The fuel injection pump is the heart of the diesel engine. Precisely delivered fuel maintains a rhythm or timing that keeps the engine running smooth. Simultaneously, the pump also controls the amount ...

Diesel engines operate at higher compression ratios than gasoline engines, and fuel is injected under much higher pressure. An injection pump, usually driven by a belt or chain linked to the ...

The injector is electronically controlled. It is provided pressurized fuel by the car’s fuel pump and has a high micron filter at the top and small holes at the bottom. The filter ensures that any ...

Electronic fuel injection is older than you think, the earliest example being the failed Bendix Electrojector system from 1957. Bosch bought the rights to the Eletrojector system and developed it into ...

Columbus told us that the Sigmas use oversized injector lines and 16mm plungers instead of the 12mm versions you'd normally find in a Bosch P7100. As engine rpm increases, the window of time you must ...

If you’re in fleet management or the construction industry, you undoubtedly have machines that run on diesel fuel. In addition to large trucks, more than 75% of all heavy construction equipment uses ...

FRANKFURT -- Robert Bosch GmbH has resumed production of its diesel fuel-injection pumps after a remedying a defect that will cause some manufacturing lines to grind to a halt at two major German ...

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