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Inhi bi tors ’ s ecti on, below.
The batt ery s t atus i nformat ion is t rans mit t ed from t he BMS modul e over t he LIN (l ocal i nt erconnect network) bus t o t heCJB which has a t wo-way communi cat ion wit h the BMS module. The cont rol l ogi c for i nhi bi ti ng engine s hutdown andini ti at ing an early engi ne res tart during a Start/Stop cycl e resi des in t he CJB. The CJB al so act s as t he gateway relayingt hi s informat ion t o t he ECM over the hi gh-s peed CAN bus.
Batt ery s t atus i nformat ion is al so trans mi tt ed from the CJB over the medi um-speed CAN bus t o t he ins t rument clus ter. Theins t rument clus ter dis plays batt ery charge warning mes s ages to indicate generat or or bat tery monit oring sys tem faul ts t ot he driver.
The BMS module cons tant ly computes t he s t at us of the el ect ri cal s ys tem on the bas is of the followi ng data:
batt ery det eriorati onbatt ery s t ate of chargebatt ery current demand.
If any of t hese factors s how a l ow meas urement, t he ECM s us pends t he Stop/Start feature unti l more bat tery power i savai lable. The fact ors are dis cus s ed below:
Batt ery det eriorati on
Alt hough fit t ed wit h a hi gh-performance batt ery bas ed on AGM (abs orpti on glas s mat ) technol ogy, t he charge holdingcapacit y of the bat tery wi ll s ti ll deteriorat e, however at a much s lower rat e t han a conventi onal bat tery. This degradat ionwil l reflect on the amount of charge t he bat t ery can hold unt il it reduces t o a condit ion where the bat tery wi ll needrepl acing.
The batt ery moni toring s yst em cal culat es t he condit ion of t he batt ery by obs erving a range of i nput s including:
ambient t emperaturecharge and dis charge act ivi tyvolt age andint ernal res is t ance.
The lat est condit ion value of t he batt ery i s s tored in the dedicated memory of t he BMS t o ens ure t he mos t accurat eforecas t of the bat teries condi ti on.
Stat e of charge
The BMS analys es how much charge has been drawn or repl enis hed to det ermi ne t he bat tery’s pres ent s tat e of charge.
Current demand
Duri ng a St op/Start cycle when vehicl e s ys t em us e i s in hi gh demand, for exampl e t he fol lowing are operat ing:
head li ght sclimate controlaudi o s yst em.
The batt ery wi ll dis charge more rapi dly due t o t he high current demand.
In thi s event t he BMS calculat es various fact ors t o determine how long t he batt ery can s upply a current at the presentlevel of demand. This calculat ion i s used by the CJB t o determine if t o authori ze whichever i s needed i n t he Stop/St artcycle, ei ther to:
prevent an engi ne s top, orini ti at e an engine res tart.
To provide this informati on t o t he CJB the BMS modul e calculates a range of batt ery variables , including:
s tat e of chargebatt ery s urface temperat ure to cal culat e t he int ernal temperat ureint ernal res is t ancevolt agecurrent flow into and from t he batt ery.
The batt ery moni toring s yst em cal culat es t hes e vari abl es agai nst programmed det ailed bat tery li fe model s t o determinehow l ong the gi ven current can be s upport ed.
Batt ery moni toring s ys tem modes
The batt ery moni toring s yst em has three di s ti nct modes :
Acti ve mode: during normal vehicle operat ion, batt ery dat a i s upl oaded and calculat ed every s econd.Sleep mode: duri ng ignit ion off, bat tery dat a i s uploaded every s econd and calculated every hour t o reduce i nacti vecurrent drai n.Trans port mode: bat t ery moni tori ng int ervals are mi nimi zed.
Batt ery replacement
If a new batt ery is fit ted t o t he vehicle, the BMS (bat tery monit ori ng s ys t em) module wi ll requi re recal ibrat ing t o regi s tert he greater charge holding capaci ty of the bat tery, t his i s performed us ing Land Rover approved di agnos ti c equi pment. If adiagnost ic s ys tem is not avail abl e t he BMS module will recal ibrat e automat icall y however, this could take 48 hours tocomplete depending on vehicle usage. The Stop/St art s ys tem wil l not funct ion correctly unt il t he BMS module isrecali brated.
If the BMS modul e i s replaced t he module wi ll re-calibrate aut omati cal ly.
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CAUTION: To avoid damage/malfuncti oni ng of the BMS module, always us e a s uit able body ground point rather thant he bat t ery negat ive terminal when connect ing a s lave power supply.
