Research Article

Fault Diagnosis of Car Engine by Using a Novel GA-Based Extension Recognition Method

Table 2

Fault types relative to the multiple frequency of the engine rotational speed.

ItemsFault typesCharacteristic frequency 9.5th~12th multiple frequencies

1No faultNothing
2Spark plug is too large to 2.0 mmNothing
3Spark plug is too small to 0.2 mm12
4No fuel injection in the 1st cylinder9.5, 10.5, 12
5No fuel injection in the 2nd cylinder9.5, 12
6No fuel injection in the 3rd cylinder9.5, 10.5, 12
7No fuel injection in the 4th cylinder9.5, 12
8No fuel injection in the 5th cylinder9.5, 10.5, 12
9No fuel injection in the 6th cylinder9.5, 12
10No ignition in the 6th cylinder9.5, 10.5, 12
11No ignition in the 5th cylinder9.5, 12
12No ignition in the 4th cylinder9.5, 10.5, 12
13No ignition in the 3rd cylinder9.5, 12
14No ignition in the 2nd cylinder9.5, 10.5, 12
15No ignition in the 1st cylinder9.5, 12
16Oxygen sensor malfunction12