Test Group 1BMXV03.2S54

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General Description - At cold start, secondary air pump and valve are switched on for their normal operating function. Secondary air delivered into exhaust gas is causing a lean mixture indicated by output voltage of oxygen sensor. Anytime oxygen sensor indicates a rich mixture (voltage greater than a fixed limit) within a predetermined time range and calculation of relative secondary air mass is less than a defined threshold, secondary air system is faulty. A correction procedure follows immediately after secondary air system is switched off. Air/fuel influence is determined by deviation of lambda controller. If influence is less than a fixed threshold, a fault will be detected. If influence is greater than a fixed threshold, results of diagnosis will be rejected as long as a lean mixture (voltage less than a fixed limit) is indicated from oxygen sensor within a predetermined time range and correction of air/fuel influence (after secondary air pump shuts-off) is less than a fixed threshold. A fault will also be detected. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Secondary Air System Monitoring (Test Group 1BMXV03.2S54)

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