Themostat misdiagnosis prevention method and engine system
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorBon-Chang Koo
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AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorBon-Chang Koo
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A thermostat misdiagnosis prevention method applied to an engine system of the present disclosure applies high speed/high load and low speed/low load, which are divided by a vehicle speed and an engine output detected from the engine system at an engine warm-up temperature of engine coolant, as monitoring conditions of a thermostat, and determines thermostat fail by primarily determining the thermostat fail with the engine coolant temperature of the engine coolant temperature and the outside air temperature detected from the engine system, then confirming a delay time with respect to the outside air temperature, and secondarily determining the thermostat fail with the engine coolant temperature in a monitoring ECU, thereby corresponding to the enhanced OBD together with preventing the misdiagnosis of the thermostat by the fail-safe according to the primary and secondary determinations.
A thermostat misdiagnosis prevention method, comprising:
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