No communication
so I have this truck here that starts and runs fine . Problem is it’s due for emissions testing and it doesn’t communicate with any scan tool , through global or vin specific side . I did some research and being This truck has two ecus for the engine .this is a manual transmission by the way . I’m a bit lost .. my can bus is fine I can communicate with each module in that network .. problem is I just cannot communicate with the powertran module on the right firewall , and the Ecm on the left side of the block . I looked into the sci line and on the receive line it’s 4.7 volts flat line and with key on engine off the transmit is .4 ...
the way I read this system works and by testing on a known good . Key on engine off my scan tool provides 12v on the transmits line and the module grounds it .. im thinking this one is shorted . I disconnect the ecm on the left side of the block and I get 12v now . So I replace it with a known good and same issue . Even replaced the pcm on the right side firewall and same thing .. any one ever run into this kind of problem?
Shot in the dark here but try unplugging the injection pump to see if that s get the network back.
I will try .. Ima try disconnecting all sensors see what happens .
Can you post the VIN number for this vehicle please? I have worked on a lot of Dodge pickups in my carrier and have never seen a diesel engine in a half ton pickup. When it comes to working through a no comm problem on a Chrysler vehicle, I like to have my DRB3 scan tool at the ready, and a labscope to do the pinpoint testing with. Since the engine will run, I would first start with the scan
Sorry I was in a hurry it’s a 2500 I don’t have the vin with me ..
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I have also tried multiple scan tools and aame problem .. also I have used a break out box and checked my sci line and it’s flat line at 0v... on a known good truck its at 12v and it’s pulled down when talking .. also this article published by auto Nerds explains it working in that similiar fashion . . When I disconnect the ecm I get the 12v on sci transmit line . But plugged in it’s at 0v
With the ECM unplugged, can you communicate to the other modules on the vehicle with an aftermarket scan tool? I remember a few years ago being on a mobile job about like yours, where the ECM was defective, and there was a poor pin fit problem at the PCM. With my Snap On scan tool, I could comm with the PCM and other modules, but not with DRB3. You mentioned you tried a different ECM with no
So likely then you have a input to the pcm bringing the network down as you are correct should go from 12v to 0v as it talks. Does communication come back to the rest of the truck when its unhooked. I would venture to say its going to be a reference circuit that is shorted to ground.