ATE 245 - Engine Performance 2

 
Description
This course covers, in detail, the theory, operation and diagnosis of computerized fuel injection and emission control systems. The student will verify the operation of fuel and emission control systems utilizing diagnostic test equipment to include a chassis dynamometer. Certain course sections will be manufacturer specific.

1. Identify inputs used by the engine computer to calculate fuel delivery.
2. Prioritize engine computer inputs as they relate to engine operation.
3. Explain how fuel adaptive functions of engine computers can be used as diagnostic tools.
4. Use a scan tool to analyze engine computer inputs and retrieve diagnostic fault codes.
5. Test and verify operations of fuel delivery systems.
6. Identify emission control systems and components and explain what emissions they are designed to control.
7. Identify engine computer outputs and associate them to correct corresponding inputs.
8. Define on-board diagnostics (OBD) II terminology.
9. Explain how a dynamometer can be used in diagnosis.

1. Shop safety
2. Gasoline
3. Fuel pumps
4. Tanks/lines/filters
5. Fuel injection
6. Diagnosis
7. Exhaust gas recirculation
8. Positive crankcase ventilation
9. Secondary air
10. Evaporative emission system
11. Catalytic converters
12. Exhaust gas analysis
13. OBD II
14. Dynamometer diagnosis

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