The magic mixture EVERY COMPONENT IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, FROM TANK TO INJECTOR, HAS A ROLE TO PLAY IN FEEDING THE ENGINE THE RIGHT MIX he drive to increase overall efficiency has powered innovation and development in vehicles and aircraft almost since the first inventions. Now rising fuel costs, and a greater awareness of our impact on the environment, place even greater emphasis on this goal both for consumers and regulators.
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possible, you need to make sure that all elements of the fuel delivery/control systems are working exactly as they should.
THE SUM OF ITS PARTS Every component in the fuel system, from the fuel tank to the injectors, is designed to deliver the correct amount of fuel to the engine under any foreseeable circumstances. The ECM is in charge of maintaining the correct air/ fuel ratio and does so by controlling the amount of fuel injected, based on its internal programming and data received from external sensors.
While the current crunch on oil supplies is accelerating the switch to electric power among consumers and car makers, the drive to make the most of conventional power plants and to reduce emissions remains fierce. And, of course, there are many thousands of cars and utes out there running conventional fuel injection engines and, to keep them running as efficiently as
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