Inspect For Attenuator
1. Place vehicle on ramp and open the hood2. Remove the battery box cover.
3. Connect the attenuator sensing tool as follows:
^ Connect brown lead crocodile clip to positive battery terminal.
^ Connect blue lead clip to negative terminal
^ Position tester against a metal object and verify that the LED illuminates.
4. Feed the detector down between the radiator cowl and ACE pump until it clears the underside of the vehicle.
5. Raise the ramp and retrieve the detector.
6. From the underside of the vehicle feed the detector upwards between the underbelly tray and chassis side member in the direction of the high pressure ACE pipe.
7. Place the detector on the hose just below the crimp (Figure 1,D) securing the hose portion to the pump end of the high pressure pipe.
NOTE:
The LED on the sensing tool will illuminate when it detects metal within the high pressure hose (the attenuator). The attenuator is approximately 100 mm (4 in.) long. (Figure 1,A and B)
8. If the LED illuminates, move the tool (Figure 1,C) along the hose away from the crimp.
9. Verify that the LED remains illuminated for at least 100 mm (4 in.) signifying that an attenuator is present.
10. If the LED illuminates for the 100 mm travel, go to the Campaign label application section of this TIB and claim Option 1.
11. If the LED does not illuminate, the attenuator is not present and the high-pressure pipe must be replaced.
12. If the detector is not available to conduct the inspection, install a replacement pipe.