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OBD II Monitor Information

Comprehensive Components Monitor Major Monitors Non Fuel Control AND Non Misfire Major Monitors Fuel Control AND misfire
(Includes All Engine Hardware Sensor, Switches, Solenoids, etc.) (Monitors Entire Emission System) (Monitors Entire System)
Most are one trip Faults Most are Two Trips Faults Two Trip Faults
Usually Turns on The Mill and Sets DTC After One Failure Turns On The Mil and Sets DTC after Two Consecutive Failure The Mil and Sets DTC After Two Consecutive Failure
Priority 3  Priority 1 or 3  Priority 2 or 4 
All Checked For Continuity Done Stop Test = Yes Fuel Control Monitor 
Open Oxygen Sensor Heater Monitors Fuel Control
Short To Ground Oxygen Sensor Response System For:
Short To Voltage Catalytic Converter Fuel System Lean
Inputs Checked For Rationality Efficiency Except EWMA Fuel System Rich
Outputs Checked For Functionality up to 6 test per trip and a one trip fault (SBEC) and two trip fault on (JTEC) Requires 3 Consecutive Fuel System Good Trips to Extinguish the MIL
EGR System  Misfire Monitor 
Evaporative Emission System (purge and leak) Monitors for Engine Misfire At:
Non-LDP 4 X 1000 RPM Counter (4000 Revs) (Type B)
LDP **200 X 3 (600) RPM counter (Type A)(2)
Requires 3 Consecutive Global Good Trips to Extinguish the MIL* (1) Requires 3 Consecutive Global Good Trips to Extinguish the MIL*(1) Requires 3 Consecutive Global Good Trips to Extinguish the MIL
(1) *40 Warm Up Cycles are required to erase DTCs after the MIL has been extinguished
 
(2) ** Type A misfire is a one trip failure on pre-1999, 2 trip failure on 1999 and later. The MIL will illuminate at the first or second failure, based on MY.