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Sensors and Switches - Computers and Control Systems > < Auto Shut Down (ASD) Relay
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Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System): Description and Operation
Fuel Pump Relay

Fuel Pump Relay

FUNCTION

Relay supplies battery voltage to fuel pump and oxygen sensor heater element when energized by PCM.

   
OPERATION

The Powertrain Control Module (PCM) energizes fuel pump relay by supplying relay ground, when ignition switch is in START or RUN position
and PCM is receiving a reference signal from distributor. 

    

When PCM does not receive reference signal from ignition system, (indicating engine is not running), then the PCM interrupts relay ground circuit
and no voltage is supplied to fuel pump, ignition coil, or oxygen sensor heater element.

 

PCM controls fuel pump relay and Auto Shutdown (ASD) relay simultaneously, through same ground circuit.

Sensors and Switches - Computers and Control Systems > < Auto Shut Down (ASD) Relay