Denso Cri Repair Guide v4
Denso Cri Repair Guide v4
Denso Cri Repair Guide v4
DISCLAIMER THEFOLLOWINGDOCUMENTISBASEDONTHE RESULTSANDEXPERIENCEGAINEDFROMSTRIPPING, REBUILDINGANDTESTINGNEWGENUINEDENSO INJECTORSUSINGHARTRIDGEALLMAKESTEST EQUIPMENT. THEINFORMATIONCONTAINEDWITHINISNOT INTENDEDFORUSEASASUBSTITUTETOTHEGENUINE DENSOREPAIRPROGRAM.ITSCONTENTISFOR INFORMATIONPURPOSESONLYANDISTOBEUSEDAS AGUIDEANDINTRODUCTIONTODENSOCOMMON RAILINJECTORREPAIR. DIESELDISTRIBUTORSAUSTRALIAPTYLIMITEDAND DIESELDISTRIBUTORSLIMITEDINNEWZEALAND ACCEPTSNORESPONSIBILTYFORANYDAMAGEOR INJURYTHATMAYOCCURFROMTHEUNAUTHORISED REPAIR/ADJUSTMENTOFDENSOCRINJECTORS.
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Introduction
TechnicalandrepairinformationsurroundingDensoCommonRailinjectorsoutsideofthe Densonetworkislimitedandscarce,yettheiruseandpresencewithintheAustralasian dieselmarketiswidespread. Thefollowingdocumentaimstoprovideaguidetousingthetoolingandshimkitstogether withgenuineandnongenuineparts,tostrip,rebuildandtestDensoG2typecommonrail injectors.Theinformationhereinhasbeengainedfromthedismantling,rebuildand consequentflowandresponsetestingofnewDensoCRinjectorsusingtheHartridgeCriPC andIFT70allmakesprogramme.Alterationstotheshimadjustmentofindividualinjectors weremadeandtheresultsrecorded.Theseresultshavebeenusedtodeterminewhat effectsanychangestotheshimadjustmenthaveontheoverallperformanceoftheinjector. Correctioncodes(QRcodes)cannotbewrittenandproducedforanyDensoinjectorusing thisinformation.TheproductionandcreationofQRcodesrequirescomplexsoftwareand intricateflowtestingusinggenuineDenso/Hartridgeauthorisedequipment.DensoCR injectorrepairinvolvesstringentcleanroompracticesandverytightqualitycontrolonbuild tolerances.PleasetakethisintoconsiderationwhenattemptinganydismantlingofDenso CRinjectors. Hopefullythisguidewillprovideaninsightintowhatcanbeachievedwithtoolingavailable outsideoftheDensoofficialrepairprogramme.Considerationshouldbegiventothe importanceofcorrectioncodeswhenundertakinganyadjustmentorunofficialrepairof ANYcommonrailinjectorthatusesacorrectioncode.
ComponentOverviewandIdentification:
ThephotobelowshowsanexplodedstrippedDensoG2injectorandlabelledcomponents:
Solenoid CalibrationShim SolenoidSpringShim SolenoidSpring SolenoidValve HalfBallValve ValveSeatRetainingNut ValveSeat NOPShim NOPSpring PressureSpindle CommandPiston Nozzle
Dismantling
Thefollowingdismantling,rebuildandtestinstructionsarebasedontheuseoftheCR injectorkit(partnumber850901)andShimKits(850276,850296,850301)availableto purchasefromDieselDistributors,togetherwithgenuineandnongenuinerepairparts. STEP1SolenoidRemoval
Figure1 Mounttheinjectoruprightintheviceusingthecorrectholdingjaws,dependinguponthe bodytypeandusingthe27mmcrowsfootgentlyloosenthesolenoid(fig1).Onceloose continuetoloosenbyhandandCAREFULLYandGENTLYremovethesolenoid,takingcare nottodropthesolenoidvalvespringortensioningshim(Fig2). Removethefuelcalibrationshimthatwilleitherstillbesatontheinjectororsatupinside thesolenoidbody(Fig2). Thesolenoidvalvecanthenberemovedusinglongnosepliers.TAKECARENOTTODROP THEHALFBALLVALVE(Fig3).Thisissituatedintheendofthesolenoidvalve.Itissmall andveryeasilylost!!(ReplacementvalvesandhalfballvalvesareavailablethroughDiesel Distributors). Figure2 Figure3
STEP2ValveSeatRemoval
Figure4 InserttheThreeProngedValveSeatSocketintotheguide(Fig4),ensuringthatthe3prongs arelocatedinthe3holesinthevalveseatretainingscrewandthenscrewtheguideover thesocket.Tightentheguideallthewaydownbyhanduntilitisfelttobottomout,then unscrewbyapproximately1/8thofaturn(Fig5).Weneedtoensurethattheinner3 prongedsocketwillturn,whilstmaintainingmaximumsupportfromtheguide,minimising theriskofthesockettilting. WARNINGThisnutisusuallyverytight!.Useasuitablebreakerbaranda14mmsocket placedoverthehexonthe3prongedsockettoundothevalveseatretainingnut(Fig6).If unsuccessful,useanelectricheatguntoapplyGENTLE,MODERATEheattothenut,then usingthebrassdrift,strikethenutandretry.DONOTUSEABLOWTORCH!!Excessiveheat willdamagetheinjector! Figure5 Figure6
STEP3CapnutRemoval Remounttheinjectorintheholdingjigwiththenozzleassemblypointingupwards.
