P0136
DTC P0136CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
Heated oxygen sensors (HO2S) are used for fuel control and catalyst monitoring. Each HO2S compares the oxygen content of the surrounding air with the oxygen content of the exhaust stream. When the vehicle is started, the control module operates in an Open Loop mode, ignoring the HO2S signal voltage while calculating the air-to-fuel ratio. The control module supplies the HO2S with a reference, or bias, voltage of approximately 450 mV. While the engine runs, the HO2S heats up and begins to generate a voltage within a range of 0-1,000 mV. This voltage will fluctuate above and below the bias voltage. Once sufficient HO2S voltage fluctuation is observed by the control module, Closed Loop is entered. The control module uses the HO2S voltage to determine the air-to-fuel ratio. An HO2S voltage that increases above bias voltage toward 1,000 mV indicates a rich fuel mixture. An HO2S voltage that decreases below bias voltage toward 0 mV indicates a lean fuel mixture.
The heating elements within each HO2S heat the sensor. This allows the system to enter Closed Loop earlier and the control module to calculate air-to-fuel ratio quicker.
The HO2S 2 is used for catalyst monitoring. This diagnostic runs once per ignition cycle. This diagnostic has two phases for running the DTC, a passive test and an intrusive test. If the HO2S 2 voltage transitions below 299 mV and above 721 mV during the passive test, the DTC will pass for this ignition cycle. If the DTC does not pass during the passive test and too much time has elapsed since startup, the intrusive test will begin. The control module will adjust the air-to-fuel ratio during the intrusive test. As the air-to-fuel ratio is adjusted to rich and/or lean, the control module waits for a predicted response from the HO2S 2. If the HO2S 2 voltage transitions below 299 mV and/or above 721 mV, the diagnostic will pass for this ignition cycle. If the control module does not receive the expected response from the HO2S 2, DTC P0136 will set.
CONDITIONS FOR RUNNING THE DTC
DTCs P0030, P0050, P0101, P0102, P0103, P0106, P0107, P0108, P0112, P0113, P0116, P0117, P0118, P0120, P0121, P0122, P0123, P0130, P0131, P0132, P0133, P0134, P0135, P0150, P0151, P0152, P0153, P0154, P0155, P0171, P0172, P0174, P0175, P0201-P0208, P0442, P0443, P0446, P0449, P0455 are not set.
Passive Test
- The engine is running.
- The engine run time is less than 19 minutes 50 seconds.
Intrusive Test
- The Engine Run Time parameter is more than 20 minutes.
- The ignition voltage is between 10-18 volts.
- The Engine Speed parameter is between 1,000-3,000 RPM.
- The MAF Sensor parameter is between 8-30 g/s.
- The Vehicle Speed parameter is between 24-145 km/h (15-91 mph).
- DTC P0401 has passed.
- The Loop Status parameter is Closed.
- The Air Fuel Ratio parameter is between 13.2-16.2:1.
- The evaporative emission (EVAP) purge is not active.
- The above conditions have been met for 2 seconds.
CONDITIONS FOR SETTING THE DTC
- The PCM detects that the HO2S 2 did not transition below 299 mV or above 721 mV during the passive test.
- One of the following tests fail:
Lean Intrusive Test
- The PCM detects that the HO2S 2 is more than 299 mV for 15 seconds
- The HO2S Bank 1 Sensor 1 and HO2S Bank 2 Sensor 1 is less than 300 mV
Rich Intrusive Test
- The PCM detects that the HO2S 2 is less than 721 mV for 15 seconds
- The HO2S Bank 1 Sensor 1 and HO2S Bank 2 Sensor 1 are more than 600 mV
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 3 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.
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