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Diagnostic Method

Judge as NG when Diagnosis 1 or Diagnosis 2 becomes NG.

If the duration of time while the following conditions are met is longer than the time indicated, judge as NG.

Diagnosis 1 

JUDGMENT VALUE

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value
|Engine oil temperature at engine start - Engine coolant temperature at engine start| > 10 °C (18°F)
|Engine oil temperature at engine start - Intake air temperature 30 sec. after engine start| > Value of Map 1
AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE REFERENCE

Ambient air temperature °C (°F) -30 (-22) 30 (86) 45 (113) 60 (140)
|Engine oil temperature at engine start - Intake air temperature 30 sec. after engine start| °C (°F) 10 (18°F) 10 (18°F) 22 (39.6°F) 22 (39.6°F)

Time Needed for Diagnosis:  Less than 1 second

Diagnosis 2 

JUDGMENT VALUE

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value
Engine oil temperature < 40 °C (104 °F)
Elapsed time after starting the engine ≥ Value from Map 2
ENGINE TIME REFERENCE

  Intake air temperature at engine start °C (°F)
-30 (-22) -20 (-4) -10 (14) 0 (32) 10 (50) 20 (68) 30 (86) 40 (104)
Percentage of time when engine is at stop against time elapsed since engine start 0.0 1800000 1500000 1200000 850000 600000 450000 350000 300000
0.3 1800000 1500000 1200000 850000 600000 450000 350000 300000
0.6 1800000 1500000 1200000 850000 600000 450000 350000 300000
1.0 1800000 1500000 1200000 850000 600000 450000 350000 300000
ms

Time Needed for Diagnosis:  Value of Map 2

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