For addit ional informat ion, refer t o: Batt ery (414-01 Bat tery, Mounti ng and Cables , Diagnos is and Tes t ing).
Gear Neutral Sensor
A PLCD (permanent magnet l inear cont act les s dis placement) s ensor i s located on the exterior of the trans mi s si on cas i ngand hardwired t o t he ECM. The sens or’s functi on is t o det ect t hat neut ral gear has been s elected wi thi n a cali bratedwindow.
No cali brati on is neces sary for t he Gear Neut ral Sensor upon repl acement, i t is however monit ored and a DTC wil l belogged s houl d a fault occur. Fault codes can be diagnos ed us ing Land Rover approved di agnos ti c equi pment.
Linear Clutch Sensor
To ens ure an engine res tart during a St op/St art cycl e does not del ay the get away demands of cit y dri ving, the engine i sres t art ed in approximately 800 mil li seconds . This i s achi eved through t he li near clut ch s ens or triggeri ng an engine rest artwhen t he cl utch pedal is at t he s tart of i ts downward t ravel. So whil e t he dri ver conti nues t o depres s t he clutch t hrought he res t of it s t ravel t he engine rest art i s already i n progress .
The li near clut ch s ens or is a PLCD (permanent magnet li near contactl es s di spl acement) type and i s located on t he clut chmas ter cylinder and hardwired t o t he CJB. The s ensor provi des t he CJB wi th a cont inuous input of the clut ch pedal ’sposi ti on; this informati on is relayed t o t he ECM on t he high-speed CAN bus . The ‘t op of travel ’ si gnal i s used to aut horizean automat ic engine res tart if all ot her s ys tem condit ions are approved.
The li near clut ch s ens or als o provides a ‘bott om of t ravel’ s ignal near t he end of the cl ut ch pedal ’s t ravel. This si gnal i sus ed if t he engi ne s tal ls and i s a requi rement t o authori ze a s tal l recovery. This is unique funct ion t hat allows the enginet o res t art automat ically if all ot her s ys tem condit ions are approved. For addi ti onal i nformat ion refer t o t he Stall Recoverys ect ion, below.
A magnet ins ide the clut ch mas ter cylinder provides t he posi ti on indicator for the linear cl utch s ensor. For t his reason, ift he mas ter cyl inder is replaced the correct replacement mas t er cyli nder mus t be i dent ified and fit t ed.
The t wo exis ti ng clutch pos it ion-s wi tches, l ocat ed on t he cl utch pedal hous ing and us ed as i nput s for vari ous vehi cl es ys t ems , are al so ut il ized by t he Stop/Start sys tem for pl aus ibi lit y checks .
If a fault develops wi th the l inear cl utch s ensor a DTC wil l be logged in the CJB.
• NOTE: The Stop/Start sys tem wil l not funct ion correctl y if t he dri ver rest s t hei r foot on t he clut ch pedal whil e dri vi ng t hevehi cl e.
Brake Vacuum Sensor
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To ens ure t he vehi cl e’s braki ng s ys t em i s never compromi sed, a brake vacuum s ens or is int roduced on Stop/St art vehiclest o monit or vacuum reserves in t he brake s ervo. The vacuum sens or is mount ed in the vacuum pipe and hardwi red to t heECM. In the event of brake vacuum decreas ing below a s et threshold during a Stop/St art cycl e t he ECM wi ll s end a s ignalt o eit her:
Rest art t he engine and consequentl y replenis h vacuum reserves .Inhi bi t t he engi ne s hut ti ng down if vacuum res erves are not s uffi ci ent.
An example of vacuum res erves deplet ing, is by t he dri ver repeat edly pres s ing t he brake pedal when the engine iss hut down duri ng a St art/Stop cycle. This acti on wil l init iat e an engine res tart when vacuum reserves decreas e below thes et thres hold.
If a fault develops wi th the brake vacuum s ensor a DTC wil l be logged in the CJB.
Auxiliary Coolant Pump
Duri ng a St op/Start cycle when the engine i s s hutdown and consequent ly the engine-driven coolant pump is st ati onary, thedesi red s et cabi n t emperature cannot be mai ntai ned for a prol onged period, especially in col d ambient t emperatures . Tocount eract this , an auxil iary el ect ri c cool ant -pump has been integrat ed i nt o t he cool ing s ys tem to maint ain t he cool antfl ow t hrough t he cabi n’s heat er core. Thi s s upporti ng ci rculat ion t herefore prol ongs t he s et temperat ure set ti ng in the cabinand accordi ngl y prevents an early engine res tart.
