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Diagnosis and Repair Work Flow





DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR WORK FLOW


Work Flow


OVERALL SEQUENCE






DETAILED FLOW
1.INTERVIEW FOR MALFUNCTION
Interview the symptom to the customer.
- GO TO 2.
2.SYMPTOM CHECK
Check the symptom from the customer's information.
- GO TO 3.
3.BASIC INSPECTION
Check the operation of each part. Check that any symptom occurs other than the interviewed symptom.
- GO TO 4.
4.SELF-DIAGNOSIS WITH CONSULT-III
Perform the self-diagnosis with CONSULT-III. Check that any DTC is detected.
Is any DTC detected?
YES - GO TO 5.
NO - GO TO 6.
5.TROUBLE DIAGNOSIS BY DTC
Perform the trouble diagnosis for the detected DTC. Specify the malfunctioning part.
- GO TO 9.
6.FAIL-SAFE ACTIVATION CHECK
Check that the symptom is applied to the fail-safe activation.
Does the fail-safe activate?
YES - GO TO 7.
NO - GO TO 8.
7.SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS
Perform the system diagnosis for the system that the fail-safe activates. Specify the malfunctioning part.
- GO TO 9.
8.SYMPTOM DIAGNOSIS
Perform the symptom diagnosis. Specify the malfunctioning part.
- GO TO 9.
9.MALFUNCTION PART REPAIR
Repair or replace the malfunctioning part.
- GO TO 10.
10.REPAIR CHECK (SELF-DIAGNOSIS WITH CONSULT-III)
Perform the self-diagnosis with CONSULT-III. Check that any DTC is not detected. Erase DTC if DTC is detected before the repair. Check that DTC is not detected again.
Is any DTC detected?
YES - GO TO 5.
NO - GO TO 11.
11.REPAIR CHECK (OPERATION CHECK)
Check the operation of each part.
Does it operate normally?
YES - INSPECTION END
NO - GO TO 3.