PT Cruiser L4-2.4L (2008): Powertrain Management

Also for this vehicle: PT Cruiser L4-2.4L Turbo (2009), PT Cruiser L4-2.4L Turbo VIN 8 (2005), PT Cruiser L4-2.4L Turbo VIN G (2004), PT Cruiser L4-2.4L VIN B (2001).

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01Relays and Modules Relays and Modules: Sections
02Sensors and Switches Sensors and Switches: Sections
03Maintenance Maintenance: Sections
04Engine, Cooling and Exhaust Engine, Cooling and Exhaust: Sections
05Powertrain Management Powertrain Management: Sections
- Relays and Modules - Powertrain Management40 pages
  - Relays and Modules - Computers and Control Systems32 pages
    Body Control Module › Component Information3 pages
    Description and Operation
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Engine Control Module › Component Information22 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    Customer Interest for Engine Control Module: › 18-017-11 › Mar › 11 › Engine Controls - MIL ON/DTC P0128 Set2 3
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Engine Control Module: › 18-017-11 › Mar › 11 › Engine Controls - MIL ON/DTC P0128 Set2 3
    Description and Operation › Powertrain Control Module - Description2 3 4 5 6
    Testing and Inspection › SKREEM Programming2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Powertrain Control Module - Removal2 3 4
    Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Relays and Modules - Fuel Delivery and Air Induction › Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Relays and Modules - Ignition System › Ignition Shut Down Relay (For Antitheft) › Component Information › Description and Operation
- Sensors and Switches - Powertrain Management252 pages
  - Sensors and Switches - Computers and Control Systems178 pages
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information22 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Camshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
    Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information18 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Crankshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
    Fuel Level Sensor › Component Information6 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Fuel Pump Module - Removal2 3 4
    Intake Air Temperature Sensor › Component Information25 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Knock Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
    Manifold Pressure/Vacuum Sensor › Component Information12 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Description and Operation › Operation2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Oxygen Sensor › Component Information29 pages
    Locations › Sensor - Oxygen-Front2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Diagrams › Sensor-Oxygen-Front2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
    Power Steering Pressure Switch › Component Information9 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information20 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2 3 4 5 6 7
    Service and Repair › Operation2 3 4 5 6 7
    Vehicle Speed Sensor › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Sensors and Switches - Fuel Delivery and Air Induction › Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Sensors and Switches - Ignition System64 pages
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information22 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Camshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information18 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Crankshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
    Ignition Switch › Ignition Switch Lock Cylinder › Component Information › Service and Repair › Housing-Lock Cylinder2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Knock Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
- Tune-up and Engine Performance Checks19 pages
  - Fuel Pressure › System Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Idle Speed › System Information › Specifications
  - Air Cleaner Housing › Air Filter Element › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Fuel Filter › Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair
  - Firing Order › Component Information › Specifications › Electrical Specifications2
  - Ignition Cable › Component Information3 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Spark Plug › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Spark Plug - Removal2
  - Compression Check › System Information › Specifications2
- Computers and Control Systems462 pages
  - Intake Air Temperature Sensor › Component Information25 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Body Control Module › Component Information3 pages
    Description and Operation
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information22 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Camshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
  - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6
  - Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information18 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Crankshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
  - Data Link Connector › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Description and Operation › Description2
  - Engine Control Module › Component Information22 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    Customer Interest for Engine Control Module: › 18-017-11 › Mar › 11 › Engine Controls - MIL ON/DTC P0128 Set2 3
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Engine Control Module: › 18-017-11 › Mar › 11 › Engine Controls - MIL ON/DTC P0128 Set2 3
    Description and Operation › Powertrain Control Module - Description2 3 4 5 6
    Testing and Inspection › SKREEM Programming2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Powertrain Control Module - Removal2 3 4
  - Fuel Level Sensor › Component Information6 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Fuel Pump Module - Removal2 3 4
  - Idle Speed/Throttle Actuator - Electronic › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Information Bus › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
  - Knock Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
  - Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Manifold Pressure/Vacuum Sensor › Component Information12 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Description and Operation › Operation2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Oxygen Sensor › Component Information29 pages
    Locations › Sensor - Oxygen-Front2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Diagrams › Sensor-Oxygen-Front2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
  - Power Steering Pressure Switch › Component Information9 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Relays and Modules - Computers and Control Systems32 pages
    Body Control Module › Component Information3 pages
    Description and Operation
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Engine Control Module › Component Information22 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    Customer Interest for Engine Control Module: › 18-017-11 › Mar › 11 › Engine Controls - MIL ON/DTC P0128 Set2 3
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Engine Control Module: › 18-017-11 › Mar › 11 › Engine Controls - MIL ON/DTC P0128 Set2 3
    Description and Operation › Powertrain Control Module - Description2 3 4 5 6
    Testing and Inspection › SKREEM Programming2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Powertrain Control Module - Removal2 3 4
    Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Sensors and Switches - Computers and Control Systems178 pages
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information22 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Camshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
    Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information18 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Crankshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
    Fuel Level Sensor › Component Information6 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Fuel Pump Module - Removal2 3 4
    Intake Air Temperature Sensor › Component Information25 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Knock Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
    Manifold Pressure/Vacuum Sensor › Component Information12 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Description and Operation › Operation2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Oxygen Sensor › Component Information29 pages
    Locations › Sensor - Oxygen-Front2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Diagrams › Sensor-Oxygen-Front2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
    Power Steering Pressure Switch › Component Information9 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information20 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2 3 4 5 6 7
    Service and Repair › Operation2 3 4 5 6 7
    Vehicle Speed Sensor › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information20 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2 3 4 5 6 7
    Service and Repair › Operation2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Vehicle Speed Sensor › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Emission Control Systems50 pages
  - Catalytic Converter › Component Information8 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Procedures2 3 4 5 6
  - Evaporative Emissions System39 pages
    Canister Purge Solenoid › Component Information12 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › EVAP Purge Solenoid - Removal2
    Evaporative Check Valve › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    Customer Interest for Evaporative Check Valve: › 14-001-09A › Sep › 09 › Fuel System - Difficult Fuel Fill/Nozzle Shuts Off2 3
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Evaporative Check Valve: › 14-001-09A › Sep › 09 › Fuel System - Difficult Fuel Fill/Nozzle Shuts Off2 3
    Evaporative Emission Control Canister › Component Information6 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Vapor Canister - Removal2 3 4
    Evaporative Emissions Hose › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    Customer Interest for Evaporative Emissions Hose: › 14-001-09A › Sep › 09 › Fuel System - Difficult Fuel Fill/Nozzle Shuts Off2 3
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Evaporative Emissions Hose: › 14-001-09A › Sep › 09 › Fuel System - Difficult Fuel Fill/Nozzle Shuts Off2 3
    Leak Detector, Evaporative System › Component Information7 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Refueling Vapor Recovery System › System Information › Description and Operation › Description2
  - Positive Crankcase Ventilation › Positive Crankcase Ventilation Valve › Component Information3 pages
    Locations
    Description and Operation › Description2
- Fuel Delivery and Air Induction148 pages
  - Fuel Pressure › System Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair
  - Idle Speed › System Information › Specifications
  - Accelerator Pedal › Component Information › Service and Repair › Accelerator Pedal - Removal2
  - Air Cleaner Housing › Air Filter Element › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Fuel › Component Information › Description and Operation2
  - Fuel Filler Cap › Component Information › Description and Operation › Description2
  - Fuel Filter › Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service and Repair
  - Fuel Injector › Component Information43 pages
    Locations › Injector-Fuel-No. 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
    Diagrams › Injector-Fuel-No. 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
    Description and Operation › Fuel Injector - Description2
    Service and Repair › Fuel Injector Connector - Removal2 3
  - Fuel Line Coupler › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3 4 5 6
  - Fuel Pressure Regulator › Component Information6 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Fuel Pump Module - Removal2 3 4
  - Fuel Pump › Fuel Pressure › System Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Fuel Tank22 pages
    Fuel Filler Neck › Component Information10 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    Customer Interest for Fuel Filler Neck: › 14-001-09A › Sep › 09 › Fuel System - Difficult Fuel Fill/Nozzle Shuts Off2 3
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Fuel Filler Neck: › 14-001-09A › Sep › 09 › Fuel System - Difficult Fuel Fill/Nozzle Shuts Off2 3
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4
    Fuel Gauge Sender › Component Information6 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Fuel Pump Module - Removal2 3 4
