fuel pressure MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 1990 User Guide

FUEL SYSTEM -Fuel Supply and Fuel Pressure Control14-9
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FUEL FILTERA high-pressure type filter is installed at the delivery end of the
fuel pump.
FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORThe fuel pressure regulator maintains the pressure of fuel
delivered to the injectors at a constant level of 335
kPa (47.6
psi) (Non-Turbo models) or 255
kPa (36.3 psi) (Turbo models)
higher than the manifold internal pressure, thus keeping the
volume of fuel injected constant regardless of changes in the
manifold pressure.
The spring chamber is connected by a vacuum hose with the
intake air plenum thus its interior pressure is always controlled
by the manifold vacuum.
The manifold vacuum created in the chamber functions to
decrease the spring pressure which forces down the valve
actuated by a diaphragm.
If this pressure forcing down the valve becomes less than the
fuel pressure, the diaphragm is forced up, allowing excess fuel
to flow back through the return pipe to the fuel tank.
Level “A” in the diagram to the left denotes the pressure
gauge reading when the vacuum hose is disconnected, in other
words, when the manifold vacuum is not applied to the spring
chamber.Level “B” denotes the pressure gauge reading when the
vacuum hose is connected:

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INJECTORFUEL SYSTEM
-Fuel Supply and Fuel Pressure Control
Intake port
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,FilterSpringAn injector is mounted on each of the four intake ports of the
cylinder head.
The injector is activated by electric current controlled by the
engine control unit.Wh-en current flows through the solenoid coil, the plunger and
needle valve, which form a single unit are magnetically
attracted, causing the injector nozzle to open and fuel to be
injected.When the current is interrupted, the plunger and needle valve
are pushed back by the spring, closing the injector nozzle.

FUEL SYSTEM -Fuel Supply and Fuel Pressure Control
FUEL-PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE
14-11To fuel
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Fuel-pressureregulatorFuel-pressurecontrol valve
Intake-airEnginecontrol
unit
Usually, the negative pressure (vacuum) of the
intake manifold is applied to the fuel-pressure
regulator, and, because the fuel pressure is thus
held at a fixed constant level relative to the pressure
within the intake manifold, the amount to fuel
injected is regulated so as to be proportional to the
injectors’ actuation time. If, however, the engine
coolant-temperature and the intake air temperature
are high when then engine is started, the engine
control unit sends a flow of current to the fuel-
pressure control valve, with the result that outside
air (atmospheric) pressure acts upon the fuel-
pressure regulator.
0Fuel ump
1chec terminal 1!Fuel pumpAs a result. the
fuel pressure is increased and the
generation of fuel vapors caused by high tem-
perature is suppressed, thereby maintaining idling
stability immediately after restarting under
high-temperature conditions.
Note that there is a return to the usual fuel pressure
level after two minutes or more have passed after
starting is completed.
In addition, the circuitry of the fuel-pressure control
valve. is interrupted, thus controlling so that the fuel
pressure corresponds to supercharging pressure,
under high-load driving conditions (during super-
charged driving by the turbocharger).
FU,EL PUMP CHECK TERMINAL
This terminal is for directly driving the fuel pump.
By applying the battery voltage directly to this terminal, you can
check fuel pump operation or check fuel leaks from the
fuel
line.
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.._~- ---.FUEL SYSTEM
- Sensors
SENSORSRlUGENERAL DESCRIPTION
The types and functions of the sensors are as listedsend corresponding signals to the engine control
below. These sensors detect engine conditions and
unit.
SENSORSFUNCTION
AIR FLOW SENSOR
fSenses the intake arr volume with a Karman vortex flow meter.
INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE
SENSORSenses the Intake air temperature (temperature of air at
the point of entry into the air cleaner).I
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
SENSORISenses the barometric pressure faltrtude) wrth a
semiconductor diffusion type pressure sensor.
$;;OOf;T TEMPERATURESenses the engine coolant tern
THROTTLE
POSITISenses the throttle
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IDLE POSITION SWITCHSenses whether or not the accelerator pedal is being
operated with a contact switch.
Senses the top dead center on compression stroke of
NO. 1 and No. 4 cylinders with an LED and photo diode pair.
CRANK ANGLE SENSORSenses the crank angle of each cylinder with an LED
and photo diodepair.
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OXYGEN SENSORSenses
actrvation of the air con
POWER STEERING OIL
PRESSURE SWITCHc-lSenses the power steering ‘load with a contact switch.
IGNITION SWITCHSenses ON/OFF
posrtion of the ignition switch.I
Senses engine cranking.
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IGNITION TIMING
ADJUSTMENT TERMINALWhen this terminal is shorted, the ignition timing and idle
speed control servo is set in the adjustrng mode by the enginecontrol unit.
INHIBITOR SWITCHSenses the *P” and “N” positthe automatic transaxle.Senses.
by pieto-electric element,. cylinder block
vibrations that occur when there ISengineknocking.
CONTROL RELAY
(Fuel pump drive signal)
lFnorne ianitron sianal!Senses ignrtton coil prIman/ voltage.

