TD - Testing Notes

NOTE: You should enter this Pinpoint Test only when you have been directed here from Quick Test.


REMEMBER

This Pinpoint Test is not intended to diagnose components interior to the transmission. To prevent the replacement of good components, be aware that the following non-EEC areas may be at fault.


- Engine

Performance, vacuum, cooling, brakes

- Electrical

Alternator, battery integrity

- Transmission

Shift linkage


This Pinpoint Test is intended to diagnose only the following:


- Harness circuits: SIG RTN, MLP, TSR, TSD, and TSOD

- Processor assembly



DESCRIPTION

The Manual Lever Position (MLP) sensor is a ratio metric rotary switch mounted on the transmission shift linkage. It indicates the position of the shift lever by way of a variable resistance.