P0133
DTC P0133
Circuit Description
The wide band heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) measures the amount of oxygen in the exhaust system and provides more information than the switching style HO2S. The wide band sensor consists of an oxygen sensing cell, an oxygen pumping cell, and a heater. The exhaust gas sample passes through a diffusion gap between the sensing cell and the pumping cell. The engine control module (ECM) supplies a voltage to the HO2S and uses this voltage as a reference to the amount of oxygen in the exhaust system. An electronic circuit within the ECM controls the pump current through the oxygen pumping cell in order to maintain a constant voltage in the oxygen sensing cell. The ECM monitors the voltage variation in the sensing cell and attempts to keep the voltage constant by increasing or decreasing the amount of current flow, or oxygen ion flow, to the pumping cell. By measuring the amount of current required to maintain the voltage in the sensing cell, the ECM can determine the concentration of oxygen in the exhaust. The HO2S voltage is displayed as a lambda value. A lambda value of 1 is equal to a stoichiometric air fuel ratio of 14.7:1. Under normal operating conditions, the lambda value will remain around 1. When the fuel system is lean, the oxygen level will be high and the lambda signal will be high or more than 1. When the fuel system is rich, the oxygen level will be low, and the lambda signal will be low or less than 1. The ECM uses this information to maintain the correct air/fuel ratio.
DTC Descriptor
This diagnostic procedure supports the following DTC:
DTC P0133 HO2S Slow Response Sensor 1
Conditions for Running the DTC
* Before the ECM can report DTC P0133 failed, DTCs P0121, P0122, P0123, P0221, P0222, P0223, P0335, P0336, P0338, and P2237 must run and pass.
* DTCs P0030, P0031, P0032, P0053, P0130, P0131, P0132, P0135, P0442, P0443, P0446, P0455, P0458, P0459 P167A, P2096, P2097, P2231, P2243, P2251, P2297, and P2626 are not set.
* The HO2S is at operating temperature.
* The fuel trim is enabled.
* The HO2S is between 0.94-1.06 lambda.
* The engine speed is between 1,480-2,520 RPM.
* The volumetric efficiency is between 15.7-50.2 percent.
* The change in volumetric efficiency is less than 3 percent.
* The evaporative emission (EVAP) purge is not active, or the ECM determines the EVAP hydrocarbon (HC) concentration is less than a predetermined threshold.
* The long term fuel trim correction is active.
* DTC P0133 runs continuously once the above conditions are met for approximately 10 minutes.
Conditions for Setting the DTC
* The ECM has determined that the dynamic value of the affected HO2S is less than a predetermined threshold.
* The above condition is exists for more than 4 seconds.
Action Taken When the DTC Sets
* The control module illuminates the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) on the second consecutive ignition cycle that the diagnostic runs and fails.
* The control module records the operating conditions at the time the diagnostic fails. The first time the diagnostic fails, the control module stores this information in the Failure Records. If the diagnostic reports a failure on the second consecutive ignition cycle, the control module records the operating conditions at the time of the failure. The control module writes the operating conditions to the Freeze Frame and updates the Failure Records.
Conditions for Clearing the MIL/DTC
* The control module turns OFF the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) after 4 consecutive ignition cycles that the diagnostic runs and does not fail.
* A current DTC, Last Test Failed, clears when the diagnostic runs and passes.
* A history DTC clears after 40 consecutive warm-up cycles, if no failures are reported by this or any other emission related diagnostic.
* Clear the MIL and the DTC with a scan tool.
Diagnostic Aids
The following table illustrates the ECM connector locations:
* Use the J 35616 Connector Test Adapter Kit for any test that requires probing the ECM harness connector or a component harness connector.
* The front wide band sensors do not toggle or switch like a switching HO2S. The front HO2S signal will be relatively stable for an idling engine.
* For an intermittent condition, Refer to Intermittent Conditions. Intermittent Conditions
* The following table illustrates the typical voltages for the HO2S circuits:
Test Description
Step 1 - Step 6:
Step 7 - Step 8:
The numbers below refer to the step numbers on the diagnostic table.
2. This step determines if the condition exists.
4. This step determines if the fuel system is contaminated.