Kia Sportage: Engine Control System / CVVT Oil Control Valve (OCV) Description and operation
Continuous Variable Valve Timing (CVVT) system advances or retards the valve
timing of the exhaust valve in accordance with the ECM control signal which
is calculated by the engine speed and load.
By controlling CVVT, the valve over-lap or under-lap occurs, which makes better
fuel economy and reduces exhaust gases (NOx, HC) and improves engine performance
through reduction of pumping loss, internal EGR effect, improvement of combustion
stability, improvement of volumetric efficiency, and increase of expansion work.
This system consist of
-the CVVT Oil Control Valve (OCV) which supplies the engine oil to the cam phaser
or cuts the engine oil from the cam phaser in accordance with the ECM PWM (Pulse
With Modulation) control signal,
-and the Cam Phaser which varies the cam phase by using the hydraulic force
of the engine oil.
The engine oil getting out of the CVVT oil control valve varies the cam phase
in the direction (Intake Advance/Exhaust Retard) or opposite direction (Intake
Retard/Exhaust Advance) of the engine rotation by rotating the rotor connected
with the camshaft inside the cam phaser.

Specification
Item
Specification
Coil Resistance (Ω)
6.9 - 7.9 [20°C(68°F)]
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Circuit Diagram
Terminal Information
Terminal Illustration
Terminal Function
No.
Function
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Other information:
Please keep extra bulbs on hand with appropriate wattage ratings in case of emergencies.
Refer to “Bulb Wattage” in chapter 9.
When changing lamps, first turn off the engine at a safe place, firmly apply
the parking brake and detach the battery’s negative (-) terminal.
WARNING - Working o ...
Operating condition
This system will activate when the indicator on the rear parking assist
OFF button is not illuminated. If you desire to deactivate the rear parking
assist system, press the rear parking assist OFF button again. (The indicator
on the button will illuminate.) To turn ...