Gasoline-engine management
Gasoline Fuel-Injection
System K-Jetronic
Technical Instruction
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English translation of the German edition dated:
September 1998.
K-Jetronic
Combustion in the gasoline engine
Since its introduction, the K-Jetronic
The spark-ignition or
gasoline-injection system has pro-
Otto-cycle engine 2
ved itself in millions of vehicles.
Gasoline-engine management
This development was a direct result
Technical requirements 4
of the advantages which are inherent
Cylinder charge 5
in the injection of gasoline with
Mixture formation 7
regard to demands for economy of
Gasoline-injection systems
operation, high output power, and
Overview 10
last but not least improvements to
K-Jetronic
the quality of the exhaust gases
System overview 13
emitted by the vehicle. Whereas the
Fuel supply 14
call for higher engine output was the
Fuel metering 18
foremost consideration at the start of
Adapting to operating conditions 24
the development work on gasoline
Supplementary functions 30
injection, today the target is to
Exhaust-gas treatment 32
achieve higher fuel economy and
Electrical circuitry 36
lower toxic emissions.
Workshop testing techniques 38
Between the years 1973 and 1995,
the highly reliable, mechanical multi-
point injection system K-Jetronic
was installed as Original Equipment
in series-production vehicles. Today,
it has been superseded by gasoline
injection systems which thanks to
electronics have been vastly im-
proved and expanded in their func-
tions. Since this point, the K-Jetronic
has now become particularly impor-
tant with regard to maintenance and
repair.
This manual will describe the
K-Jetronic s function and its particu-
lar features.
Combustion in
the gasoline Combustion in
engine
the gasoline engine
combustion process pressurizes the
The spark-ignition
cylinder, propelling the piston back down,
exerting force against the crankshaft and
or Otto-cycle engine
performing work. After each combustion
stroke the spent gases are expelled from
Operating concept
the cylinder in preparation for ingestion of
The spark-ignition or Otto-cycle1) a fresh charge of air/fuel mixture. The
powerplant is an internal-combustion (IC) primary design concept used to govern
engine that relies on an externally- this gas transfer in powerplants for
generated ignition spark to transform the automotive applications is the four-stroke
chemical energy contained in fuel into principle, with two crankshaft revolutions
kinetic energy. being required for each complete cycle.
Today s standard spark-ignition engines
employ manifold injection for mixture
The four-stroke principle
formation outside the combustion
chamber. The mixture formation system The four-stroke engine employs flow-
produces an air/fuel mixture (based on control valves to govern gas transfer
gasoline or a gaseous fuel), which is (charge control). These valves open and
then drawn into the engine by the suction close the intake and exhaust tracts
generated as the pistons descend. The leading to and from the cylinder:
future will see increasing application of
systems that inject the fuel directly into the 1st stroke: Induction,
combustion chamber as an alternate 2nd stroke: Compression and ignition,
concept. As the piston rises, it compresses 3rd stroke: Combustion and work,
the mixture in preparation for the timed 4th stroke: Exhaust.
ignition process, in which externally-
generated energy initiates combustion via Induction stroke
the spark plug. The heat released in the Intake valve: open,
Exhaust valve: closed,
Fig. 1
Piston travel: downward,
Reciprocating piston-engine design concept
Combustion: none.
OT = TDC (Top Dead Center); UT = BDC (Bottom
Dead Center), Vh Swept volume, VC Compressed
volume, s Piston stroke.
The piston s downward motion increases
VC
the cylinder s effective volume to draw
OT
fresh air/fuel mixture through the passage
s
exposed by the open intake valve.
Vh
UT
Compression stroke
Intake valve: closed,
Exhaust valve: closed,
OT
Piston travel: upward,
Combustion: initial ignition phase.
1
) After Nikolaus August Otto (1832  1891), who
UT unveiled the first four-stroke gas-compression engine
2 at the Paris World Exhibition in 1876.
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As the piston travels upward it reduces The ignition spark at the spark plug Otto cycle
the cylinder s effective volume to ignites the compressed air/fuel mixture,
compress the air/fuel mixture. Just before thus initiating combustion and the
the piston reaches top dead center (TDC) attendant temperature rise.
the spark plug ignites the concentrated This raises pressure levels within the
air/fuel mixture to initiate combustion. cylinder to propel the piston downward.
Stroke volume Vh The piston, in turn, exerts force against
and compression volume VC the crankshaft to perform work; this
provide the basis for calculating the process is the source of the engine s
compression ratio power.
µ = (Vh+VC)/VC. Power rises as a function of engine speed
Compression ratios µ range from 7...13, and torque (P = MÅ"É ).
depending upon specific engine design. A transmission incorporating various
Raising an IC engine s compression ratio conversion ratios is required to adapt the
increases its thermal efficiency, allowing combustion engine s power and torque
more efficient use of the fuel. As an curves to the demands of automotive
example, increasing the compression ratio operation under real-world conditions.
from 6:1 to 8:1 enhances thermal
efficiency by a factor of 12 %. The latitude Exhaust stroke
for increasing compression ratio is Intake valve: closed,
restricted by knock. This term refers to Exhaust valve: open,
uncontrolled mixture inflammation charac- Piston travel: upward,
terized by radical pressure peaks. Combustion: none.
Combustion knock leads to engine
damage. Suitable fuels and favorable As the piston travels upward it forces the
combustion-chamber configurations can spent gases (exhaust) out through the
be applied to shift the knock threshold into passage exposed by the open exhaust
higher compression ranges. valve. The entire cycle then recommences
with a new intake stroke. The intake and
Power stroke exhaust valves are open simultaneously
Intake valve: closed, during part of the cycle. This overlap
Exhaust valve: closed, exploits gas-flow and resonance patterns
Piston travel: upward, to promote cylinder charging and
Combustion: combustion/post-combus- scavenging.
tion phase.
Fig. 2
Operating cycle of the 4-stroke spark-ignition engine
Stroke 1: Induction Stroke 2: Compression Stroke 3: Combustion Stroke 4: Exhaust
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Gasoline-
engine Gasoline-
management
engine management
Primary engine-
Technical requirements
management functions
The engine-management system s first
Spark-ignition (SI) and foremost task is to regulate the
engine s torque generation by controlling
engine torque
all of those functions and factors in the
The power P furnished by the spark- various engine-management subsystems
ignition engine is determined by the that determine how much torque is
available net flywheel torque and the generated.
engine speed.
The net flywheel torque consists of the Cylinder-charge control
force generated in the combustion In Bosch engine-management systems
process minus frictional losses (internal featuring electronic throttle control (ETC),
friction within the engine), the gas- the  cylinder-charge control subsystem
exchange losses and the torque required determines the required induction-air
to drive the engine ancillaries (Figure 1). mass and adjusts the throttle-valve
The combustion force is generated opening accordingly. The driver exercises
during the power stroke and is defined by direct control over throttle-valve opening
the following factors: on conventional injection systems via the
 The mass of the air available for physical link with the accelerator pedal.
combustion once the intake valves
have closed, Mixture formation
 The mass of the simultaneously The  mixture formation subsystem cal-
available fuel, and culates the instantaneous mass fuel
 The point at which the ignition spark requirement as the basis for determining
initiates combustion of the air/fuel the correct injection duration and optimal
mixture. injection timing.
Fig. 1
Driveline torque factors
1 Ancillary equipment
1 1 2 3 4
(alternator,
a/c compressor, etc.),
2 Engine,
3 Clutch,
4 Transmission.
Air mass (fresh induction charge)
Combustion Engine Flywheel Drive
output torque output torque torque force
Fuel mass
Trans-
Engine
Clutch
   mission

Ignition angle (firing point)
 
Gas-transfer and friction
Ancillaries
Clutch/converter losses and conversion ratios
Transmission losses and conversion ratios
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Ignition emissions control system (Figure 2). The Cylinder
Finally, the  ignition subsystem de- air entering through the throttle-valve and charge
termines the crankshaft angle that remaining in the cylinder after intake-
corresponds to precisely the ideal instant valve closure is the decisive factor
for the spark to ignite the mixture. defining the amount of work transferred
through the piston during combustion,
The purpose of this closed-loop control and thus the prime determinant for the
system is to provide the torque amount of torque generated by the
demanded by the driver while at the engine. In consequence, modifications to
same time satisfying strict criteria in the enhance maximum engine power and
areas of torque almost always entail increasing
 Exhaust emissions, the maximum possible cylinder charge.
 Fuel consumption, The theoretical maximum charge is
 Power, defined by the volumetric capacity.
 Comfort and convenience, and
 Safety. Residual gases
The portion of the charge consisting of
residual gases is composed of
 The exhaust-gas mass that is not
Cylinder charge
discharged while the exhaust valve is
open and thus remains in the cylinder,
Elements
and
The gas mixture found in the cylinder  The mass of recirculated exhaust gas
once the intake valve closes is referred to (on systems with exhaust-gas recircu-
as the cylinder charge, and consists of lation, Figure 2).
the inducted fresh air-fuel mixture along The proportion of residual gas is de-
with residual gases. termined by the gas-exchange process.
Although the residual gas does not
Fresh gas participate directly in combustion, it does
The fresh mixture drawn into the cylinder influence ignition patterns and the actual
is a combination of fresh air and the fuel combustion sequence. The effects of this
entrained with it. While most of the fresh residual-gas component may be thoroughly
air enters through the throttle valve, desirable under part-throttle operation.
supplementary fresh gas can also be Larger throttle-valve openings to com-
drawn in through the evaporative- pensate for reductions in fresh-gas filling
Fig. 2
Cylinder charge in the spark-ignition engine
1 Air and fuel vapor,
2 Purge valve
with variable aperture,
23
3 Link to evaporative-emissions
control system, 1
4 Exhaust gas,
4 5
5 EGR valve with Ä…
variable aperture,
6 Mass airflow (barometric pressure ),
pU
11 12
7 Mass airflow
67 10
(intake-manifold pressure ),
ps
8 Fresh air charge
8
(combustion-chamber pressure ),
pB
9
9 Residual gas charge
(combustion-chamber pressure ),
pB
10 Exhaust gas (back-pressure ),
pA
11 Intake valve,
12 Exhaust valve,
Ä… Throttle-valve angle.
