Oxygen Sensor: Description and Operation

Heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) diagnostic

The front heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) is a linear type and functions with current control. Therefore it is possible to measure the signals from the heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) using a multimeter. The rear heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) is a binary type as with earlier heated oxygen sensors (HO2S).
The engine control module (ECM) checks the heated oxygen sensors (HO2S) when the conditions for the diagnostic have been met.
The following faults can be registered by the control module:
- Electrical faults in circuitsfor the actual heated oxygen sensors (HO2S) and in their preheating
- Adaptation.The control module checks that the long-term fuel trim is not higher or lower than the predefined values
- Large difference between the fuel trim of the front and rear heated oxygen sensors (HO2S).The control module checks that the difference between the fuel trim in the front and rear heated oxygen sensors (HO2S) is not too great. The fault may be in the front or rear heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) or its wiring
- Heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) dynamics.The control module checks that the switch time between rich and lean mixture is not too long
- Implausible signals between the front and rear heated oxygen sensors (HO2S).When the control module registers a rich fuel air mixture at the front heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) and a lean mixture at the rear heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) or vice versa.
For further information about diagnostics for the heated oxygen sensor (HO2S), see "Diagnostic trouble code (DTC) information" in VIDA, information manager.