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  • REPAIRGUIDEFOR

    DENSOCOMMONRAILINJECTORREPAIR

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    DISCLAIMER

    THEFOLLOWINGDOCUMENTISBASEDONTHERESULTSANDEXPERIENCEGAINEDFROMSTRIPPING,REBUILDINGANDTESTINGNEWGENUINEDENSOINJECTORSUSINGHARTRIDGEALLMAKESTESTEQUIPMENT.

    THEINFORMATIONCONTAINEDWITHINISNOTINTENDEDFORUSEASASUBSTITUTETOTHEGENUINEDENSOREPAIRPROGRAM.ITSCONTENTISFORINFORMATIONPURPOSESONLYANDISTOBEUSEDASAGUIDEANDINTRODUCTIONTODENSOCOMMONRAILINJECTORREPAIR.

    DIESELDISTRIBUTORSAUSTRALIAPTYLIMITEDANDDIESELDISTRIBUTORSLIMITEDINNEWZEALANDACCEPTSNORESPONSIBILTYFORANYDAMAGEORINJURYTHATMAYOCCURFROMTHEUNAUTHORISEDREPAIR/ADJUSTMENTOFDENSOCRINJECTORS.

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    Introduction

    TechnicalandrepairinformationsurroundingDensoCommonRailinjectorsoutsideoftheDensonetworkislimitedandscarce,yettheiruseandpresencewithintheAustralasiandieselmarketiswidespread.

    Thefollowingdocumentaimstoprovideaguidetousingthetoolingandshimkitstogetherwithgenuineandnongenuineparts,tostrip,rebuildandtestDensoG2typecommonrailinjectors.Theinformationhereinhasbeengainedfromthedismantling,rebuildandconsequentflowandresponsetestingofnewDensoCRinjectorsusingtheHartridgeCriPCandIFT70allmakesprogramme.Alterationstotheshimadjustmentofindividualinjectorsweremadeandtheresultsrecorded.Theseresultshavebeenusedtodeterminewhateffectsanychangestotheshimadjustmenthaveontheoverallperformanceoftheinjector.

    Correctioncodes(QRcodes)cannotbewrittenandproducedforanyDensoinjectorusingthisinformation.TheproductionandcreationofQRcodesrequirescomplexsoftwareandintricateflowtestingusinggenuineDenso/Hartridgeauthorisedequipment.DensoCRinjectorrepairinvolvesstringentcleanroompracticesandverytightqualitycontrolonbuildtolerances.PleasetakethisintoconsiderationwhenattemptinganydismantlingofDensoCRinjectors.

    HopefullythisguidewillprovideaninsightintowhatcanbeachievedwithtoolingavailableoutsideoftheDensoofficialrepairprogramme.ConsiderationshouldbegiventotheimportanceofcorrectioncodeswhenundertakinganyadjustmentorunofficialrepairofANYcommonrailinjectorthatusesacorrectioncode.

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    ComponentOverviewandIdentification:ThephotobelowshowsanexplodedstrippedDensoG2injectorandlabelledcomponents:

    Solenoid

    CalibrationShim

    SolenoidSpringShim

    SolenoidSpring

    SolenoidValve

    HalfBallValve

    ValveSeatRetainingNut

    ValveSeat

    NOPShim

    NOPSpring

    PressureSpindle

    CommandPiston

    Nozzle

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    DismantlingThefollowingdismantling,rebuildandtestinstructionsarebasedontheuseoftheCRinjectorkit(partnumber850901)andShimKits(850276,850296,850301)availabletopurchasefromDieselDistributors,togetherwithgenuineandnongenuinerepairparts.

    STEP1SolenoidRemoval

    Figure1 Figure2 Figure3

    Mounttheinjectoruprightintheviceusingthecorrectholdingjaws,dependinguponthebodytypeandusingthe27mmcrowsfootgentlyloosenthesolenoid(fig1).OnceloosecontinuetoloosenbyhandandCAREFULLYandGENTLYremovethesolenoid,takingcarenottodropthesolenoidvalvespringortensioningshim(Fig2).

    Removethefuelcalibrationshimthatwilleitherstillbesatontheinjectororsatupinsidethesolenoidbody(Fig2).

    Thesolenoidvalvecanthenberemovedusinglongnosepliers.TAKECARENOTTODROPTHEHALFBALLVALVE(Fig3).Thisissituatedintheendofthesolenoidvalve.Itissmallandveryeasilylost!!(ReplacementvalvesandhalfballvalvesareavailablethroughDieselDistributors).

