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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2006
Brent Sealy, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeff Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Cullen, Northville, MI (US);
David Wright, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul Pietrzyk, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Brent Sealy, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeff Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Cullen, Northville, MI (US);
David Wright, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Paul Pietrzyk, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
In one example, a system for an engine having an intake system and an exhaust system is described. The system comprises: an airflow sensor coupled to the intake system; an air pump having at least an inlet side and an outlet side, said inlet side having a first coupling to the intake system downstream of said airflow sensor, said outlet side having a second coupling to the exhaust system; and a controller coupled to the engine, said controller, during operation, identifying whether degradation has occurred to at least one of said first and second couplings, and providing an indication of said identified degradation. Various other examples are also disclosed.