SMU-SECTION 6D1 - BATTERY REVISED/NEW PARASITIC DRAIN CH. Oldsmobile Silhouette 1995

SUBJECT: SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE - SECTION 6D1 - BATTERY - REVISED/NEW PARASITIC DRAIN CHART

MODELS: 1995-96 CHEVROLET LUMINA MINIVAN 1997 CHEVROLET VENTURE 1995-97 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1995-97 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT

WITH THE FOLLOWING ENGINES:

YEAR ENGINE VIN RPO ==== ====== === ===

1995 3.1L D LG6 3.8L L L27

1996-97 3.4L E LA1

THIS BULLETIN IS BEING ISSUED TO REVISE THE PARASITIC DRAIN CHART IN SECTION 6D1 OF THE 1995 SERVICE MANUAL AND TO ADD IT TO THE 1996-97 SERVICE MANUAL.

THIS PARASITIC DRAIN CHART APPLIES TO THE PARASITIC LOAD TEST. ITS PURPOSE IS TO LESSEN DIAGNOSTIC TIME AND WILL ALSO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON WARRANTY EXPENSE.

1995-96 U-VAN -

PARASITIC CURRENT DRAIN CHART =============================

CURRENT DRAW (MA) COMPONENT TYPICAL MAXIMUM ========= ===================

ABS-PROM 1.0 1.0

ENGINE CONTROL MODULE 2.6 10.0

ELC 2.0 3.3

GENERATOR 1.5 1.5

KEYLESS ENTRY 2.2 5.5

RADIO 6.9 6.9

POWER SLIDING DOOR 1.0 1.0

1997 U-VAN -

PARASITIC CURRENT DRAIN CHART =============================

CURRENT DRAW COMPONENT FUSE TYPICAL MAXIMUM ========= ==== ===================

ENGINE CONTROL ENG CONTROL MODULE 0.4MA 1.0MA MODULE SENSE

ABS/TCS PROM ABS MOD BATT 0.3MA 1.0MA (I/P)

GENERATOR ---- 0.7MA 1.0MA

AUTO LEVEL ELC (I/P) 0.7MA 1.0MA CONTROL

BODY COMPUTER PWR LOCK (I/P) 1.2MA 2.0MA (BCM) AND/OR CTSY LAMP (I/P)

RADIO RADIO (U/H) 3.0MA 6.9MA

KEYLESS ENTRY RADIO (U/H) 2.0MA 3.0MA MODULE

SHOCK SENSOR RADIO (U/H) 1.4MA 2.0MA

HVAC CONTROL RADIO (U/H) 0.7MA 1.0MA HEAD

POWER SLIDING RADIO (U/H) 0.9MA 1.0MA DOOR MODULE

FIGURES: 00 ATTACHMENTS: 00

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