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Engine/Powertrain Control Module Terminal Arrangement

Fig 1: Identifying ECM/PCM Connector A (32P)
G06290293Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

ECM/PCM CONNECTOR A (32P) 

NOTE: Standard battery voltage is 12 V.
TERMINALS DESCRIPTION CHART

Terminal number Wire color Terminal name Description Signal
3 BLU 2WBS (EVAP BYPASS SOLENOID VALVE) Drives EVAP bypass solenoid valve. With ignition switch ON (II): battery voltage
4 LT GRN/WHT VSV (EVAP CONTROL CANISTER VENT SHUT VALVE) Drives EVAP control canister vent shut valve. With ignition switch ON (II): battery voltage
6 RED/YEL PCS (EVAP PURGE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE) Drives EVAP purge control solenoid valve With engine running, engine coolant, below 154°F (68°C), battery voltage
With engine running, engine coolant, above 149°F (65°C): duty controlled
8 BLK/WHT SO2SHTC (SECONDARY HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR HEATER CONTROL) Drives secondary heated oxygen sensor heater With ignition switch ON (II): battery voltage
With fully warmed up engine running: duty controlled
10 BRN SCS (SERVICE CHECK SIGNAL) Detects service check connector signal (the signal causing a DTC indication) With the terminal connected: 0 V
With the terminal disconnected: about 5 V or battery voltage
14(1) GRN/BLK D4IND (D4 INDICATOR) Drives D4 indicator light With D4 indicator light turned ON: 0 V
With D4 indicator light turned OFF: battery voltage
16 GRN/YEL FLR (FUEL PUMP RELAY) Drives fuel pump relay. 0 V for two seconds after turning ignition switch ON (II), then battery voltage
17 BLK/RED ACC (A/C CLUTCH RELAY) Drives A/C clutch relay. With compressor ON: 0 V
With compressor OFF: battery voltage
18 GRN/ORN MIL (MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT) Drives MIL With MIL turned ON: 0 V
With MIL turned OFF battery voltage
19 BLU NEP (ENGINE SPEED PULSE) Outputs engine speed pulse. With engine running: pulses
21 LT BLU K-LINE Sends and receives scan tool signal With ignition switch ON (II): pulses
23 WHT/RED SHO2S (SECONDARY HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR, SENSOR 2) Detects secondary heated oxygen sensor (sensor 2) signal. With throttle fully opened from idle with fully warmed up engine above 0.6 V
With throttle quickly closed: below 0 4 V
24 BLU/ORN STS (STARTER SWITCH SIGNAL) Detects starter switch signal. With starter switch ON (III): battery voltage
With starter switch OFF: 0 V
27 BLU/RED ACS (A/C SWITCH SIGNAL) Detects A/C switch signal. With A/C switch ON: 0 V
With A/C switch OFF: about 5 V
28(1) WHT/RED SLU (INTERLOCK CONTROL UNIT) Drives interlock control unit. With ignition switch ON (II) and brake pedal depressed: battery voltage
29 LT GRN PTANK (FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR) Detects fuel tank pressure sensor signal With ignition switch ON (II) and fuel fill cap opened, about 2.5 V
32 GRN/WHT BKSW (BRAKE SWITCH) Detects brake switch signal. With brake pedal released: 0 V
With brake pedal depressed battery voltage
(1) A/T

*2: M/T
Fig 2: Identifying PCM Connector B (25P)
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PCM CONNECTOR B (25P) 

