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1) Perform Diesel Engine Tune Up
1) Perform Diesel Engine Tune Up
CURRICULUM
Sector:
AUTOMOTIVE
Distinctive Area of Competence and Qualifications:
Automotive Servicing NC I
Unit of Competency:
Tune Up Diesel Engine
Module Title:
TUNING UP DIESEL ENGINE
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
East Service Road, South Superhighway, Taguig City, Metro Manila
NATIONAL CERTIFICATE LEVEL 1
QUALIFICATION LEVEL
12. Provide work skill instructions Providing work skill instructions ALT311209
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automotive parts and products automotive parts and products
No. Core Competencies Module Title Code
Perform Diesel Engine Tune Performing Diesel Engine Tune Up ALT723302
Up
Perform Gas Engine Tune Up Performing Gas Engine Tune Up ALT723303
Remove and Replace Removing and Replacing ALT723354
Electrical/Electronic Electrical/Electronic
Units/Assemblies Units/Assemblies
Remove and Tag Engine Removing and Tagging Engine ALT723355
System Components System Components
Remove and tag Automotive Removing and Tagging Automotive ALT723356
steering, suspension and brake steering, suspension and brake
system components system components
Remove and tag transmission Removing and tagging transmission ALT723357
system components system components
HOW TO USE THIS COMPETENCY BASED LEARNING MODULE
Welcome to the Module: Tuning Up Diesel Engine. This module contains training
materials and activities for you to complete.
The unit of competency " Tune Up Diesel Engine NC I" contains the knowledge, skills and
attitudes required for Automotive Servicing NC I . It is one of the Core Modules at
National Certificate Level I (NC I ).
You are required to go through a series of learning activities in order to complete each
learning outcome of the module. In each learning outcome there are Information Sheets,
Resource Sheets and Reference Materials for further reading to help you better
understand the required activities. Follow these activities on your own and answer the
self-check at the end of each learning outcome. Get the answer key from your instructor
and check your work honestly. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to ask your
facilitator for assistance.
You may already have some or most of the knowledge and skills covered in this module
because you have:
If you can demonstrate to your trainer that you are competent in a particular skill or skills,
talk to him/her about having them formally recognized so you won’t have to do the same
training again. If you have qualifications or Certificates of Competency from previous
trainings, show them to your trainer. If the skills you acquired are still relevant to this
module, they may become part of the evidence you can present for RPL.
At the end of this learning material is a Learner’s Diary, use this diary to record important
dates, jobs undertaken and other workplace events that will assist you in providing further
details to your trainer or assessors. A Record of Achievement is also provided for your
trainer to complete once you completed the module.
This learning material was prepared to help you achieve the required competency,
in Tuning Up Diesel Engine NC I. This will be source of information for you to acquire
the knowledge and skills in this particular trade independently and your own pace with
minimum supervision or help from your instructor.
In doing the activities to complete the requirements of this module, please be guided by the
following:
Talk to your trainer and agree on how you will both organize the training under this module.
Read through the module carefully. It is divided into sections that cover all the skills and
knowledge you need to successfully complete.
Work through all information and complete the activities in each section. Read the
information sheets and complete the self-checks provided in this module.
Most probably your trainer will also be your supervisor or manager. He/She is there to
support you and show you the correct way to do things. Ask for help.
Your trainer will tell you about the important things you need to consider when you are
completing the activities and it is important that you listen and take notes.
You will be given plenty of opportunities to ask questions and practice on the job. Make sure
you practice your new skills during regular work shifts. This way you will improve both
your speed and memory and also your confidence.
Talk to more experienced work mates and ask for their guidance.
Use self-check questions at the end of each section to test your own progress.
When you are ready, ask your trainer to watch you perform the activities outlined in this
module.
As you work through the activities, ask for written feedback on your progress. Your trainer
keeps feedback/pre-assessment reports for this reason. When you have completed this
learning material and feel confident that you have had sufficient knowledge and skills, your
trainer will arrange an appointment with a registered assessor to assess you. The results of
the assessment will be recorded in your Competency Achievement Record.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUALIFICATION : Automotive Servicing NC I
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Perform Diesel Engine Tune Up
2. Install Timing marks, torque and injection pump moving parts motion
Injection is re-checked before installation
Pump to Injection pump requirement in installing injection pump per
Engine manual instruction is set-up.
Mounting bolts are tightened following torque sequence,
pattern and specification in the manual.
4. Bleeding Fuel level, line leakage and fuel strainer/filter are checked.
Injection Air lock free fuel system is determined without error
system Bleed screw and primer pumps is identified without error.
components
5. Conduct Engine requirements in compression testing is set up
compressio Specific compression test result is read and interpreted.
n Testing Corresponding recommendation/prescription is given based
on the test result.
