#
VARIABLE DYNAMIC EFFECT INTAKE-AIR (VDI) ACTUATOR INSPECTION

BHE011301005W15

1. Disconnect the VDI actuator vacuum hose.

2. Install the vacuum pump to the VDI actuator.

3. Verify that the rod moves as indicated in the table below when gradually applying a vacuum to the VDI actuator.

  • If it fails, replace the VDI actuator. (See INTAKE MANIFOLD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

  Rod movement

  Vacuum (kPa {mmHg, inHg}) | Rod movement
  --- | ---
  -3.6 {-27.0, -1.1} or more | Starts to move
  -27.9 {-209.2, -8.2} or less | Fully pulled
  1.2 {9.0, 0.4} or more | Fully returned