Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Service Manual: Intake air temperature sensor gradient too high
Description
The intake air temperature (iat) sensor, mounted on the mass air flow (maf) meter, monitors the iat.
The iat sensor has a built-in thermistor with a resistance that varies according to the temperature of the intake air. When the iat is low, the resistance of the thermistor increases. When the temperature is high, the resistance drops. These variations in resistance are transmitted to the ecm as voltage changes (see fig. 1).
The iat sensor is powered by a 5 v supply from the tha terminal of the ecm, via resistor r.
Resistor r and the iat sensor are connected in series. When the resistance value of the iat sensor changes, according to changes in the iat, the voltage at terminal tha also varies. Based on this signal, the ecm increases the fuel injection volume when the engine is cold to improve driveability.
Monitor description
The ecm performs obd ii monitoring based on the values from the intake air temperature sensor. If there is no change of the sensor value within the normal range, the ecm will not be able to perform obd ii monitoring or will misdiagnose that there is a malfunction in the sensor. The ecm detects the stuck intake air temperature sensor value by performing monitoring after the ignition switch is turned off or the engine is started (short soak or long soak).
Monitor strategy
Typical enabling conditions
Typical malfunction thresholds
Wiring diagram
Refer to dtc p0110 (see page es-88).
Inspection procedure
- Check any other dtcs output (in addition to dtc p0111)
- Connect the intelligent tester to the dlc3.
- Turn the ignition switch on.
- Turn the tester on.
- Enter the following menus: diagnosis / enhanced obd ii / dtc info / current codes.
- Read dtcs.
Hint:
If any dtcs other than p0111 are output, troubleshoot those dtcs first.
Intake air temperature circuit malfunction
Description
The intake air temperature (iat) sensor, mounted on the mass air flow (maf)
meter, monitors the iat.
The iat sensor has a built-in thermistor with a resistance that varies ac ...
Engine coolant temperature circuit
Description
A thermistor, whose resistance value varies according to the ect, is built
into the engine coolant
temperature (ect) sensor.
The structure of the sensor and its connection to th ...
Other materials:
Freeze frame data
Freeze frame data
Hint:
Whenever a dtc is detected or the abs operates,
the skid control ecu stores the current vehicle
(sensor) state as freeze frame data.
The skid control ecu stores the number of times
(maximum: 31) the ignition switch has been turned
from off to on since the ...
Precaution
Caution:
The vehicle is equipped with a supplemental restraint
system (srs), which consists of a steering pad, front
passenger airbag, curtain shield airbag, front seat side
airbag, seat belt pretensioner, center airbag sensor,
front airbag sensor, side airbag sensor, rear airbag
senso ...
Initializing the tire pressure
warning system (if
equipped)
â– The tire pressure warning
system must be initialized
in the following circumstances:
When rotating the tires.
When changing the tire.
After registering the ID codes.
When the tire pressure warning
system is initialized, the current
tire inflation pressure is set as
the benchmark pressure.
â ...
