The rear heated oxygen sensor is mounted on the rear side of the Catalytic Converter (warm-up catalytic converter) or in the rear exhaust pipe, which is able to detect catalyst efficiency. The rear heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) produces a voltage between 0V and 1V. This rear heated oxygen sensor is used to estimate the oxygen storage capability. If a catalyst has good conversion properties, the oxygen fluctuations are smoothed by the oxygen storage capacity of the catalyst. If the conversion provided by the catalyst is low due to aging, poisoning or misfiring, then the oxygen fluctuations are similar to signals from the front oxygen sensor.
Checking output signals from HO2S under detecting condition, if an output voltage is approx.0.45V or 3.5V for more than predeterminate time, PCM sets P0160. MIL(Malfunction Indication Lamp) turns on when the malfunction lasts till consecutive 2 driving cycle.
Item
Detecting Condition
Possible cause
DTC Strategy
? Monitor signal voltage
? Poor connection
? Open in harness
? HO2S(B2/S2)
? PCM
Enable Conditions
? Battery voltage = 10V
? Engine running = 60 sec.
? Engine warm-up state
? No disable faults
Threshold value
Case 1
? 1.2V = Voltage of HO2S = 3.9V(at pumping current ON)
Case 2
? 0.415V = Voltage of HO2S = 0.515V(at pumping current OFF)
Diagnosis Time
? Continuous (more than 76.5 sec.failure for every 90 sec.test)
MIL On Condition
? 2 Driving Cycles
Test Condition
HO2S Voltage(Sensor1)
HO2S Voltage(Sensor2)
HO2S Signal at idle after warm-up
Signal is commonly switching from rich to lean more than 3 times in 10 sec.
Signal is commonly above 0.6V.
HO2S signal at open circuit (Pumping current OFF)
Approx. 0.45V
HO2S signal at open circuit (Pumping current ON)
Approx. 3.5V