Dependi ng on vehi cl e clas s ifi cat ion the auxil iary coolant pump i s eit her:
Hardwi red di rectl y to the ECM.Or if t he vehicle i s fit ted wi th a FFBH (fuel fi red boos ter heat er), t he FFBH coolant pump i s uti li zed and act ivatedvia t he FFBH.
The functi onal it y of bot h t ypes of auxil iary coolant pump i s t he s ame wi th regards the Stop/St art s ys tem.
To dis guis e t he acti vat ion s ound of the auxil iary pump, t he pump i s acti vat ed at the same ti me as t he engine s huts down.
Remote Handset
To all ow t he dri ver eas e of use, a revis ed remot e handset releas e has been introduced. Thi s all ows t he driver t o ins t ant lyrel eas e t he remote hands et from t he s tart cont rol module when t he engine i s s hut down in a Stop/Start cycle.
The vehi cl e reverts t o t he conventi onal remote hands et releas e when not in a Stop/Start cycle, that i s by pres s ing t heignit ion St art /St op butt on before rel eas i ng the remote hands et.
Stall Recovery
In the event of an engi ne s tal l, t he Stop/St art s ys tem ent ers a unique ‘s t al l recovery’ mode. This feature aut omat ical lyatt empts to res tart the engine as soon as t he driver full y depres ses t he clut ch pedal; t he natural react ion of t he dri verwhen experiencing a s t alled engi ne si tuat ion.
Once the cl utch s ensor detects the ‘bot t om of t ravel’ threshold, refer to ‘Linear Clut ch Sens or’, t he s t arter mot or isact ivat ed to res tart the engine. The warni ng indicat ors normal ly as s oci ated wi th an engi ne s tal l, for example the i gni ti onand low oil pres s ure i ndi cat ors i n t he ins t rument clus ter wil l be s uppress ed s o wi ll not il lumi nat e. The Eco indicator does
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however remain i ll uminated.
A ‘st all recovery’ event is the onl y s tat e when t he Stop/St art s yst em wil l permit t he engine t o be s t art ed when thet ransmis s ion i s in gear; hence t he requirement for t he cl utch pedal to be full y depres sed. If the s t all recovery fai ls and t heengi ne does not res tart, t he dri ver wi ll be reques ted vi a t he Mess age Center t o ‘s elect neutral ’ to at t empt anot her rest art .
If the engine does not res t art aft er thi s request t he ‘st all recovery’ mode wil l ti me-out and deact ivate. At t his point t he‘Eco’ i con in t he i ns t rument panel wi ll exti ngui sh and the light s usual ly as s ociat ed wi th an engi ne st all wi ll il lumi nat e. As ares ult t he dri ver will be requi red to perform a convent ional engi ne res tart.
Alt hough st all recovery i s a feat ure of t he St op/Start sys t em i t is pos si ble for it t o acti vat e i ndependent ly from t heStop/St art parameters . For exampl e:
If the St op/Start s ys t em has been deact ivated by the driver st all recovery wi ll s ti ll funct ion.Stal l recovery wil l act ivate at ambi ent temperat ures as l ow as (minus ) - 2°C, whereas the St op/Syst em operat ingt emperature threshold is above 4°C.Different t o t he operat ion of t he Stop/St art s yst em, s tal l recovery wil l st il l functi on when the vehicle is t owing;refer to the ‘Trail er Towi ng’ s ect ion.
• NOTE: As t he neces s ary cri teria will not have been sat is fi ed when t he vehi cl e i s at the beginning of a journey s t allrecovery wi ll not functi on. For exampl e, if t he vehi cl e s tal ls when l eavi ng the garage or driveway a convent ional engineres t art wi ll be required.
Trailer Towing
The Stop/St art s ys tem wil l aut omati cal ly di sabl e when t rail er light s are det ect ed by t he CJB via s ignals from t he t rail ermodule, t hi s informat ion i s t hen trans mi tt ed t o t he ECM. It i s not pos s ibl e for t he s ys t em t o det ect when a trai ler powerplug i s ins ert ed i n the vehicl e’s t owi ng s ocket s o it us es operat ion of t he trail er l ights as it s indi cat or.
