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Variable swirl control actuator consists of DC motor and motor position sensor(potentiometer) which detects the position of swirl valve.

As closing one intake port out of two at idle and below 3000RPM, swirl effect is taken on intake air.

This swirl effect increases air flow rate.

However, because air flow rate is too high, swirl effect is neglectable thus, swirl valve is opened for efficiency of intake air.

To prevent swirl valve and shaft form being stuck by foreign metarial, and to learn max opening and closing position of swirl valve, it is fully opened and closed twice at turning engine OFF.

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The air flow which indicates Intake air swirls with respect to the axis passing through the centre of piston with length-direction by intake port which is eccentric from the centre of combustion chamber.

P2009 is set when 1) short to ground in variable swirl actuator driving motor (+) or (-) output terminal. or 2) tiny open in motor (-) output terminal for a long period occurs. The polarity of (+) and (-) lines shift each other in accordance with the condition of swirl valve(opened or closed) thus, checking both (+) and (-) circuits is required.

If motor (+) or (-) is completely open, DTC P2009 (Open) and P2015 (Stuck) are retrieved together. But, in case of intermittent open, DTC P2015 (stuck) is first. In this condition, if the circuit which is intermittent open is back to normal condition before power off, DTC P2009 (Open) is not retrieved.

Fig.1) Close control signal waveform of VSA

Fig.2) Opne control signal waveform of VSA

Fig.3) Learning waverform of VSA position when IG ON ? OFF