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    STEP2ValveSeatRemoval

    Figure4 Figure5 Figure6

    InserttheThreeProngedValveSeatSocketintotheguide(Fig4),ensuringthatthe3prongsarelocatedinthe3holesinthevalveseatretainingscrewandthenscrewtheguideoverthesocket.Tightentheguideallthewaydownbyhanduntilitisfelttobottomout,thenunscrewbyapproximately1/8thofaturn(Fig5).Weneedtoensurethattheinner3prongedsocketwillturn,whilstmaintainingmaximumsupportfromtheguide,minimisingtheriskofthesockettilting.

    WARNINGThisnutisusuallyverytight!.Useasuitablebreakerbaranda14mmsocketplacedoverthehexonthe3prongedsockettoundothevalveseatretainingnut(Fig6).Ifunsuccessful,useanelectricheatguntoapplyGENTLE,MODERATEheattothenut,thenusingthebrassdrift,strikethenutandretry.DONOTUSEABLOWTORCH!!Excessiveheatwilldamagetheinjector!

    Figure7 Figure8 Figure9

    Withthevalveseatremoved(Fig7),carefullyremovethe2locatingdowels(Fig8).Removetheinjectorfromtheholdingjigandturnupwards,whilstholdingyourhandovertheopenendofthebody(Fig9).Thecommandpistonshouldslideout,oratleastbegintoprotrudefromthebore.Withdrawthepistonfromthebody.Ifthereisnomovementofthecommandpistonatthispoint,itmaysignifythatitisseizedortight.Ifthisisthecase,thenitcanbeleftinsitutoberemovedafterthenozzleendhasbeendismantled.

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    STEP3CapnutRemoval

    Remounttheinjectorintheholdingjigwiththenozzleassemblypointingupwards.

    Figure10 Figure11 Figure12

    Aswiththevalveseatretainingnut,thenozzleretainingnutcanalsobenotoriouslytight.Onemethodthatcanbeusedtoremovethenutmoreeasilyandminimisetheriskofdamagetothebodythreadandlocatingdowelsinvolvestheuseofapipecuttertoscorethecapandfreethethreadpriortoremoval.ItiscommonpracticetorenewthecapnutonCRinjectorsanyway,sothecapnutwillhavetobediscardedandanewone(availablefromDieselDistributors)willbefittedonrebuild.

    Toremovethecapnut,scorealinenodeeperthan0.5mmapproximately15mmfromthebaseofthenut(oppositetonozzleside)aroundthecapnut(Fig10).Then,usingagood15mmsinglehexsocket,undothenut.Thereisa15mmcrowsfootsuppliedinthekit,butthisisbestreservedfortightening,ifusinganinjectoraligningjig.

    Oncetheinjectorcapnuthasbeenremoved,thenozzlecanberemovedalongwiththelocatingdowels(Fig11).Finally,removetheinjectorbodyfromthejigandcarefullyturnover,whilstholdingtheneedlespringandremovethespringandspringtensioningshim(Fig12).

    Ifthecommandpistonwasnotremovedearlierduetobeingtightorseized,thenitcannowbegentlytappedoutfromoneend.USUALLY,IFTHECOMMANDPISTONREQUIRESFORCETOBEREMOVED,THEINJECTORBODYANDPISTONCANBECONSIDEREDUNSERVICABLEANDNOTWORTHREPAIRING.

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    InspectionSolenoidassembly

    Figure13

    Resistancechecksshouldbemadetothesolenoid.Thespecificresistancemeasuredwilldependuponthetypeofinjectorandshouldbecomparedtoanewunit.TheresistancerecordedontheparticularG2injectorsthatwetestedwasapproximately0.50.7Ohms.

    Obvioussignsofanydamagetotheoutercasingorsplits/cracksontheelectricalconnectorshouldbeobserved.Checkforerosion/corrosionoftheelectricalterminalsandensurethattheinnersurfaceofthesolenoidiscleanandfreefromdentsetc(Fig13).

    Ensurethatthesolenoidspringisingoodcondition.Itmaybeagoodideatocheckandrecordthelengthagainstanewone.

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    SolenoidValveandHalfBallValveassembly

    Figure14

    Checktheconditionofthesolenoidvalveassembly,payingparticularattentiontothehalfballvalvefaceandtheseatinsidethevalvestem.Theflatfaceofthehalfballvalveisresponsibleforsealingthecontrolchamber,soitmustbeingoodconditionwithnoerosionorwear.Thesecomponentsarebestinspectedunderamicroscope.Checktheconicalseatthattheballseatsoninsidethevalve,aswellasthevalvestemforanysignsofwear,scratchesanderosion(Fig14).

