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Diagnostic Procedure

DTC P0218-00: Diagnostic Procedure

STEP INSPECTION ACTION
1 RECORD VEHICLE STATUS WHEN DTC WAS DETECTED TO UTILIZE WITH REPEATABILITY VERIFICATION
NOTE:
  • Recording can be facilitated using the screen capture of the PC function.
  • Record the freeze frame data/snap shot data.
- Go to the next step.
2 VERIFY RELATED REPAIR INFORMATION AVAILABILITY
  • Verify related Service Bulletins and/or on-line repair information availability.
  • Is any related repair information available?
Yes Perform repair or diagnosis according to the available repair information.
  • If the vehicle is not repaired, go to the next step.
No Go to the next step.
3 INSPECT ATF LEVEL Yes Adjust the ATF level to the specification, then go to Step 5.
(See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE FLUID (ATF) ADJUSTMENT [GW6A-EL, GW6AX-EL] .)
No Go to the next step.
4 INSPECT OIL COOLER
  • Visually inspect the oil cooler.
  • Is there any malfunction?
Yes Replace the oil cooler, then go to the next step.
(See OIL COOLER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [GW6A-EL, GW6AX-EL] .)
No Go to the next step.
5 VERIFY DTC TROUBLESHOOTING COMPLETED Yes Go to the applicable DTC inspection.
(See ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM DTC TABLE (TCM (GW6A-EL, GW6AX-EL)) .)
No DTC troubleshooting completed.