Oil Temperature Sensor For ECM: Testing and Inspection

INSPECTION

FUNCTION AND OPERATION PRINCIPLE
Continuously Variable Valve Timing (CVVT) system controls valve overlap by forcibly activating the camshaft and adjusts EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) amount. It decreases exhaust gas (NOx, HC) and improves fuel economy, idle state, torque in low speed and power in high speed. This system uses engine oil pressure and consists of the two CVVT Oil Control Valves (OCV) in each bank which supplies oil to cam phaser according to PWM (Pulse With Modulation) signal of the PCM, a CVVT Oil Temperature Sensor (OTS) which detects the oil temperature and a cam phaser which is installed on the end of the camshaft and converts camshaft phase. The oil getting out of the CVVT oil control valve flows into the cam phaser and rotates the rotor inside cam phaser. At this time, the camshaft rotates with the rotor and the cam phase is changed.
1. When camshaft rotates engine rotation-wise: Intake-Advance / Exhaust-Retard
2. When camshaft rotates counter engine rotation-wise: Intake- Retard / Exhaust- Advance





SPECIFICATION






SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM





COMPONENT INSPECTION
1. Turn ignition switch OFF.
2. Disconnect OTS connector.
3. Remove the OTS.
4. After immersing the thermistor of the sensor into water (or engine coolant), measure resistance between OTS terminals 1 and 2.
5. Check that the resistance is within the specification.

Specification: Refer to SPECIFICATION.