THROTTLE BODY RESTRICTION INDICATOR
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1. A control system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a throttle control module that controls a position of a throttle of said vehicle and that compensates for changes in effective opening area of said throttle due to coking; and
a diagnostic module that reports a coking value to a user based upon an amount of compensation performed by said throttle control module.
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Abstract
A control system for a vehicle comprises a throttle control module and a diagnostic module. The throttle control module controls a position of a throttle of the vehicle and compensates for changes in effective opening area of the throttle due to coking. The diagnostic module reports a coking value to a user based upon an amount of compensation performed by the throttle control module. A method comprises controlling a position of a throttle of a vehicle; compensating for changes in effective opening area of the throttle due to coking; and reporting a coking value to a user based upon an amount of compensation performed.
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28 Claims
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1. A control system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a throttle control module that controls a position of a throttle of said vehicle and that compensates for changes in effective opening area of said throttle due to coking; and a diagnostic module that reports a coking value to a user based upon an amount of compensation performed by said throttle control module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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controlling a position of a throttle of a vehicle; compensating for changes in effective opening area of said throttle due to coking; and reporting a coking value to a user based upon an amount of compensation performed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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