NOTE: Standard battery voltage is 12 V.
TERMINALS DESCRIPTION CHART

Terminal number Wire color Terminal name Description Signal
1 YEL/BLK IGP1 (POWER SOURCE) Power source for the ECM/PCM control circuit With ignition switch ON (II): battery voltage
With ignition switch OFF: 0 V
2 BLK PG1 (POWER GROUND) Ground for the ECM/PCM control circuit Less than 1 0 V at all times
3 RED INJ2 (NO 2 FUEL INJECTOR) Drives No 2 fuel injector. With engine running: duty controlled
4 BLU INJ3 (No 3 FUEL INJECTOR) Drives No. 3 fuel injector
5 YEL INJ4 (No. 4 FUEL INJECTOR) Drives No. 4 fuel injector.
6(1) BLK/BLU IACV P (IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE POSITIVE SIDE) Drives IAC valve (positive side). With engine running: duty controlled
8(1) WHT LSA- (A/T CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE A - SIDE) A/T clutch pressure control solenoid valve A power supply negative electrode. With ignition switch ON (II): duty controlled
9 YEL/BLK IGP2 (POWER SOURCE) Power source for the ECM/PCM control circuit. With ignition switch ON (II): battery voltage
With ignition switch OFF: 0 V
10 BLK PG2 (POWER GROUND) Ground for the ECM/PCM control circuit Less than 1.0 V at all times
11 BRN INJ1 (No 1 FUEL INJECTOR) Drives No. 1 fuel injector. With engine running: duty controlled
12 GRN/YEL VTS (VTEC SOLENOID VALVE) Drives VTEC solenoid valve. With engine at low rpm: 0 V
With engine at high rpm: battery voltage
13 YEL/GRN ICM (IGNITION CONTROL MODULE) Sends ignition pulse. With ignition switch ON (II): battery voltage
With engine running: pulses
15(1) ORN IACV N (IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE NEGATIVE SIDE) Drives the IAC valve (negative side) With engine running: duty controlled
17(1) RED LSA+ (A/T CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE A + SIDE) A/T clutch pressure control solenoid valve A power supply positive electrode With ignition switch ON (II): duty controlled
20 BRN/BLK LG1 (LOGIC GROUND) Ground for the ECM/PCM control circuit. Less than 1.0 V at all times
21 WHT/BLU VBU (VOLTAGE BACK UP) Power source for the ECM/PCM control circuit.
Power source for the DTC memory
Battery voltage at all times
22 BRN/BLK LG2 (LOGIC GROUND) Ground for the ECM/PCM control circuit Less than 1.0 V at all times
23(2) BLK/BLU IACV (IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE) Drives IAC valve. With engine running, duty controlled
(1) A/T
(2) M/T
Fig 3: Identifying ECM/PCM Connector C (31P)
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ECM/PCM CONNECTOR C (31P) 

NOTE: Standard battery voltage is 12 V.
TERMINALS DESCRIPTION CHART

Terminal number Wire color Terminal name Description Signal
1 BLK/WHT PO2SHTC (PRIMARY HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR HEATER CONTROL) Drives primary heated oxygen sensor heater. With ignition switch ON (II): battery voltage
With fully warmed up engine running: duty controlled
3 RED/BLU KS (KNOCK SENSOR) Detects KS signal. With engine knocking: pulses
5 WHT/RED ALTF (ALTERNATOR FR SIGNAL) Detects alternator FR signal With fully warmed up engine running. 0 V - battery voltage (depending on electrical load)
7 GRN/WHT SG1 (SENSOR GROUND) Ground for MAP sensor. Less than 1 0 V at all times
8 BLU CKPP (CKP SENSOR P SIDE) Detects CKP sensor. With engine running: pulses
9 WHT CKPM (CKP SENSOR M SIDE) Ground for CKP sensor  
10*4 BLU/BLK VTM (VTEC PRESSURE SWITCH SIGNAL) Detects VTEC pressure switch signal. With engine at low engine speed 0 V
With engine at high engine speed: battery voltage
16 WHT PHO2S (PRIMARY HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR, SENSOR 1) Detects primary heated oxygen sensor (sensor 1) signal With throttle fully opened from idle with fully, warmed up engine: above 0.6 V
With throttle quickly closed: below 0 4 V
17 RED/GRN MAP (MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE SENSOR) Detects MAP sensor signal With ignition switch ON (II): about 3 V
At idle: about 1.0 V (depending on engine speed)
18 GRN/BLK SG2 (SENSOR GROUND) Sensor ground Less than 1 0 V at all times
19 YEL/RED VCC1 (SENSOR VOLTAGE) Power source to MAP sensor With ignition switch ON (II): about 5 V
With ignition switch OFF: 0 V
20 GRN TDCP (TDC SENSOR P SIDE) Detects TDC sensor. With engine running: pulses
21 RED TDCM (TDC SENSOR M SIDE) Ground for TDC sensor.  
22 BLU/RED CKFP (CKF SENSOR P SIDE) Detects CKF sensor With engine running: pulses
23 BLU/WHT VSS (VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR) Detects VSS signal. With ignition switch ON (II) and front wheels rotating: cycles 0 V - about 5 V or battery voltage
25 RED/YEL IAT (INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR) Detects IAT sensor signal With ignition switch ON (II) about 0.1 - 4.8 V (depending on intake air temperature)
26 RED/WHT ECT (ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR) Detects ECT sensor signal With ignition switch ON (II): about 0.1 - 4.8 V (depending on engine coolant temperature)
27 RED/BLK TPS (THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR) Detects TP sensor signal. With throttle fully open: about 4 8 V
With throttle fully closed: about 0 5 V
28 YEL/BLU VCC2 (SENSOR VOLTAGE) Provides sensor voltage With ignition switch ON (II): about 5 V
With ignition switch OFF: 0 V
29 YEL CYPP (CYP SENSOR P SIDE) Detects CYP sensor. With engine running: pluses
30 BLK CYPM (CYP SENSOR M SIDE) Ground for CYP sensor  
31 WHT/RED CKFM (CKF SENSOR M SIDE) Ground for CKF sensor signal  
*1 A/T
*2 M/T
Fig 4: Identifying ECM/PCM Connector D (16P)
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ECM/PCM CONNECTOR D (16P) 

