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Diagnostic Method

When the oxygen sensor output voltage changes from 0.55 V (rich) to 0.15 V (lean), calculate the minimum response time for output change between 0.5 V and 0.2 V for the judgment criteria.

Fig 1: Rear Oxygen Sensor Output Voltage Graph
G05340945Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  1. Judge as NG when the judgment value is larger than the threshold value after deceleration fuel cut. Response time (diagnosis value) > threshold value → abnormal
    NOTE: Variation time of rear oxygen sensor output voltage is short during fuel cut in deceleration. NG judgment should be performed after deceleration fuel cut. Even without deceleration fuel cut, judge as OK if the value is below the threshold.
    When the deceleration fuel cut time is 6 seconds or more, judge as NG if the following criteria are met 2 seconds after recovering from the deceleration fuel cut.
  2. Judge as NG when the oxygen sensor voltage at recovery from a deceleration fuel cut, is large. If the fuel cut time in a deceleration fuel cut is long (6 s or more), and even after recovering from a deceleration fuel cut, the oxygen sensor voltage is high (0.55 V or more), judge as NG.

Judgment Value 

JUDGMENT VALUE

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value
Shortest time change from rich (500 mV O2 output) to lean (200 mV) when voltage reduces from 550 mV to 150 mV > 837 milliseconds
or
Longest time over 550 mV > 2 seconds

Time Needed for Diagnosis:  1 time

Malfunction Indicator Light Illumination:  Illuminates when malfunction occurs in 2 continuous driving cycles.

  1. Regardless of a deceleration fuel cut, if the response time (diagnosis value) when the oxygen sensor voltage has changed from rich to lean is shorter than the threshold value (judgment value), judge as a normal condition.

    Response time (diagnosis value) ≤ threshold value → normal

  2. Do not judge as a normal condition.

Judge as OK when the criteria below are met.

Judgment Value 

JUDGMENT VALUE

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value
Shortest time change from rich (500 mV O2 output) to lean (200 mV) when voltage reduces from 550 mV to 150 mV ≤ 837 milliseconds


Calculate the minimum value of 0.3 V to 0.5 V output change response time as judgment value, when the oxygen sensor output voltage changes from 0.25 V (lean) to 0.55 V (rich).

Fig 1: Rear Oxygen Sensor Output Voltage Graph
G05340946Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  1. Judge as NG when the judgment value is larger than the threshold value after deceleration fuel cut. Response time (diagnosis value) > threshold value → abnormal
  2. If the oxygen sensor voltage is small after recovering from a deceleration fuel cut, and remains small, judge as NG.

Judgment Value 

JUDGMENT VALUE

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value
Shortest time change from lean (300 mV O2 output) to rich (500 mV) when voltage changes from 250 mV to 550 mV > 2 seconds
or
Longest time to change to 150 mV > 120 seconds

Time Needed for Diagnosis:  1 time

Malfunction Indicator Light Illumination:  Illuminates when malfunction occurs in 2 continuous driving cycles.

  1. Regardless of a deceleration fuel cut, if the response time (diagnosis value) when the oxygen sensor voltage has changed from rich to lean is shorter than the threshold value (judgment value), judge as a normal condition.

    Response time (diagnosis value) ≤ threshold value → normal

  2. Do not judge as a normal condition. Judge as OK when the criteria below are met.

Judgment Value 

JUDGMENT VALUE

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value
Shortest time change from lean (300 mV O2 output) to rich (500 mV) when voltage changes from 250 mV to 500 mV ≤ 2 seconds