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Turbo Waste Gate Control - Code 44 Diagnosis

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NUMBER: 11-35-89


DATE: 03-08-89
APPLICABILITY 87-1/2 XT, 88 4DR, STATION WAGON, AND 3DR-COUPE

VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TURBOCHARGERS



SUBJECT: TROUBLE CODE 44: DUTY SOLENOID (WASTE GATE CONTROL)

Should you encounter a 1987-1/2 XT, 1988 4DR, station wagon or 3DR-coupe vehicle equipped with turbocharging which exhibits a trouble code 44: duty solenoid (waste gate control), you should use the Diagnostic Trouble Shooting Chart below in addition to the Service Manual Trouble Shooting Chart found in section 2-7.

NOTE: PLEASE BE AWARE THAT CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS MAY GENERATE A TROUBLE CODE 44. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS INDICATE A SYSTEM FAILURE. IF THE WASTE GATE CONTROL SYSTEM COMPONENTS TEST GOOD, YOU SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT ANY FURTHER REPAIRS.