1998 JAGUAR X308 ECM

GO to A6.
A6: CHECK
THE EGR VALVE TO ECM
CIRCUITS FOR SHORT TO GROUND
Meas
ure the resistance between the following:
PI34, pin

04 (YU) and GROUND
PI34, pin

01 (YG) and GROUND
PI34, pin

06 (YN) and GROUND
PI34, pin

03 (YR) and GROUND
1
Are

any of the resistances less than 10,000 ohms?
Yes REPAIR the short circuit. For addi tional information, refer to the wiring diagrams. CLEAR the DTC.
TEST the system for normal operation.
No Contact dealer technical support for advice on possible ECM failure.

Intake Air Distribution and Filtering - Intake Air Distribution and Filtering
Description an
d Operation
I

ntake Air Distribution and Filtering - Normally Aspirated Vehicles
Air Intake Asse
mbly

The air cleaner assembly consists of a two piece box containing the air filter, an airflow/temperature unit and the air intake
duct which connects to the top of the throttle assembly. The en gine full load breather feeds into the intake duct from the
bank 1 camshaft cover. A tuned stub on the ai r intake duct reduces the intake noise level.
Mass Air Flow and Temperature Sensors

The intake air is monitored by the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor assembly which is fitted at the outlet of the air filter
assembly. Two sensors are incorporated in the MAF sensor assembly, measuring air flow and temperature (temperature
sensor arrowed); both sensors provide anal ogue signal inputs to the engine control module (ECM) and are further described
in Section 303-14.

P
arts List
CAUTION: Do not attempt to renew or adjust the throttle cable without consulting the relevant procedure. Two
procedures apply: reconnection of an original cable (19.70.04) or the fitting of a new cable (19.20.06).
The filtered air from the intake duct is drawn downwards through the throttle body to the intake elbow on which the throttle
body is mounted. The airflow through the throttle body is vari ed by the electrically operated throttle valve according to
driver demand and engine mana gement system requirements.
The throttle body assembly has the following features:
Con
vential cable operated input shaft connected to the accelerator pedal.
M

echanical guard to limit throttle angl
e should driver demand exceed ECM co ntrolled parameters and a mechanical
back-up in the event of a throttle motor failure.
Vacuum actuator for operation of the mech anical guard in cru
ise control mode.
Thr

ottle valve (blade) to regula
te air flow into the engine.
Thermostatic air valve to allow and con
t
rol air by-pass around the throttle.
D
C electric motor to operate the thro
ttle in response to ECM control.
Three
sensors (accelerator pedal, mechan
ical guard and the throttle valve) to relay positional information about the
input shaft to the ECM.
R
eturn and control springs fitted to th
e input shaft, mechanical guard, thro ttle valve and dc motor drive gear.
Throttle Cont
rol Modes
There are seven throttle control

modes:
1. 1. Normal
It
em
Par
t Number
De
scription
1—Acce

lerator pedal and mechanic
al guard position sensors
2—Throttl
e (blade)
position sensor
Throttle Body

2.2. Cruise
3. 3. Mechanica l
guard
4. 4. Fixed idle
5. 5. Redundancy
6. 6. Full authority
7. 7. Engine shut-down
Normal mode occurs when the EC M uses the mechanical and monitoring arrangem ent of the throttle valve to control throttle
opening. The ECM does not permit driver demand to be exceeded but it can be restricted to allow for such features as
stability / traction control, or engine power limitation.
The ECM determines engine idle speed by controlling the throttle valve motor to vary the blade angle between the non-
adjustable preset limits of the mechanic al guard and the throttle valve motor.
Cruise mode is engaged as a result of the ECM calculating and controlling the required throttle valve opening via the
vacuum system. When the driver releases the throttle pedal, the input shaft disengages from the mechanical guard or the
vacuum actuator pulls the guard away from th e throttle valve. The throttle pedal will feel light should it be pushed again to
accelerate (pressing the pedal further will re-engage the input shaft with the mechanical guard and restore normal feel).
The ECM utilizes sensors to monitor the relative positions of the mechanical guard and throttle valve and adjusts them to
maintain the set cruise speed.
Mechanical guard mode permits full mechanical operation of the throttle if the ECM detects that a problem has been
encountered with the throttle valve position sensor, dc motor, associated harnesses / connecto rs or the ECM.
Fixed idle mode occurs when any two of the three sensors (two input shaft sensors and the mechanical guard sensor) fail.
The ECM will assume values which represent a blade angl e of approximately 2,5° and 1200 rpm (unloaded) maximum
engine speed.
Redundancy mode occurs when any one of the three sensors (two input shaft sensors and the mechanical guard sensor)
fails. The operational pair will be deemed to be safe to co ntinue without intervention, but cruise will be inhibited.
Full authority mode is invoked when a mech anical guard failure occurs which indicates that the guard is stuck fully open.
The red warning lamp will be lit and road speed will be li mited to 120 kph.
Engine shut-down mode will occur followin g multiple failures, such as mechanical guard mode following full authority mode
(or vice versa) or the throttle blade sticks.
Intake Elbow

The intake elbow directs the metered airflow from the electronic throttle to the intake manifold. Stub pipes on both sides of

The air cleaner assembl y
consists of a tw
o piece box containing the ai r filter, an airflow/temperature unit (MAF sensor) and
the air intake duct which connects to the top of the throttle assembly. The engine full load breather feeds into the intake
duct from the bank 1 camshaft cover. Two tuned stubs on the air intake duct reduce the intake noise level.
Temperature Sensor

A second intake air temperature sensor (IAT sensor 2) is fitted at the outlet of the bank 1 charge air cooler. The sensor
provides an input to the ECM.
Air Intake Asse mbly