FUEL SYSTEM - Sensors
AIR FLOW SENSOR
IAir
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Power supplyAir flow sensor(from control relay)
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L+--J Vortex ITo throttle
bodyEngine control unit
>- Power supply
e5 volts
6FUO493
EC1537
Karman vortex
(1) Slow air flow
6FUO423
(2) Fast air flow
6Fuo42rThe air flow sensor for measuring the volume of engine intake
air uses the Karman vortex phenomenon to detect the air flow
rate. The air flow rate detected in this way is sent to the engine
control unit as data on intake air volume.
Using this signal and the engine rpm signal, the engine control
unit makes computations to determine the basic injection
timing.
A barometric pressure sensor and an intake air temperature
sensor are installed on the air flow sensor.
The air flow sensor consists of the following parts:
l Rectifier:
Rectifies the flow of intake air admitted through the air
cleaner.l Vortex generating column:
Serves to generate Karman vortices.
l Transmitter:
Transmits ultrasonic waves.
l Receiver:
Receives ultrasonic waves.
l Amplifier:
Generates ultrasonic waves.
l Modulator:
Converts ultrasonic waves that have been received into
electric pulses.
l Acoustic material
Karman Vortex
When a triangular column is placed in an air stream, regularly
spaced vortices are generated downstream alternately on
either side of the column. These vortices are called
“Karman
vortices”.The number of vortices generated is proportional to a
cloSedegree to the volume of air flow in a given time; the higher the
flow speed, the more vortices are generated.

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tBAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR
Barometnc rxessure sensor
EC1537
Barometncpressure sensor
Enginecontrol unit
1OFUO576
/
760 (30)Barometric pressure mmHg
(in.Hg)EC1551A barometric pressure sensor is
alas mounted on
the
aif flow sensor. It senses the barometric
pressure and converts it to electrical voltage which
is sent as a signal to the engine control unit.
Using this signal, the engine control unit calculates
the altitude
of.the location where the vehicle is, and
corrects the fuel injection quantity for the optimum
air-fuel ratio at that altitude, and also corrects the
COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR
Terminal 26EL0069ignition timing.
This ensures improved driveability at high altitudes.
The barometric pressure sensor converts the pres-
sure to a voltage making use of the fact that the
resistance of a strain gauge changes in direct
proportion to the pressure as shown in this diagram
which
illustratestherelationship between
barometric pressure and output voltage.
Engine control unit
Coolanttemperature
sensor
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L0 (32120 (68)Coolant temperature -The engine coolant temperature sensor installed in
the coolant passage of the thermostat case is a
thermistor whose resistance changes with the
engine coolant temperature.
The
annine control unit iudoes the enoine warm UDstate based on the output voltage of this sensor and
provides optimum mixture enrichment when the
engine is cold.
The sensor characteristics are as shown above..:I

‘7JFUEL SYSTEM
- Sensors14-23AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH
Batten/
-31 .,Air conditioner unitlSAO735‘Air conditioner
control unitI”.._. ,voltage
Dual pressureswitch
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Coolanttemperature6FU1148
switch
Engine control unit
3Air conditioner
This switch sends the air conditioner ON/OFF signal
to the engine control unit.
When the air conditioner is turned on and the enginecontrol unit receives the ON
signal from the switch,
it commands the idle speed control servo
toincrease the idle speed to the preset rpm. Thus
engine rpm loss due to air conditioner operation
while the engine is idling is prevented and smooth
idling operation is ensured.

