Okay. I'm sorry I didn't explain further, but pins 30 and 85 should have 12volts all the time, key on or off. They are hot at all times. Pin 86 is the pin that should be grounded when the relay is energized by the PCM. So, you can put one meter lead on battery negative and the other on pin 86, and if you have someone else first turn the key to just the on/run position you should read just about 0volts (or very low mv) for a couple of seconds.
The PCM only energizes the relay for about 2 seconds at just key on. And then cranking you should read the same, a very low reading because the PCM should be grounding the relay during cranking, The ASD Relay powers up the Fuel Injectors and the Ignition Coils. Thats why when you jumped it the truck ran ok.
But if the PCM is not grounding pin 86, then that's an issue. If you find that it doesn't, then we will take it from there. It might be a bad relay, a wiring issue back to the PCM, or something else is causing the PCM to not energize the relay.
Below is just a very simple example of voltage drop testing, here you can see I am checking from a cam sensor to the ECM, I am measuring how much voltage is being lost from one point to another, that's all it is. But the circuit has to be on, you can't have any voltage drop unless some current is flowing between those 2 points.
So, if you want to check for voltage drop from Battery negative to the engine block or frame, you have to have at least the key on.
Thats the first simple explanation for it, it does get much more complicated in some situations, but for now, and easy test you can do with an incandescent 12v test light is to hook the test light clamp to Battery Positive and touch the test light tip to the engine block and then the body and frame.
The test light should light up brightly, because you have current flowing through the test light to Ground on the engine block, frame, and body. If it lights up very dim or not at all, you know you don't have a good ground from the battery to engine block, frame, body etc.
But do the first test with a meter in the first paragraph up top there and see if the PCM is grounding pin 86. You should be able to do that with the relay out. The PCM will set a code for the ASD relay in this case because it has a circuit that watches for power coming from the ASD relay, but for testing purposes we won't worry about that right now.
I'm going to see if any of the other relays on the truck are the same part number and if you can swap one out.
You should hear the ASD Relay click when you turn the key on or crank. Just put your finger on it and see if you notice and click. That doesn't tell if the relay is bad or not, but it can tell you if the PCM is in control of it.
Here is a guide on testing relays as well. Let me know what you find.
Okay, the ASD relay is the same part number as the A/C Compressor relay so you can try swapping them out really quick for a test.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-an-electrical-relay-and-wiring-control-circuit
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Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 AT 8:26 AM