Figure10 Aswiththevalveseatretainingnut,thenozzleretainingnutcanalsobenotoriouslytight. Onemethodthatcanbeusedtoremovethenutmoreeasilyandminimisetheriskof damagetothebodythreadandlocatingdowelsinvolvestheuseofapipecuttertoscore thecapandfreethethreadpriortoremoval.Itiscommonpracticetorenewthecapnut onCRinjectorsanyway,sothecapnutwillhavetobediscardedandanewone(available fromDieselDistributors)willbefittedonrebuild. Toremovethecapnut,scorealinenodeeperthan0.5mmapproximately15mmfromthe baseofthenut(oppositetonozzleside)aroundthecapnut(Fig10).Then,usingagood 15mmsinglehexsocket,undothenut.Thereisa15mmcrowsfootsuppliedinthekit,but thisisbestreservedfortightening,ifusinganinjectoraligningjig. Oncetheinjectorcapnuthasbeenremoved,thenozzlecanberemovedalongwiththe locatingdowels(Fig11).Finally,removetheinjectorbodyfromthejigandcarefullyturn over,whilstholdingtheneedlespringandremovethespringandspringtensioningshim (Fig12). Ifthecommandpistonwasnotremovedearlierduetobeingtightorseized,thenitcannow begentlytappedoutfromoneend.USUALLY,IFTHECOMMANDPISTONREQUIRESFORCE TOBEREMOVED,THEINJECTORBODYANDPISTONCANBECONSIDEREDUNSERVICABLE ANDNOTWORTHREPAIRING. Figure11 Figure12
Inspection
Solenoidassembly
SolenoidValveandHalfBallValveassembly
Inspectball,seatandshank
ValveSeatandRetainingNut
Inspectallsurfacesforerosion&wear
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CommandPiston&InjectorBody
Figure17 Checkthepistonforscoringandwearmarksalongwiththeinnerboreoftheinjector.If thereisconsideredtobeexcessivescoringorwearoneithercomponent,thentheunitwill morethanlikelybescrapped(Fig17).Thepistonshouldbeclean,freefromscoringand movefreelyinsidetheinjectorborewithnosnaggingortightspots. NozzleAssembly,PressureSpindleandSpring. Guidelinesforinspectingthenozzleassemblycanbeconsideredthesameasforany conventionalnozzle.Checkforexcessivewearorscoringontheneedleshankandseatand renewthenozzleifnecessary.(GenuineandnongenuinenozzlesareavailablefromDiesel Distributors,dependinguponapplicationandavailability). Checkthespringforconditionandthespindleforexcessivewearonthespringseat.
