SES Code P0135??
DTC P0135, P0141, P0155, or P0161
Circuit Description
The powertrain control module (PCM) supplies a bias voltage of approximately 450 mV on the heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) high and low signal circuits. When you turn ON the ignition, battery voltage is supplied to the HO2S heater. As the heater reaches the operating temperature, the HO2S voltage responds by changing from a bias voltage range to the normal operation. Typically, as the HO2S reaches the operating temperature, the HO2S voltage goes from a bias voltage to a voltage below 300 mV. Depending on the exhaust gas content, the HO2S voltage can go above 450 mV.
Depending on the cumulative air flow, the PCM runs the heater test only during a cold start, and only once an ignition cycle. When you start the engine, the PCM monitors the HO2S voltage. When the HO2S voltage goes above or below the bias range threshold, the PCM determines how much time the process took. If the PCM detects that the process took too much time for the HO2S to enter into normal operating range, a DTC sets. This time is based on the amount of air that flows into the engine.