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Gasoline- are needed to meet higher torque on a supplementary EGR valve linking
engine demand. These higher angles reduce the the intake and exhaust manifolds. The
management engine s pumping losses, leading to engine ingests a mixture of fresh air and
lower fuel consumption. Precisely reg- exhaust gas when this valve is open.
ulated injection of residual gases can
also modify the combustion process to Pressure charging
reduce emissions of nitrous oxides (NOx) Because maximum possible torque is
and unburned hydrocarbons (HC). proportional to fresh-air charge density, it
is possible to raise power output by
compressing the air before it enters the
Control elements
cylinder.
Throttle valve Dynamic pressure charging
The power produced by the spark- A supercharging (or boost) effect can be
ignition engine is directly proportional to obtained by exploiting dynamics within
the mass airflow entering it. Control of the intake manifold. The actual degree of
engine output and the corresponding boost will depend upon the manifold s
torque at each engine speed is regulated configuration as well as the engine s
by governing the amount of air being instantaneous operating point
inducted via the throttle valve. Leaving (essentially a function of the engine s
the throttle valve partially closed restricts speed, but also affected by load factor).
the amount of air being drawn into the The option of varying intake-manifold
engine and reduces torque generation. geometry while the vehicle is actually
The extent of this throttling effect being driven, makes it possible to employ
depends on the throttle valve s position dynamic precharging to increase the
and the size of the resulting aperture. maximum available charge mass through
The engine produces maximum power a wide operational range.
when the throttle valve is fully open
(WOT, or wide open throttle). Mechanical supercharging
Figure 3 illustrates the conceptual Further increases in air mass are
correlation between fresh-air charge available through the agency of
density and engine speed as a function
Fig. 3
of throttle-valve aperture.
Throttle-valve map for spark-ignition engine
Throttle valve at intermediate aperture
Gas exchange
The intake and exhaust valves open and
close at specific points to control the
transfer of fresh and residual gases. The
Throttle valve
completely open
ramps on the camshaft lobes determine
both the points and the rates at which the
valves open and close (valve timing) to
define the gas-exchange process, and
with it the amount of fresh gas available
for combustion.
Valve overlap defines the phase in which
the intake and exhaust valves are open
simultaneously, and is the prime factor in
determining the amount of residual gas
remaining in the cylinder. This process is
known as "internal" exhaust-gas Throttle valve
completely closed
recirculation. The mass of residual gas
min. max.
can also be increased using "external"
Idle RPM
6 exhaust-gas recirculation, which relies
Fresh gas charge
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mechanically driven compressors pow- Mixture
Mixture formation
ered by the engine s crankshaft, with the formation
two elements usually rotating at an in-
variable relative ratio. Clutches are often
used to control compressor activation.
Parameters
Exhaust-gas turbochargers Air-fuel mixture
Here the energy employed to power the Operation of the spark-ignition engine is
compressor is extracted from the exhaust contingent upon availability of a mixture
gas. This process uses the energy that with a specific air/fuel (A/F) ratio. The
naturally-aspirated engines cannot theoretical ideal for complete combustion
exploit directly owing to the inherent is a mass ratio of 14.7:1, referred to as
restrictions imposed by the gas ex- the stoichiometric ratio. In concrete terms
pansion characteristics resulting from the this translates into a mass relationship of
crankshaft concept. One disadvantage is 14.7 kg of air to burn 1 kg of fuel, while
the higher back-pressure in the exhaust the corresponding volumetric ratio is
gas exiting the engine. This back- roughly 9,500 litres of air for complete
pressure stems from the force needed to combustion of 1 litre of fuel.
maintain compressor output.
The exhaust turbine converts the The air-fuel mixture is a major factor in
exhaust-gas energy into mechanical determining the spark-ignition engine s
energy, making it possible to employ an rate of specific fuel consumption.
impeller to precompress the incoming Genuine complete combustion and
fresh air. The turbocharger is thus a absolutely minimal fuel consumption
combination of the turbine in the exhaust- would be possible only with excess air,
fas flow and the impeller that compresses but here limits are imposed by such
the intake air. considerations as mixture flammability
Figure 4 illustrates the differences in the and the time available for combustion.
torque curves of a naturally-aspirated
engine and a turbocharged engine. The air-fuel mixture is also vital in
determining the efficiency of exhaust-gas
treatment system. The current state-of-
Fig. 4
the-art features a 3-way catalytic
Torque curves for turbocharged
and atmospheric-induction engines converter, a device which relies on a
with equal power outputs
stoichiometric A/F ratio to operate at
1 Engine with turbocharger,
maximum efficiency and reduce un-
2 Atmospheric-induction engine.
desirable exhaust-gas components by
more than 98 %.
Current engines therefore operate with a
stoichiometric A/F ratio as soon as the
engine s operating status permits
1
Certain engine operating conditions
2
make mixture adjustments to non-
stoichiometric ratios essential. With a
cold engine for instance, where specific
adjustments to the A/F ratio are required.
As this implies, the mixture-formation
system must be capable of responding to
1 1 3 1
a range of variable requirements.
4 2 4 1
Engine rpm nn
7
d
Engine torque
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Gasoline- Excess-air factor deficiencies of 5...15 % ( = 0.95...0.85),
engine The designation l (lambda) has been but maximum fuel economy comes in at
management selected to identify the excess-air factor 10...20 % excess air ( = 1.1...1.2).
(or air ratio) used to quantify the spread Figures 1 and 2 illustrate the effect of the
between the actual current mass A/F ratio excess-air factor on power, specific fuel
and the theoretical optimum (14.7:1): consumption and generation of toxic
 = Ratio of induction air mass to air emissions. As can be seen, there is no
requirement for stoichiometric com- single excess-air factor which can
bustion. simultaneously generate the most
 = 1: The inducted air mass corresponds favorable levels for all three factors. Air
to the theoretical requirement. factors of  = 0.9...1.1 produce
 < 1: Indicates an air deficiency,  conditionally optimal fuel economy with
producing a corresponding rich mixture.  conditionally optimal power generation
Maximum power is derived from  = in actual practice.
0.85...0.95. Once the engine warms to its normal
 > 1: This range is characterized by operating temperature, precise and
excess air and lean mixture, leading to consistent maintenance of  = 1 is vital
lower fuel consumption and reduced for the 3-way catalytic treatment of
power. The potential maximum value for  exhaust gases. Satisfying this re-
 called the  lean-burn limit (LML)  is quirement entails exact monitoring of
essentially defined by the design of the induction-air mass and precise metering
engine and of its mixture for- of fuel mass.
mation/induction system. Beyond the Optimal combustion from current en-
lean-burn limit the mixture ceases to be gines equipped with manifold injection
ignitable and combustion miss sets in, relies on formation of a homogenous
accompanied by substantial degener- mixture as well as precise metering of the
ation of operating smoothness. injected fuel quantity. This makes
In engines featuring systems to inject fuel effective atomization essential. Failure to
directly into the chamber, these operate satisfy this requirement will foster the
with substantially higher excess-air formation of large droplets of condensed
factors (extending to  = 4) since com- fuel on the walls of the intake tract and in
bustion proceeds according to different the combustion chamber. These droplets
laws. will fail to combust completely and the
Spark-ignition engines with manifold ultimate result will be higher HC
injection produce maximum power at air emissions.
Fig. 1 Fig. 2
Effects of excess-air factor  on power P and Effect of excess-air factor  on untreated
specific fuel consumption be. exhaust emissions
a Rich mixture (air deficiency),
b Lean mixture (excess air).
HC NOX
CO
P
be
a b
0.8 1.0 1.2 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4
Excess-air factor  Excess-air factor 
8
e
X
Power
P
,
Specific fuel consumption
b
Relative quantities of
CO ; HC ; NO
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Idle and part-load Mixture
Adapting to specific
Idle is defined as the operating status in formation
operating conditions
which the torque generated by the engine
Certain operating states cause fuel is just sufficient to compensate for friction
requirements to deviate substantially from losses. The engine does not provide
the steady-state requirements of an engine power to the flywheel at idle. Part-load (or
warmed to its normal temperature, thus part-throttle) operation refers to the
necessitating corrective adaptations in the range of running conditions between idle
mixture-formation apparatus. The follow- and generation of maximum possible
ing descriptions apply to the conditions torque. Today s standard concepts rely
found in engines with manifold injection. exclusively on stoichiometric mixtures for
the operation of engines running at idle
Cold starting and part-throttle once they have warmed
During cold starts the relative quantity of to their normal operating temperatures.
fuel in the inducted mixture decreases: the
mixture  goes lean. This lean-mixture Full load (WOT)
phenomenon stems from inadequate At WOT (wide-open throttle) supple-
blending of air and fuel, low rates of fuel mentary enrichment may be required. As
vaporization, and condensation on the Figure 1 indicates, this enrichment
walls of the inlet tract, all of which are furnishes maximum torque and/or power.
promoted by low temperatures. To com-
pensate for these negative factors, and to Acceleration and deceleration
facilitate cold starting, supplementary fuel The fuel s vaporization potential is strongly
must be injected into the engine. affected by pressure levels inside the
intake manifold. Sudden variations in
Post-start phase manifold pressure of the kind encountered
Following low-temperature starts, in response to rapid changes in throttle-
supplementary fuel is required for a brief valve aperture cause fluctuations in the
period, until the combustion chamber fuel layer on the walls of the intake tract.
heats up and improves the internal Spirited acceleration leads to higher
mixture formation. This richer mixture manifold pressures. The fuel responds
also increases torque to furnish a with lower vaporization rates and the fuel
smoother transition to the desired idle layer within the manifold runners expands.
speed. A portion of the injected fuel is thus lost in
wall condensation, and the engine goes
Warm-up phase lean for a brief period, until the fuel layer
The warm-up phase follows on the heels restabilizes. In an analogous, but inverted,
of the starting and immediate post-start response pattern, sudden deceleration
phases. At this point the engine still leads to rich mixtures. A temperature-
requires an enriched mixture to offset the sensitive correction function (transition
fuel condensation on the intake-manifold compensation) adapts the mixture to
walls. Lower temperatures are synony- maintain optimal operational response
mous with less efficient fuel proces- and ensure that the engine receives the
sing (owing to factors such as poor mix- consistent air/fuel mixture needed for
ing of air and fuel and reduced fuel va- efficient catalytic-converter performance.
porization). This promotes fuel precip-
itation within the intake manifold, with Trailing throttle (overrun)
the formation of condensate fuel that will Fuel metering is interrupted during trailing
only vaporize later, once temperatures throttle. Although this expedient saves
have increased. These factors make it fuel on downhill stretches, its primary
necessary to provide progressive mixture purpose is to guard the catalytic converter
enrichment in response to decreasing against overheating stemming from poor
temperatures. and incomplete combustion (misfiring). 9
Gasoline-
injection Gasoline-injection systems
systems
Carburetors and gasoline-injection sys- Representative examples are the various
tems are designed for a single purpose: versions of the KE and L-Jetronic systems
To supply the engine with the optimal air- (Figure 1).
