Kia Sportage: Exhaust Emission Control System
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Description
Exhaust emissions (CO, HC, NOx) are controlled by a combination of engine modifications and the addition of special control components.
Modifications to the combustion chamber, in
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OBD-II review
1. Overview
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) began regulation of On Board
Diagnostics (OBD) for vehicles sold in
California beginning with the 1988 model year. The first phase, OBD-L required
monitoring of the fuel metering
system, Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR)
Description and Operation
Description
Continuous Variable Valve Timing (CWT) system advances or retards the valve
timing of the intake and exhaust
valve in accordance with the ECM control signal which is calculated by the
engine speed and load.
By controlling CVVT, the valve over-lap