1991 LEXUS SC400 Throttle Position sensor

NGOK
INSPECTION PROCEDURE
HINT:
wIf diag. code 41 is displayed, check throttle position sensor circuit. If \
diag. code 47 is displayed, check
sub±throttle position sensor circuit.
w If diag. codes º22º (water temperature sensor circuit), º24º\
(intake air temperature sensor circuit) and º41º
(throttle position sensor circuit) are output simultaneously, E2 (sensor ground) may be open.
#Check voltage between terminals VTA1, 2, IDL1, 2 and E2 of engine & ECT ECU connector.
C
OK
Hint
P(2) Connect the Check Harness A.
(See page TR±30).
(2) Turn ignition switch on.
(2) For sub±throttle position sensor, remove intake air duct and disconnect sub±throttle valve step motor
connector.
Measure voltage between terminals VTA1, 2, IDL1, 2
and E2 of engine & ECT ECU connector when the
(sub±) throttle valve is opened gradually from the closed
condition.
The voltage should increase steadily in proportion to the
throttle valve opening angle.
Check for Momentary interruption
(See page TR±23).
Go to step [2].
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OKNG
2Check (sub±) throttle position sensor.
C
OK
Hint
P(2) Remove intake air duct.
(2) Disconnect (sub±) throttle position sensor connec-tor.
Measure resistance between terminals 3, 2, and 1 of
(sub±) throttle position sensor connector when the
throttle valve is opened gradually from the closed condi-
tion.
Resistance between terminals 3 and 1 should increase
gradually in accordance with the throttle valve opening
angle.
Adjust or replace (sub±) throttle position sensor
(See page FI±73).
3Check for open and short in harness and connector between engine & ECT E\
CU and
(sub±) throttle position sensor (See page IN±27).
Repair or replace harness or connector.
Check and replace engine & ECT ECU.
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Diag. Code 51Switch Condition Signal Circuit
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
Neutral Start Switch Signal
The ECU uses the signals from the neutral start switch to determine whether\
the transmission is in park or neu-
tral, or in some other gear.
Air Conditioner Switch Signal
The ECU uses the output from the air conditioner switch to determine whethe\
r or not the air conditioner is operat-
ing so that it can increase the idling speed of the engine if necessary.
Throttle Position Sensor IDL Signal
The IDL contacts are mounted in the throttle position sensor, and detects the idle condition.
Code No.Diagnostic Code Detecting ConditionTrouble Area
51
(1) 3 sec. or more after engine startsidle switch OFF (IDL1).
(2) Neutral start switch OFF (NSW).(Shift position i n ºRº, ºDº, º2ºor º1º ranges).
(3) A/C switch ON.
Throttle position sensor IDL circuit

