Honda Civic 1998 Service Manual page 666

Road Test
NOTE: Warm up the engine to normal operating temperature {the radiator fan comes on).
1, Apply the parking brake and block the wheels. Start the engine, then shift to the E position while depressing the
brake pedal. Depress the accelerator pedal and release it suddenly. The engine should not stall.
2 . T e s t i n E p o s i t i o n
Park the vehicle in a slope (approx. 16"), apply the parking brake, and shift into E position. Release the brake; the
vehicle should not move.
3. Test-drive the vehjcle on a flat road in the position shown in the table, Check that the engine speeds meet the approx-
imate vehicle speeds shown in the table.
NOTET Throttle position sensor voltage represents the throttle opening, To monitor the throttle position sensor volt-
age, use one of the following methods:
A. Connect the Honda PGM Tester, and go to the PGM-FI Data List.
B.'!. Remove the kick panelto expose the TCM for road testing; refer to page 14-194.
2. Setthedigital multitester to check voltage betlveen the 84 (+)terminal andA4(-) or A17 (-)terminal oltheTCM
for throttle position sensor.
TCM
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BACKPROBE SET
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DIGITAL MULTIMETER
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K S - A H M - 3 2 - 0 0 3
or oquivilont
BACKPROBE AOAPTER
STACKING PATCH
CORD
TCM CONNECTORS
OBo ll SCAN TOOL oI
HONOA PGM TESTEB
WIRE SIDE OF FEMALE TERMINALS
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