The t rail er towing sys tem inhi bi ts St op/St art as i t is pos s ible that trail er power requirements could interfere wit h t heoperati on of the bat tery monit ori ng s ys t em. In parti cul ar, a t rai ler batt ery could revers e t he feed current t o t he vehicleduri ng an engi ne cranking event , t hi s coul d pos si bly:
Confus e t he bat t ery monit ori ng s ys t em i nto det ect ing an unreal is t ically smal l current at engi ne cranking.Rupture the fus e as sociat ed wit h t he t rail er modul e.
Climate Control System
• NOTE: The ‘ECON’ butt on has been renamed ‘A/C’ to prevent confus ion wi th the St op/St art s yst em ‘Eco’ s wit ch.
A number of changes have been made to the l ogi c and operati on of climat e control system, wit hi n a St op/St art cycle to:
maint ain occupant comfortprevent winds hi eld mis ti ngcons erve bat tery power.
This has been achi eved by the ATC (automat ic t emperat ure control) module monit oring and varyi ng, as necess ary variousclimate control funct ions wi thi n a St op/Start cycle.
In s ome circums t ances t he ATC has t he capabil it y to inhibit an engi ne s hut down or init iat e an engine rest art wit hi n aStop/St art cycle. Thi s i s achi eved by t he ATC module communi cat ing wit h t he CJB on the medi um s peed CAN. The variousoverri de functi ons the ATC has in a St op/St art cycl e are di s cus s ed bel ow:
Coolant temperat ure
The ATC module wil l i nhibit an engine shut down or i nit iat e an engine res t art wi thi n a St op/Start cycle if t he coolantt emperature fal ls below the calculat ed t hreshol d to s upport t he cabin t emperat ure s et by t he vehi cl e occupant s .
W i nds hiel d demis t ing
The variant of cli mate control fi tt ed t o the vehicl e influences t he s oft ware changes that have been made. For exampl e, thebase cl imat e-control s ys tem does not have a humi dit y s ens or, as us ed on a highline sys tem t o ini ti at e a winds hi elddemis t . Therefore, a calculat ion for demis ti ng the winds hi eld i s made us ing t he s ignals from t he rai n s ens or and ambientt emperature s ens or. Us i ng the probabi lit y t hat windshi eld mis ti ng wil l occur if i t is raining and t he ambi ent t emperat ure i scool , the ATC wil l presume a wi nds hiel d demis t is required and s tart the engine when i n a St op/St art cycl e.
Evaporat or temperat ure the main cause of windshi eld mis ti ng is al s o monit ored and t he high-line cl imat e cont rol s yst emwil l periodicall y cool t he evaporat or as neces s ary t o reduce mi s ti ng during a Stop/St art cycl e. The sys tem operates thewinds hield demis t s hut ter and i f the evaporator i s wet t he shut ter wi ll remai n clos ed for a few seconds after an engineres t art unti l the vapor is di ss ipat ed.
If the driver sel ect s eit her ‘programmed defros t ’ or t he ‘wi ndshi el d heater’ i t is as s umed t hat a qui ck demis t of thewinds hield is requi red. Therefore, t he ATC vi a the CJB will ei ther: i nhibit an engine shut down or i nit iat e an engine res t art .
Heater fan speed
Duri ng an engine s hutdown t he ATC monit ors cabin temperat ure and maint ai ns the fan speed at a l evel that wi ll cons erve,for as l ong as poss ibl e t he heat i n t he core of t he cabi n heat er. If the driver s elect s a hi gher fan s peed and the heatcannot be mai ntained i n t he heat er core, the engine will rest art .
Heated rear window and heated s eats
If the heated rear window or heated s eats are acti ve or act ivated during an engine shut down event t he power out put oft he relevant s ys t em wi ll be i nt errupted unt il the engi ne is rest art ed. The tell -t ale light i n t he relevant s wit ch wil lil lumi nat e t o i ndi cat e t he s ys t em i s act ive even t hough the s ys tem is recei vi ng no power. This feature is us ed t o conservebatt ery power.
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Fuel fired heat er
The FFBH (fuel fired boost er heat er) and St op/Start s ys t em wi ll not operate si mult aneous ly, due to low ambientt emperatures bei ng a fact or in t he funct ion of both sys tems .
Hood Latch Ajar-Switch
W ARNING: To avoi d injury when performing repai r work on t he vehicle al ways di s abl e the Stop/St art s ys tem bypres s ing t he ‘ECO’ butt on, ens ure that ‘ECO STOP/START OFF’ is di s pl ayed in t he mes sage Cent er and the ECO tel l-taleli ght in t he s wit ch is ext inguis hed.
