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SAE Standards
In accordance with new regulations, SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) standard names and
abbreviations are now used in this manual. The table below lists the names and abbreviations that have
been used in Mazda manuals up to now and their SAE equivalents.
P re vio u s S ta n d a rd
Abbreviation
_
Accelerator Pedal
—
Air Cleaner
Air Conditioning
—
—
Airflow Meter
—
Airflow Sensor
—
Alternator
—
ATF Thermosensor
—
Atmospheric Pressure
V
Battery Voltage
b
—
Catalytic Converter
—
Circuit Opening Relay
__
Clutch Position
Crank Angle Sensor
—
—
Crank Angle Sensor 2
Diagnosis Connector
—
—
Diagnosis/Self-Diagnosis
Direct Ignition
—
—
EC-AT Control Unit
Electronic Gasoline Injection System
EGI
—
Electronic Spark Ignition
Engine Control Unit
ECU
—
Engine Modification
—
Engine RPM Signal
—
Evaporative Emission
—
Exhaust Gas Recirculation
—
Fan Control
—
Feedback System
—
Flexible Fuel
—
Fuel Pump
Fully Closed
—
—
Fully Open
—
Ground/Earth
IC Regulator
—
#1: Directly connected to exhaust manifold
#2: In some models, there is a fuel pump relay that controls pump speed.
That relay is now called the fuel pump relay (Speed).
#3: Controlled by the ECM (PCM)
#4: Device that controls engine and powertrain
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HOW TO READ THE DIAGRAMS
Name
Abbreviation
BARO
WU-TWC
EVAP
SAE sta n d a rd
Name
AP
Accelerator Pedal
ACL
Air Cleaner
A/C
Air Conditioning
VAF
Volume Air Flow Sensor
MAF
Mass Air Flow Sensor
GEN
Generator
Transmission (Transaxle) Fluid
—
Temperature Sensor
Barometric Pressure
B+
Battery Positive Voltage
OC
Oxidation Catalytic Converter
TWC
Three-way Catalytic Converter
Warm Up Three-way Catalytic
Converter
FPR
Fuel Pump Relay
CPP
Clutch Pedal Position
CMP
Camshaft Position Sensor
CKP
Crankshaft Position Sensor
DLC
Data Link Connector
OBD
On-Board Diagnostic
DLI
Distributorless Ignition
TCM
Transmission (Transaxle) Control
Module
CIS
Continuous Fuel Injection System
El
Electronic Ignition
PCM
Powertrain Control Module
ECM
Engine Control Module
EM
Engine Modification
_
Engine Speed Input Signal
Evaporative Emission
EGR
Exhaust Gas Recirculation
FC
Fan Control
CLS
Closed Loop System
FF
Flexible Fuel
FP
Fuel Pump
CTP
Closed Throttle Position
WOT
Wide Open Throttle
GND
Ground
VR
Voltage Regulator
Rem ark
#1
#2
#3
#4