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ReAssembly
Whenreassemblinganycommonrailcomponents,cleanpracticesshouldalwaysbe observedandtheutmostprecautionshouldbetakentoavoidanycontaminationofthe componentsbeforeandduringassembly. WARNINGThetorquevaluesmentionedinthefollowingprocedureareaSUGGESTED VALUEbaseduponourexperienceandNOTDensospecification. STEP1.2ValveSeatAssembly
Figure18 Mounttheinjectorintheholdingjigandplacethe2locatingdowelsintotheirboresonthe topfaceoftheinjector(thesedowelsarelargerinlengthanddiametertothenozzle locatingdowels).Ensurethatthevalveseatisthecorrectwayroundbeforeinsertingitinto theinjector.Theboreontheundersideofthevalveneedstobealignedwiththeborehole ontheinjectorface(Fig18&19). Usingthe3prongedsocket,insertandhandtightentheretainingnutintotheinjectorwith thesealingfacetowardsthevalve.Screwtheguideoverthesocket,ensuringthatthesocket canstillmove,butwithmaximumsupportfromtheguideandtightento7075NM(Fig20). Figure19 Figure20
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STEP2.2Solenoid&SolenoidValveAssembly
Figure23 Thehalfballvalveshouldstayinthevalvestemwhenturnedoverandinsertedonthevalve seat.Oncethevalvestemisinpositionensureitisfreebyrotatingit(Fig23). Placethefuelcalibrationshimontopoftheinjector(Fig24). Next,insertthesolenoidspringshimandsolenoidspringintothesolenoidandcarefullyfit thesolenoidontotheinjector,ensuringthatthespringseatsinthecentreofthevalveand handtighten.Oncehandtight,tensionthesolenoidassemblyto1012NM(Fig25). OVERTIGHTENINGOFTHESOLENOIDASSEMBLYCANHAVEANADVERSEAFFECTONTHE OPERATIONOFTHEINJECTORANDMAYRESULTINDAMAGETOTHESOLENOID. Figure24 Figure25
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STEP3.2NozzleandCapNutAssembly
Figure26 Repositiontheinjectorassemblyinthejigwiththesolenoidtowardsthebottom. Insertthecommandpistonintotheinjectorbodywiththemainshankmachinedwith groovestowardsthesolenoidend(Fig26). Nextinsertthenozzleopeningpressureshimandthespringintothecentralinjectorbore andtheninsertthepressurespindleontopofthespringwiththesmallerdiameterfacing thenozzleneedle(Fig27.) Insertthelocatingdowelsintothesealingfaceandplacetheinjectoroverthem.Placethe (new)capnutoverthenozzleandscrewdownuntilhandtight(Fig28). Ideallysomekindofinjectorclampingrigshouldbeusedtounsurealignmentofthenozzle, ifyoucanfindsomethingormanufactureanythingsuitabletoholdthebody.The arrangementpicturedbelow(Fig29)featurestheStanadyneInjectorAligningTool(Part# 29617).Aninjectoraligningtoolwasnotusedinthisexerciseandnooperationalproblems wereexperienced,howeveritwouldbebettertouseoneifavailabletominimisetheriskof misalignmentorbreakingthedowelpins. Figure27 Figure28
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Testing
AlltestingoftheDensoCRinjectorsusedtoobtaintheinformationgivenherewas completedusingtheHartidgeCRIPCandtheIFT70.(bothavailablefromDiesel Distributors) WhentestingDensoCommonRailinjectorsthefollowingelementsshouldbeobservedto evaluateanddeterminethefunctionalityandconditionoftheinjector: 1Nozzleopeningpressure 2InjectorResponseTime 3FuelDelivery 4Backleakage 5Backleakagetemperature
1. NozzleNeedleopeningpressure Thiscanbesetbytheshimthatsitsbehindthenozzlespring.Thenozzleopening pressuresettingonaG2injectorwillhaveaneffectonfueldeliveryandResponse Time(seefurtherdowninsection2fordefinition)particularlyatlowerengine speedsandrailpressures.Iftheopeningpressureissettoolow,theidledeliveryand preinjectionwillincrease.Iftheopeningpressureissettoohightheidleandpre injectionwilldecreaseandresponsetimewillincrease.Fuellingandresponsetimeat mainfuellingsettingswillremainlargelyunaffected. WecansettheopeningpressurewiththeuseofaHartridgeIFT70injectorfunction testerthatcanactuatethesolenoidwhilsttheusercanobservethespraypattern andcontroltherailorfeedpressure.Thisexercisecouldpossiblybeperformedwith aconventionalinjectortesterandamultifunctionCRinjectortriggerboxsuchasthe IFTC(availablefromDieselDistributors). THISTESTSHOULDBECARRIEDOUTANDSET(IFNECESSARY)BEFOREANYFLOW TESTINGOFTHEINJECTOR.
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Mounttheinjectorintothemachineandconnectthehighpressurepipeand appropriateelectricalconnector.
