master23

Click on the link to see the complete article with images check it out here: Honda Accord Rear Window Defrogger: repairs, tests and troubleshooting. Garage411.com

Rear window defogger system uses a heating grid wire bonded to inside of window. Heat is regulated by a dash-mounted control switch with indicator light, relay and Integrated Control Unit (ICU). Power is supplied to control switch through a fuse in fuse/relay box. On Accord and Prelude, ICU will supply power to grid for 25 minutes, or until ignition is turned off. On Civic, timer is located in rear window defogger switch.

GRID FILAMENT REPAIR
Clean broken wire tips thoroughly. Place masking tape along both sides of broken wire. Apply Repair Paste (Dupont 4817) to broken section of grid. Remove masking tape after paste has dried. Wait 24 hours before using defogger.

DEFOGGER SWITCH TEST
Carefully pry switch from instrument panel. Using an ohmmeter, ensure continuity exists between wire
terminals "D" and "F" when control switch is pushed. If continuity does not exist, replace switch. Continuity should exist between wire terminals "A" and "C" (indicator light), and wire terminals "B" and "E" (light) at all times.

DEFOGGER RELAY TEST
Remove defogger relay. On Accord and Prelude, relay is located in underdash fuse/relay box at left side kick panel. On Civic, relay is located in underhood fuse/relay box on right side of engine compartment. Apply battery voltage to terminal "C", and ground terminal "D". See Fig. 3 . Use an ohmmeter to ensure continuity exists between terminals "A" and "B". Ensure continuity does not exist between terminals "A" and "B" when battery voltage is removed.

GRID FILAMENT TEST
1. Turn ignition and rear window defogger on. Using a voltmeter, check for voltage between defogger positive wire terminal and body ground. If voltage is present, go to step 2). If voltage is not present, check for faulty defogger relay. Check for open in Black/Green defogger relay wire.
2. If voltage is present, use an ohmmeter to check for continuity between defogger negative wire terminal and body ground. If continuity does not exist, check for open in defogger ground wire. Connect voltmeter negative probe to defogger negative wire terminal. Connect voltmeter positive probe to center of each defogger grid wire.
3. If voltage is approximately 6 volts, defogger grid wire is okay. If voltage is greater than 6 volts, an open exists between center of defogger grid wire and negative side of center. If voltage is not present, an open exists between defogger grid wire and positive side of center. To locate break, move probe along grid wire until meter needle moves abruptly.

TROUBLESHOOTING

DEFOGGER INOPERATIVE
Check the following fuses: No. 1 (10-amp) and No. 8 (7.5-amp) in dash fuse/relay box (located at left kick panel). Check defogger timer circuit input (in ICU). Check for poor ground connections. Check for short or open in Black/Green, Yellow/Black or Yellow/Green wires.

INDICATOR LIGHT INOPERATIVE (DEFOGGER OPERATES)
On all models, check for burned-out bulb. On Accord, check for short or open in Yellow/Black or Yellow/Green wires. On Civic and Prelude, check for short or open in Black/Yellow or Black wires.

INDICATOR LIGHT OPERATES (DEFOGGER INOPERATIVE)
Check for blown fuse No. 17 (40-amp on coupe and sedan, 30-amp on wagon) in underhood fuse/relay box. Check for poor ground connections. Perform defogger grid and defogger relay tests. Check for short or open in Yellow/Green or Yellow/Black wires.

OPERATION TIME TOO LONG OR TOO SHORT
1. On Accord and Prelude, check defogger timer circuit input (in ICU). On Civic, check defogger timer circuit, located in defogger switch.
2. On Accord, check for open or disconnected terminal in Yellow/Green or Yellow/Black wires. On Civic, check for open or disconnected terminal in Blue/Yellow, Black/Yellow or Black/Green wires. On Prelude, check for open or disconnected terminal in Yellow/White or Black/Green wires.

Click on the link to see the complete article with images check it out here: Honda Accord Rear Window Defrogger: repairs, tests and troubleshooting. Garage411.com