fuel mixture for any given operating
conditions. Gasoline injection systems, Mechanical injection systems
and electronic systems in particular, are The K-Jetronic system operates by
better at maintaining air-fuel mixtures injecting continually, without an exter-
within precisely defined limits, which nal drive being necessary. Instead of
translates into superior performance in being determined by the injection valve,
the areas of fuel economy, comfort and fuel mass is regulated by the fuel
convenience, and power. Increasingly distributor.
stringent mandates governing exhaust
emissions have led to a total eclipse of the Combined mechanical-electronic
carburetor in favor of fuel injection. fuel injection
Although current systems rely almost Although the K-Jetronic layout served as
exclusively on mixture formation outside the mechanical basis for the KE-Jetronic
the combustion chamber, concepts based system, the latter employs expanded
on internal mixture formation  with fuel data-monitoring functions for more
being injected directly into the combustion precise adaptation of injected fuel
chamber  were actually the foundation quantity to specific engine operating
for the first gasoline-injection systems. As conditions.
these systems are superb instruments for
achieving further reductions in fuel Electronic injection systems
consumption, they are now becoming an Injection systems featuring electronic
increasingly significant factor. control rely on solenoid-operated injection
Fig. 1
Multipoint fuel injection (MPI)
Overview
1 Fuel, 2
2 Air,
3 Throttle valve,
3
Systems with
4 Intake manifold,
5 Injectors,
external mixture formation
6 Engine.
4
The salient characteristic of this type of
system is the fact that it forms the air-fuel
mixture outside the combustion chamber,
1
inside the intake manifold.
5
Multipoint fuel injection
Multipoint fuel injection forms the ideal
basis for complying with the mixture-
formation criteria described above. In this
type of system each cylinder has its own
injector discharging fuel into the area
6
10 directly in front of the intake valve.
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valves for intermittent fuel discharge. The combination of air and fuel common to Overview
actual injected fuel quantity is regulated conventional injection systems. This is one
by controlling the injector's opening time of the new system's prime advantages: It
(with the pressure-loss gradient through banishes all potential for fuel condensation
the valve being taken into account in within the runners of the intake manifold.
calculations as a known quantity). External mixture formation usually
Examples: L-Jetronic, LH-Jetronic, and provides a homogenous, stoichiometric air-
Motronic as an integrated engine-manage- fuel mixture throughout the entire
ment system. combustion chamber. In contrast, shifting
the mixture-preparation process into the
Single-point fuel injection combustion chamber provides for two
Single-point (throttle-body injection (TBI)) distinctive operating modes:
fuel injection is the concept behind this With stratified-charge operation, only the
electronically-controlled injection system mixture directly adjacent to the spark plug
in which a centrally located solenoid- needs to be ignitable. The remainder of the
operated injection valve mounted air-fuel charge in the combustion chamber
upstream from the throttle valve sprays can consist solely of fresh and residual
fuel intermittently into the manifold. Mono- gases, without unburned fuel. This strategy
Jetronic and Mono-Motronic are the furnishes an extremely lean overall mixture
Bosch systems in this category (Figure 2). for idling and part-throttle operation, with
commensurate reductions in fuel
consumption.
Systems for internal
Homogenous operation reflects the
mixture formation
conditions encountered in external mixture
Direct-injection (DI) systems rely on formation by employing uniform
solenoid-operated injection valves to spray consistency for the entire air-fuel charge
fuel directly into the combustion chamber; throughout the combustion chamber.
the actual mixture-formation process takes Under these conditions all of the fresh air
place within the cylinders, each of which within the chamber participates in the
has its own injector (Figure 3). Perfect combustion process. This operational
atomization of the fuel emerging from the mode is employed for WOT operation.
injectors is vital for efficient combustion. MED-Motronic is used for closed-loop
Under normal operating conditions, DI control of DI gasoline engines.
engines draw in only air instead of the
Fig. 2 Fig. 3
Throttle-body fuel injection (TBI) Direct fuel injection (DI)
1 Fuel, 1 Fuel,
2
2 Air, 2 Air,
3 Throttle valve, 3 Throttle valve
2
4 Intake manifold, 3 (ETC),
5 Injector, 4 Intake manifold,
3
6 Engine. 5 Injectors,
4
6 Engine.
4
1
1
5
5
6 6
11
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The story of
fuel injection
The story of fuel injection
injection system: the intake-pressure-
The story of fuel injection extends controlled D-Jetronic!
back to cover a period of almost one In 1973 the air-flow-controlled L-Jetro-
hundred years. nic appeared on the market, at the
The Gasmotorenfabik Deutz was same time as the K-Jetronic, which fea-
manufacturing plunger pumps for in- tured mechanical-hydraulic control and
jecting fuel in a limited production was also an air-flow-controlled system.
series as early as 1898. In 1976, the K-Jetronic was the first
A short time later the uses of the ven- automotive system to incorporate a
turi-effect for carburetor design were Lambda closed-loop control.
discovered, and fuel-injection systems 1979 marked the introduction of a new
based on the technology of the time system: Motronic, featuring digital pro-
ceased to be competitive. cessing for numerous engine func-
Bosch started research on gasoline- tions. This system combined L-Jetro-
injection pumps in 1912. The first nic with electronic program-map con-
aircraft engine featuring Bosch fuel in- trol for the ignition. The first automo-
jection, a 1,200-hp unit, entered series tive microprocessor!
production in 1937; problems with car- In 1982, the K-Jetronic model became
buretor icing and fire hazards had lent available in an expanded configura-
special impetus to fuel-injection devel- tion, the KE-Jetronic, including an
opment work for the aeronautics field. electronic closed-loop control circuit
This development marks the begin- and a Lambda oxygen sensor.
ning of the era of fuel injection at These were joined by Bosch Mono-
Bosch, but there was still a long path Jetronic in 1987: This particularly cost-
to travel on the way to fuel injection for efficient single-point injection unit
passenger cars. made it feasible to equip small vehicles
1951 saw a Bosch direct-injection unit with Jetronic, and once and for all made
being featured as standard equipment the carburetor absolutely superfluous.
on a small car for the first time. Sev- By the end of 1997, around 64 million
eral years later a unit was installed in Bosch engine-management systems
the 300 SL, the legendary production had been installed in countless types of
sports car from Daimler-Benz. vehicles since the introduction of the
In the years that followed, develop- D-Jetronic in 1967. In 1997 alone, the
ment on mechanical injection pumps figure was 4.2 million, comprised of
continued, and ... 1 million throttle-body injection (TBI)
In 1967 fuel injection took another systems and 3.2 million multipoint fuel-
giant step forward: The first electronic injection (MPI) systems.
Bosch gasoline fuel injection
from the year 1954
12
Fuel supply K-Jetronic
K-Jetronic
An electrically driven fuel pump delivers
the fuel to the fuel distributor via a fuel
accumulator and a filter. The fuel distribu-
System overview
tor allocates this fuel to the injection
The K-Jetronic is a mechanically and valves of the individual cylinders.
hydraulically controlled fuel-injection sys-
tem which needs no form of drive and Air-flow measurement
which meters the fuel as a function of the The amount of air drawn in by the engine
intake air quantity and injects it contin- is controlled by a throttle valve and
uously onto the engine intake valves. measured by an air-flow sensor.
Specific operating conditions of the
engine require corrective intervention in Fuel metering
mixture formation and this is carried out The amount of air, corresponding to the
by the K-Jetronic in order to optimize position of the throttle plate, drawn in by
starting and driving performance, power the engine serves as the criterion for
output and exhaust composition. Owing metering of the fuel to the individual
to the direct air-flow sensing, the K-Je- cylinders. The amount of air drawn in by
tronic system also allows for engine the engine is measured by the air-flow
variations and permits the use of facilities sensor which, in turn, controls the fuel
for exhaust-gas aftertreatment for which distributor. The air-flow sensor and the
precise metering of the intake air quantity fuel distributor are assemblies which
is a prerequisite. form part of the mixture control unit.
The K-Jetronic was originally designed Injection occurs continuously, i.e. without
as a purely mechanical injection system. regard to the position of the intake valve.
Today, using auxiliary electronic equip- During the intake-valve closed phase, the
ment, the system also permits the use of fuel is  stored . Mixture enrichment is
lambda closed-loop control. controlled in order to adapt to various
The K-Jetronic fuel-injection system operating conditions such as start, warm-
covers the following functional areas: up, idle and full load. In addition, supple-
 Fuel supply, mentary functions such as overrun fuel
 Air-flow measurement and cutoff, engine-speed limiting and closed-
 Fuel metering. loop lambda control are possible.
Fig. 1
Functional schematic of the K-Jetronic
Electric Fuel
Fuel filter
fuel pump accumulator
Fuel
Air-flow Mixture Fuel
Air filter
sensor control unit distributor
Air
Throttle valve Injection valves
Mixture
Intake ports
Combustion
chamber
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Gasoline- available. This avoids the formation of
Fuel supply
injection fuel-vapor bubbles and achieves good
systems The fuel supply system comprises hot starting behavior.
 Electric fuel pump,
 Fuel accumulator, Electric fuel pump
 Fine filter, The electric fuel pump is a roller-cell
 Primary-pressure regulator and pump driven by a permanent-magnet
 Injection valves. electric motor.