NOTE: Standard battery voltage is 12 V.
TERMINALS DESCRIPTION CHART

Terminal number Wire color Terminal name Description Signal
1(1) YEL LC (LOCK-UP CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE A) Drives look-up control solenoid valve A. With lock-up ON: battery voltage
With lock-up OFF 0 V
2(1) GRN/WHT SHB (SHIFT CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE B) Drives shift control solenoid valve B. In [2] position, in 1st and 2nd gear in [D4 ], [D3 ] position: Battery voltage
3(1) GRN/BLK LC B (LOCK-UP CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE B) Drives lock-up control solenoid valve B. When full lock-up: Battery voltage
With half lock-up: Pulsing signal
5(1) BLK/YEL VBSOL (BATTERY VOLTAGE FOR SOLENOID VALVE) Power source of solenoid valve. With ignition switch ON (II): battery voltage
With ignition switch OFF: 0 V
6(1) WHT ATPR (AT GEAR POSITION SWITCH) Detects A/T gear position switch signal In R position: 0 V
In any other position. Approx. 5 V
7(1) BLU/YEL SHA (SHIFT CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE A) Drives shift control solenoid valve A In [2] position, in 2nd and 3rd gear in [D4 ], [D3 ] position: Battery voltage
In 1st gear in [D4 ], [D3 ] position, in 4th gear in [D4 ] position: 0 V
8(1) PNK ATPD3 (AT GEAR POSITION SWITCH) Detects A/T gear position switch signal In D3 position: 0 V
In any other position: Approx. 5 V
9(1) YEL ATPD4 (AT GEAR POSITION SWITCH) Detects A/T gear position switch signal. In D4 position: 0 V
In any other position: Approx. 5 V
10(1) BLU NC (COUNTERSHAFT SPEED SENSOR) Detects countershaft speed sensor signals. Depending on vehicle speed: Pulsing signal
When vehicle is stopped: 0 V
11(1) RED NM (MAINSHAFT SPEED SENSOR) Detects mainshaft speed sensor signals. With engine running: pulses
12(1) WHT NMSG (MAINSHAFT SPEED SENSOR GROUND) Ground for mainshaft speed sensor.  
13(1) LT GRN ATPNP (AT GEAR POSITION SWITCH) Detects A/T gear position switch signal In park or neutral: 0 V
In any other position: Approx. 5 V
14(1) BLU ATP2 (AT GEAR POSITION SWITCH) Detects A/T gear position switch signal. In 2nd position: 0 V
In any other position: Approx. 5 V
16(1) GRN NCSG (COUNTERSHAFT SPEED SENSOR GROUND) Ground for countershaft speed sensor.  
(1) A/T

*2: M/T