The hood lat ch ajar-s wit ch hardwired to the CJB, has two functi ons :
Acts as a s top i nhi bit or, all owing t he engi ne t o remai n running if t he hood latch i s rel eased.Deact ivates the St op/Start s ys t em i f an engi ne s top i s t aki ng place, t his res ul ts in an engine st all ed condit ion. Theengi ne can be res t art ed usi ng t he ignit ion but ton. Stal l recovery wil l not funct ion i n t hi s condi ti on; refer t o t he StallRecovery secti on.
Aft er the hood i s clos ed reacti vat ion of t he Stop/Start sys tem is achieved by manuall y s tarti ng the engine.
System Fault
The Stop/St art s ys tem is aut omati cal ly acti vat ed each ti me an ignit ion cycl e occurs; t he dri ver will be i nformed t he sys t emis operat ing by the t ell -t ale l ight in the Eco s wi tch i lluminati ng. If the tell -t ale light does not il luminat e t hi s wi ll indicat et hat t here i s eit her a s ys t em faul t or the sys tem is not avail abl e. Onl y when t he dri ver at tempt s t o act ivat e t he sys t em bypres s ing t he ‘Eco’ but ton will t hey be informed of a fault by ‘ECO STOP/START FAULT’ being di spl ayed i n t he mes sageCenter.
Owi ng to the St op/Start s ys t em’s complexit y due t o many ot her vehicle modul es and communicat ion net works i nvol ved i nit s funct ion. It i s recommended t hat al l ot her sys tem faul ts be init ial ly diagnos ed and eliminated when inves t igati ngStop/St art fault s as t hes e could affect the operat ion of t he St op/Start sys tem.
Syst em DTC (di agnos ti c troubl e code)can be diagnos ed us ing Land Rover approved di agnos ti c equi pment.
STOP INHIBITORS, START INITIATORS AND START INHIBITORS
A number of s el ect able feat ures or vehicle si tuat ions can infl uence t he operat ion of t he Stop/St art s yst em’s operati on.Thes e can, depending on the parti cular circumst ances :
prevent the engine s hutt ing down (s t op inhibi tor),ini ti at e an aut onomous res tart (s tart ini ti at or),prevent an engi ne res t art (st art i nhi bit or).
Stop Inhibitors
Under normal ci rcums tances the St op/St art s ys t em wi ll automat icall y s hut down t he engi ne if:
t he vehi cl e is st ati onary,t he trans mi s si on is in neutral,t he cl utch pedal i s ful ly releas ed.
The fol lowing condit ions wi ll inhibi t the engine from s hutt ing down:
Dri ver effected st op inhi bi tor
The fol lowing driver effect ed condi ti ons will i nhi bit t he engi ne from shut ti ng down:
Dri ver s wi tches off t he Stop/St art s ys temTrans mis s ion not i n neut ral((no te that the d rive r re sting their ha nd o n the g ea r le ve r ca n move the tra ns mis sion o ut o f the ne utra l w ind o w w itho ut e nga g ing a ge a r))
Clut ch pedal not full y rel easedAccelerator pedal depres s edHood is openDri ver’s door is openDri ver’s safet y belt i s dis engagedHDC (hil l decent cont rol) i s acti veTR (terrain res pons e) mode i s act iveCli mate cont rol s ys t em us ed above cal ibrat ed thresholdW i nds hiel d demis t i s operati ngTrai ler electrical connect ion det ect ed
Vehicle s ys tem effect ed s top i nhi bit or
The fol lowing vehicl e s ys t em condi ti ons wil l inhibit t he engine from s hut ti ng down:
Dri ver s wi tches off t he Stop/St art s ys temBrake s ervo vacuum below thres holdBatt ery cold cranki ng capabil it y below t hres holdBatt ery s t ate of charge i s lowCatal yt ic converter out si de eit her pre or post cali brati on rangeDPF (di esel part iculat e filt er) i s regenerat ingEngi ne cool ant temperat ure bel ow t hreshol dEngi ne oil t emperature below thres hold
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Envi ronmental effected s t op inhibi tor
The fol lowing environmental condit ions wi ll i nhi bit t he engi ne from s hutt ing down:
External t emperature above 35°CExternal t emperature below 4°C
Start Initiators
W hen t he engine has s hutdown wi thi n a St op/Start cycle the followi ng condi ti ons will i nit iate an early res tart wit hin t hes ame St op/Start cycle:
Dri ver effected st art i nit iator
