Restricted Exhaust System Check
Step
| Action
| Value(s)
| Yes
| No
|
1
| Was the On
Board Diagnostic (OBD) System Check performed?
| --
|
Go to Step 2
| Go to
Powertrain On Board Diagnostic (OBD) System Check
|
2
|
- Remove HO2S 1. Refer to
Heated Oxygen Sensor Replacement
.
- Install Exhaust Back pressure tester J 35314-A
or equivalent in place of HO2S 1.
- Engine idling at normal operating temperature
- Observe the exhaust system back pressure reading on the gage.
Does reading exceed the specified value?
| 8.6 kPa (1.25 psi)
|
Go to Step 4
|
Go to Step 3
|
3
|
- With exhaust pressure tester in place of HO2S 1, increase
engine speed to 2000 rpm.
- Observe the exhaust system back pressure reading on the gage.
Does reading exceed the specified value?
| 20.7 kPa (3 psi)
|
Go to Step 4
| System OK
|
4
| Repair restriction
in the exhaust system. Possible faults include:
• | Internal muffler failure |
Is the action complete?
| --
|
Go to Step
5
| --
|
5
|
- With exhaust pressure tester in place of HO2S 1, increase
engine speed to 2000 rpm
- Observe the exhaust system back pressure reading on the gage.
Does reading exceed the specified value?
| 20.7 kPa (3 psi)
|
Go to Step 2
| System
OK
|