Accelerator pedal and cable

Neutral start switch circuit

A/C switch circuit

ECU
HINT: In this circuit, diagnosis can only be made in the test mode.
DIAGNOSTIC CHARTDIAGNOSTIC CHART
See next page for DIAGNOSTIC CHART
WIRING DIAGRAM
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DIAGNOSTIC CHART
DIAGNOSTIC
CHART
NG (NSW)
Check for input signal.
Proceed to next circuit inspection shown
on maxtrix chart (See page TR±35).
Check resistance of throttle
position sensor.
Check input circuit of A/C.
Check and repair harness or connector
between sensor and ECU.
Check for open and short in harness
and connector beteen A/C control assy.
and ECU.
Repair or replace harness or
connector.
Check and replace A/C control
assembly.
Adjust or replace throttle position
sensor (See page FI-73).
See page TR±122.
Check and replace ECU.
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OKNG
OKNG
INSPECTION PROCEDURE
1Check output condition of diag. code 51.
C
OK
Hint
PSetting the test mode.
(2) Turn ignition switch OFF.
(2) Connect terminals TE2 and E1 and TDCL.
(2) Turn ignition switch ON.(For checking terminal A/C, start the engine.)
(2) Connect terminals TE1 and E1 of TDCL.
Check if code ª51º is output by the ªCHECKº engine
warning light.
*: Before the STA signal is input (ST is not ON), diagnostic code 43 is also output.
Diag. code 42 is output with vehicle speed 5 km/h (3
mph) or below
IDL1 .... Go to step 2 NSW ... Go to page TR±22.
A/C ..... Go to step 3
Proceed to next circuit inspection shown on
maxtrix chart (See page TR±35).
2Check throttle position sensor.
C
OK
PDisconnect throttle position sensor connector.
Measure resistance between terminals IDL1 and E2 of
throttle position sensor connector.
Adjust or replace throttle position sensor
See page FI±73).
Check and repair harness or connector between
engine & ECT ECU and throttle position sensor.
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ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL*1 : USA SPEC.
B
41 VC
B
43 VTA
B
64 IDL
B
46 THG
B
63 IDL2
B
44 THW
B
69 E1
A
26 BCM
A
25 B
A
24 B
A
11 A
A
12 A
A
13 ACM
A
14 GN D
A
20 E1
B
13 CSWA
10
IDL1 A
22
IDL2
1
2
3
4
VC VTA IDL E2 1
2
3
4
VC VTA IDL E2
E18
I32
E18
I37 I32
6 2
IF IJ ED
3H
14
1E
18 3A
1
1J
1 213645 BR
L±R RR±B
BR
BR
BRG
R±B R
Y
L±R
R±B R
BR
BR
R±B
Y±L BR
RY
L±R
Y
R L
W G
BR
W±B
BR
W±B
BR W±B
W±B
W±B
B+ B± B A A± A+
L±R
TO AI R FL OW
METER
(
VC )
FROM AIR FLOW
METER(
E2 )
THROTTLE POSITION
SENSOR SUBTHROTTLEPOSITION
SENSOR
IK2
16
Y±R
Y±R
S UB THROTTLE A CTUATOR
TRACTION
CUT SW TRACTION ECU
T12
S8
T1 3 , T 1 4
A B S9
T2 ENGINE AND ECT ECU E9
,E10
B A
IJ1
13
W±B (
SHIELDED )
E20 B
65 E2
BR
I32
B
42 VTA2
Y±LBR
1 2
1
2
BRE3
EGR GAS TEMP
SENSOR
EFI WATER
TEMP. SENSOR
A
3 S1
BR (
*1 )
(
*1 )
E2
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(FOR ABS)
THIS SYSTEM CONTROLS THE RESPECTIVE BRAKE FLUID PRESSURES ACTING ON THE DISC\
BRAKE CYLINDERS OF THE RIGHT
FRONT WHEEL, LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND REAR WHEELS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN \
A PANIC STOP SO THAT THE
WHEELS DO NOT LOCK. THIS RESULTS IN IMPROVED DIRECTIONALLY STABILITY AND STEERABILITY DURING PANIC BRAKING.
1. INPUT SIGNALS
(1) SPEED SENSOR SIGNALTHE SPEED OF THE WHEELS IS DETECTED AND INPUT TO TERMINALS FL+, FR+, RL+ AND RR+ OF THE ABS AND TRACTION
ECU.
(2) STOP LIGHT SW SIGNAL A SIGNAL IS INPUT TO TERMINAL STP OF THE ABS AND TRACTION ECU WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS OPERATED.
(3) PARKING BRAKE SW SIGNAL A SIGNAL IS INPUT TO TERMINAL PKB OF THE ABS AND TRACTION ECU WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS OPERATED.
2. SYSTEM OPERATION
DURING SUDDEN BRAKING, THE ABS AND TRACTION ECU WHICH HAS SIGNALS INPUT FROM E\
ACH SENSOR CONTROLS THE
CURRENT FLOWING TO THE SOLENOID INSIDE THE ACTUATOR AND LETS THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ACTING ON EACH WHEEL
CYLINDER ESCAPE TO THE RESERVOIR. THE PUMP INSIDE THE ACTUATOR IS ALSO OPERATING AT THIS TIME AND IT RETURNS
THE BRAKE FLUID FROM THE RESERVOIR TO THE MASTER CYLINDER, THUS PREVENTING LOCKING OF THE VEHICLE WHEELS.
IF THE ECU JUDGES THAT THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ACTING ON THE WHEEL CYLINDER IS INSUFFICIENT, THE CURRENT
ACTING ON SOLENOID IS CONTROLLED AND THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IS INCREASED, HOLD\
ING OF THE HYDRAULIC
PRESSURE IS ALSO CONTROLLED BY THE COMPUTER, BY THE SAME METHOD AS ABOVE. BY REP\
EATED PRESSURE REDUCTION,
