SMU-SECTION 6E-REV KNOCK SENSOR NOISE. Buick Skylark 1997

SUBJECT: SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE - SECTION 6E - REVISED KNOCK SENSOR NOISE CHANNEL SCAN TOOL INFORMATION

MODELS: 1997 BUICK SKYLARK 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER, MALIBU 1997 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM, SUNFIRE

1997 CHEVROLET AND GMC S/T MODELS WITH 2.2L AND 2.4L ENGINE (VINS 4, T - RPOS LN2, LD9)

THIS BULLETIN IS BEING ISSUED TO REVISE THE ENGINE DATA 1 SCAN TOOL DATA TABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING SERVICE MANUALS:

* 1997 GMP/97-J-2, PAGES 11 AND 417 * 1997 GMP/97-N-2, PAGE 9 * 1997 GMP/97-L/N-2, PAGE 9 * 1997 GMP/97-S/T-2, PAGE 416

IN THE ENGINE 1 SCAN TOOL DATA TABLE, THE KS NOISE CHANNEL PARAMETER WILL DISPLAY A NUMBER FROM 0-255. THIS PARAMETER IS A ROLLING COUNTER. WHEN ENGINE KNOCK IS PRESENT, THE KS NOISE CHANNEL PARAMETER SHOULD INCREMENT TO 255, RESET TO 0 AND START INCREMENTING AGAIN. IF NO ENGINE KNOCK IS PRESENT, THE KS NOISE CHANNEL PARAMETER DOES NOT INCREMENT.

IN THE ENGINE 1 SCAN TOOL DEFINITIONS, THE RANGE OF THE KS NOISE CHANNEL SHOULD INDICATE THE 0-255 ROLLING COUNTER.

PLEASE MARK UP YOUR SERVICE MANUAL WITH THESE REVISIONS.

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