QUALIFICATION : Automotive Servicing NC I
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Perform Diesel Engine Tune Up
MODULE TITLE : Tuning Up Diesel Engine
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA:
1. LO 1: Set Injection pump to Engine
1.1 Engine parts injection required in setting injection timing is positioned as per
manufacturer’s manual
1.2 No error in detecting/reading injection timing setting
1.3 Injection timing setting is re-checked following instructional material.
RESOURCES:
Jack Erjavec & Robert scharff, Automotive Technology, A system Approach, 2nd Ed.
Crouse, W.H. and Anglin, D.L., Automotive Mechanics, 10th Ed.,
Santos, G.N. and Lebron G.B., Chemistry.
Don Kowels, Basic Automotive Service and Maintenance.
QUALIFICATION : Automotive Servicing NC I
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Perform Diesel Engine Tune Up
MODULE TITLE : Tuning Up Diesel Engine
LEARNING OUTCOME 1 : Set injection Timing
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
1.2 Engine parts injection required in setting injection timing is positioned as per
manufacturer’s manual
1.3 No error in detecting/reading injection timing setting
1.4 Injection timing setting is re-checked following instructional material.
RESOURCES:
1. Jack Erjavec and Robert scharff, Automotive Technology, A system
Approach, 2nd Ed.
2. Crouse, W.H. and Anglin, D.L., Automotive Mechanics, 10th Ed.,
3. Santos, G.N. and Lebron G.B., Chemistry.
4. Don Kowels, Basic Automotive Service and Maintenance.
INFORMATION SHEET : 1
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Perform Diesel Engine Tune Up
MODULE TITLE : Tuning Up Diesel Engine
LEARNING OUTCOME 1 : Set injection timing
REGULATING VALVE
Feed fuel pump oil delivery pressure increases proportionately with an increase in an
injection pump speed. However, the total fuel oil injection quantity necessary for the
engine is considerably less than the delivered by the feed pump. Therefore, In order to
prevent an excessive increase in the pump chamber pressure caused by the excess oil,
and to adjust the pump chamber pressure so that it is usually within the specified limit, a
regulating valve is installed near the feed pump outlet. The timer performs timing
control using the pump chamber pressure, which is regulated by the regulating valve.
INJECTION PUMP TIMING.
The injection pump is synchronized or timed to the engine’s crankshaft through
drive gears. The pump is designed to create or build up high pressure (15,000 psi to as
high as 30,000 psi). This allows the diesel fuel to be injected into the cylinder as a fine
mist or spray. As a mist, the fuel rapidly evaporates when it is introduced to the high
pressure, temperature air charge in the cylinder and allows for ignition of the fuel. In
order for the engine to operate smoothly, the following fuel injection conditions must
exist.
Pressure must be available at the precise instant of fuel injection into the
chamber.
Injection rate must be equal for all the cylinders so there are equal power
pulses from each cylinder.
Pressure must shut off at the precise instant to control the total amount of
fuel to be injected.
SELFCHECK : 1
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : PERFORM DIESEL ENGINE TUNE UP
MODULE TITLE : Tuning Up Diesel Engine
LEARNING OUTCOME 1 : Set Injection Timing
1. In setting Injection timing, first, technician A says set first the piston 1 to top dead center, while
technician B says set the timing mark first. Who is correct?
a. Technician A c. Both A and B
b. Technician B d. Neither A nor B
2. Which of the following is not an advantage that fuel injection offers over carburetion?
a. Learner air/fuel ratio
b. Better fuel economy
c. No choke requirements
d. Lower engine torque
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. B
QUALIFICATION : Automotive Servicing NC I
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Perform Diesel Engine Tune Up
MODULE TITLE : Tuning Up Diesel Engine
LEARNING OUTCOME 2 : Install Injection Pump to Engine
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
LO 2: Install injection pump to engine
2.1 Timing marks, torque and injection pump moving parts motion is re-checked
before installation.
2.2 Injection pump requirement in installation
Injection pump per manual instruction is set up
2.3 Mounting bolts are tightened following torque sequence, pattern and
specification in the manual
RESOURCES:
Jack Erjavec & Robert scharff, Automotive Technology, A system Approach, 2nd Ed.
Crouse, W.H. and Anglin, D.L., Automotive Mechanics, 10th Ed.,
Santos, G.N. and Lebron G.B., Chemistry.
Don Kowels, Basic Automotive Service and Maintenance.
INFORMATION SHEET : 2
QUALIFICATION : Automotive Servicing NC I
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Perform Diesel Engine Tune Up
MODULE TITLE : Tuning Up Diesel Engine
LEARNING OUTCOME 2 : Install Injection Pump to Engine
Distributor Pumps.