    Renewbothcomponentsifthereareanyabnormalitiesordoubtontheircondition(bothavailablefromDieselDistributors).

    Inspectball,seatandshank

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    ValveSeatandRetainingNut

    Figure16

    Inspectthevalveseatforerosionandwear(Fig16).Aswiththeballandvalveassembly,thisisprobablybestviewedunderamicroscopeorothermagnificationequipment.Ifthereareanymarksacrosstheseatingareathatwouldsuggestasealingproblemrenewthevalveseat(availablethroughDieselDistributors).

    Inspectthesealingfaceoftheretainingnutforsignsoferosionandwear(Fig16).

    DuetotheveryfinetolerancesinvolvedinCRinjectors,lappingofthesealingsurfacesofthesecomponentsisnotrecommended.AnyattempttolapthesurfacesshouldbeundertakenwiththeutmostcareandwiththeuseofVERYFINElappingpastes.

    Inspectallsurfacesforerosion&wear

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    CommandPiston&InjectorBody

    Figure17

    Checkthepistonforscoringandwearmarksalongwiththeinnerboreoftheinjector.Ifthereisconsideredtobeexcessivescoringorwearoneithercomponent,thentheunitwillmorethanlikelybescrapped(Fig17).Thepistonshouldbeclean,freefromscoringandmovefreelyinsidetheinjectorborewithnosnaggingortightspots.

    NozzleAssembly,PressureSpindleandSpring.

    Guidelinesforinspectingthenozzleassemblycanbeconsideredthesameasforanyconventionalnozzle.Checkforexcessivewearorscoringontheneedleshankandseatandrenewthenozzleifnecessary.(GenuineandnongenuinenozzlesareavailablefromDieselDistributors,dependinguponapplicationandavailability).

    Checkthespringforconditionandthespindleforexcessivewearonthespringseat.

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    ReAssemblyWhenreassemblinganycommonrailcomponents,cleanpracticesshouldalwaysbeobservedandtheutmostprecautionshouldbetakentoavoidanycontaminationofthecomponentsbeforeandduringassembly.

    WARNINGThetorquevaluesmentionedinthefollowingprocedureareaSUGGESTEDVALUEbaseduponourexperienceandNOTDensospecification.

    STEP1.2ValveSeatAssembly

    Figure18 Figure19 Figure20

    Mounttheinjectorintheholdingjigandplacethe2locatingdowelsintotheirboresonthetopfaceoftheinjector(thesedowelsarelargerinlengthanddiametertothenozzlelocatingdowels).Ensurethatthevalveseatisthecorrectwayroundbeforeinsertingitintotheinjector.Theboreontheundersideofthevalveneedstobealignedwiththeboreholeontheinjectorface(Fig18&19).

    Usingthe3prongedsocket,insertandhandtightentheretainingnutintotheinjectorwiththesealingfacetowardsthevalve.Screwtheguideoverthesocket,ensuringthatthesocketcanstillmove,butwithmaximumsupportfromtheguideandtightento7075NM(Fig20).

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    STEP2.2Solenoid&SolenoidValveAssembly

    Figure21 Figure22

    Fitthehalfballvalveintothesolenoidvalvestemandensurethattheflatfaceofthehalfballvalveisvisibleandlevelwiththestem.DONOTINSERTTHEVALVESTEMINTOTHEVALVESEATIFYOUCANSEETHESPHERICALPARTOFTHEHALFBALLVALVE(Fig22).ITMUSTBETHEFLATSIDE(Fig21).

    Figure23 Figure24 Figure25

    Thehalfballvalveshouldstayinthevalvestemwhenturnedoverandinsertedonthevalveseat.Oncethevalvestemisinpositionensureitisfreebyrotatingit(Fig23).

    Placethefuelcalibrationshimontopoftheinjector(Fig24).

    Next,insertthesolenoidspringshimandsolenoidspringintothesolenoidandcarefullyfitthesolenoidontotheinjector,ensuringthatthespringseatsinthecentreofthevalveandhandtighten.Oncehandtight,tensionthesolenoidassemblyto1012NM(Fig25).OVERTIGHTENINGOFTHESOLENOIDASSEMBLYCANHAVEANADVERSEAFFECTONTHEOPERATIONOFTHEINJECTORANDMAYRESULTINDAMAGETOTHESOLENOID.

