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Inspection Procedure

CAUTION: Be careful when replacing any part in the system or changing the coolant because the coolant in the heat storage tank is hot even if the engine is cold.

HINT:

  1. CHECK OTHER DTC OUTPUT (IN ADDITION TO DTC P1116) 
    1. Connect the hand-held tester to the DLC3.
    2. Turn the power switch ON (IG).
    3. Turn the hand-held tester ON.
    4. On the hand-held tester, select the item: DIAGNOSIS / ENHANCED OBD II / DTC INFO / CURRENT CODES.
    5. Read DTCs.

      Result: 

      SCAN TOOL VALUES DESCRIPTION

      Display (DTC output) Proceed to
      P1116 A
      P1116 and other DTCs B

      HINT:

      If any other codes besides P1116 are output, perform troubleshooting for those DTCs first.

    1. B: GO TO RELEVANT DTC CHART (See  DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE CHART   ) 
    2. A: GO TO NEXT STEP 
  2. CHECK COOLING SYSTEM (CHECK FOR CLOGGING IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM) 

    OK: Coolant passage has no blockage. 

    1. NG: REPAIR OR REPLACE COOLING SYSTEM 
    2. OK: GO TO NEXT STEP 

      REPLACE TEMPERATURE SENSOR (CHS TANK OUTLET TEMPERATURE SENSOR)