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Fault criteria, fuel evaporation M96

Fault criteria, fuel evaporation M96

Diagnosis is carried out once per trip and its purpose is to determine whether the electronic control module can control a flow through the purge valve.

Closed loop or idle speed control should be affected when the conditions for diagnosis are fulfilled and the purge valve is activated.

Diagnosis starts by checking the additional fuel obtained from the purging process. If the additional fuel is more than 10%%, the result of the diagnosis is OK. If the additional fuel is less than 10%%, diagnosis continues by stopping regular purging. Closed loop and idle speed control mean values are then stored in the memory. Purging starts and the pulse ratio is increased until a sufficient change in the closed loop or idle speed control can be observed.

If no change is large enough, it is assumed that the purging flow contains no hydrocarbons and that idle speed control has been disturbed. A new reference value for idle speed control is now stored in the memory. Purging is interrupted and the change in idle speed control observed. If the change is still not large enough, the fault criteria are satisfied.

The electrical circuit of the valve is also monitored continuously in accordance with the On-Board Diagnostics I model.


Conditions for diagnosis


Diagnosis not yet performed this trip

Transition diagnosis of front heated oxygen sensor OK

Vehicle speed = 0

Idling speed

No load changes

Purge valve active

Steady idling speed



1. Fuel from purge < 10%% of consumption


2. Stop ordinary purge

3. Store reference value:

-closed loop

-idle speed control

4. Activate purge valve and increase flow

5. Closed loop decreases > 6 percentage points or idle speed control decreases > 1 percentage point

6. Store reference value:

-idle speed control

7. Stop purge

8. Idle speed control increases > 1 percentage point

9. Function monitored this trip. Resume to ordinary purge

10. Fault criteria for EVAP fulfilled