David Dearden

Larsson UK Ltd
Unit G7 Alpha Court
Phoenix Parkway
Corby
NN17 5DP
david@larsson.uk.com

5 Engine management system

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1 The management system consists of the fuel injection circuit and the electronic control circuit.

2 The fuel circuit consists of the tank with internal integrated pump/pressure regulator/filter, the
fuel hose, the throttle body and injector. Fuel is pumped under pressure from the tank to the injector
via the filter and pressure regulator. Operating pressure is maintained by the pump and pressure
regulator. The injector sprays pressurised fuel into the intake duct where it mixes with air controlled
by the throttle body and vaporises before entering the cylinder where it is compressed and ignited
by the spark plug.

3 The electronic control circuit consists of the electronic control unit (ECU), which operates and co-
ordinates both the fuel injection and ignition systems, and the various sensors which provide the
ECU with information on engine operating conditions.

4 The electronic control unit (ECU) monitors signals from the following sensors:

Intake air temperature (IAT) sensor

Intake air pressure (IAP) sensor
Throttle position (TP) sensor
Crankshaft position (CKP) sensor
Engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor
Tip-over (TO) sensor

5 Based on the information it receives, the ECU calculates the appropriate ignition and fuel
requirements of the engine. By varying the length of the electronic pulse it sends to the injector, the
ECU controls the length of time the injector is held open and thereby the amount of fuel that is
supplied to the engine. Fuel supply varies according to the engine’s needs for starting, warming-up,
idling, cruising and acceleration. In the event of the machine falling over, the tip-over sensor cuts
power to the fuel and ignition systems.

6 The engine trouble warning light should come on for 3 seconds when the ignition is switched ON,
then go out – this serves as a check that the circuit is working correctly. If not, check the instrument
cluster (see Chapter 8).

7 The fuel injection system has its own fault diagnosis function ( Section 6). In the event of a
problem the engine trouble warning light in the instrument cluster comes on or flashes and any fault
codes are stored in the ECU. The ECU will determine whether the engine can still be run safely. If it
can, a back-up mode substitutes the sensor signal with a fixed signal, restricting performance but
allowing the bike to be ridden home or to a dealer. When this occurs, the engine trouble warning

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 David Dearden
Larsson UK Ltd
Unit G7 Alpha Court
Phoenix Parkway
Corby
NN17 5DP
david@larsson.uk.com

light in the instrument cluster will come on and stay on. In some cases the engine will continue to
run after the fault has been registered, but once stopped the engine will not be able to be restarted.
If the fault is serious, the fuel injection system will be shut down and the engine will not run. When
this occurs, the engine management warning light will flash while the start switch is being pressed.

8 After the engine has been stopped, the fault code is displayed as a series of timed flashes of the
warning light – see Section 6, Step 2. The code is also stored in the ECU memory. Yamaha produce a
diagnostic tool (part No. 90890-03182) that, among other things, can be used to assess the function
of the sensor or actuator related to the fault code displayed – see Section 6, Step 3.

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