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I am working on a 1999 windstar with a 3.8L engine and i
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I am working on a 1999 windstar with a 3.8L engine and i have a dtc of P1518 I know that it is an intake manifold runner control stuck open but I don't know where the valve is or how to check it

 

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July 2 7:52 PM (4 minutes and 51 seconds later)
         
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Hi Customer (name blocked for privacy).

Thank you for asking your question on Just Answer. Its under the upper intake and here is the test you need to run.

Access the Intake Manifold Runner Control (IMRC) under the upper plenum at the passenger end of the intake manifold. Verify battery voltage on the Red/Yellow wire at the actuator, and a good ground on the Black wire. With the actuator unplugged and the key on, check for 5 volts on the Orange/White wire in the connector.

If OK, back probe the Brown wire with a jumper wire, and install a voltmeter on the Orange/White wire, with the voltmeter ground lead to any good ground.

With the key on and the actuator connected, ground and unground the Brown wire using the jumper wire. Look for the actuator cable to pull in and open the levers on the intake manifold when the Brown wire is grounded, and for the cable and levers to release when the Brown wire is ungrounded. Verify that the actuator linkage is connected and the levers in the intake manifold move freely. Also, monitor the voltage on the Orange/White wire as the actuator cable pulls in and releases. When the actuator is released, the voltage should be 5 volts, and when it pulls in, the voltage should drop to less than 1 volt.

 




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