Some distributor pump designs are a single unit, mad up of a supply pump,
governor and injection pump. The supply pump draws the fuel from the fuel tank and
delivers it to the distributor pump housing. The injection pump then increases the fuel
pressure to the levels needed for the combustion. The governor controls the speed of
the engine.
Other designs contain a transfer pump, governor, and injection pump within the
distributor pump housing. This design also uses an external supply pump to deliver fuel
to the transfer pump. The transfer pump increase fuel pressure and passes the fuel on
to the injection pump where it is further pressurized for injection into the cylinders.
2. Ignition in a diesel engine takes place as the fuel is injected into the
cylinder. The heat of the highly compressed air ignites the fuel charge. A
diesel engine does not have an electrical ignition system like that found on
gasoline engines.
3. The output power of diesel engine is directly proportional to the fuel
charge injected into the combustion chamber.
4. In diesel engines, the amount of fuel to be injected is limited by a
governor. This device limits the air/fuel ratio for a diesel engine up to a
maximum of 10 to 1 by weight. The air fuel ration of a typical for atypical
gasoline engine is approximately 14.7 to 1 by weight.
Combustion Cycle
Combustion in a diesel engine occurs in four sequential stages or periods: the
delay period, the uncontrolled-burning period, the controlled-burning period, and the
after-burning period (Figure 25-39). When the fuel is first injected into the combustion
chamber, there is an initial delay as the fuel changes from a liquid state to a vapor or a
gas state. This liquid-to-vapor conversion is necessary so the fuel burns. The delay
period is followed by a period of uncontrolled burning of the fuel already injected into the
chamber. This period is followed by a controlled-burning period as the injector
continues to feed fuel into the combustion chamber. If and when the fuel injection
stops, all the remaining fuel in the chamber continues to burn until it is consumed. This
stage is known as the after-burning period. In the diesel engine, these periods of
combustion simultaneously occur in different parts of the combustion chamber during
injection.
The combustion of diesel fuel is not identical under all conditions. Combustion is
affected by the following.
1. Injector Timing
2. Length of Time (or pulse width) of injection
3. Position of the injector nozzle
4. Injection pressure
5. Vaporization of Fuel
6. Distribution of fuel in the combustion chamber
The moment fuel is injected into the cylinder it is ignited. Therefore, the fuel
injection pump utilized by the diesel engine system must inject the fuel at the precise
instant when the piston is nearing the TDC position of its compression stroke.
Pump Assembly
A diesel engine fuel pump assembly or system combines most of the functions
of gasoline fuel injection, plus the timing function of a spark ignition system. The
assembly must precisely meter fuel at high pressures. Several different types of pump
systems are used.
QUALIFICATION : Automotive Servicing NC I
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Perform Diesel Engine Tune Up
MODULE TITLE : Tuning Up Diesel Engine
LEARNING OUTCOME 3 : Inspect Injection Timing
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA LO 3
3.1 Injection pump Timing Device is used without error.
3.2 Injection pump timing
3.3 Advance timing Operation is Checked
RESOURCES:
Jack Erjavec and Robert scharff, Automotive Technology, A system
Approach, 2nd Ed.
Crouse, W.H. and Anglin, D.L., Automotive Mechanics, 10th Ed.,
Santos, G.N. and Lebron G.B., Chemistry.
Don Kowels, Basic Automotive Service and Maintenance.
INFORMATION SHEET :
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Perform Diesel Engine Tune Up
MODULE TITLE : Tuning Up Diesel Engine
LEARNING OUTCOME 3 : Inspect Injection Timing
SELF CHECK : 3
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : PERFORM DIESEL ENGINE TUNE UP
MODULE TITLE : Tuning Up Diesel Engine
LEARNING OUTCOME 3 : Inspect Injection Timing
1. The timer pointer in relation with the timing mark on the timing device hub during injection
pump timing procedures should be ____________
a. Near with each other
b. Far from each other
c. In line with each other
d. None of the above
3. Which of the following should be done as a preliminary step before attempting an idle
adjustment of a fuel injection system?
a. Blocking the drive wheels
b. Connecting the tachometer
c. Checking and adjusting base ignition timing
d. All of the above
ANSWER:
1. The Throttle Body Injection (TBI) served as a steeping stone for the carburettors to more
advance port fuel injection systems. The throttle body units is similar in size and shape to a
carburettor and, like a carburettor, mounts on the intake manifold. The injector(s) spray fuel
down into a throttle body chamber leading to the intake manifold. The intake manifold feeds
the air/fuel mixture to all cylinders. While the Port Fuel Injection (PFI) systems use one injector
at each cylinder. They are mounted in the intake manifold near the cylinder head where they
can inject the fine, atomized fuel mist as close as possible to the intake valve.
