Toyota Corolla (E170): Maintenance and care

Maintenance and care

Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior

Other materials:

System description
The ecm uses the signals from the throttle position sensor, air–flow meter and crankshaft position sensor to monitor the engagement condition of the lock–up clutch. Then the ecm compares the engagement condition of the lock–up clutch with the lock–up schedule in the ecm memory to de ...

Circuit description
The variable valve timing (vvt) system includes the ecm, the oil control valve (ocv) and the vvt controller. The ecm sends a target ”duty–cycle” control signal to the ocv. This control signal, applied to the ocv, regulates the oil pressure supplied to the vvt controller. Camshaft timin ...

Definition of terms
Term Definition Monitor description Description of what the ecm monitors and how it detects malfunction (monitoring purpose and its details). Related dtcs Diagnostic code Typical enabling condition Preconditions that allow the ecm to detect m ...