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    STEP3.2NozzleandCapNutAssembly

    Figure26 Figure27 Figure28

    Repositiontheinjectorassemblyinthejigwiththesolenoidtowardsthebottom.

    Insertthecommandpistonintotheinjectorbodywiththemainshankmachinedwithgroovestowardsthesolenoidend(Fig26).

    Nextinsertthenozzleopeningpressureshimandthespringintothecentralinjectorboreandtheninsertthepressurespindleontopofthespringwiththesmallerdiameterfacingthenozzleneedle(Fig27.)

    Insertthelocatingdowelsintothesealingfaceandplacetheinjectoroverthem.Placethe(new)capnutoverthenozzleandscrewdownuntilhandtight(Fig28).

    Ideallysomekindofinjectorclampingrigshouldbeusedtounsurealignmentofthenozzle,ifyoucanfindsomethingormanufactureanythingsuitabletoholdthebody.Thearrangementpicturedbelow(Fig29)featurestheStanadyneInjectorAligningTool(Part#29617).Aninjectoraligningtoolwasnotusedinthisexerciseandnooperationalproblemswereexperienced,howeveritwouldbebettertouseoneifavailabletominimisetheriskofmisalignmentorbreakingthedowelpins.

    Figure29

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    TestingAlltestingoftheDensoCRinjectorsusedtoobtaintheinformationgivenherewascompletedusingtheHartidgeCRIPCandtheIFT70.(bothavailablefromDieselDistributors)

    WhentestingDensoCommonRailinjectorsthefollowingelementsshouldbeobservedtoevaluateanddeterminethefunctionalityandconditionoftheinjector:

    1Nozzleopeningpressure 2InjectorResponseTime 3FuelDelivery 4Backleakage 5Backleakagetemperature

    Eachoftheabovewillbediscussedinmoredetailinthefollowingguidewhichhopestoprovideanunderstandingofwhateffectalteringtheshimadjustmenthasontheinjectorsperformance.

    1. NozzleNeedleopeningpressureThiscanbesetbytheshimthatsitsbehindthenozzlespring.ThenozzleopeningpressuresettingonaG2injectorwillhaveaneffectonfueldeliveryandResponseTime(seefurtherdowninsection2fordefinition)particularlyatlowerenginespeedsandrailpressures.Iftheopeningpressureissettoolow,theidledeliveryandpreinjectionwillincrease.Iftheopeningpressureissettoohightheidleandpreinjectionwilldecreaseandresponsetimewillincrease.Fuellingandresponsetimeatmainfuellingsettingswillremainlargelyunaffected.WecansettheopeningpressurewiththeuseofaHartridgeIFT70injectorfunctiontesterthatcanactuatethesolenoidwhilsttheusercanobservethespraypatternandcontroltherailorfeedpressure.ThisexercisecouldpossiblybeperformedwithaconventionalinjectortesterandamultifunctionCRinjectortriggerboxsuchastheIFTC(availablefromDieselDistributors).THISTESTSHOULDBECARRIEDOUTANDSET(IFNECESSARY)BEFOREANYFLOWTESTINGOFTHEINJECTOR.

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    Mounttheinjectorintothemachineandconnectthehighpressurepipeandappropriateelectricalconnector.

    Figure30 Figure31

    Usingalargepulsewidthofaround2.5m/sandlowinjectionspeedofsay100injectionsperminute(IPM)(Fig30).Setthefeed(railpressure)tozeroandgraduallyincreaseuntilthefuelcanbeseentoinject.Atthispointtakenoteofthepressureonthegaugeatwhichinjectionstartedtotakeplace.(Fig31).

    TheopeningpressureontheparticularDensoinjectortestedwasapproximately130140bar.Thisfiguremaydifferdependinguponinjectorpartnumber.Itwillbeuptotheusertogainsomespecificationsfromnewinjectors.

    Ifthepressureneedstobeadjusted,thentheopeningpressureshimwillneedtobechangedtoincreaseordecreasespringtensionaccordingly.Sincethenozzlecapnutwillnothavebeenputintoservicethelooseningandretensioningshouldnotcauseanyissuesandshouldbeabletobereusedafterremoval.

    AcheckofthespraypatternandgeneraloperationoftheinjectorcanthenbeperformedwhilststillmountedontheIFT70aftertheopeningpressurehasbeenchecked.Asageneralrulethereshouldbenomorethan3040%backleakagedeliverycomparedwithfueldeliveryonfullloadsettings(e.g.500bar1200PPM1.2m/spulsewidthwhenusingtheIFT70).

