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Conditioning For Sensor Testing

Perform the operation with the engine speeds and time durations described below prior to checking the waveforms of the A/F and HO2 sensors. This is performed in order to heat the sensors sufficiently to obtain the appropriate inspection results.

Fig 1: Warm-Up Engine Speed & Time Graph
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  1. Connect Techstream to the DLC3 (Procedure "A").
  2. Start the engine and warm it up with all the accessories switched OFF, until the engine coolant temperature stabilizes (Procedure "B").
  3. Run the engine at engine speed of between 2500 RPM and 3000 RPM for at least 3 minutes (Procedure "C").
  4. While running the engine at 3000 RPM for 2 seconds and 2000 RPM for 2 seconds, check the waveforms of the A/F and HO2 sensors using the tester or scan tool (Procedure "D").
NOTE:

The Air Fuel Ratio (A/F) sensor has an output delay of a few seconds and the Heated Oxygen (HO2) sensor has a maximum output delay of approximately 20 seconds.

Case Air Fuel Ratio Sensor (Sensor 1)
Output Voltage
Heated Oxygen Sensor (Sensor 2)
Output Voltage
Main Suspected Trouble Area
1
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2
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  • Air fuel ratio sensor
  • Air fuel ratio sensor heater
  • Air fuel ratio sensor circuit
3
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  • Heated oxygen sensor
  • Heated oxygen sensor heater
  • Heated oxygen sensor circuit
4
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  • Fuel pressure
  • Gas leakage from exhaust system

    (Air fuel ratio extremely lean or rich)