Catalog Info
Effective Term
Summer 2014
WebAdvisor Title
Auto Fuel Management Systems
Credit Hours
2.00
Contact Hours Per Week
4 (for 15-week classes)
Course Description
Introduces the types of fuels and air/fuel ratio requirements of the various fuels used in current automotive engines, along with the construction and operation of fuel delivery systems. Discusses fuel pumps, fuel lines, fuel filters, and storage tanks. Fuel system types include returnable electronic fuel injection, returnless electronic fuel injection, and gasoline direct fuel injection. Also discusses elements of automotive emissions and their control, use of scan tools, PVT, 5-gas analyzer, and DSO and ASE performance tests.