    Iftheinjectorisfunctioningproperlywithbasicdelivery,backleakageandspraypatternallsatisfactory,theinjectorcanbeflowedmoreaccuratelywiththeHartridgeCRIPCorAVM2withCRinjectorallmakescapableofcheckingfueldelivery,backleakageandresponsetimeathighpressures(1600bar+).

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    2. ResponseTimeSimplyexplainedthisisthetimetakenfromwhentheECUsendsasignal(current)totheinjectortowhentheactualinjectiontakesplace.Itisanimportantfactorindeterminingtheconditionoftheinjector.Ingeneralincreasedresponsetimepointstowardsapoorlyfunctioninginjector.Onvehicleeffectsofpoorresponsetimecanshowaswhitesmoke,roughrunning,idlingproblems,detonation(knocking)andpoorperformance.InjectorresponsetimeisanimportantfactorfortheECUtobeabletocompensatedrivepulseforrecalculatingfuelquantitiesforonvehiclelearningofQRcodes.Responsetimecanbeaffectedbyopeningpressure,commandpistoncondition,nozzlecondition,solenoidvalveconditionandsolenoidefficiency.Anythingthatcaneffectivelyslowdowntheoperationoftheinjectorwillresultinincreasedresponsetime.Ifresponsetimecanbereadandseenthenaclearerpicturecanbegainedfromtheinjectortestonthegeneralconditionoftheinjector,asopposedtoonlyrelyinguponmeasuringdeliveryandbackleakage.Itcanbeconsideredimportantinourdiagnosisofinjectorcondition.Itcanbeaffectedbychangingfuellingshimsandopeningpressure.TypicalresponsetimesrecordedfortheDensoinjectorstestedwereintheregionof430490sforhigherpulsewidthandpressuresettings(fullandmidloadscenario).Responsetimewillgenerallyincreaseatidleandlowerpulsewidthsandpressures(idle,partloadandpreinjection).Typicalidleresponsetimesmaybearound490560s.Again,theabovefiguresarebaseduponthetestingofcertainDensoinjectorsandtogainamorethoroughunderstandingofinjectorspecificresponsetimefigures,newinjectorswouldneedtobetestedandresultsrecorded.

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    3. FuelDelivery

    AftertheopeningpressurehasbeensetandtheinjectorhasbeentestedforbasicfunctionitcanthenbeproperlyflowedforamoreindepthtestontheHartridgeAVM2PCwithinjectorallmakeskitortheHartridgeCRIPC.

    Theinjectorneedstobegivenatestplanofsettingsfromwhichtheresultscanberecorded.Thesevaryingsettingsshouldputtheinjectorthroughdifferingtestsituationsthatwouldbestsimulatevariousengineconditions.Anexampleofthesetestconditionshasbeenincludedbelowforreference:(Fig32).

    Figure31TestPlanExample

    Onceasetoftestsorconditionshavebeendecidedupon,theycanthenbeusedasagenerictestplanforalmostallinjectors.Thetestplanisthenusedtorecordtheresultsfromnewinjectorsandusedforcomparisonagainstusedorrepairedunits.Adatabaseofresultscanbebuiltupandtolerancescanevenbeformedbytestingmultiplenewunitsandtakingaveragereadings,fromwhichtolerancebandscanbedecided.

    IftheflowresultsfromausedorrepairedinjectoraredeemedtobeoutofspecwhencomparedtoatestresultfromanewinjectorthenthefueldeliverycanbealteredbychangingtheCalibrationShimwhichsitsinbetweenthesolenoidandtheinjectorbody.CHANGINGTHISSHIMWILLHAVEANEFFECTONTHEOVERALLFUELDELIVERYOFTHEINJECTOR.

    ToINCREASEthefuellingaTHICKERshimmustbefitted

    ToDECREASEthefuellingaSMALLERshimmustbefitted.