An electrically driven roller-cell pump The rotor plate which is eccentrically
pumps the fuel from the fuel tank at a mounted in the pump housing is fitted
pressure of over 5 bar to a fuel accu- with metal rollers in notches around its
mulator and through a filter to the fuel circumference which are pressed against
distributor. From the fuel distributor the the pump housing by centrifugal force
fuel flows to the injection valves. The and act as rolling seals. The fuel is car-
injection valves inject the fuel con- ried in the cavities which form between
tinuously into the intake ports of the the rollers. The pumping action takes
engine. Thus the system designation K place when the rollers, after having
(taken from the German for continuous). closed the inlet bore, force the trapped
When the intake valves open, the mixture fuel in front of them until it can escape
is drawn into the cylinder. from the pump through the outlet bore
The fuel primary-pressure regulator (Figure 4). The fuel flows directly around
maintains the supply pressure in the the electric motor. There is no danger of
system constant and reroutes the excess explosion, however, because there is
fuel back to the fuel tank. never an ignitable mixture in the pump
Owing to continual scavenging of the fuel housing.
supply system, there is always cool fuel
Fig. 2
Schematic diagram of the K-Jetronic system with closed-loop lambda control
1 Fuel tank, 2 Electric fuel pump, 3 Fuel accumulator, 4 Fuel filter, 5 Warm-up regulator, 6 Injection valve,
7 Intake manifold, 8 Cold-start valve, 9 Fuel distributor, 10 Air-flow sensor, 11 Timing valve, 12 Lambda
sensor, 13 Thermo-time switch, 14 Ignition distributor, 15 Auxiliary-air device, 16 Throttle-valve switch,
17 ECU, 18 Ignition and starting switch, 19 Battery.
1
3
5
2 4
11
8
6
9
7
14
13
10
12
15 16
17
BOSCH
18 19
14
UMK0077Y
The electric fuel pump delivers more fuel K-Jetronic
Electric fuel pump
than the maximum requirement of the
1 Suction side, 2 Pressure limiter, 3 Roller-cell
engine so that compression in the fuel pump, 4 Motor armature, 5 Check valve,
6 Pressure side.
system can be maintained under all oper-
ating conditions. A check valve in the 2 3 4 5
pump decouples the fuel system from
the fuel tank by preventing reverse flow of
fuel to the fuel tank.
6
1
The electric fuel pump starts to operate
immediately when the ignition and start-
ing switches are operated and remains
switched on continuously after the engine
Fig. 3
has started. A safety circuit is incorpor-
Fig. 4
ated to stop the pump running and, thus,
Operation of roller-cell pump
to prevent fuel being delivered if the ig-
1 Suction side, 2 Rotor plate, 3 Roller,
nition is switched on but the engine has 4 Roller race plate, 5 Pressure side.
stopped turning (for instance in the case
2 3 4
of an accident).
The fuel pump is located in the imme-
diate vicinity of the fuel tank and requires
1
5
no maintenance.
Fuel accumulator
The fuel accumulator maintains the
pressure in the fuel system for a certain
Fig. 5
time after the engine has been switched
Fuel accumulator
off in order to facilitate restarting, parti-
a Empty, b Full.
cularly when the engine is hot. The spe- 1 Spring chamber, 2 Spring, 3 Stop, 4 Diaphragm,
5 Accumulator volume, 6 Fuel inlet or outlet,
cial design of the accumulator housing
7 Connection to the atmosphere.
(Figure 5) deadens the sound of the fuel
pump when the engine is running.
1 2 3 4 5
a
The interior of the fuel accumulator is
divided into two chambers by means of a
diaphragm. One chamber serves as the
accumulator for the fuel whilst the other
represents the compensation volume
7
6
and is connected to the atmosphere or to
the fuel tank by means of a vent fitting.
During operation, the accumulator
chamber is filled with fuel and the dia-
phragm is caused to bend back against
the force of the spring until it is halted by
the stops in the spring chamber. The
b
diaphragm remains in this position, which
corresponds to the maximum accumu-
lator volume, as long as the engine is
running.
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UMK0120-2Y
UMK1653Y
Gasoline- Fuel filter
Fuel filter
injection The fuel filter retains particles of dirt
1 Paper element,
systems which are present in the fuel and which 2 Strainer,
12 3
3 Support
would otherwise have an adverse effect
plate.
on the functioning of the injection system.
The fuel filter contains a paper element
with a mean pore size of 10 µm backed
up by a fluff trap. This combination
ensures a high degree of cleaning.
The filter is held in place in the housing
by means of a support plate. It is fitted in
Fig. 6
the fuel line downstream from the fuel
accumulator and its service life depends delivery drops slightly, the plunger is
upon the amount of dirt in the fuel. It is shifted by the spring to a corresponding
imperative that the arrow on the filter new position and in doing so closes off
housing showing the direction of fuel flow the port slightly through which the excess
through the filter is observed when the fuel returns to the tank. This means that
filter is replaced. less fuel is diverted off at this point and
the system pressure is controlled to its
Primary-pressure regulator specified level.
The primary-pressure regulator main- When the engine is switched off, the fuel
tains the pressure in the fuel system pump also switches off and the primary
constant. pressure drops below the opening pres-
It is incorporated in the fuel distributor sure of the injection valves. The pressure
and holds the delivery pressure (system regulator then closes the return-flow port
pressure) at about 5 bar. The fuel pump and thus prevents the pressure in the fuel
always delivers more fuel than is required system from sinking any further (Fig. 8).
by the vehicle engine, and this causes a
plunger to shift in the pressure regulator Fuel-injection valves
and open a port through which excess The injection valves open at a given pres-
fuel can return to the tank. sure and atomize the fuel through oscilla-
The pressure in the fuel system and the tion of the valve needle. The injection
force exerted by the spring on the valves inject the fuel metered to them into
pressure-regulator plunger balance each the intake passages and onto the intake
other out. If, for instance, fuel-pump valves. They are secured in special
Fig. 7
Primary-pressure regulator fitted to fuel distributor
a In rest position, b In actuated position.
1 System-pressure entry, 2 Seal, 3 Return to fuel tank, 4 Plunger, 5 Spring.
ab
1
2 3 4 5
16
UMK0119Y
UMK1495Y
holders to insulate them against the heat K-Jetronic
Pressure curve after engine switchoff
radiated from the engine. The injection
Firstly pressure falls from the normal system
valves have no metering function them- pressure (1) to the pressure-regulator closing
pressure (2). The fuel accumulator then causes
selves, and open of their own accord
it to increase to the level (3) which is below the
when the opening pressure of e.g. 3.5
opening pressure (4) of the injection valves.
bar is exceeded. They are fitted with a
bar
1
valve needle (Fig. 9) which oscillates
( chatters ) audibly at high frequency
when fuel is injected. This results in ex-
4
cellent atomization of the fuel even with
3
the smallest of injection quantities. When
the engine is switched off, the injection 2
valves close tightly when the pressure in
the fuel-supply system drops below their
opening pressure. This means that no
ms
Time t
more fuel can enter the intake passages
Fig. 8
once the engine has stopped.
Fig. 9
Fuel-injection valve
Air-shrouded fuel-injection valves
a In rest position,
Air-shrouded injection valves improve the b In actuated position.
1 Valve housing,
mixture formation particularly at idle.
2 Filter,
Using the pressure drop across the
3 Valve needle,
1
throttle valve, a portion of the air inducted 4 Valve seat.
by the engine is drawn into the cylinder
through the injection valve (Fig. 20): The
result is excellent atomization of the fuel
at the point of exit (Fig. 10). Air-shrouded
injection valves reduce fuel consumption
2
and toxic emission constituents.
3
4
a b
Fig. 10
Spray pattern of an injection valve without
air-shrouding (left) and with air-shrouding (right).
17
Pressure
p
UMK0018E
UMK0069-2Y
UMK0042Y
UMK0041Y
Gasoline-
Fuel metering
Principle of the air-flow sensor
injection
a Small amount of air drawn in: sensor plate only
systems The task of the fuel-management system lifted slightly, b Large amount of air drawn in:
sensor plate is lifted considerably further.
is to meter a quantity of fuel corre-
sponding to the intake air quantity.
Basically, fuel metering is carried out
a
by the mixture control unit. This com-
prises the air-flow sensor and the fuel
distributor.
In a number of operating modes however,
h
the amount of fuel required deviates
greatly from the  standard quantity and it
b
becomes necessary to intervene in the
mixture formation system (see section
 Adaptation to operating conditions ).
h
Air-flow sensor
The quantity of air drawn in by the engine
is a precise measure of its operating
Fig. 11
load. The air-flow sensor operates ac-
cording to the suspended-body principle, air-fuel mixture. Since the air drawn in by
and measures the amount of air drawn in the engine must pass through the air-flow
by the engine. sensor before it reaches the engine, this
The intake air quantity serves as the means that it has been measured and
main actuating variable for determining the control signal generated before it
the basic injection quantity. It is the actually enters the engine cylinders. The
appropriate physical quantity for deriving result is that, in addition to other
the fuel requirement, and changes in the measures described below, the correct
induction characteristics of the engine mixture adaptation takes place at all
have no effect upon the formation of the times.
Fig. 12
Updraft
1 2 3 4 5
air-flow sensor
a Sensor plate in its
a
zero position,
b Sensor plate in its
operating position.
1 Air funnel,
2 Sensor plate,
3 Relief cross-section,
4 Idle-mixture
adjusting screw,
5 Pivot,
6 Lever,
7 Leaf spring.
7 6
b
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UMK0072Y
UMK1654Y
The air-flow sensor is located upstream K-Jetronic
Barrel with metering slits
of the throttle valve so that it measures all
1 Intake air, 2 Control pressure, 3 Fuel inlet,
the air which enters the engine cylinders. 4 Metered quantity of fuel, 5 Control plunger,
6 Barrel with metering slits, 7 Fuel distributor.
It comprises an air funnel in which the
sensor plate (suspended body) is free to
7
pivot. The air flowing through the funnel
2
deflects the sensor plate by a given
,,,,,
,,,,,
,,,,,
5 6
amount out of its zero position, and this
,,,, ,,,,
4 4
,,,, ,,,,
movement is transmitted by a lever sys-
,,,, ,,,,
,,,, ,,,,
3 ,,,, ,,,,
tem to a control plunger which deter-
,,,, ,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,, ,,,,
mines the basic injection quantity re-
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
quired for the basic functions. Consider-
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
able pressure shocks can occur in the
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
intake system if backfiring takes place in
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
the intake manifold. For this reason, the
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
1
air-flow sensor is so designed that the
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
sensor plate can swing back in the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
opposite direction in the event of misfire, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
and past its zero position to open a relief
Fig. 13
cross-section in the funnel. A rubber
buffer limits the downward stroke (the Fuel distributor
upwards stroke on the downdraft air-flow Depending upon the position of the plate
sensor). A counterweight compensates in the air-flow sensor, the fuel distributor
for the weight of the sensor plate and meters the basic injection quantity to the
lever system (this is carried out by an individual engine cylinders. The position
extension spring on the downdraft air- of the sensor plate is a measure of the
flow sensor). A leaf spring ensures the amount of air drawn in by the engine. The
correct zero position in the switched-off position of the plate is transmitted to the
phase. control plunger by a lever.
Fig. 14
Barrel with metering slits and control plunger
a Zero (inoperated position), b Part load, c Full load.