Evaporative E
missions - Evaporative Emissions
Description an
d Operation

To reduce the emission of fuel vapour, th e fuel tank is vented to atmosphere through activated charcoal adsorption canister
(s) which collects the fuel droplets. The ch arcoal is periodically purged of fuel when the EVAP Canister Purge Valve opens
the vapour line between the canister(s) and the air intake induct ion elbow. This action allows manifold depression to draw
air through the canister atmospheric vent, taking up the deposited fuel from the charcoal adsorber and burning the resulting
fuel vapour in the engine.
The EVAP Canister Purge Valve is controlled by the engine management system ECM. Purging is carried out in accordance
with the engine management fu eling strategy (see below).
The fuel tank vapour outlet is via a removeable flange assemb ly on the top surface of the tank. The vapour storage canister
or canisters are fitted on the underside of the vehicle below the rear seats.
There are three variants of the evaporativ e system. All systems use the charcoal adsorber storage canisters and purge valve
and operate as described above. The specific features of each system are described below. The evaporative systems are
designated as :
sin g
le canister system
ru
nn
ing loss system
ru
nn
ing loss with On-board Re-fueling Vapour Recovery (ORVR) system
EVAP Canister Purge Valve

Ite
m
Par
t
Number
De
scr
iption
1—EVAP canister purge v
alve
2—Valve s
olenoid connector
3—Vapour outlet to indu
ction elbow
4—Vapour
inlet from canister(s)
5—Vacuum contro
l pi
pe from induction elbow
6—Vacuum contro
l pi
pe to vapour pressure control va
lve - applicable to single canister systems only
7—Vacuum
control connection to EVAP valve

The E
VAP canister purge valve controls th
e flow rate of fuel vapour drawn into the engine during the canister purge
operation. The valve is opened by a vacu um feed from the induction elbow : the vacu um feed is controlled by the integral
valve solenoid and is applied when the so lenoid is energised. The solenoid is pulsed on (energised) and off by a fixed
frequency (100Hz) variable pulse width control signal (pulse width modulation). By varying the pulse on to off time, the
ECM controls the duty cycle of the valve (time that the valve is open to time closed) and thus the vapour flow rate to the
engine.
With no ECM signal applied to the va lve solenoid, the valve remains closed.
Can
ister Purge Operation
The
following pre-conditions are ne
cessary for purging to commence :
aft
er battery disconnection/reconnection, engine
management adaptations must be re-instated.
engine has run for
at least 8 seconds.
engi

ne coolant temperature is not less than 70 °C.
engine

not running in the fuel
cut off condition (eg overrun).
t
he adaptive fuel correction
function has not registered a rich or lean failure
t
he evaporative emission leak test has not failed
no faults have been diagnosted in th
e rel
evant sensor and valve circuits -
Air Flow Meter (AFM), Engine Coolant
Temperature sensor, Evaporativ e Canister Purge valve and Canister Close Valve (CCV).
If these conditions have been satisfied, purging is started. If any failures are registered, purging is inhibited.
The canister(s) is purged during each driv e cycle at various rates in accordance with the prevailing engine conditions. The
engine management software st ores a map of engine speed (RPM) against engine load (grams of air inducted / rev). For
any given engine speed and load, a vapour purge rate is assigned (purge rate increases with engine speed and load).
The preset purge rates are base d on the assumption of a vapour concentratio n of 100%. The actual amount of vapour is
measured by the closed loop fueling system : the input of evaporative fuel into the engine causes the outputs from the
upstream oxygen sensors to change, the am ount of change providing a measure of the vapour concentration. This feedback
causes the original purge rate to be adju sted and also reduces the amount of fuel input via the injectors to maintain the
correct air to fuel ratio.
Engine speed/load mapping and the corresp onding purge rates are different for single canister, running loss and ORVR
evaporative systems.

The ru nning loss
system has the following features :
a
normall
y open pressure control valve is fi
tted at the lefthand side of the tank.
two charcoal
canisters are connected in series to reduce th
e concentration of fuel in vapour vented to atmosphere.
a t
ank pressure sensor and canister close
valve are fitted to allow the on-board di agnostic facility to test for leaks in
the fuel and evaporative system.
The pressure control valve allows continuo us venting of vapour to the charcoal canisters during normal running but prevents
fuel entering the vent line duri ng refueling. Fuel vapour from the tank passes through the valve to the lefthand canister and
a third pipe connects the valve to the fill er neck. When refueling, the difference in pressure betw een the tank interior and
the open filler neck causes the valve to cl ose, shutting off the vapour vent line. Wh en the fuel cap is replaced, the pressures
are equalised and the pressure control valve opens the vent line to the canisters.
The canister close valve is a solenoid operated device controlled by the ECM. The valve is normally open and is closed only
during the leak test sequence.
The fuel pressure sensor is fitted to th e evaporative loss flange and provides a volt age to the ECM which is proportional to
Ite
m
Par
t
Number
De
scr
iption
1—Vapour outl
et rol
lover valve
2—Evaporative flan
ge assembly
3—Tank vapour outlet pipe
4—Breather pipe
5—Pressure control
valve
6—Vapour pipe to canister
7—Charcoal cani
sters
8—Cani
st
er close valve
9—Vent pi
pe ai
r filter
10—Canister purge ou
tlet pipe
11—Vapour pipe conn
ecting canisters
12—EVAP canister purge v
a
lve
13—Vacuu
m
control signal from induction elbow
14—EVAP pu
rge valve outlet to induction elbow

Running Loss Sys
tem