Electrical systems consist of a lot of harness and connectors, poor connection of terminals can cause various problems and damge of component.
Perform checking procedure as follows.
Check damage of harness and terminals : Check terminals for contact resistance, corrosion and deformation.
Check connecting condition of ECM and component connector : Check terminal seperation, damage of locking device and connecting condition between terminal and wiring.
Disconnect the pin which requires checking at male connector and insert it to the terminal at female connector for checking connecting condition. ( after checking, reconnect the pin at correct position. )
Is the problem found?
YES
Repair the trouble causing part and go to "Verification of Vehicle Repair".
NO
Go to "Power Circuit Inspection".
Check power supply in alternator connector
IG KEY "ON", Turn engine "OFF".
Disconnect alternator connector.
Measure the voltage of terminal 2 of alternator connector.
Secification : 10.5V~12.0V
Is the measured voltage within the specification?
YES
Go to "2. Check charging lamp operation".
NO
When no voltage is detected at terminal 2.
Check charging lamp on cluster and charging lamp resistor and repair the open in related circuit and go to "Verification of Vehicle Repair".
Check charging lamp operation
IG KEY "ON", ENGINE "OFF".
Disconnect alternator connector.
Ground alternator connector terminal 2 to chassis ground using jump wire.
Secification : Charging lamp "ON" when grounded to chassis ground.
Does charging lamp turn ON?
YES
Go to "3.Check voltage drop of aternator B+ cable".
NO
Replace lamp and go to "Verification of Vehicle Repair".
Check voltage drop of aternator B+ cable
IG KEY "ON", Turn engine "ON".
Measure the voltage difference between alternator B+ terminal and battery + terminal.
(connect + terminal of multimeter to alternator B+ and connect - terminal of multimeter to battery +terminal. )
Specification : Below 0.2V (below 200mV)
Is the measured voltage within the specification? (Is the voltage drop in alternator B+ cable normal? )
YES
Go to "Component Inspection".
NO
After checking corrosion and deformation of alternator B+ cable and replace it if needed and go to "Verification of Vehicle Repair".