1 Control pressure, 2 Control plunger, 3 Metering slit in the barrel, 4 Control edge, 5 Fuel inlet,
6 Barrel with metering slits.
,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,,
a c
b
, ,,,, , , ,,,, , , ,,,, ,
1
, ,,,, , , ,,,, , , ,,,, ,
, ,,,, , , ,,,, , , ,,,, ,
, ,,,, , , ,,,, , , ,,,, ,
,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,,
2
,,
3
,, ,,
,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,
,,
,, ,,
,,,, ,,,, 4 ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,
,,
,, ,,
,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,
,,
,, ,,
,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,
,,
5
,, ,,
,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,
,,
,, ,,
,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,
6
19
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UMK1497Y
Gasoline- Depending upon its position in the barrel
Barrel with metering slits
injection with metering slits, the control plunger
The slits are shown enlarged (the actual slit is
systems opens or closes the slits to a greater or about 0.2 mm wide).
lesser extent. The fuel flows through the
open section of the slits to the differential
pressure valves and then to the fuel
injection valves. If sensor-plate travel is
only small, then the control plunger is
lifted only slightly and, as a result, only a
small section of the slit is opened for the
passage of fuel. With larger plunger
travel, the plunger opens a larger section
of the slits and more fuel can flow. There
is a linear relationship between sensor-
plate travel and the slit section in the
barrel which is opened for fuel flow.
A hydraulic force generated by the so-
called control pressure is applied to the
control plunger. It opposes the movement
resulting from sensor-plate deflection.
One of its functions is to ensure that the
control plunger follows the sensor-plate
Fig. 15
movement immediately and does not, for
instance, stick in the upper end position the air drawn in by the engine can deflect
when the sensor plate moves down again. the sensor plate further. This results in
Further functions of the control pressure the control plunger opening the metering
are discussed in the sections  Warm-up slits further and the engine being allo-
enrichment and  Full-load enrichment . cated more fuel. On the other hand, if the
control pressure is high, the air drawn in
Control pressure by the engine cannot deflect the sensor
The control pressure is tapped from the plate so far and, as a result, the engine
primary pressure through a restriction receives less fuel. In order to fully seal off
bore (Figure 16). This restriction bore the control-pressure circuit with absolute
serves to decouple the control-pressure certainty when the engine has been
circuit and the primary-pressure circuit switched off, and at the same time to
from one another. A connection line joins maintain the pressure in the fuel circuit,
the fuel distributor and the warm-up the return line of the warm-up regulator is
regulator (control-pressure regulator). fitted with a check valve. This (push-up)
When starting the cold engine, the valve is attached to the primary-pressure
control pressure is about 0.5 bar. As the regulator and is held open during oper-
engine warms up, the warm-up regulator ation by the pressure-regulator plunger.
increases the control pressure to about When the engine is switched off and the
3.7 bar (Figure 26). plunger of the primary-pressure regulator
The control pressure acts through a returns to its zero position, the check
damping restriction on the control valve is closed by a spring (Figure 17).
plunger and thereby develops the force
which opposes the force of the air in the Differential-pressure valves
air-flow sensor. In doing so, the restric- The differential-pressure valves in the
tion dampens a possible oscillation of the fuel distributor result in a specific pres-
sensor plate which could result due to sure drop at the metering slits.
pulsating air-intake flow. The air-flow sensor has a linear charac-
The control pressure influences the fuel teristic. This means that if double the
20 distribution. If the control pressure is low, quantity of air is drawn in, the sensor-
UMK0044Y
K-Jetronic
Primary pressure
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
3
and control pressure
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
1 Control-pressure
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2
effect (hydraulic
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
force),
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
1
2 Damping restriction,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
3 Line to warm-up regulator,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
4 Decoupling restric-
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
tion bore, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
5 Primary pressure ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(delivery pressure), ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
6 Effect of air pressure. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,, ,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,
,, ,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,, ,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,, ,,
4
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,
,, ,,
,,,,,,,,,,,
,, ,,
65
Fig. 16
Fig. 17
Primary-pressure
regulator with push-
a
up valve in the
control-pressure
circuit
a In zero (inoperated)
position,
b In operating position.
1 Primary pressure
intake,
2 Return (to fuel tank),
3 Plunger of the
primary-pressure
regulator,
4 Push-up valve,
b
5 Control-pressure
,,,,,
intake (from warm-
,,,,,
up regulator). 1
5
,,,,,
,,,,,
,,,,,
23 4
plate travel is also doubled. If this travel is The differential-pressure valves main-
to result in a change of delivered fuel in tain the differential pressure between the
the same relationship, in this case double upper and lower chamber constant re-
the travel equals double the quantity, gardless of fuel throughflow. The differ-
then a constant drop in pressure must ential pressure is 0.1 bar.
be guaranteed at the metering slits The differential-pressure valves achieve
(Figure 14), regardless of the amount of a high metering accuracy and are of the
fuel flowing through them. flat-seat type. They are fitted in the fuel 21
UMK1498Y
UMK1499Y
Gasoline-
Differential-pressure valve
injection
systems
,,,
a Diaphragm
position with a
, , ,
low injected
fuel quantity
,,,
,,,,,,,, ,
,,,,,,,, ,
,,,,,,,, ,
,,,,,,,, ,
,,,,,,,,
b Diaphragm
position with a
,,,
large injected
fuel quantity
,,,
,,,,,,,, ,
,,,,,,,, ,
,,,,,,,, ,
,,,,,,,, ,
,,,,,,,,
Fig. 18
distributor and one such valve is allo- is located in the upper chamber. Each
cated to each metering slit. A diaphragm upper chamber is connected to a
separates the upper and lower chambers metering slit and its corresponding con-
of the valve (Figures 18 and 19). The nection to the fuel-injection line. The
lower chambers of all the valves are con- upper chambers are completely sealed
nected with one another by a ring main off from each other. The diaphragms are
and are subjected to the primary pres- spring-loaded and it is this helical spring
22 sure (delivery pressure). The valve seat that produces the pressure differential.
UMK1656Y
K-Jetronic
Fuel distributor with differential-pressure valves
1 Fuel intake
2 3 4 5 6
(primary
pressure),
2 Upper chamber of
the differential-
pressure valve,
3 Line to the fuel-
,,,,
injection valve
, ,, ,
(injection
pressure), ,,,,
4 Control plunger,
5 Control edge and
metering slit,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
6 Valve spring,
7 Valve diaphragm,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
8 Lower chamber of
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
the differential-
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
pressure valve.
1
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,
8 7
Fig. 19
Fig. 20
If a large basic fuel quantity flows into the
Mixture formation with air-shrouded fuel-
upper chamber through the metering slit, injection valve
the diaphragm is bent downwards and
1 Fuel-injection valve, 2 Air-supply line,
3 Intake manifold, 4 Throttle valve.
enlarges the valve cross-section at the
outlet leading to the injection valve until
the set differential pressure once again
prevails.
1 2 3 4
If the fuel quantity drops, the valve cross-
section is reduced owing to the equilib-
rium of forces at the diaphragm until the
differential pressure of 0.1 bar is again
present.
,,,
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,,,
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,,,
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,,,
@@@
This causes an equilibrium of forces to
prevail at the diaphragm which can be
,,
@@
,,
@@
,,
@@
,,
@@
maintained for every basic fuel quantity
,,
@@
,,
@@
by controlling the valve cross-section.
,,
@@
,,
@@
,,
@@
,,
@@
,,
@@
,,
@@
Mixture formation
,,
@@
,,
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,,
@@
,,
@@
The formation of the air-fuel mixture
,,
@@
,,
@@
takes place in the intake ports and @@
,,
@@
,,
cylinders of the engine.
The continually injected fuel coming from Air-shrouded fuel-injection valves favor
the injection valves is  stored in front of mixture formation since they atomize
the intake valves. When the intake valve the fuel very well at the outlet point
is opened, the air drawn in by the engine (Figures 10, 20).
carries the waiting  cloud of fuel with it
into the cylinder. An ignitable air-fuel
mixture is formed during the induction
stroke due to the swirl effect. 23
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UMK0068Y
Gasoline-
Adaptation to operating
Influence of funnel-wall angle upon
injection the sensor-plate deflection for identical air
conditions
throughput
systems
a The basic funnel
In addition to the basic functions de-
shape results
scribed up to now, the mixture has to be
in stroke  h ,
adapted during particular operating b Steep funnel
walls result in
conditions. These adaptations (correc-
A
increased
tions) are necessary in order to optimize
stroke  h for
h
the power delivered, to improve the identical air
throughput,
a
exhaust-gas composition and to improve
c Flatter funnel
the starting behavior and driveability.
shape results
in reduced
A
deflection  h
for identical air
Basic mixture adaptation
h
throughput.
The basic adaptation of the air-fuel mix- A Annular area
opened by the
ture to the operating modes of idle, part
b
sensor plate
load and full load is by appropriately
(identical in
shaping the air funnel in the air-flow
a, b and c).
sensor (Figures 21 and 22).
If the funnel had a purely conical shape,
A
the result would be a mixture with a con-
h
stant air-fuel ratio throughout the whole
c
of the sensor plate range of travel (meter-
Fig. 21
ing range). However, it is necessary to
Fig. 22
meter to the engine an air-fuel mixture
Adaptation of the air-funnel shape
which is optimal for particular operating
1 For maximum power, 2 For part load,
modes such as idle, part load and full
3 For idle.
load. In practice, this means a richer
mixture at idle and full load, and a leaner
1
mixture in the part-load range. This
adaptation is achieved by designing the
2
air funnel so that it becomes wider in
3
stages.
If the cone shape of the funnel is flatter
than the basic cone shape (which was
specified for a particular mixture, e.g. for Cold-start enrichment
 = 1), this results in a leaner mixture. If Depending upon the engine temperature,
the funnel walls are steeper than in the the cold-start valve injects extra fuel into
basic model, the sensor plate is lifted the intake manifold for a limited period
further for the same air throughput, more during the starting process.
fuel is therefore metered by the control In order to compensate for the conden-
plunger and the mixture is richer. Conse- sation losses due to condensation on the
quently, this means that the air funnel can cold cylinder walls, and in order to facil-
be shaped so that it is poss-ible to meter itate starting the cold engine during cold
mixtures to the engine which have dif- starting, extra fuel must be injected at the
ferent air-fuel ratios depending upon the instant of start-up. This extra fuel is in-
sensor-plate position in the funnel (which jected by the cold-start valve into the
in turn corresponds to the particular intake manifold. The injection period of
engine operating mode i.e. idle, part load the cold-start valve is limited by a
and full load). This results in a richer thermo-time switch depending upon the
mixture for idle and full load (idle and full- engine temperature.
load enrichment) and, by contrast, a This process is known as cold-start en-
24 leaner mixture for part load. richment and results in a  richer air-fuel
UMK0071Y
UMK0155Y
K-Jetronic
Cold-start valve in operated state Thermo-time switch
1 Electrical connection, 2 Fuel supply with 1 Electrical connection, 2 Housing, 3 Bimetal,
strainer, 3 Valve (electromagnet armature), 4 Heating filament, 5 Electrical contact.
