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Valve Deactivation Solenoid: Testing and Inspection






MDS SOLENOID

The Multi-Displacement System (MDS) has the following detectable issues:

- solenoid circuit
- fail to deactivate a cylinder(s)
- fail to reactivate a cylinder(s)
- low oil pressure