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General Information: DTC Detecting Condition

Item Detecting Condition Possible cause
DTC Strategy
  • Monitor signal voltage
  1. Poor connection
  2. B1S2
  3. ECM
General Enable Conditions
  • Downstream O2S voltage before fuel cut > 0.55V
  • Fuel cut off
  • EGT around downstream O2S > 662°F
  • Downstream O2S internal resistance
  • Battery voltage > 10.7V
  • Time after dew point end detected > 30 sec
Case1 Enable Conditions
  • Exhasut gas mass flow > 30kg/h
Threshold Value
  • Response Time > 5.0 sec

(Duration of Downstream O2S voltage from above
0.55V to 0.15V during fuel cut off)
Case2 Enable Conditions
  • Exhasut gas mass flow > 10kg/h
Threshold Value
  • Transient Time > 0.3 sec

(Duration of Downstream O2S voltage from 0.4V to
0.2V during fuel cut off)
MIL On Condition
  • 2 Driving Cycles