The fol lowing driver effect ed condi ti ons will i nit iate an earl y engi ne res t art:
Dri ver s wi tches off t he Stop/St art s ys temVehicle s peed above cali brat ed threshold 3 Km/hour (2 mi le/hour)- A res tart will only occur if t he transmis s ion i s in neut ral and the driver’s pres ence is det ect ed for example, thedri ver’s s afet y belt remains s ecured and t he driver’s door remains latchedBrake s ervo vacuum below thres hold (dri ver operat ing brake pedal)HDC (hil l decent cont rol) i s acti vat edTR (terrain res pons e) mode i s act ivat edA hi gher heater fan speed i s s elect edW i nds hiel d demis t i s act ivat ed
Vehicle s ys tem effect ed s tart init iat or
The fol lowing vehicl e s ys t em condi ti ons wil l init iat e an earl y engine res t art :
Batt ery cranking capabili ty is near it s l ower t hres hol dBatt ery s t ate of charge i s near it s lower t hreshol dW i nds hiel d demis t acti vat esThe int eri or cabin t emperat ure decreas es bel ow or increas es above the occupant’s s et thres holds
Envi ronmental effected s t art ini ti ator
The fol lowing environmental condit ions wi ll i ni ti ate an early engi ne res tart:
External t emperature ri s es above 35°CExternal t emperature reduces bel ow 4°C
Start Inhibitors
W hen t he engine has s hutdown wi thi n a St op/Start cycle the followi ng condi ti ons will prevent an automat ic res tart :
Dri ver effected st art i nhi bit or
The fol lowing driver effect ed condi ti ons will i nhi bit an aut omati c engi ne res tart:
Hood has been openedThe accelerator pedal i s depress edGear sel ect or moved out of neutral; mes s age Cent er wil l di spl ay: ‘Sel ect Neut ral To Res tart ’Dri ver’s safet y belt i s dis engaged; t hi s i s an automat ic s t art inhi bi tor t herefore the engi ne can be res tarted bydepres si ng the cl utch pedalDri ver’s door is unl atched; t his is an aut omati c st art i nhibit or therefore t he engine can be rest art ed by depres si ngt he cl utch pedal
Vehicle s ys tem effect ed s tart inhibit or
The fol lowing vehicl e s ys t em condi ti ons wil l inhibit an aut omati c engi ne res t art :
Engi ne has s hut down for l onger t han 5 mi nut es : a conventi onal res t art wi ll be requi redThere i s a s ys tem fault
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Engine Ignition -
General SpecificationItemSpecification
Spark plugs
Vehicles built up to VIN 7H038589MakeNGK
TypeLPR6D
Gap0.6mm (non-adjust able)Vehicles built after VIN 7H038589
MakeNGK
TypeILRF6BGap0.75mm ± 0.05mm
Ignition coils:
MakeDensoTypeCoil-on-pl ugs
Torque SpecificationsDescriptionNmlb-ft
Igni ti on coi l ret aining bolt s107
Spark pl ugs2821
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Engine Ignition - Engine Ignition
Des cript ion and Operat ion
COMPONENT LOCATION
ItemPart NumberDescription1-Ignit ion coil
2-Spark plug
3-Engine Cont rol Module (ECM)
OVERVIEW
The 3.2L Si 6 engi ne igni ti on sys t em has a s i ngl e iridi um t ipped s park plug per cylinder, wit h each spark plug powered by anon-plug ignit ion coil . The ignit ion coil s are di rectl y dri ven by the ECM.
Power for the ignit ion coil s is suppli ed from t he mai n rel ay and a fus e in t he BJB. A capacit or is connected in paral lel wit ht he power s upplies t o t he i gni ti on coi ls t o s uppres s RFI (radi o frequency i nt erference).
Each ignit ion coil cont ains a power s t age to swi tch t he current i n t he pri mary ci rcuit . The ECM cont rol s the swi tching wit h as ignal to t he power s tage. The ECM monit ors operat ion of t he igni ti on coi ls us ing a feedback s i gnal from each of t he powers tages . If a fault i s det ected t he ECM s t ores an appropri ate fault code.
The ECM vari es the dwel l ti me of t he ignit ion coil s dependi ng on batt ery volt age and engi ne s peed, t o ensure a const antenergy level is produced i n the secondary coi l each t ime t he power s t age is s wi tched. This ens ures a good spark is al waysproduced by the s park pl ug wi thout exces si ve pri mary current fl ow, t hus avoi ding overheati ng or damage to t he i gni ti on