Fuel Delivery and Air Induction: Testing and Inspection

FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
An ignition voltage circuit and a ground circuit are supplied to the fuel pump control module. When the ignition switch is in the ON position, the fuel pump control module turns ON the fuel pump to full power within 24 ms. This facilitates rapid fuel prime for 500 ms. The engine control module (ECM) supplies a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal to the fuel pump control module on the fuel pump control circuit. The fuel pump control module varies the voltage to the fuel pump based on the signal from the ECM. If the fuel pump control module receives no fuel pump control signal from the ECM within 500 ms, the fuel pump control module will turn OFF output to the fuel pump.

At idle speed, the fuel pump control module sets the voltage potential to the fuel pump to 9.5 volts. This reduces fuel pump noise and the vehicle system power requirements. When higher fuel volume is required, such as engine operation above idle, the fuel pump control module increases the voltage potential to the fuel pump to battery voltage.

The fuel pump control module also supplies the fuel pump supply voltage circuit and the fuel pump motor low reference circuit, which allows for enhanced fuel pump diagnostics. Therefore, the fuel pump control module is capable of diagnosing itself, the fuel pump control circuit, and the fuel pump performance. The diagnostic information is communicated from the fuel pump control module to the ECM through the fuel pump diagnostic signal circuit.

The fuel system is a returnless on-demand design. The fuel pressure regulator is a part of the fuel tank module, eliminating the need for a return pipe from the engine. A returnless fuel system reduces the internal temperature of the fuel tank by not returning hot fuel from the engine to the fuel tank. Reducing the internal temperature of the fuel tank results in lower evaporative emissions.

Two fuel tanks store the fuel supply. An electric turbine style fuel pump attaches to the fuel tank module inside the left fuel tank. The fuel pump supplies high pressure fuel through the fuel filter and the fuel feed pipe to the fuel injection system. The fuel pump provides fuel at a higher rate of flow than is needed by the fuel injection system. The fuel pump also supplies fuel to a Venturi pump located on the bottom of the left fuel tank module. The function of the Venturi pump is to fill the left fuel tank module reservoir. The primary fuel pressure regulator, a part of the left fuel tank module, maintains the correct fuel pressure to the fuel injection system. The left fuel tank module contains a reverse flow check valve. The check valve, the primary fuel pressure regulator, and the secondary fuel pressure regulator maintain fuel pressure in the fuel feed pipe and the fuel rail in order to prevent long cranking times.

The fuel pump also supplies a small amount of pressurized fuel through the auxiliary fuel feed pipe to the siphon jet pump inside the right fuel tank. The pressurized fuel creates a Venturi action inside the siphon jet pump. The Venturi action causes the fuel to be drawn out of the right fuel tank. The fuel transfers from the right fuel tank to the left fuel tank through the auxiliary fuel return pipe. The auxiliary fuel return pipe inside the left fuel tank contains an anti-siphon hole in order to prevent fuel from siphoning from the left fuel tank into the right fuel tank. Both the auxiliary fuel feed pipe and the auxiliary fuel return pipe are located inside the convoluted stainless steel crossover hose.

The right fuel tank module contains a secondary fuel pressure regulator. The secondary fuel pressure regulator has a lower set point than the primary regulator in order to allow fuel to flow to the siphon jet pump on the right fuel tank module. When the engine is shut off, the pressure in the feed pipes immediately drops to the secondary regulator set point. This prevents the siphon jet pump from operating and in turn prevents the equalization of the left and right fuel tanks. The secondary fuel pressure regulator maintains fuel pressure in the auxiliary fuel feed pipe which reduces the time to prime the siphon jet pump. The pressurization also reduces fuel vaporization and boiling in the auxiliary fuel feed pipe.

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