Category Archives: Common Rail

Delphi-Common Rail System – Boost pressure control

The diagram shows the boost pressure system for a turbocharger with variable turbine geometry and solenoid valve control 1 Boost pressure control solenoid valve 2 MAP sensor 3 IAT sensor 4 Intercooler (not on all versions) 5 Vacuum unit for variable turbine geometry 6 Turbocharger(s) 7 PCM 8 Vacuum pump The figure depicts the charge… Read More »

Delphi-Common Rail System – EGR system

1 EGR solenoid valve 2 MAF sensor 3 PCM 4 Oxidation catalytic converter 5 Turbocharger(s) 6 EGR valve 7 Vacuum pump 8 Position sensor in EGR valve 9 Intercooler (not on all versions) 10 EGR cooler (not on all versions) When turbochargers are used (they are deployed on all the diesel engines described here), the… Read More »

Delphi-Common Rail System – Diagnosis the fuel pressure

1 High pressure pump 2 Fuel metering valve 3 Fuel rail 4 Fuel pressure sensor 5 PCM The following comprehensive tests are carried out: • Measuring the differential pressure during engine start (comparison between desired and actual fuel pressure). • Measuring the differential pressure during engine running (comparison between desired and actual fuel pressure). The… Read More »

Delphi-Common Rail System – Controlling the fuel pressure

1 IDM/PCM 2 High pressure pump 3 High-pressure chamber 4 Fuel supply 5 Fuel metering valve 6 Fuel pressure sensor 7 Fuel rail 8 Solenoid valve 9 Injector needle The engine management system on the common rail injection system is capable of providing the optimum injection pressure for each operating condition. Fuel is compressed via… Read More »

Delphi-Common Rail System – Controlling fuel injection

1 Top dead center 2 Pressure curve without pilot injection 3 Combustion pressure in the cylinder 4 Pressure curve with pilot injection 5 Injector needle lift 6 Injector needle lift for pilot injection 7 Injector needle lift for main injection 8 Crank angle The pilot injection brings about a preconditioning of the combustion chamber and… Read More »

Delphi-Common Rail System – Judder damper

Sudden actuation of accelerator 1 Engine speed 2 Abrupt actuation of accelerator pedal (driver demand) 3 Engine speed curve without active judder damping 4 Engine speed curve with active judder damping 5 Time There is a so-called software filter between the accelerator pedal calculation and the calculation unit. When the accelerator is actuated or released… Read More »

Delphi-Common Rail System – Driving fuel quantity

The diagram shows the two-module system. On the single-module system the IDM is integrated in the PCM. 1 Pilot injection and main injection fuel quantity 2 IDM 3 PCM 4 Fuel injector 5 CKP 6 APP In normal driving mode, the injected fuel quantity is calculated from the following main parameters: • APP, • Engine… Read More »

Delphi-Common Rail System – Starting fuel quantity

When starting the engine, the injected fuel quantity is calculating as a function of Cylinder Head Temperature and engine speed. The starting fuel quantity is delivered from the time the ignition is switched on until a specific minimum engine speed is reached. The driver does not have any influence on the start quantity.