• | 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. |
Circuit | Short to Ground | High Resistance | Open | Short to Voltage |
---|---|---|---|---|
Engine Speed Signal | P0654 | 1 | P0654 | P0654 |
1. Tachometer Inaccurate or Inoperative |
The engine control module (ECM) creates the engine speed signal by pulsing the engine speed signal circuit to ground at a rate of 2 pulses per engine revolution. The IPC converts the 2 pulses per engine revolution signal to a tachometer position indicating the engine speed. The engine speed is sent to the instrument panel cluster (IPC) over a discreet circuit from the ECM. The tachometer signal is pulled up to B+ in the instrument panel cluster (IPC). The ECM monitors the voltage at the engine speed signal circuit to determine when the voltage is out of the normal operating range.
• | The engine speed is more than 400 RPM. |
• | The ignition voltage is between 9-18 volts. |
• | The ECM detects that the commanded state of the driver and the actual state of the signal circuit do not match. |
• | The above condition must be present for a minimum of 5 seconds. |
The ECM records the operating conditions at the time the diagnostic fails. The ECM displays the failure information in the Failure Records on the scan tool.
• | The DTC becomes history when the conditions for setting the DTC are no longer present. |
• | The history DTC clears after 40 malfunction-free warm-up cycles. |
Instrument Cluster Description and Operation
Control Module References for scan tool information.
Start the engine with the scan tool installed. Verify that the tachometer display matches the scan tool Engine Speed parameter in the ECM Engine Data List.
⇒ | If less than 9 volts, test the signal circuit for a short to ground or an open/high resistance. If the circuit tests normal, replace the IPC. |
⇒ | If greater than 11 volts, test the signal circuit for a short to voltage. If the circuit tests normal, replace the IPC. |
Perform the Diagnostic Repair Verification after completing the diagnostic procedure.
Control Module References for the ECM or IPC replacement, setup and programming