On Board Diagnosis Logic

To judge the malfunction, the output from the heated oxygen sensor 1 is monitored to determine whether the rich output is sufficiently high and lean output is sufficiently low. When both the outputs are shifting to the rich side, the malfunction will be detected.

Fig 1: Heated Oxygen Sensor Output Voltage Graph

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Fig 2: On Board Diagnosis Logic

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