General Precautions of EFI System Maintenance
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I. Electronic fuel injection system general knowledge of maintenance
1.1 General Precaution for Maintenance
l Only digital multimeter and malfunction diagnosis intrument can be used to inspect the electronic fuel
injection system.
l To ensure normal operation of electronic controlled fuel injection, use the genuine parts for maintenance.
l Only unleaded gasoline should be used for maintenance.
l Please follow standard procedures of maintenance and diagnosis.Do not disassemble any part of the
electronic fuel injection system.
l Be very careful when holding the electronic components (electronic control unit, sensor etc.). Do not
drop them onto the ground.
l Be aware of the environmental protection. Properly dispose the waste generated in maintenance.
1.2 Precautions for Maintenance
1) Don’t disconnect any parts or connectors of the electronic fuel injection system, otherwise they may
be damaged or cause water, oil pollution and other impurities entering into connectors resulting in
impairing of performance.
2) Ignition switch should always be turned off when disconnecting/connecting connectors or the
electronic component will be damaged.
3) When performing trouble thermal simulation and other operation which may cause increase of
temperature, the temperature of electronic control unit must not be higher than 80°C.
4) As feed pressure of electronic fuel injection system is high (about 400kPa), all fuel pipes should be
of high resistance. Even with engine not running, the fuel pressure is relative high in the fuel pipe.
Therefore, do not disconnect the fuel pipe casually in maintenance. Perform the process of pressure
relief before disconnecting the fuel pipe if fuel system needs to be repaired. The process is as follows:
remove fuel pump relay and start engine and operate it at idling speed; connect diagnosis instrument;
enter into “actuator test” to stop fuel pump until engine stops automatically. Removal of fuel pipe
and the replacement of fuel filter should be conducted by professional technicians at place of good
ventilation.
5) To prevent electric spark which may cause fire accident, do not electrify the fuel pump when it is
removed from fuel tank.
6) Do not test the fuel pump in dry state or in water, otherwise service life may be impaired. Do not
connect the positive and negative electrode wrong.
7) During inspection of ignition system, perform the sparking test only when necessary and the testing
time should be as short as possible. Throttle can not be open, or unburned fuel will enter into the
exhaust pipe resulting in three-element catalyst converter damaged.
8) As idling speed is adjusted completely by electronic fuel injection system, no human adjustment is
needed. The accelerator limit screw of throttle body is adjusted before leaving factory. Users must
not change it under any conditions.
9) Connecting the positive and negative electrode wrong may cause electronic components damaged.
Negative ground is used in this system.
10) Battery cable must not be disconnected with engine running.
11) Before electric welding, disconnect positive and negative electrode of the battery and remove
electronic components.
12) Do not transpierce the skin of the wire to test the input and output electric signals of parts.