Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Diagnostics / Sfi system / Knock sensor 1 circuit / Circuit description
Toyota Corolla (E120): Circuit description
A flat type knock sensor (non–resonant type) has the structure that can detect the vibration in a wider band of frequency from about 6 khz to 15 khz and has the following features.
Knock sensors are fitted on the cylinder block to detect the engine knocking.
The sensor contains a piezoelectric element which generates a voltage when it becomes deformed, which occurs when the cylinder block vibrates due to knocking. If engine knocking occurs, the ignition timing is retarded to suppress it.
Hint
: if the ecm detects the dtc p0325, it enters the fail–safe mode in which the corrective retarded angle value is set to the maximum value.
Reference: inspection using the oscilloscope.
- After warming up run the engine at 4,000 rpm, check the waveform between terminal knk1 and eknk of the ecm connector.
Monitor description
The knock sensor, located on the cylinder block, detects spark knock. When spark knock occurs, the sensor picks–up vibrates in a specific frequency range. When the ecm detects the voltage in this frequency range, it retards the ignition timing to suppress the spark knock.
The ecm also senses background engine noise with the knock sensor and uses this noise to check for faults in the sensor. If the knock sensor signal level is too low for more than 10 seconds, and if the knock sensor output voltage is out of normal range, the ecm interprets this as a fault in the knock sensor and sets a dtc.
Monitor strategy
Typical enabling conditions
Typical malfunction thresholds
Wiring diagram
Other materials:
Inspection
1. Power window system circuit
2. Inspect power window regulator master switch assy
Inspect the master switch continuity.
[Driver’s switch (window unlock and lock)]
Standard:
[Front passenger’s switch (window unlock)]
standard:
[Front passenger’s switch (window lock)]
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Check dlc3
The vehicle’s ecm uses the iso 9141–2 for communication
protocol. The terminal arrangement of the dlc3 complies
with sae j1962 and matches the iso 9141–2 format.
Hint:
if the display shows unable to connect to vehicle
when you have connected the cable of the obd ii scan tool or
the h ...
Playing an audio CD and MP3/WMA/AAC discs (Multimedia system)
CD player operation
Insert disc or select “CD” on the audio source selection screen with a disc
inserted to begin listening to a CD.
Audio control screen
Pressing the “AUDIO” button displays the audio control screen from any screens
of the selected source.
1 Audio source selection sc ...