    TOYOTA236700L090BEFOREADJUSTMENTInjector#

    Pressure(bar) SpeedPulsewidth(s)

    Deliveryml/st

    BackLeakml/st

    Response(s) ReturnTempC

    Idle400 350 750 12.4 14.9 489 39MidRange1000 800 800 49.3 22.8 432 40FullLoad1600 1500 1000 95.2 33.8 418 50StaticLeak1600 1000 0 0 0 0 52PreInjection600 1000 500 9 14.7 452 49MidRange800 1200 800 39.9 19.6 446 51Start950 150 1000 64.2 105.6 551 48

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    0.1mmdifferenceinshimsizewillequatetoanapproximate7%changeinfuellingacrossthewholerangeoftheinjector.However,theresponsetimewillalsochangeaswehaveeffectivelychangedthetotaldistancethatthesolenoidvalvehastotravel.Inanefforttocounteracttheresultingresponsetimechange,thesolenoidspringshimcanbechangedtotryandlimittheresultingdifferenceinresponsetime.Althoughadifferenceinresponsetimeisseenwhenthesolenoidspringshimischanged,itisminimalanddoesnotreturntotheoriginalresultsafteramaincalibrationshimalteration.

    Itwouldthereforebeprudenttomakeonlysmallalterationstothecalibrationsettingwhenconsideringanychangestothefuellingoftheinjector.

    Changingthesolenoidspringshimwillalsoaffectfueldeliveryaswellasresponsetime,aswearereducingorincreasingspringtensiononthesolenoidvalve,makingiteasierorharderforthesolenoidtopullupthevalve.Again,considertheeffectstothefuellingthroughouttherangewhenattemptinganyshimadjustment.

    4Backleakage&BackleakTemperature

    TheamountofbackleakagefuelthataCRinjectorproducesisanindicatoroftheinternalsealingandconditionoftheinjector.Anyproblemswiththesealingofthesolenoidvalveorthenozzleneedlewillshowupashighbackleakage.Usually,ifhighbackleakageisexperienceditwillbeseenineverytestandcanindicatevalveseatproblems,solenoidvalveproblemsandnozzlesealingorwearissues.

    Backleakagetemperatureisalsoworthmonitoring,asanyexcessiveleakageofhighpressurefuelwithintheinjectorwillcausethetemperatureofthebackleakagetorise.Thisisbecausethehighpressurefuelcreatedintherailisalothighertemperaturethanthelowerpressureofthebackleakage,thereforeanyexcessiveriseinbackleakedfuelwillshowupasahighbackleaktemperature.

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    CorrectionCoding&BatchingCRinjectorcorrectioncodingisimportantandallowstheCRsystemasawholetocompensateformechanicalandhydraulictoleranceswithintheinjector.NotwoinjectorswillnaturallyflowthesameandthevehicleECUcancompensateforthisbyalteringthepulsewidthtoindividualinjectorswhenthecorrectioncodegiventotheinjectorduringmanufactureisprogrammedintotheECU.

    Wecannotproducethiscodewithconventionalallmakesequipment.ItrequiresaconsiderableinvestmentandOEMbackingtodoso.

    Onemethodoftryingtolimittheproblemofourinabilitytoproduceanindividualcorrectioncodeistobatchinjectors.Thismethodinvolvesflowtestingandadjustingthefueldeliveryoninjectorssothatthedifferencesbetweenthemareminimal.Sayforinstancewehadaround30injectorsthatwererepairedandflowtested.Thebatchingconceptassumesthatoutofthose30injectorstherewouldbesetsthatwoulddisplaysimilarflowandresponsecharacteristics.Theseinjectorscouldthenbefurtherfinetunedwithminoradjustmenttomakethemassimilartoeachotheraspossible.

    Setsof4or6injectorsarethensoldorfittedtogethertominimiseanymajordifferencesinflow.

    Anotherconceptistobuildlengthydatabaseontheflowratesofdifferingnewinjectorsfromsamepartnumberfamilybyrecordingtheirflowandresponsecharacteristicsandthecodeonthatparticularinjector.Overtimeadatabasecanbebuiltandanyfutureinjectorsthatdisplayedsimilarresultstoapreviouslyrecordedunitwouldbegiventhecodefromthatsimilarflowingnewinjector.Thiswouldbealongandcomplicatedprocess,butnotimpossible.

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    SUMMARY

    Thereareparts,testequipmentandtoolingavailablethroughDieselDistributorstoserviceandtestDensoCRinjectors.Thereisnoconcretesetofinstructionsortestdatatoproduceaperfectlyrepairedproduct.Thereishowever,anopeningtobeabletooffersomethingmorethanjustanewunitinbox.

    Therepairconceptofferedhereistoenabletheusertheabilitytolearnasyougoandbaserepairsondataobtainedfromnewunits.

    Hopefully,theinformationinthisdocumentisenoughtogetyoustarted.

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