Outline Of Diagnosis
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2012 Subaru Forester. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Detect malfunctions of the catalyst advanced idling retard angle control.
Judge as NG when ECM is not controlling the angle properly during catalyst advanced idling retard angle control.
Judge as NG if there is exhaust gas temperature diagnosis, idle speed diagnosis and final ignition timing diagnosis, and if any one of them is judged as NG.
- Exhaust gas temperature diagnosis (P050A)
Judge as NG when the estimated exhausted gas temperature in 14 seconds after the cold start is below the specified value.
- Idle speed diagnosis (P050A)
Judge as NG when actual engine speed is not close to target engine speed at cold start.
- Final ignition timing diagnosis (P050B)
Judge as NG when actual retard amount is under the specified value at cold start.