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Fuel Pump Problems:
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Wear / seizure of plunger and barrel
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caused due to presence of water, abrasive particles such as catalyst fines in fuel
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severe wear will lead to loss of power due to leakage,
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causing less amount fuel injected in the cylinder
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Leaky valves
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Sticky fuel racks, particularly after prolonged
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operation at constant load
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Fuel leakage into camshaft space
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Variable Injection Timing:
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VIT is a form of fuel pump control
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It enables an engine to operate at designed Pmax from 75% to MCR output power
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Which improves thermal efficiency and gives better fuel economy during part load
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As the fuel consumption at any load depends on expansion ratio, increase in expansion ratio (due to VIT) improves SFC
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VIT allows to adjust fuel quality setting (FQS) within 20
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VIT should not be used to compensate worn cylinder components
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Fuel Pump Maintenance Overhauling of pump barrel & plunger by grinding as matched pair
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Defective unit with scratch & corrosion marks and seized in extreme case must be discarded
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Overhauling of pump valves by grinding on the seats
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Check for any damage and replace accordingly
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All seals and O-rings must be replaced
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After each overhauling timing must be checked and adjusted if indicator card shows early / late injection