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Diagnostic Method

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Mode Explanation of Mode DTC Diagnosis period
A Vacuum pump operation confirmation and characteristics stability P2404 7 s or less
B Measurement of reference pressure for setting the target negative pressure P2404 350 s or less
C Switching valve operation confirmation P2404 12 s or less
D Clogging of pipe diagnosis and leak pressure measurement P1451 1100 s or less
D2 Check valve open stuck P04AE 30 s or less
E 0.04 inch leak pressure measurement P0455 50 s or less
0.02 inch leak pressure measurement P0456
Reference pressure measurement for judgment P2401
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<Mode A (vacuum pump operation confirmation and characteristics stability)> 

Purpose: Detect the vacuum pump operation trouble.

Judge as NG when the following conditions are established.

Judge as OK if the following conditions are not established, and warm up for five minutes to stabilize the vacuum pump characteristics.

JUDGMENT VALUE SPECIFICATION

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
Pressure sensor output value More than -0.22 kPa (-1.7 mmHg, -0.1 inHg) P2404

<Mode B (measurement of reference pressure for setting the target negative pressure)> 

Diagnosis 1

Purpose: Judge the reference pressure stability.

Judge as NG when the following conditions are established.

JUDGMENT VALUE SPECIFICATION (DIAGNOSIS 1)

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
|Pressure sensor maximum output value - Pressure sensor minimum output value| More than 0.49 kPa (3.7 mmHg, 0.1 inHg) P2404

Diagnosis 2 and 3

Purpose: Judge whether the reference pressure is within the normal range, and detect the vacuum pump and orifice malfunctions.

Judge as NG when the following conditions are established.

JUDGMENT VALUE SPECIFICATION (DIAGNOSIS 2)

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
Reference pressure for setting the target negative pressure Less than value of Map2 P2404
MAP2 SPECIFICATION

Barometric pressure
(kPa (mmHg, inHg))
70 (525, 20.7) 80 (600, 23.6) 90 (675, 26.6) 100 (750, 29.5)
Reference pressure for setting the target negative pressure
(kPa (mmHg, inHg))
-3.97 (-30, -1.2) -4.08 (-31, -1.2) -4.19 (-31, -1.2) -4.29 (-32, -1.3)
JUDGMENT VALUE SPECIFICATION (DIAGNOSIS 3)

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
Reference pressure for judgment More than value of Map3 P2404
MAP3 SPECIFICATION

Barometric pressure
(kPa (mmHg, inHg))
70 (525, 20.7) 80 (600, 23.6) 90 (675, 26.6) 100 (750, 29.5)
Reference pressure for setting the target negative pressure
(kPa (mmHg, inHg))
-0.94 (-7.1, -0.3) -1.05 (-7.9, -0.3) -1.16 (-8.7, -0.3) -1.26 (-9.5, -0.4)

<Mode C (Switching valve operation confirmation)> 

Purpose: Measure the pressure increase when switching valve is changed from open to close, and detect the stuck to open/close malfunctions of the switching valve.

Judge as NG when the following conditions are established.

JUDGMENT VALUE SPECIFICATION

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
Pressure sensor output value - Reference pressure for setting the target negative pressure Less than 0.22 kPa (1.7 mmHg, 0.1 inHg) P2404

<Mode D (Clogging of pipe diagnosis and leak pressure measurement)> 

  1. Clogging of pipe 
  2. Purpose: Measure the time required for the evaporative emission system to reach the target negative pressure by the vacuum pump, and detect the clogging of pipe trouble.
  3. Judge as clogging of pipe malfunction if the evaporative emission system reaches to the target negative pressure within the specified time.
  4. Leak pressure measurement 
  5. Purpose: Measure the pressure (leak pressure) when the evaporative emission system becomes the negative pressure by the vacuum pump.
  6. Store the pressure as a leak pressure while the following conditions are met.
JUDGMENT VALUE SPECIFICATION (CLOGGING OF PIPE AND LEAK PRESSURE MEASUREMENT)

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
Time required to reach to the target negative pressure 31 s or less P1451
JUDGMENT VALUE SPECIFICATION (CHECK VALVE OPEN STUCK)

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
Reference pressure for judgment of the target negative pressure More than -0.18 kPa (-1.4 mmHg, -0.1 inHg) P04AE
JUDGMENT VALUE SPECIFICATION (LARGE LEAK)

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
Leak pressure Value of Map4 or more P0455
JUDGMENT VALUE SPECIFICATION (VERY SMALL LEAK)

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
Leak pressure More than 0.018 inch reference pressure
and
Less than value of Map4
P0456
MAP4 SPECIFICATION

Reference pressure
(Pa)
-4856 -4000 -2750 -1500 -824
Threshold Value
(Pa)
-1785 -1463 -991 -520 -265

Formula for threshold value = Reference pressure x 0.377 - 0.341

<Mode E (Measurement of reference pressure for judgment)> 

Diagnosis 1

Purpose: Judge the reference pressure stability.

Judge as NG when the following conditions are established.

JUDGMENT VALUE SPECIFICATION (DIAGNOSIS 1)

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
|Pressure sensor maximum output value - Pressure sensor minimum output value| More than 0.49 kPa (3.7 mmHg, 0.1 inHg) P2404

Diagnosis 2

Purpose: Judge whether the reference pressure is within the normal range, and detect the vacuum pump and orifice malfunctions. Judge the vacuum pump performance stability.

Judge as NG when the following conditions are established.

JUDGMENT VALUE SPECIFICATION (DIAGNOSIS 2)

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
Reference pressure for judgment Less than value of Map5
Or,
More than value of Map6
P2404
MAP5 SPECIFICATION

Barometric pressure
(kPa (mmHg, inHg))
70 (525, 20.7) 80 (600, 23.6) 90 (675, 26.6) 100 (750, 29.5)
Reference pressure for judgment
(kPa (mmHg, inHg))
-4.54 (-34.1, -1.3) -4.64 (-34.8, -1.4) -4.75 (-35.6, -1.4) -4.86 (-36.5, -1.4)
MAP6 SPECIFICATION

Barometric pressure
(kPa (mmHg, inHg))
70 (525, 20.7) 80 (600, 23.6) 90 (675, 26.6) 100 (750, 29.5)
Reference pressure for judgment
(kPa (mmHg, inHg))
-0.82 (-6.15, -0.2) -0.93 (-6.98, -0.3) -1.04 (-7.8, -0.3) -1.14 (-8.55, -0.3)

Diagnosis 3

Purpose: Judge the presence of evaporative emission system leak.

Judge as NG when the following conditions are established.

JUDGMENT VALUE SPECIFICATION (DIAGNOSIS 3)

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value DTC
|Reference pressure for setting the target negative pressure - Reference pressure for judgment| More than 0.94 kPa (7.1 mmHg, 0.3 inHg) P2404

Time needed for diagnosis:  27 min

Confirm the malfunction at next engine start.

Malfunction indicator light illumination:  Illuminates when malfunction occurs in 2 continuous driving cycles.