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Powertrain Control Acronyms



POWERTRAIN CONTROL ACRONYMS

A/C Air conditioning
APP Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor
ASC Adaptive Speed Control
B+ Battery Voltage
Bank 1 RH Engine cylinder bank (A Bank)
Bank 2 LH Engine cylinder bank (B Bank)
BARO Sensor Barometric Pressure Sensor
CAN Controller Area Network
CKP Sensor Crankshaft Position Sensor
CMP Sensor 1 Camshaft Position Sensor - Bank 1
CMP Sensor 2 Camshaft Position Sensor - Bank 2
DLC Data Link Connector
DSC Dynamic Stability Control
ECM Engine Control Module
ECT Sensor Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor
EFT Sensor Engine Fuel Temperature Sensor
EGR Exhaust Gas Recirculation
EOT Sensor Engine Oil Temperature Sensor
EVAP Canister Close Valve Evaporative Emission Canister Close Valve
EVAP Canister Purge Valve Evaporative Emission Canister Purge Valve
FTP Sensor Fuel Tank Pressure Sensor
HO2 Sensor 1 / 1 Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 1 / Upstream
HO2 Sensor 1 / 2 Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 1 / Downstream
HO2 Sensor 2 / 1 Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 2 / Upstream
HO2 Sensor 2 / 2 Heated Oxygen Sensor - Bank 2 / Downstream
IAT Sensor Intake Air Temperature Sensor
IC Instrument Cluster
IMT Valve 1 Intake Manifold Tuning Valve: Bottom
IMT Valve 2 Intake Manifold Tuning Valve: Top
IP Sensor Injection Pressure Sensor
KS 1 Knock Sensor - Bank 1
KS 2 Knock Sensor - Bank 2
MAF Sensor Mass Air Flow Sensor
MAP Sensor Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor
N/A Normally Aspirated
SC Supercharged
TCC Torque converter clutch
TCM Transmission Control Module
TFT Sensor Transmission Fluid Temperature Sensor
TP Sensor Throttle Position Sensor
V6 V6 Engine
V8 V8 Engine
VVT Valve 1 Variable Valve Timing Valve - Bank 1
VVT Valve 2 Variable Valve Timing Valve - Bank 2