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Diagnostic Method

Judge as NG when the following conditions are established.

JUDGMENT VALUE

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value
Engine oil temperature < 45 °C (113 °F)
After engine start oil temperature sensor characteristic diagnosis timer. ≥ Judgment value for after engine start oil temperature sensor characteristic diagnosis timer

After engine start oil temperature sensor characteristic diagnosis timer (timer for diagnosis).

  1. Timer stop at fuel cut
  2. During the driving conditions except a) above, timer counts up as follows.

64 ms + TOILCNT ms (when at 64 ms)

Where, TOILCNT is determined as follows,

TOILCNT = 0 at idle switch ON

For TOILCNT at Idle switch off, refer to the following table.

  Vehicle speed km/h (MPH)
0 (0) 8 (5) 16 (9.9) 24 (14.9) 32 (19.9) 40 (24.9) 48 (29.8) 56 (34.8)
Temperature °C (°F) -20 (-4) 0 ms 26.546 ms 32.525 ms 39.359 ms 57.696 ms 81.469 ms 107.490 ms 129.459 ms
-10 (14) 0 ms 23.945 ms 29.753 ms 36.390 ms 52.766 ms 75.211 ms 97.658 ms 118.256 ms
0 (32) 0 ms 21.564 ms 27.215 ms 33.673 ms 47.872 ms 67.555 ms 87.207 ms 105.833 ms
10 (50) 0 ms 17.464 ms 22.844 ms 28.992 ms 40.993 ms 55.379 ms 71.445 ms 85.303 ms
30 (86) 0 ms 3.840 ms 8.320 ms 13.440 ms 19.840 ms 28.160 ms 37.760 ms 46.720 ms

After engine start oil temperature characteristic diagnosis timer judgment value (t).

t = 2162963 ms - 51852 ms x Ti (t ≥ 2400000)

Ti = The lowest coolant temperature after starting the engine.

Time Needed for Diagnosis:  Less than 1 second

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

Judge as OK and clear the NG if the following conditions are established.

JUDGMENT VALUE

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value
Engine oil temperature ≥ 45 °C (113 °F)

Time Needed for Diagnosis:  Less than 1 second