Conditions

Front Catalytic Converter. Malfunction.





Fault symptoms
- Market US/CA: CHECK ENGINE.

On-Board Diagnostics

Type of diagnosis:
- Once per driving cycle. Interrupted when fault criteria fulfilled or OK reported. Restarts next driving cycle.

Enable criteria:
- General conditions for this trouble code: Atmospheric pressure must exceed 72 kPa and the engine coolant and intake air temperatures must exceed -7 °C.
- Ignition of front catalytic converter: Engine running. Mass air flow has exceeded 5 g/s (aut 7 g/s) during an accumulative time of 1206. The mass airflow has exceeded 20 g/s during an accumulative time of 18 s. No engine braking with fuel shut-off for longer than 10 s. No idling for longer than 40 s.

Evaluation of catalytic converter: More than 200 sec. since start. Coolant temperature above 70°C. Speed 40-115 km/h. Accelerator pedal depressed. Engine speed 1270-2540 rpm (aut 1200-2100). Engine load 100-500 mg/c. Voltage transitions in oxygen sensor 2 are corrected with regard to load and engine speed and are accumulated under approved voltage periods for oxygen sensor 1*). When the voltage transitions have been corrected and accumulated for 20 sec their mean value is calculated.

*) Accepted periods have 30-80 % pulse ratio (+trigger).

Fault criteria:
- Mean value of voltage transitions exceeding a calibrated value.

Dependents:
- P0100, P0102, P0103, P0116, P0117, P0118, P0131, P0132, P0134, P0138, P0140, P0336, P0337, P0501, P0502, All throttle faults.

System reaction to a fault:
- None.

OK report:
- Diagnosis performed once and fault criteria not fulfilled.

- Type III.

Diagnostic help
The capacity of the catalyst can be reduced temporarily or permanently for the following reasons:
- Lead or sulphur in the fuel.
- Fuel additives.
- Engine oil additives.

Functions in the diagnostic tool related to the fault:
- Diagnostic status for the diagnosis.

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