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POWER STEERING OIL PRESSURE SWITCHEngine control unit
Power steering oil
pressure switchBattery
voltage
6FUO5OtIWhen the steering wheel is turned and the oil
pressure of the power steering oil pump increases,
the power steering oifpressure switch sends an ON
signal to the engine control unit. The engine control
unit detects the oil pump load with this signal andactivates the idle speed control servo to control
theidle speed. Specifically, it prevents the idle
speecfrom dropping due to oil pump load, thus
ensuringstable engine idling.IGNITION
SWITCH
1IBattery
Ignition
switch
Starter motor
aS terminalcontrol unit
6FUO762The signal indicating that the ignition switch is ON,
OFF or cranking (ST) is input to the engine control
unit.
When the ignition switch ON signal is input to the
engine control unit, the unit energizes the control
relay coil to supply power to the sensors and
actuators.When the ignition switch ST signal is input to the
engine control unit, it determines that the engine
iscranking and controls the fuel injection rate,
despeed control servo, ignition timing, etc. for
-mum cranking conditions.

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FUEL SYSTEM- Enaine Control Unit14-27
ENGINE CONTROL UNITRI4FhAA
GENERAL DESCRIPTIONEngine control unit
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6FUO76The engine control unit consists of an
8-bit micro
computer, a random access memory, a read only
memory and an input/output interface.
It determines the engine operating state based on
various information (input
signals) it receives fromthe sensors described earlier, and then controls and
activates the necessary actuators as shown in the
table below to achieve optimum engine operating
conditions.
Engine control unit
Control items
Fuel injection control
Idle speed control
Power supply control
A&;;;ditioner relay
Ignition timing control
SuTpuegohzrging control
$r;ir;;ter control
Fuel pressure controlControl contents
For controlling injector driving timing
and duration based on multipoint’sequential injection.
For controlling bypass air quantity foridle speed control by activating the
idle speed control servo.
I3 Idle speed control
servo
For controlling power supply to the
sensors and actuators by controlling
the control relay.For controlling the
ON/OFF position of
the air conditioner relay.For controlling the ignition timing.
For controlling the supercharging pres-sure by regulating of the waste gate
actuator activation pressure.
For controlling the turbo meter and
displaying the supercharge pressure.
3 Ai;acenditioner
Power transistor
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FUEL SYSTEM- Engine Control Unit14-29
SFUllSOTerminal
ConnectionTerminalConnectionNo.
No.
1Self-diagnosis output53EGR control solenoid valve (California only)
2Diagnosis/data transfer select terminal54Power transrstor for No. 1 and No. 4 cylinder
‘3Turbo meter
55Power transistor for No. 2 and No. 3 cylinder
4Oxygen sensor56Control relay (Fuel pump control)
5Power steering oil pressure switchl 57Fuel-pressure control valve
6Idle position switch58Coil “Al ” for idle speed control servo
7Air conditioner switch59Coil “A2” for idle speed control servo
8Intake air temperature sensor60No. 3 injector
l 9Detonation sensor61No. 4 injector
10Air flow sensor62Purge control solenoid valve11
-63Control relay
12Ignition timing adjustment connector64Engine warning irght (Malfunction indicator light)
13Control relay (Fuel pump drive signal)65Air conditioner relay
l 14Air flow sensor active filter reset66Control relay
15EGR temperature sensor (California only)67Coil “Bl ” for idle speed control servo
16Barometric pressure sensor68Coil “B2” for idle speed control servo
17Sensors ground101Ground
18Vehicle speed sensor102Power supply
19Throttle position sensor103Power supply for backup
20Coolant temperature sensor
104Inhibitor switch
21Crank angle sensor‘105
Waste gate solenoid valve
22Top dead center sensor106Ground
23Power supply for sensors (5 volts)107Power supply
24Sensors ground108“ST” terminal for ignition switch
51No. 1 injector109Ignition pulse detect
52No. 2 injector170“IG ” terminal for ignition switch
NOTETerminals indicated by the l symbol are applicable only to turbo models.