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Hi
Trying to identify a 4266 fault and Iam a little confused as to what pins to check. Pin 1 on plug -return pump ground- Manual says to check resistance between PSM control module plug pin 1 and ground. See pictures. Plug pin 1 says -return pump ground- Confused-help.
Any help is greatly appreciated....thanks in advance.
As Marv says above ^^^^^
It looks like pins #1, 4 & 5 are ground connection pins and therefore common with the chassis and the PSM module. There should be no resistance or open circuit between these pins and the chassis ground if I'm reading the fault diagnosis description correctly.
Thanks for the quick response. Yes very confusing, maybe the manual I have is wrong...iam sure someone out there must have diagnosed this problem and which pin ‘s to use. Maybe iam looking at this wrong, should be looking at highlight in blue. Pin 1 is ground for return pump ground.
Set the meter to ohm and connect the black wire to vehicle ground and red lead to pin 1
If you measure less than 5 ohms as described in the procedure the circuit is ok and the problem lies elsewhere
In order to measure resistance the ignition must be off. You are reading how much resistance is in the circuit. The plug will be off and not connected to the module therefore measuring the harness
Just a guess on my part - anything look wrong with my interpretation?
You are correct - you are measuring the ground cable resistance only. Grounds are usually not switched, so pulling the plug and measuring between the pin(s) and the PSM module (or the chassis) should give you a reading less than the 5 ohms stated. If its less than 5 ohms, great.... if its more than 5 ohms you have a high resistance (loose or badly connected connection), if you have an open circuit it means you have a broken or damaged ground wire.
Looking at the Porsche fault code diagrams, they are for a 996 Turbo..... I read this as being a specific electrical problem as apposed to being a GT3 issue.