Figure30 Usingalargepulsewidthofaround2.5m/sandlowinjectionspeedofsay 100injectionsperminute(IPM)(Fig30).Setthefeed(railpressure)tozero andgraduallyincreaseuntilthefuelcanbeseentoinject.Atthispointtake noteofthepressureonthegaugeatwhichinjectionstartedtotakeplace. (Fig31). TheopeningpressureontheparticularDensoinjectortestedwas approximately130140bar.Thisfiguremaydifferdependinguponinjector partnumber.Itwillbeuptotheusertogainsomespecificationsfromnew injectors. Ifthepressureneedstobeadjusted,thentheopeningpressureshimwill needtobechangedtoincreaseordecreasespringtensionaccordingly.Since thenozzlecapnutwillnothavebeenputintoservicethelooseningandre tensioningshouldnotcauseanyissuesandshouldbeabletobereusedafter removal. Acheckofthespraypatternandgeneraloperationoftheinjectorcanthen beperformedwhilststillmountedontheIFT70aftertheopeningpressure hasbeenchecked.Asageneralrulethereshouldbenomorethan3040% backleakagedeliverycomparedwithfueldeliveryonfullloadsettings(e.g. 500bar1200PPM1.2m/spulsewidthwhenusingtheIFT70). Iftheinjectorisfunctioningproperlywithbasicdelivery,backleakageand spraypatternallsatisfactory,theinjectorcanbeflowedmoreaccuratelywith theHartridgeCRIPCorAVM2withCRinjectorallmakescapableofchecking fueldelivery,backleakageandresponsetimeathighpressures(1600bar+). Figure31
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2. ResponseTime SimplyexplainedthisisthetimetakenfromwhentheECUsendsasignal(current)to theinjectortowhentheactualinjectiontakesplace. Itisanimportantfactorindeterminingtheconditionoftheinjector.Ingeneral increasedresponsetimepointstowardsapoorlyfunctioninginjector.Onvehicleeffects ofpoorresponsetimecanshowaswhitesmoke,roughrunning,idlingproblems, detonation(knocking)andpoorperformance. InjectorresponsetimeisanimportantfactorfortheECUtobeabletocompensate drivepulseforrecalculatingfuelquantitiesforonvehiclelearningofQRcodes. Responsetimecanbeaffectedbyopeningpressure,commandpistoncondition,nozzle condition,solenoidvalveconditionandsolenoidefficiency.Anythingthatcaneffectively slowdowntheoperationoftheinjectorwillresultinincreasedresponsetime. Ifresponsetimecanbereadandseenthenaclearerpicturecanbegainedfromthe injectortestonthegeneralconditionoftheinjector,asopposedtoonlyrelyingupon measuringdeliveryandbackleakage.Itcanbeconsideredimportantinourdiagnosisof injectorcondition.Itcanbeaffectedbychangingfuellingshimsandopeningpressure. TypicalresponsetimesrecordedfortheDensoinjectorstestedwereintheregionof 430490sforhigherpulsewidthandpressuresettings(fullandmidloadscenario). Responsetimewillgenerallyincreaseatidleandlowerpulsewidthsandpressures(idle, partloadandpreinjection).Typicalidleresponsetimesmaybearound490560s. Again,theabovefiguresarebaseduponthetestingofcertainDensoinjectorsandto gainamorethoroughunderstandingofinjectorspecificresponsetimefigures,new injectorswouldneedtobetestedandresultsrecorded.
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Figure31TestPlanExample Onceasetoftestsorconditionshavebeendecidedupon,theycanthenbeusedasa generictestplanforalmostallinjectors.Thetestplanisthenusedtorecordtheresults fromnewinjectorsandusedforcomparisonagainstusedorrepairedunits.Adatabase ofresultscanbebuiltupandtolerancescanevenbeformedbytestingmultiplenew unitsandtakingaveragereadings,fromwhichtolerancebandscanbedecided. Iftheflowresultsfromausedorrepairedinjectoraredeemedtobeoutofspecwhen comparedtoatestresultfromanewinjectorthenthefueldeliverycanbealteredby changingtheCalibrationShimwhichsitsinbetweenthesolenoidandtheinjectorbody. CHANGINGTHISSHIMWILLHAVEANEFFECTONTHEOVERALLFUELDELIVERYOFTHE INJECTOR. ToINCREASEthefuellingaTHICKERshimmustbefitted ToDECREASEthefuellingaSMALLERshimmustbefitted.
