Fuel Injection Calibration 101

[Dieseler]

Here's one: Differences between the preventive maintenance of Gasoline and Diesel Engines. There are some people who claim that Diesel engines are a lot more expensive to maintain (like it needs calibration), while others say Gasoline engines are more heavy on the pocket. So which is which?

[lakay77]

NASAGOT NA BA ITO?

1 more day...last call....

1. Tell tale signs to look out for.
2. Signs or what to look out for other types of services.
3. Engine diagnosis [somewhat related to tell tale signs].
4. Calibration flow chart with solutions. Tools will not be included as this are not ordinary tools.
5. How to drive diesel engines without smoke belching.
6. Emission testing.
7. Calibration timelines or recommended intervals either in years or odo readings.
8. Oil changes, Biodiesel and other additives.
9. Accessory add ons ot help the engine.

I'll do everything this weekend so answers will be posted by monday in several formats like .doc, .pdf, .txt or .html or simply posted everything here.

[rsnald]

ako po 77,000km odometer ko and i feel i need a calibration na din since last time ko was 2001 pa. just had me tips replaced 2 years ago....

intay ko din kasagutan ni Doc Diesel, Ph. D. sa mga katanungan dito.

*KCboy,
medyo nag worry ako sa post mo, ako kasi more than 115,000 km na di pa nagpapacalibrate. dinadaan ko na lang sa biodiesel pag medyo mausok na ride ko. oks naman basta naka regular load ko at least 1-2%, mga once or twice a month ko ginagawa per full tank.

[Doc Diesel]

My apologies for not getting back to you as promised....had my hands full the past week and I realized I couldn't gather all the answers in one sitting and I'm afraid won't be able to finish it too so I'll discuss it one by one here.....

I won't go into the nitty gritty details of how the diesel engine works since I would presume that everybody knows about that already but if you don't here's something worthwhile to read...

http://betancalibration.com/pdf/Dies...n_Overview.pdf

1st Topic..

1. Tell Tale signs

The most common signs that your fuel injection system needs calibration are the ff:

* Black / White / Blue and irritating smoke and that includes what others would describe as maanghang sa mata.
* Sluggish / no idling
* Slow power or none at all. Don’t expect launching power in a diesel.
* Unusual than normal driving power and or engine noise like metal tapping sound or misfiring.
* Required PMS or tune up which is separate from engine tune up. This is what a lot of people ignore or don’t know.

Other "unique" problems can be a basis for calibration of which a proper diagnosis is to be done first. Remember, not all problems are the same.

[Doc Diesel]

Here's one: Differences between the preventive maintenance of Gasoline and Diesel Engines. There are some people who claim that Diesel engines are a lot more expensive to maintain (like it needs calibration), while others say Gasoline engines are more heavy on the pocket. So which is which?

will answer this on one of my topics....

[nugundam93]

napansin ko lang...our local 4m40 has ran for 71T kms na with no calibration yet. no extra black smoke too. am i just lucky?

sana sticky na itong thread :D

[DieselDI]

Yung 4JA1 namin nasa almost 200k kms na,still no black smoke yet,na-calibrate lang sya 3 weeks ago coz of fuel leaks. Swerte lang din siguro kaya kami?

[Dieseler]

Yung 4JA1 namin nasa almost 200k kms na,still no black smoke yet,na-calibrate lang sya 3 weeks ago coz of fuel leaks. Swerte lang din siguro kaya kami?

Nasa driver at pagaalaga yan. Swerte ng ride mo kamo... TLC...

[eurie]

More Pls!!!!!!!!

[jaydel]

Doc Diesel,

My 2001 XTO a/t is starting to emit white smoke (more than ever). My mechanic says na palinis lang ng nozzle tip. If so, how much magpalinis nowadays and if ever, how much ang replacement? Or should I have the engine calibrated na rin? Thanks.