(M)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illuminated during engine operation if this DTC was
recorded (depending if required by CARB and/or EPA). MIL is displayed as an engine icon on
instrument panel.
(G)
Generator lamp illuminated
P1764 (M)
Governor Pressure Sensor Volts Too
Low
Voltage less than.10 volts (4-speed auto. trans. only).
P1765 (M)
Trans 12 Volt Supply Relay CTRL
Circuit
An open or shorted condition is detected in the
Transmission Relay control circuit. This relay supplies
power to the TCC
P1765 (M)
Trans 12 Volt Supply Relay Ctrl
Circuit
Current state of solenoid output port is different than
expected (4-speed auto. trans. only).
P1899 (M)
P/N Switch Stuck in Park or in Gear
Incorrect input state detected for the Park/Neutral switch.
P1899 (M)
P/N Switch Stuck in Park or in Gear
Incorrect input state detected for the Park/Neutral switch
(3 or 4-speed auto. trans. only).
TASK MANAGER—GASOLINE POWERED
ENGINES ONLY
DESCRIPTION
The PCM is responsible for efficiently coordinating
the operation of all the emissions-related compo-
nents. The PCM is also responsible for determining if
the diagnostic systems are operating properly. The
software designed to carry out these responsibilities
is call the ’Task Manager’.
OPERATION
The Task Manager determines which tests happen
when and which functions occur when. Many of the
diagnostic steps required by OBD II must be per-
formed under specific operating conditions. The Task
Manager software organizes and prioritizes the diag-
nostic procedures. The job of the Task Manager is to
determine if conditions are appropriate for tests to be
run, monitor the parameters for a trip for each test,
and record the results of the test. Following are the
responsibilities of the Task Manager software:
• Test Sequence
• MIL Illumination
• Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs)
• Trip Indicator
• Freeze Frame Data Storage
• Similar Conditions Window
Test Sequence
In many instances, emissions systems must fail
diagnostic tests more than once before the PCM illu-
minates the MIL. These tests are know as ’two trip
monitors.’ Other tests that turn the MIL lamp on
after a single failure are known as ’one trip moni-
tors.’ A trip is defined as ’start the vehicle and oper-
ate it to meet the criteria necessary to run the given
monitor.’
Many of the diagnostic tests must be performed
under certain operating conditions. However, there
are times when tests cannot be run because another
test is in progress (conflict), another test has failed
(pending) or the Task Manager has set a fault that
may cause a failure of the test (suspend).
• Pending
Under some situations the Task Manager will not
run a monitor if the MIL is illuminated and a fault is
stored from another monitor. In these situations, the
Task Manager postpones monitors pending resolu-
tion of the original fault. The Task Manager does not
run the test until the problem is remedied.
For example, when the MIL is illuminated for an
Oxygen Sensor fault, the Task Manager does not run
the Catalyst Monitor until the Oxygen Sensor fault is
remedied. Since the Catalyst Monitor is based on sig-
nals from the Oxygen Sensor, running the test would
produce inaccurate results.
• Conflict
There are situations when the Task Manager does
not run a test if another monitor is in progress. In
these situations, the effects of another monitor run-
ning could result in an erroneous failure. If this con-
flict is present, the monitor is not run until the
conflicting condition passes. Most likely the monitor
will run later after the conflicting monitor has
passed.
For example, if the Fuel System Monitor is in
progress, the Task Manager does not run the EGR
Monitor. Since both tests monitor changes in air/fuel
ratio and adaptive fuel compensation, the monitors
will conflict with each other.
• Suspend
Occasionally the Task Manager may not allow a two
trip fault to mature. The Task Manager will sus-
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued)