair harness/connector.
Replace ABS/TCS control module.






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