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DTC P0483 COOLING FAN RATIONALITY CHECK

DTC P0483 COOLING FAN RATIONALITY CHECK

OUTLINE OF DIAGNOSIS

Detect the function abnormality of the radiator fan.

Judge NG when the engine coolant temperature slowly decreases even when the radiator fan is rotating.

ENABLE CONDITION

Diagnostic enable condition is completed if the radiator fan changes from OFF to ON when all of the conditions below are completed. When one of the conditions below is not completed, the diagnostic enable condition is not completed.

Secondary Parameters Enable Conditions
Engine Speed

500 — 900 rpm

Idle switch

ON

Vehicle speed

0 km/h (0 MPH)

Battery voltage

≥ 0.9 V



GENERAL DRIVING CYCLE

Perform the diagnosis continuously when the radiator fan changes from OFF to ON when idling.

DIAGNOSTIC METHOD

Abnormality Judgment

Judge NG when the continuous time of completing the malfunction criteria below becomes more than 5 minutes.

Judgment Value

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value
Engine coolant temperature

≥ 98°C (208°F)

Radiator fan signal change

OFF to ON

Engine coolant temperature

No change



Time Needed for Diagnosis: 5 minutes

Malfunction Indicator Light Illumination: Illuminates when malfunction occurs in 2 continuous driving cycles.

Normality Judgment

Judge OK and clear NG when the malfunction criteria below are completed.

Judgment Value

Malfunction Criteria Threshold Value
Radiator fan signal change

OFF to ON

Engine coolant temperature

Decrease



DTC CLEAR CONDITION


When the OK idling cycle was completed 40 times in a row

When “Clear Memory” was performed


MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CLEAR CONDITION


When the OK driving cycle was completed 3 times in a row

When “Clear Memory” was performed


FAIL SAFE

None

ECM OPERATION AT DTC SETTING

Memorize the freeze frame data. (For test mode $02)