Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Purpose of inspection
The cause of malfunctions related to engine starting differs depending on whether the initial combustion occurs or not, or whether starting takes too much time or not. Therefore, ...
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Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Purpose of inspection
Inspect the condition of the ECU (input signal, output signal) when the malfunction occurs and determine the cause by checking the data of ECU.
• Freeze frame data
Freeze frame ...
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Monday, January 3rd, 2011
Diagnostic Inspection
Outline
To efficiently proceed with troubleshooting, use diagnostic codes in order to identify the malfunctioning area. The following are judged by identifying the codes.
• When DTC is displayed
The sensors, actuators, ...
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Sunday, January 2nd, 2011
With regards to the inspection for troubleshooting, besides the inspection method you have learned, a method to identify the malfunction location is needed. When you troubleshoot, combine several inspections to ...
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Saturday, January 1st, 2011
Diagnostic Questioning
Diagnostic questioning involves asking the customer about the conditions when the symptoms occurred to reproduce those symptoms.
1. What the technician must keep in mind when performing diagnostic questioning
• Not ...
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Friday, December 31st, 2010
How to Approach Troubleshooting
The most important points for troubleshooting Your Automotive
• Correctly identify the symptoms of the malfunction. When troubleshooting, it is important to correctly identify the symptoms that the ...
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
The engine ECU possesses an OBD (On-Board Diagnostic) function which constantly monitors each sensor and actuator. If it detects a malfunction, the malfunction is recorded as a DTC (Diagnostic Trouble ...
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
1. Diagnosis
If the EMS/air suspension ECU detects a malfunction in this system, it blinks the damping mode or vehicle height indicator light to alert the driver of the malfunction. The ...
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
The Engine & ECT ECU is equipped with a built-in self diagnostic system, which allows the technician to easily and quickly locate malfunctioning parts or circuitry during troubleshooting of the ...
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