4 Solenoid winding, 5 Swirl nozzle, 6 Valve seat.
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
6
5
5
Fig. 23 Fig. 24
mixture, i.e. the excess-air factor  is The thermo-time switch (Figure 24)
temporarily less than 1. consists of an electrically heated bimetal
strip which, depending upon its tempera-
Cold-start valve ture opens or closes a contact. It is
The cold-start valve (Figure 23) is a brought into operation by the ignition/
solenoid-operated valve. An electro- starter switch, and is mounted at a
magnetic winding is fitted inside the position which is representative of engine
valve. When unoperated, the movable temperature. During a cold start, it limits
electromagnet armature is forced against the  on period of the cold-start valve. In
a seal by means of a spring and thus case of repeated start attempts, or when
closes the valve. When the electro- starting takes too long, the cold-start
magnet is energized, the armature which valve ceases to inject.
consequently has lifted from the valve Its  on period is determined by the
seat opens the passage for the flow of thermo-time switch which is heated by
fuel through the valve. From here, the fuel engine heat as well as by its own built-in
enters a special nozzle at a tangent and heater. Both these heating effects are
is caused to rotate or swirl. necessary in order to ensure that the
The result is that the fuel is atomized very  on period of the cold-start valve is
finely and enriches the mixture in the limited under all conditions, and engine
manifold downstream of the throttle flooding prevented. During an actual cold
valve. The cold-start valve is so posi- start, the heat generated by the built-in
tioned in the intake manifold that good heater is mainly responsible for the
distribution of the mixture to all cylinders  on period (switch off, for instance,
is ensured. at  20 °C after 7.5 seconds). With a
warm engine, the thermo-time switch has
Thermo-time switch already been heated up so far by engine
The thermo-time switch limits the dur- heat that it remains open and prevents
ation of cold-start valve operation, de- the cold-start valve from going into
pending upon temperature. action. 25
UMK0125-1Y
UMK0118Y
Gasoline-
regulator
Warm-up
injection
a With the engine
1 2 3
systems cold, ,,,,,,
b With the engine at
,,,,,,
operating
,,,,,,
temperature.
,,,,,,
1 Valve diaphragm,
a
2 Return,
,,,,,,
3 Control pressure
,,,,,,
(from the mixture-
,,,,,,
control unit),
4 Valve spring,
5 Bimetal spring,
6 Electrical heating.
65 4
,,,,,,
,,,,,,
,,,,,,
,,,,,,
b
,,,,,,
,,,,,,
Fig. 25
Warm-up enrichment in engine temperature in order to prevent
Warm-up enrichment is controlled by the mixture being over-rich when higher
the warm-up regulator. When the engine engine temperatures have been reached.
is cold, the warm-up regulator reduces The warm-up regulator (control-pressure
the control pressure to a degree depen- regulator) is the component which carries
dent upon engine temperature and thus out this type of mixture control for the
causes the metering slits to open further warm-up period by changing the control
(Figure 25). pressure.
At the beginning of the warm-up period
which directly follows the cold start, some Warm-up regulator
of the injected fuel still condenses on the The change of the control pressure is
cylinder walls and in the intake ports. effected by the warm-up regulator which
This can cause combustion misses to is fitted to the engine in such a way that it
occur. For this reason, the air-fuel mix- ultimately adopts the engine tempera-
ture must be enriched during the warm- ture. An additional electrical heating sys-
up ( < 1.0). This enrichment must be tem enables the regulator to be matched
26 continuously reduced along with the rise precisely to the engine characteristic.
UMK1567Y
The warm-up regulator comprises a Idle stabilization K-Jetronic
spring-controlled flat seat (diaphragm- In order to overcome the increased
type) valve and an electrically heated friction in cold condition and to guarantee
bimetal spring (Figure 25). smooth idling, the engine receives more
In cold condition, the bimetal spring air-fuel mixture during the warm-up
exerts an opposing force to that of the phase due to the action of the auxiliary
valve spring and, as a result, reduces the air device.
effective pressure applied to the under- When the engine is cold, the frictional
side of the valve diaphragm. This means resistances are higher than when it is at
that the valve outlet cross-section is operating temperature and this friction
slightly increased at this point and more must be overcome by the engine during
fuel is diverted out of the control-pres- idling. For this reason, the engine is
sure circuit in order to achieve a low allowed to draw in more air by means of
control pressure. Both the electrical the auxiliary-air device which bypasses
heating system and the engine heat the the throttle valve. Due to the fact that this
bimetal spring as soon as the engine is auxiliary air is measured by the air-flow
cranked. The spring bends, and in doing sensor and taken into account for fuel
so reduces the force opposing the valve metering, the engine is provided with
spring which, as a result, pushes up the more air-fuel mixture. This results in idle
diaphragm of the flat-seat valve. The stabilization when the engine is cold.
valve outlet cross-section is reduced and
the pressure in the control-pressure Auxiliary-air device
circuit rises. In the auxiliary-air device, a perforated
Warm-up enrichment is completed when plate is pivoted by means of a bimetal
the bimetal spring has lifted fully from the spring and changes the open cross-
valve spring. The control pressure is now section of a bypass line. This perforated
solely controlled by the valve spring and plate thus opens a correspondingly large
maintained at its normal level. The con- cross-section of the bypass line, as a
trol pressure is about 0.5 bar at cold start function of the temperature, and this
and about 3.7 bar with the engine at cross-section is reduced with increasing
operating temperature (Figure 26). engine temperature and is ultimately
closed. The bimetal spring also has an
electrical heating system which permits
the opening time to be restricted de-
pendent upon the engine type. The in-
Fig. 26
Warm-up regulator characteristics at various operating temperatures
Enrichment factor 1.0 corresponds to fuel metering with the engine at operating temperature.
3.0 4
bar
2.5 3
2.0 2
1.5 1
1.0 0
0 30 60 90 120 150 s 0 30 60 90 120 150 s
Time after starting Time after starting
27
Control pressure
Enrichment factor
UMK1658E
C
°
+20
C
°
0
C
°
20
-
-
20
°
C
0
°
C
+20
°
C
Gasoline- stallation location of the auxiliary-air de-
Auxiliary-air device
injection vice is selected such that it assumes the
1 Electrical connection, 2 Electrical heating,
systems engine temperature. This guarantees 3 Bimetal spring, 4 Perforated plate.
that the auxiliary-air device only functions
when the engine is cold (Figure 27).
Full-load enrichment
Engines operated in the part-load range
with a very lean mixture require an en-
richment during full-load operation, in
addition to the mixture adaptation result-
ing from the shape of the air funnel.
12 34
This extra enrichment is carried out by a
Fig. 29
specially designed warm-up regulator.
Fig. 28
This regulates the control pressure de-
Dependence of the control pressure
pending upon the manifold pressure
on engine load
(Figures 28 and 30).
This model of the warm-up regulator
uses two valve springs instead of one.
Idle and part load
The outer of the two springs is supported
on the housing as in the case with the
normal-model warm-up regulator. The
inner spring however is supported on a
Full load
diaphragm which divides the regulator
into an upper and a lower chamber. The
Engine load
manifold pressure which is tapped via a
hose connection from the intake manifold
Fig. 29
downstream of the throttle valve acts in
Acceleration response
the upper chamber. Depending upon the
Behavior of the K-Jetronic when the throttle valve
model, the lower chamber is subjected to
is suddenly opened.
atmospheric pressure either directly or
Open
by means of a second hose leading to the
air filter.
Due to the low manifold pressure in the
idle and part-load ranges, which is also
present in the upper chamber, the dia-
Closed
phragm lifts to its upper stop. The inner
spring is then at maximum pretension.
The pretension of both springs, as a
result, determines the particular control
pressure for these two ranges. When the
throttle valve is opened further at full
load, the pressure in the intake manifold
increases, the diaphragm leaves the
upper stops and is pressed against the
lower stops.
The inner spring is relieved of tension
and the control pressure reduced by the
specified amount as a result. This results
in mixture enrichment.
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 s
Time t
28
UMK0127Y
Control pressure
UMK0019E
opening
Throttle-valve
Engine speed
Sensor-plate travel
UMK1659E
Acceleration response up to the new level, flow through the K-Jetronic
The good acceleration response is a re- airflow sensor. This causes the sensor
sult of  overswing of the air-flow sensor plate to briefly  overswing past the fully
plate (Figure 29). opened throttle point. This  overswing
Transitions from one operating condition results in more fuel being metered to the
to another produce changes in the mix- engine (acceleration enrichment) and
ture ratio which are utilized to improve ensures good acceleration response.
driveability.
If, at constant engine speed, the throttle
valve is suddenly opened, the amount
of air which enters the combustion
chamber, plus the amount of air which is
needed to bring the manifold pressure
Fig. 30
Warm-up regulator
with full-load
1 2 3 4 5 6
diaphragm
,,,,,,,
a During idle and part
,
,,,,,,,
load,
,
b During full load. ,,,,,,,
,
,,,,,,,
a
1 Electrical heating,
,
,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2 Bimetal spring,
,
,
,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
3 Vacuum connection
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(from intake manifold),
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
4 Valve diaphragm,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
5 Return to fuel tank,
6 Control pressure ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(from fuel distributor),
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
7
7 Valve springs,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
8 Upper stop,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 8
9 To atmospheric pressure,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
10 Diaphragm,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,
11 Lower stop.
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,
,,
,,
9
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,
,,
,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,
11 10
,,,,,,,
,
,,,,,,,
,
,,,,,,,
,
,,,,,,,
b
,
,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,
,,,,,,,
,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,
,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,
,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,
29
UMK1660Y
Gasoline- Engine speed limiting
Supplementary functions
injection The fuel supply can be cut off to limit the
systems Overrun fuel cutoff maximum permissible engine speed.
