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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hideyuki Tamura, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Company, Limited, Yokohama, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
731173 ; 73 23 ;
Abstract
The output of an oxygen sensor and the engine operation are monitored and, in the event that the voltage generated by the sensor remains within a predetermined window for a predetermined time while the engine temperature is above a predetermined level and the engine is operating within a given set of conditions which define a suitable testing zone, the sensor is indicated as malfunctioning.