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VARIABLE AIR DUCT (VAD) SHUTTER VALVE INSPECTION [L3]

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1. Remove the air cleaner case. (See INTAKE AIR SYSTEM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [L8, LF, L3].)

2. Disconnect the vacuum hose from the VAD shutter valve actuator.

3. Connect a vacuum pump to the VAD shutter valve actuator.

4. Apply vacuum and verify that the rod moves.

  • If the rod dose not move, replace the air cleaner.

Vacuum kPa {mmHg, inHg} | Rod movement
--- | ---
Below -10 {-75, -3.0} | Starts to move
Above -35 {-263, -10.4} | Fully pulled