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Old 02-28-2012, 05:08 PM
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Does any one know how to verify of the solenoids are good or bad? Is there a way to check this instead of just replacing them?
 
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Old 02-28-2012, 05:14 PM
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Which solinoids?
 
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Old 02-28-2012, 07:12 PM
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Which solinoids?
The 2 for the small 4mm vacuum lines.
 
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Does any one know of a way of testing these components aside from just replacing them?
 
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Old 03-05-2012, 01:34 PM
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Does any one know of a way of testing these components aside from just replacing them?
Apply vacuum on the vacuum side of the solinoid , it should hold. Then connect a ground to one side of the electrical connector , power to the other side of the connector , it should click & vacuum should go to zero.
If that happens they should be good.
 
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Originally Posted by M5S5
Apply vacuum on the vacuum side of the solinoid , it should hold. Then connect a ground to one side of the electrical connector , power to the other side of the connector , it should click & vacuum should go to zero.
If that happens they should be good.
I will try that to verify that they are both good and not causing the issue.
 
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