SMU-SECTION 8A-ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS - NEW DIAGNOSTIC

SUBJECT: SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE - SECTION 8A - ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS - NEW DIAGNOSTIC TABLES FOR VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR SIGNAL CIRCUIT

MODELS: 1996-97 BUICK SKYLARK 1996 CHEVROLET BERETTA, CORSICA 1996-97 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU 1996-97 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA 1997 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS 1996-97 PONTIAC GRAND AM, SUNFIRE 1996-97 TOYOTA CAVALIER

THIS BULLETIN IS BEING ISSUED TO ADD NEW DIAGNOSTIC TABLES TO SECTION 8A OF THE SERVICE MANUAL.

THE ATTACHED TABLES DESCRIBE THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR SIGNAL CIRCUIT FROM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) TO AUXILIARY DEVICES. PLEASE INSERT THE ATTACHED DIAGNOSTIC TABLES INTO THE ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SECTION (CELL 80 - J/L/N CARS; CELL 81 L/N CARS) OF THE SERVICE MANUAL.

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