HOLDING AND INCREASE ARE REPEATED TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE STABILITY AND TO IMPROVE STEERABILITY DURING SUDDEN
BRAKING.
(FOR TRACTION CONTROL)
THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS A SYSTEM WHEREBY THE ªABS AND TRACTION ECUº AND ªTRACTION ECUº\
CONTROLS THE
ENGINE TORQUE AND THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE OF THE WHEEL CYLINDER OF THE DRIVING WHEELS IN ORDER TO CONTROL
SPINNING OF THE DRIVING WHEELS WHEN STARTING OFF AND ACCELERATING, AND PROVIDE THE MOST APPROPRIATE DRIVING
FORCE IN RESPONSE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS FOR VEHICLE STABILITY.
TRACTION CONTROL OPERATION
VEHICLE SPEED SIGNALS FROM THE SPEED SENSOR INSTALLED ON EACH WHEEL ARE INPUT TO THE ABS AND TRACTION ECU.
WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING ON A SLIPPERY ROAD AND THE DRIVING WHEEL (REAR WHEEL)
SLIPS, IF THE ROTATION OF THE REAR WHEEL EXCEEDS THE ROTATION OF THE FRONT WHEELS FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD, THE
ECU JUDGES THAT THE REAR WHEEL IS SLIPPING.
WHEN THIS OCCURS, CURRENT FLOWS FROM TRACTION ECU TO SUB THROTTLE ACTUATOR TO CLOSE THE SUB THROTTLE
VALVE. THE THROTTLE VALVE OPENING ANGLE SIGNAL IS OUTPUT FROM TERMINAL VTA OF SUB THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR
TO TERMINAL VTA2 OF ENGINE AND ECT ECU TO KEEP THE ENGINE RPM AT THE MOST SUITABLE LEVEL FOR THE DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND REDUCE SLIP OF THE DRIVING WHEEL. AT THE SAME TIME, OPERATION OF THE ABS AND TRACTION ECU
CAUSE THE TRACTION BRAKE ACTUATORS (ACC CUT, M/C CUT, RESERVOIR CUT SOLENOID) TO TURN ON TO SWITCH THE
HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT TO ªTRACTIONº MODE.
IN THIS CASE, SIGNALS ARE INPUT FROM TERMINAL SRR OF ABS AND TRACTION ECU TO TERMINAL (B)6 OF ABS ACTUATOR, AND
FROM TERMINAL SRL OF ABS AND TRACTION ECU TO TERMINAL (B)1 OF ABS ACTUATOR, CONTROLLING THE REAR WHEEL
SOLENOID IN THE ABS ACTUATOR AND INCREASING THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE OF THE WHEEL CYLINDER IN ORDER \
TO
PREVENT SLIP.
TO MAINTAIN THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE OF THE REAR WHEELS, THE REAR WHEEL SOLENOID I\
NSIDE THE ABS ACTUATOR IS
PUT IN ªHOLDº MODE AND KEEPS THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE CYLINDER CONSTANT.
WHEN THE BRAKE CYLINDER HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IS REDUCED, THE PRESSURE REDU\
CTION MODE REDUCES AND CONTROLS
THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE.
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ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL
A24(A), A25(B), A26(C) ABS AND TRACTION ECU
(B) 21±GROUND : ALWAYS APPROX. 12 VOLTS
(B) 11±GROUND : APPROX. 12 VOLTS WITH IGNITION SW AT ON POSITION
(B) 10±GROUND : CONTINUITY WITH STOP LIGHT SW ON
(B) 2, (B) 13, (B) 22±GROUND : ALWAYS CONTINUITY
(B) 17±GROUND : CONTINUITY WITH PARKING BRAKE LEVER PULLED UP (PARKING BRAKE SW ON)
A 4(B), A 5(C), A 6(A) ABS ACTUATOR
(A) 1, (A) 2±GROUND : APPROX. APPROX. 12 VOLTS
(C) 1±GROUND : ALWAYS CONTINUITY
(B) 1, (B) 5, (B) 4, (B) 6±GROUND : APPROX. 1.15 (IGNITION SW OFF)
(B) 2±GROUND : APPROX. 5 (IGNITION SW OFF)
T3(A), T 4(B) TRACTION BRAKE ACTUATOR
(B) 2± (B) 4 : OPEN ABOVE APPROX. 134.5KG/CM2
(13189 KPA, 1910PSI)
CLOSED BELOW APPROX. 95KG/CM2 (9316 KPA, 1349PSI)
(A) 3± (A) 6 : APPROX. 2
(A) 2± (A) 5 : APPROX. 2
(A) 1± (A) 4 : APPROX. 2
S12 STOP LIGHT SW
2±1 : CLOSED WITH BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED
A 7, A 8, A30, A31 ABS SPEED SENSOR FRONT LH, RH, REAR LH, RH
1±2 : APPROX. 1.0(20 °C, 68°F)
T13(B), T14(A) TRACTION ECU
(A) 2±GROUND : APPROX. 12 VOLTS WITH IGNITION SW AT ON POSITION
(A) 15±GROUND : ALWAYS APPROX. 12 VOLTS
(A) 20, (A)14±GROUND : ALWAYS CONTINUITY
(A) 1±GROUND : CONTINUITY WITH PARKING BRAKE LEVER PULLED UP
(B) 2±GROUND : APPROX. 12 VOLTS WITH STOP LIGHT SW ON
(B) 13±GROUND : CONTINUITY WITH TRACTION CUT SW PUSHED ON
(B) 8±GROUND : ALWAYS APPROX. 12 VOLTS
P 3 PARKING BRAKE SW
1±GROUND : CLOSED WITH PARKING BRAKE LEVER PULLED UP
S 8 SUB THROTTLE ACTUATOR
2±1, 2±3 : APPROX. 0.9
5±4, 5±6 : APPROX. 0.9
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CODESEE PAGECODESEE PAGECODESEE PAGE
A 4B26C 326S 927
A 5C26C13B28S1229
A 6A26C14A28T 227
A 726D 128T 3A27
A 826D 228T 4B27
A1026E 226T 527
A24A28E 326T 629
A25B28E 9A28T1229
A26C28E10B28T13B29
A3030F 926T14A29
A3130P 329
B 126S 827
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219ENGINE COMPARTMENT LEFT624ENGINE COMPARTMENT LEFT
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