Smooth fuel cutoff effective during over-
run responds as a function of the engine Lambda closed-loop control
speed. The engine-speed information is Open-loop control of the air-fuel ratio is
provided by the ignition system. Inter- not adequate for observing extremely
vention is via an air bypass around the low exhaust-gas limit values. The lambda
sensor plate. A solenoid valve controlled closed-loop control system required for
by an electronic speed switch opens the operation of a three-way catalytic con-
bypass at a specific engine speed. The verter necessitates the use of an elec-
sensor plate then reverts to zero position tronic control unit on the K-Jetronic. The
and interrupts fuel metering. Cutoff of the important input variable for this control
fuel supply during overrun operation unit is the signal supplied by the lambda
permits the fuel consumption to be sensor.
reduced considerably not only when In order to adapt the injected fuel quantity
driving downhill but also in town traffic. to the required air-fuel ratio with  = 1, the
Fig. 31
Additional components for lambda closed-loop control
1 Lambda sensor,
2 Lambda closed-loop controller,
3 Frequency valve (variable restrictor),
4 Fuel distributor,
5 Lower chambers of the differential-
pressure valves,
6 Metering slits,
2
7 Decoupling restrictor
(fixed restrictor),
8 Fuel inlet,
9 Fuel return line.
1




3


4 10 6 7 10 89
,,
,,
,,
,,
,,,,,
,,
,,
,,,,,
,,,,,
,,,,,
,,,,,
,,,,,
5 7
30
UMK1507Y
pressure in the lower chambers of the is opened and closed in a fast rhythmic K-Jetronic
fuel distributor is varied. If, for instance, succession, the pressure in the lower
the pressure in the lower chambers is chambers can be varied dependent upon
reduced, the differential pressure at the the ratio of closing time to opening time.
metering slits increases, whereby the An electromagnetic valve, the frequency
injected fuel quantity is increased. In valve, is used as the variable restrictor. It
order to permit the pressure in the lower is controlled by electrical pulses from the
chambers to be varied, these chambers lambda closed-loop controller.
are decoupled from the primary pressure
via a fixed restrictor, by comparison with
the standard K-Jetronic fuel distributor.
A further restrictor connects the lower
chambers and the fuel return line.
This restrictor is variable: if it is open, the
pressure in the lower chambers can drop.
If it is closed, the primary pressure builds
up in the lower chambers. If this restrictor
Fig. 32
Components of the K-Jetronic system
2
1
3
4
5
6
9
7
8
10
1 Fuel accumulator, 2 Electric fuel pump, 3 Fuel filter, 4 Warm-up regulator, 5 Mixture-control unit with
air-flow sensor and fuel distributor, 6 Cold-start valve, 7 Thermo-time switch, 8 Injection valves,
9 Auxiliary-air device, 10 Electronic control relay.
31
UMK0040Y
Gasoline- the solid particles in the exhaust gas from
Exhaust-gas treatment
injection eroding the platinum layer. A protective
systems metal sleeve is fitted over the sensor
Lambda sensor on the electrical connection end and
The Lambda sensor inputs a voltage crimped to the sensor housing. This
signal to the ECU which represents sleeve is provided with a bore to ensure
theinstantaneous composition of the air- pressure compensation in the sensor in-
fuel mixture. terior, and also serves as the support for
The Lambda sensor is installed in the the disc spring. The connection lead is
engine exhaust manifold at a point which crimped to the contact element and is led
maintains the necessary temperature for through an insulating sleeve to the out-
the correct functioning of the sensor over side of the sensor. In order to keep
the complete operating range of the combustin deposits in the exhaust gas
engine. away from the ceramic body, the end of
the exhaust sensor which protrudes into
Operation the exhaust-gas flow is protected by a
The sensor protrudes into the exhaust- special tube having slots so designed
gas stream and is designed so that the that the exhaust gas and the solid par-
outer electrode is surrounded by exhaust ticles entrained in it do not come into
gas, and the inner electrode is connected direct contact with the ceramic body.
to the atmospheric air. In addition to the mechanical protection
Basically, the sensor is constructed from thus provided, the changes in sensor
an element of special ceramic, the sur- temperature during transition from one
face of which is coated with microporous operating mode to the other are effec-
platinum electrodes. The operation of the tively reduced.
sensor is based upon the fact that The voltage output of the  sensor, and
ceramic material is porous and permits its internal resistance, are dependent
diffusion of the oxygen present in the air upon temperature. Reliable functioning
(solid electrolyte). At higher tempera- of the sensor is only possible with
tures, it becomes conductive, and if the exhaust-gas temperatures above 360 °C
oxygen concentration on one side of the (unheated version), and above 200 °C
electrode is different to that on the other, (heated version).
then a voltage is generated between the
Fig. 33
electrodes. In the area of stoichiometric
Control range of the lambda sensor and
airfuel mixture ( = 1.00), a jump takes reduction of pollutant concentrations in
exhaust
place in the sensor voltage output curve.
Without catalytic aftertreatment
This voltage represents the measured
With catalytic aftertreatment
signal.
Construction
-control range
The ceramic sensor body is held in a
HC NOx
threaded mounting and provided with a
protective tube and electrical connec-
NOx
tions. The surface of the sensor ceramic
CO
body has a microporous platinum layer
which on the one side decisively influ-
CO
ences the sensor characteristic while on
Voltage curve
the other serving as an electrical contact.
of  sensor
HC
A highly adhesive and highly porous
ceramic coating has been applied over
the platinum layer at the end of the 0.9 0.95 1.0 1.05 1.1
Excess-air factor 
ceramic body that is exposed to the ex-
32 haust gas. This protective layer prevents
Exhaust emissions, sensor voltage
UMK0004-2E
Heated Lambda oxygen sensor add-on function which, in principle, can K-Jetronic
To a large extent, the design principle of supplement every controllable fuel-
the heated Lambda sensor is identical to management system. It is particularly
that of the unheated sensor. suitable for use with Jetronic gasoline-
The active sensor ceramic is heated in- injection systems or Motronic. Using the
ternally by a ceramic heating element closed-loop control circuit formed with
with the result that the temperature of the the aid of the Lambda sensor, devia-
ceramic body always remains above the tions from a specified air-fuel ratio can be
function limit of 350 °C. detected and corrected. This control
The heated sensor is equipped with a principle is based upon the measurement
protective tube having a smaller opening. of the exhaust-gas oxygen by the
Amongst other things, this prevents the Lambda sensor. The exhaust-gas oxy-
sensor ceramic from cooling down when gen is a measure for the composition of
the exhaust gas is cold. Among the ad- the air-fuel mixture supplied to the en-
vantages of the heated Lambda sensor gine. The Lambda sensor acts as a probe
are the reliable and efficient control at low in the exhaust pipe and delivers the
exhaust-gas temperatures (e.g. at idle), information as to whether the mixture is
the minimum effect of exhaust-gas tem- richer or leaner than  = 1.00.
perature variations, the rapid coming into In case of a deviation from this  = 1.00
effect of the Lambda control following figure, the voltage of the sensor output
engine start, short sensor-reaction time signal changes abruptly. This pronounced
which avoids extreme deviations from the change is evaluated by the ECU which is
ideal exhaust-gas composition, versatility provided with a closed-loop control circuit
regarding installation because the sensor for this purpose. The injection of fuel to
is now independent of heating from its the engine is controlled by the fuel-
surroundings. management system in accordance with
the information on the composition of the
Lambda closed-loop control circuit air-fuel mixture received from the Lambda
By means of the Lambda closed-loop sensor. This control is such that an airfuel
control, the air-fuel ratio can be main- ratio of  = 1 is achieved. The sensor
tained precisely at = 1.00. voltage is a measure for the correction of
The Lambda closed-loop control is an the fuel quantity in the air-fuel mixture.
Fig. 34 Fig. 35
Positioning of the lambda sensor Location of the lambda sensor in the exhaust
in a dual exhaust system pipe (schematic)
1 Sensor ceramic, 2 Electrodes, 3 Contact,
4 Electrical contacting to the housing,
5 Exhaust pipe, 6 Protective ceramic coating
(porous), 7 Exhaust gas, 8 Air. U voltage.
8
7
5
,,,,
,,
4
,,,,
1
,,,
,,,,
,,
,,,,,,
,,,,
,,,,,,
,,,,,
2
3
,,,,
6
,,
,,,,
U
,,,,,
,,,,,
,,,,
,,
33
UMK0151Y
UMK1684Y
Gasoline- The signal which is processed in the means of an open-loop control. Starting
injection closed-loop control circuit is used to enrichment is by means of appropriate
systems control the actuators of the Jetronic in- components similar to the Jetronic
stallation. In the fuel-management system installations not equipped with Lambda
of the K-Jetronic (or carburetor system), control.
the closed-loop control of the mixture
takes place by means of an additional Acceleration and full load (WOT)
control unit and an electromechanical The enrichment during acceleration can
actuator (frequency valve). In this manner, take place by way of the closed-loop
the fuel can be metered so precisely that control unit. At full load, it may be neces-
depending upon load and engine speed, sary for temperature and power reasons
the air-fuel ratio is an optimum in all to operate the engine with an air-fuel ratio
operating modes. Tolerances and the which deviates from the  = 1 figure.
ageing of the engine have no effect what- Similar to the acceleration range, a sen-
soever. At values above  = 1.00, more sor signals the full-load operating mode
fuel is metered to the engine, and at to the closed-loop control unit which then
values below  = 1.00, less. This con- switches the fuel-injection to the open-
tinuous, almost lag-free adjustment of the loop mode and injects the corresponding
air-fuel mixture to  = 1.00, is one of the amount of fuel.
prerequisites for the efficient after-
treatment of the exhaust gases by the Deviations in air-fuel mixture
downstream catalytic converter. The Lambda closed-loop control oper-
ates in a range between  = 0.8& 1.2 in
Control functions at various which normal disturbances (such as the
operating modes effects of altitude) are compensated for
by controlling  to 1.00 with an accuracy
Start of Ä…1 %. The control unit incorporates a
The Lambda sensor must have reached circuit which monitors the Lambda
a temperature of above 350 °C before it sensor and prevents prolonged marginal
outputs a reliable signal. Until this tem- operation of the closed-loop control. In
perature has been reached, the closed- such cases, open-loop control is selected
loop mode is suppressed and the air-fuel and the engine is operated at a mean
mixture is maintained at a mean level by -value.
Fig. 36
Heated lambda sensor
1 Sensor housing, 2 Protective ceramic tube, 3 Connection cable, 4 Protective tube with slots, 5 Active
sensor ceramic, 6 Contact element, 7 Protective sleeve, 8 Heater, 9 Clamp terminals for heater.
