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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1997
Mitsutoshi Abe, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A malfunction judgment system of an oil temperature sensor for detecting a hydraulic oil temperature in an automatic transmission of a vehicle. The system receives an output from the oil temperature sensor to judge a malfunction of the oil temperature sensor when an increase rate of the oil temperature is smaller than a predetermined value in a predetermined time period after the vehicle starts running. A running condition detecting element detects a vehicle running condition. The system further has a plurality of conditions for judging the malfunction of the oil temperature sensor based on the detected running condition of the vehicle and the output of the oil temperature sensor.