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Thermal Management, Function - GF07.10-D-1012HD

ENGINES 651.955/956/957 in MODEL 906 

with CODE (XZ1) Model generation 1 

with CODE (MZ0) Blue EFFICIENCY 

Function requirements 

General 

The coolant temperature of the engine is regulated by the thermal management system which is governed by the CDI control unit (N3/28). This has the following advantages:

Thermal management is performed according to the following sensors and signals:

Function sequence 

The thermal management system is described in the following steps:

Function sequence for post-start phase 

In the post-start phase, the following measures are employed to warm up the engine rapidly, thereby reducing exhaust emissions:

IMPORTANT The oil spray nozzles are switched off in the post-start phase if one of the following conditions is met:

IMPORTANT At high engine oil temperatures, activation of the oil spray nozzles can be interrupted depending on the engine speed.

Function sequence for heating the coolant thermostat 

Depending on the operating conditions (as a function of a characteristic map) the CDI control unit actuates the heating element in the thermostat (R48/2) using a ground signal.

The power is supplied through "circuit 87". The heating opens the coolant thermostat. In this way the coolant temperature of 55 to 106°C is regulated via the duty cycle.

Function sequence for maximum heating combustion 

For the "hot burning process" more heat is conducted into the coolant system on the engine side due to a new combustion strategy.

The following function conditions must be met simultaneously:

During the hot burning process a higher exhaust temperature is achieved through 2 preinjections with a significantly increased fuel quantity and a later main injection. In combination with the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), more heat is released to the coolant inside the engine which leads to improved vehicle interior heating.

Function sequence for tank protection 

Increasing the fuel pressure via the high-pressure pump (M41/3) from 4.5 bar up to 1800 bar also increases the temperature of the fuel.

To protect the fuel tank from overheating, the CDI control unit reads in the fuel temperature sensor and thus monitors the temperature of the fuel delivered to the high-pressure pump.

If the temperature of the fuel delivered to the common rail high-pressure pump goes above 90°C, the injection quantity and rail pressure are automatically reduced. This causes less fuel to be compressed.

The quantity control valve (Y94/3) diverts excess fuel back into the tank.

If the temperature of the fuel delivered to the high-pressure pump drops below 90°C, the tank protection function is deactivated by the CDI control unit.

Function sequence for overheating protection 

In the case of a thermal overload, the overheating protection protects against engine damage and overheating damage. At a coolant temperature above 106°C the injection quantity is reduced based on the characteristic maps stored in the CDI control unit. Reduction occurs depending on the coolant temperature and oil temperature. To this end, the CDI control unit reads in the coolant temperature sensor, engine oil temperature sensor and the temperature sensor upstream of the turbocharger (B16/13) (turbocharger protection). After evaluation of the input signals, the CDI control unit, via the quantity control valve and the pressure regulator valve (Y74/5) regulates the fuel pressure in the rail and controls injection timing via actuation of the following injectors.

Component description for CDI control unit N3/28 GF07.16-D-6000HD 
Component description for rail pressure sensor B4/16 GF07.04-D-6210HD 
Component description for coolant temperature sensor B11/17 GF07.04-D-6040HD 
Component description for oil temperature sensor B40/9 GF18.30-D-2011HD
Component description for coolant thermostat heating element R48/2 GF20.10-D-3163HD
Component description for exhaust gas recirculation controller Y27/15 GF14.20-D-4007HD
Component description for pressure regulating valve Y74/5 GF07.05-D-6020HD 
Component description for fuel injectors Y76/14, Y76/15, Y76/16, Y76/17 GF07.03-D-6120HD 
Component description for quantity control valve Y94/3 GF07.05-D-6010HD 
Component description for oil spray nozzle shutoff valve Y127/1 GF18.30-D-2012HD
Oil circuit - as-built configuration - GF18.00-D-0800HD