12 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
34
UMK0143Y
K-Jetronic
Lambda closed control-loop
The Lambda closed control-loop is superimposed upon the air-fuel mixture control. The fuel quantity to
be injected, as determined by the air-fuel mixture control, is modified by the Lambda closed-loop control
in order to provide optimum combustion.
U Lambda-sensor signal
Engine (controlled system)
Exhaust-gas oxygen
(controlled
Air-flow Intake
Catalytic
variable)
sensor air
converter
Lambda
sensor
Fuel-injection
valves
Sensor-plate
position
Fuel (mechanical)
Fuel
distributor
Differential pressure
U
(manipulated variable)
Frequency valve
(final controlling
element)
Lambda closed-loop control
in the Motronic ECU
Fig. 37
Fig. 38
View of the unheated (front) and heated lambda sensors
35
UMK0307E
UMK0282Y
Gasoline- Function
Electrical circuitry
injection When cold-starting the engine, voltage is
systems If the engine stops but the ignition re- applied to the cold-start valve and the
mains switched on, the electric fuel thermo-time switch through terminal 50
pump is switched off. of the ignition and starting switch. If the
The K-Jetronic system is equipped with cranking process takes longer than
a number of electrical components, such between 8 and 15 seconds, the thermo-
as electric fuel pump, warm-up regulator, time switch switches off the cold-start
auxiliary-air device, cold-start valve and valve in order that the engine does not
thermo-time switch. The electrical supply  flood . In this case, the thermo-time
to all of these components is controlled by switch performs a time-switch function.
the control relay which, itself, is switched
by the ignition and starting switch. If the temperature of the engine is above
Apart from its switching functions, the approximately +35 °C when the starting
control relay also has a safety function. process is commenced, the thermo-time
A commonly used circuit is described switch will have already open-circuited
below. the connection to the start valve which,
Fig. 39
Circuit without
voltage applied
30 30
1 Ignition and starting
switch,
1
2 Cold-start valve,
3 Thermo-time switch,
30
4 Control relay,
15 15 87
50
5 Electric fuel pump,
50
6 Warm-up regulator,
7 Auxiliary-air device.
W G
1 31
2 34 5 6 7
1
Fig. 40
Starting (with the
engine cold)
30 30
Cold-start valve and
thermo-time switch are
1
switched on. The en-
gine turns (pulses are
30
taken from terminal 1 of
15 15 87
50
the ignition coil). The
50
control relay, electric
fuel pump, auxiliary-air
device and warm-up
regulator are switched
on.
W G
1 31
2 3 45 6 7
1
36
UMK0196Y
UMK0197Y
consequently, does not inject extra fuel. control relay remains switched on as long K-Jetronic
In this case, the thermo-time switch as the ignition is switched on and the
functions as a temperature switch. ignition is running. If the pulses from
Voltage from the ignition and starting terminal 1 of the ignition coil stop be-
switch is still present at the control relay cause the engine has stopped turning,
which switches on as soon as the engine for instance in the case of an accident,
runs. The engine speed reached when the control relay switches off approxi-
the starting motor cranks the engine is mately 1 second after the last pulse is
high enough to generate the  engine received.
running signal which is taken from the
ignition pulses coming from terminal 1 of This safety circuit prevents the fuel pump
the ignition coil. An electronic circuit in from pumping fuel when the ignition is
the control relay evaluates these pulses. switched on but the engine is not turning.
After the first pulse, the control relay is
switched on and applies voltage to the
electric fuel pump, the auxiliary-air
device and the warm-up regulator. The
Fig. 41
Operation
30 30
Ignition on and engine
running.
Control relay, electric
1
fuel pump, auxiliary-air
device and warm-up
30
regulator are switched
15 15 87
50
on.
50
W G
1 31
2 345 6 7
1
Fig. 42
Ignition on
but engine stopped
30 30
No pulses can be taken
from terminal 1 of the
1
ignition coil. The control
relay, electric fuel
30
pump, auxiliary-air 15 15 87
50
device and warm-up
50
regulator are switched
off.
W G
1 31
23 4 5 6 7
1
37
UMK0198Y
UMK0199Y
Gasoline- expert has the following test equipment,
Workshop testing techniques
injection together with the appropriate test specs,
systems at his disposal:
Bosch customer service  Injector tester
Customer service quality is also a mea-  Injected-quantity comparison tester
sure for product quality. The car driver has  Pressure-measuring device, and
more than 10,000 Bosch Service Agents  Lambda closed-loop control tester (only
at his disposal in 125 countries all over the needed if Lambda control is fitted).
world. These workshops are neutral and Together with the relevant Test Instruc-
not tied to any particular make of vehicle. tions and Test Specifications in a variety of
Even in sparsely populated and remote different languages, this uniform testing
areas of Africa and South America the technology is available throughout the
driver can rely on getting help very quickly. world at the Bosch Service Agent work-
Help which is based upon the same shops and at the majority of the work-
quality standards as in Germany, and shops belonging to the vehicle manufac-
which is backed of course by the identical turers. Purposeful trouble-shooting and
guarantees which apply to customer-ser- technically correct repairs cannot be per-
vice work all over the world. The data and formed at a reasonabe price without this
performance specs for the Bosch systems equipment. It is therefore inadvisable for
and assemblies of equipment are precise- the vehicle owner to attempt to carry out
ly matched to the engine and the vehicle. his own repairs.
In order that these can be checked in the
workshop, Bosch developed the appropri- Injector tester
ate measurement techniques, test equip- The injector tester (Fig. 43) was devel-
ment, and special tools and equipped all oped specifically for testing the K- and
its Service Agents accordingly. KE-Jetronic injectors when removed
from the engine. The tester checks all the
Testing techniques for K-Jetronic functions of the injector which are essen-
Apart from the regular replacement of the tial for correct engine running:
fuel filter as stipulated by the particular  Opening pressure,
vehicle s manufacturer, the K-Jetronic  Leakage integrity,
gasoline-injection system requires no  Spray shape,
special maintenance work.  Chatter.
In case of malfunctions, the workshop Those injectors whose opening pressure
is outside tolerance are replaced. For the
Fig. 43
leak test, the pressure is slowly in-
Injector tester
creased up to 0.5 bar below the opening
pressure and held at this point. Within
60 secs, no droplet of fuel is to form at the
injector. During the chatter test, the
injector must generate a  chattering
noise without a fuel droplet being formed.
Serviceable injectors generate a fully
atomized spray pattern.  Pencil jets and
 bundled jets are not to form.
Injected-quantity comparison tester
Without removing the fuel distributor from
the vehicle, a comparitive measurement is
made to determine the differences in the
delivered quantities from the various fuel-
distributor outlets (this applies to all en-
38 gines of up to maximum eight cylinders.
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Fig. 44). And since the test is performed fuel-supply pump, on fuel-filter flow K-Jetronic
using the original injectors it is possible to resistance, and on the condition of the Workshop
ascertain at the same time whether any primary-pressure regulator. testing
scatter in the figures results from the fuel  Control pressure: Important for as- techniques
distributor itself or from the injectors. sessment of all operating conditions
The tester s small measuring tubes serve (for instance: Cold/warm engine; part
for idle measurement and its larger load/full load; fuel-enrichment func-
measuring tubes for part-load or full- tions, occasionally pressure at high
load measurement. altitudes).
Connection to the fuel distributor is by  Leakage integrity of the complete
means of eight hoses. The injectors are system. This is particularly important
pulled out of their mountings on the with regard to the cold-start and hot-
engine and inserted in the automatic start behavior. Automatic couplings in
couplings at the ends of the hoses. Each the hoses prevent the escape of fuel.
automatic coupling incorporates a push-
up valve which prevents fuel escaping on Lambda closed-loop-control tester
hoses which are not connected (e.g. on On K-Jetronic systems with Lambda
6-cylinder systems. Fig. 44). A further closed-loop control, this tester serves to
hose returns the fuel to the tank. check the duty factor of the Lambda-sen-
sor signal (using simulation of the  rich /
Pressure-measuring device  lean signal), and the  open-loop/closed-
This is used to measure all the pressures loop control function . Special adapter
which are important for correct K-Jetronic lines are available for connection to the
operation: Lambda-sensor cable of the various ve-
 Primary (system) pressure: Provides hicle models. Measured values are shown
information on the performance of the on an analog display.
Fig. 44
Injected-quantity comparison tester (connected to a 6-cylinder installation)
1 Fuel-distributor injection lines,
2 Injectors,
3 Automatic couplings,
4 Comparison-tester hoses,
5 Small measuring tube,
6 Large measuring tube,
5 6
7 Return line to fuel tank.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4
7
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The Program Order Number
Gasoline-engine management
Emission Control (for Gasoline Engines) 1 987 722 102
Gasoline Fuel-Injection System K-Jetronic 1 987 722 159
Gasoline Fuel-Injection System KE-Jetronic 1 987 722 101
Gasoline Fuel-Injection System L-Jetronic 1 987 722 160
Gasoline Fuel-Injection System Mono-Jetronic 1 987 722 105
Ignition 1 987 722 154
Spark Plugs 1 987 722 155
M-Motronic Engine Management 1 987 722 161
ME-Motronic Engine Management 1 987 722 178
Diesel-engine management
Diesel Fuel-Injection: An Overview 1 987 722 104
Diesel Accumulator Fuel-Injection System
Common Rail CR 1 987 722 175
Diesel Fuel-Injection Systems
Unit Injector System / Unit Pump System 1 987 722 179
Radial-Piston Distributor Fuel-Injection
Pumps Type VR 1 987 722 174
Diesel Distributor Fuel-Injection Pumps VE 1 987 722 164
Diesel In-Line Fuel-Injection Pumps PE 1 987 722 162
Governors for Diesel In-Line Fuel-Injection Pumps 1 987 722 163
Automotive electrics/Automotive electronics
Alternators 1 987 722 156
Batteries 1 987 722 153
Starting Systems 1 987 722 170
Electrical Symbols and Circuit Diagrams 1 987 722 169
Lighting Technology 1 987 722 176
Safety, Comfort and Convenience Systems 1 987 722 150
Driving and road-safety systems
Compressed-Air Systems for Commercial
Vehicles (1): Systems and Schematic Diagrams 1 987 722 165
Compressed-Air Systems for Commercial
Vehicles (2): Equipment 1 987 722 166
Brake Systems for Passenger Cars 1 987 722 103
ESP Electronic Stability Program 1 987 722 177
1 987 722 159
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