2. D
3. D
4. B
QUALIFICATION : Automotive Servicing NC I
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Perform Diesel Engine Tune Up
MODULE TITLE : Tuning Up Diesel Engine
LEARNING OUTCOME 4 : Bleed Injection System Components
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA:
LO 4: Bleed Injection System Components
4.1 Fuel level, line leakage and fuel strainer or filters are checked.
4.2 Air lock in the system is determined without error.
4.3 Bleeder screw and prime pump is identified without error.
RESOURCES:
Jack Erjavec and Robert scharff, Automotive Technology, A system
Approach, 2nd Ed.
rouse, W.H. and Anglin, D.L., Automotive Mechanics, 10th Ed.,
antos, G.N. and Lebron G.B., Chemistry.
on Kowels, Basic Automotive Service and Maintenance.
INFORMATION SHEET : 4
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Perform Diesel Engine Tune Up
MODULE TITLE Tuning Up Diesel Engine
LEARNING OUTCOME 4 : Bleed Injection System Components
FUEL-PICK UP
The fuel pick-up is similar to the gasoline pick-up, containing a fuel-level sending
unit and a strainer. However, different features are added to accommodate the
characteristics of diesel fuel and the diesel fuel system.
One type of pick-up unit uses a fuel pick-up filter (sock) and check valve
assembly (Figure 25-49). The sock strains large particles, limits entry of water, and
draws fuel from the bottom up to the pick-up tube, acting as a wick. A check valve is
added to the sock. It is designed to open when the sock is restricted by wax or ice,
allowing the engine to run. This type of pick-up unit is usually equipped with a water-in-
fuel sensor since the sock holds back only a certain amount of water before is passes
and this system may not have a water-in-fuel separator.
Another type of pick-up unit places the fuel intake in contact with the bottom of
the tank supported by several small nibs. Fuel going past the nibs accelerates, crating
a pressure drop. This pressure drop attracts water. Water in the diesel fuel is drawn to
the intake, accelerated, and forced through the nylon screen with the fuel. Using this
type of pick-up unit necessitates a water-in-fuel separator to filter and eliminate the
water. This pick-up unit also has low placement of return line and a by-pass valve in the
event the intake is clogged with wax or ice. With either pick-up unit, the tank must be at
least one-quarter full for the by-pass valve to pick up fuel.
FUEL FILTERS
To protect the fuel injection system of a diesel engine, good filtration is essential.
The clearances between injector parts require close control of solids in the fuel. To
avoid erosion and wear, solids must not pass between closely mated injector parts. The
primary filter, on the suction side of the transfer pump, protects the system from large
solid contaminants. Most of the water in the fuel is also removed by this filter. The
secondary filter is located between the transfer pump and the fuel injectors. Since the
filter is located on the discharge side of the pump, the pressure drop across the
secondary filter can be much higher than on a filter located on the suction side of the
pump. This allows the secondary filter to be made in a compact size using a fine
filtering media that controls the size of particles allowed to pass into the fuel injectors. It
also stops any water that might have passed through the primary filter.
WATER SEPARATOR
A common diesel fuel problem is water in the fuel. Some vehicles are equipped
with a water separator (Figure 25-50) in the fuel system. A fuel water separator works
much like filter, except that the element in replaced by a baffle. When contaminated
fuel enters the separator, the heavier water settles at the bottom, which the light fuel
rises to the top. A drain plug or petcock in the bottom of the separator allows the
accumulated water to be drained periodically.
FUEL LINES
The fuel lines that carry the highly pressurized diesel fuel between the injection
pump and fuel injectors are manufactured from special, thick-walled steel tubing. The
fuel lines are of equal length to ensure that each cylinder receives an identical or equal
fuel charge.
SELF-CHECK : 4
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Perform Diesel Engine Tune Up
MODULE TITLE Tuning Up Diesel Engine
LEARNING OUTCOME 4 : Bleed Injection System Components
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA:
RESOURCES:
Jack Erjavec and Robert scharff, Automotive Technology, A system
Approach, 2nd Ed.
Crouse, W.H. and Anglin, D.L., Automotive Mechanics, 10th Ed.,
Santos, G.N. and Lebron G.B., Chemistry.
Don Kowels, Basic Automotive Service and Maintenance.
SELF CHECK : 5
UNIT OF COMPETENCY : PERFORM DIESEL ENGINE TUNE UP
MODULE TITLE : Tuning Up Diesel Engine
LEARNING OUTCOME 5 : Conduct Compression Testing
2. In conducting compression test, it is necessary to count the number of _______, at full cranking
speed or as specified in appropriate service manual to get the good reading.
a. Complete revolution of engine
b. Compression stroke
c. Cylinder cycle
d. All of the above
3. Variation in cylinder pressure reading of more than _____, usually indicate a need for cylinder
recondition.
a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 30%
d. 40%
1. F
2. B
3. A
4. A