    Fuel Tank Vent › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    Customer Interest for Fuel Tank Vent: › 14-001-09A › Sep › 09 › Fuel System - Difficult Fuel Fill/Nozzle Shuts Off2 3
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Fuel Tank Vent: › 14-001-09A › Sep › 09 › Fuel System - Difficult Fuel Fill/Nozzle Shuts Off2 3
  - Idle Speed/Throttle Actuator - Electronic › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Relays and Modules - Fuel Delivery and Air Induction › Main Relay (Computer/Fuel System) › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Sensors and Switches - Fuel Delivery and Air Induction › Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Throttle Body › Component Information6 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Throttle Body - Removal2 3 4
  - Throttle Cable/Linkage › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Throttle Position Sensor › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
- Ignition System149 pages
  - Firing Order › Component Information › Specifications › Electrical Specifications2
  - Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information22 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Camshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
  - Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information18 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Crankshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
  - Ignition Cable › Component Information3 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Ignition Coil › Component Information21 pages
    Locations › Capacitor-Ignition2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Diagrams › Capacitor-Ignition2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Ignition Coil - Removal2 3
  - Ignition Shut Down Relay (For Antitheft) › Component Information › Description and Operation
  - Knock Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
  - Relays and Modules - Ignition System › Ignition Shut Down Relay (For Antitheft) › Component Information › Description and Operation
  - Sensors and Switches - Ignition System64 pages
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information22 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Camshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information18 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Crankshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
    Ignition Switch › Ignition Switch Lock Cylinder › Component Information › Service and Repair › Housing-Lock Cylinder2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
    Knock Sensor › Component Information13 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
  - Spark Plug › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Spark Plug - Removal2
- Transmission Control Systems133 pages
  - Actuators and Solenoids - Transmission and Drivetrain › Actuators and Solenoids - A/T40 pages
    Overdrive Solenoid, A/T › Component Information8 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4 5 6
    Pressure Regulating Solenoid, A/T › Component Information14 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4 5 6
    Shift Interlock Solenoid › Component Information › Locations2 3 4
    Shift Solenoid, A/T › Component Information14 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4 5 6
  - Lamps and Indicators - Transmission and Drivetrain › Lamps and Indicators - A/T › Transmission Mode Indicator - A/T › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6
  - Sensors and Switches - Transmission and Drivetrain87 pages
    Sensors and Switches - A/T78 pages
    Fluid Pressure Sensor/Switch, A/T › Component Information20 pages
    Locations › Assembly-Line Pressure Sensor/Variable Force Solenoid2 3 4 5 6
    Diagrams › Assembly-Line Pressure Sensor/Variable Force Solenoid2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4 5 6
    Transmission Mode Switch, A/T › Component Information › Locations2 3 4
    Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information20 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2 3 4 5 6 7
    Service and Repair › Operation2 3 4 5 6 7
    Transmission Speed Sensor, A/T › Component Information25 pages
    Locations › Sensor-Input Speed2 3 4 5 6
    Diagrams › Sensor-Input Speed2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Speed Sensor - Input2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Speed Sensor - Input2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Transmission Temperature Sensor/Switch, A/T › Component Information9 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Operation2 3 4 5 6 7
    Sensors and Switches - M/T9 pages
    Clutch Pedal Position Sensor / Switch › Component Information6 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4
    Transmission Speed Sensor, M/T › Component Information3 pages
    Description and Operation
    Service and Repair › Removal2
- PROM - Programmable Read Only Memory › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins12 pages
  - Customer Interest for PROM - Programmable Read Only Memory:6 pages
    18-017-11 › Mar › 11 › Engine Controls - MIL ON/DTC P0128 Set2 3
    21-008-08 › Feb › 08 › Engine, A/T Controls - Harsh 1-2/2-1 Shifts/Shift Bump2 3
  - All Technical Service Bulletins for PROM - Programmable Read Only Memory:6 pages
    18-017-11 › Mar › 11 › Engine Controls - MIL ON/DTC P0128 Set2 3
    21-008-08 › Feb › 08 › Engine, A/T Controls - Harsh 1-2/2-1 Shifts/Shift Bump2 3
06Transmission and Drivetrain Transmission and Drivetrain: Sections
07Brakes and Traction Control Brakes and Traction Control: Sections
08Starting and Charging Starting and Charging: Sections
09Power and Ground Distribution Power and Ground Distribution: Sections
10Steering and Suspension Steering and Suspension: Sections
11Heating and Air Conditioning Heating and Air Conditioning: Sections
12Restraint Systems Restraint Systems: Sections
13Accessories and Optional Equipment Accessories and Optional Equipment: Sections
14Body and Frame Body and Frame: Sections
15Cruise Control Cruise Control: Sections
16Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators: Sections
17Lighting and Horns Lighting and Horns: Sections
18Windows and Glass Windows and Glass: Sections
19Wiper and Washer Systems Wiper and Washer Systems: Sections