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0.1mmdifferenceinshimsizewillequatetoanapproximate7%changeinfuelling acrossthewholerangeoftheinjector.However,theresponsetimewillalsochangeas wehaveeffectivelychangedthetotaldistancethatthesolenoidvalvehastotravel.In anefforttocounteracttheresultingresponsetimechange,thesolenoidspringshimcan bechangedtotryandlimittheresultingdifferenceinresponsetime.Althougha differenceinresponsetimeisseenwhenthesolenoidspringshimischanged,itis minimalanddoesnotreturntotheoriginalresultsafteramaincalibrationshim alteration. Itwouldthereforebeprudenttomakeonlysmallalterationstothecalibrationsetting whenconsideringanychangestothefuellingoftheinjector. Changingthesolenoidspringshimwillalsoaffectfueldeliveryaswellasresponsetime, aswearereducingorincreasingspringtensiononthesolenoidvalve,makingiteasieror harderforthesolenoidtopullupthevalve.Again,considertheeffectstothefuelling throughouttherangewhenattemptinganyshimadjustment. 4Backleakage&BackleakTemperature TheamountofbackleakagefuelthataCRinjectorproducesisanindicatorofthe internalsealingandconditionoftheinjector.Anyproblemswiththesealingofthe solenoidvalveorthenozzleneedlewillshowupashighbackleakage.Usually,ifhigh backleakageisexperienceditwillbeseenineverytestandcanindicatevalveseat problems,solenoidvalveproblemsandnozzlesealingorwearissues. Backleakagetemperatureisalsoworthmonitoring,asanyexcessiveleakageofhigh pressurefuelwithintheinjectorwillcausethetemperatureofthebackleakagetorise. Thisisbecausethehighpressurefuelcreatedintherailisalothighertemperaturethan thelowerpressureofthebackleakage,thereforeanyexcessiveriseinbackleakedfuel willshowupasahighbackleaktemperature.
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CorrectionCoding&Batching
CRinjectorcorrectioncodingisimportantandallowstheCRsystemasawholeto compensateformechanicalandhydraulictoleranceswithintheinjector.Notwo injectorswillnaturallyflowthesameandthevehicleECUcancompensateforthisby alteringthepulsewidthtoindividualinjectorswhenthecorrectioncodegiventothe injectorduringmanufactureisprogrammedintotheECU. Wecannotproducethiscodewithconventionalallmakesequipment.Itrequiresa considerableinvestmentandOEMbackingtodoso. Onemethodoftryingtolimittheproblemofourinabilitytoproduceanindividual correctioncodeistobatchinjectors.Thismethodinvolvesflowtestingandadjusting thefueldeliveryoninjectorssothatthedifferencesbetweenthemareminimal.Sayfor instancewehadaround30injectorsthatwererepairedandflowtested.Thebatching conceptassumesthatoutofthose30injectorstherewouldbesetsthatwoulddisplay similarflowandresponsecharacteristics.Theseinjectorscouldthenbefurtherfine tunedwithminoradjustmenttomakethemassimilartoeachotheraspossible. Setsof4or6injectorsarethensoldorfittedtogethertominimiseanymajordifferences inflow. Anotherconceptistobuildlengthydatabaseontheflowratesofdifferingnewinjectors fromsamepartnumberfamilybyrecordingtheirflowandresponsecharacteristicsand thecodeonthatparticularinjector.Overtimeadatabasecanbebuiltandanyfuture injectorsthatdisplayedsimilarresultstoapreviouslyrecordedunitwouldbegiventhe codefromthatsimilarflowingnewinjector.Thiswouldbealongandcomplicated process,butnotimpossible.
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SUMMARY Thereareparts,testequipmentandtoolingavailablethroughDieselDistributorsto serviceandtestDensoCRinjectors.Thereisnoconcretesetofinstructionsortestdata toproduceaperfectlyrepairedproduct.Thereishowever,anopeningtobeableto offersomethingmorethanjustanewunitinbox. Therepairconceptofferedhereistoenabletheusertheabilitytolearnasyougoand baserepairsondataobtainedfromnewunits. Hopefully,theinformationinthisdocumentisenoughtogetyoustarted. Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact: DieselDistributorsAustraliaPeterHunterpeterh@ddal.com.au DieselDistributorsNewZealandKevinMorriskevin@dieseld.co.nz
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