GF47.30-P-3016SM | Purge system with leak test - function | 22.3.04 |
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Type 171
55/2 Fuel filter with fuel pressure regulator 55/2a Fuel pressure regulator 75 Fuel tank 77 Activated charcoal canister 77/1 Ventilating/vent line for activated charcoal canister 88 Fuel delivery module 93 Safety valve (rollover valve) 95/1 Suction jet pump in fuel pump assembly |
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P07.61-3236-05 |
B4/3 Fuel tank pressure sensor
M3 Fuel pump assembly N3/10 ME-SFI [ME] control unit |
N10/2kA Fuel pump relay
Y58/1 Purge control valve Y58/4 Activated charcoal canister shutoff valve |
a Fuel pipe
b Purge line c Electrical line d Vent/breather line |
Model 203, model 209
55/2 Fuel filter with fuel pressure regulator 55/2a Fuel pressure regulator 75 Fuel tank 77 Activated charcoal canister 77/1 Ventilating/vent line for activated charcoal canister 88 Fuel delivery module 92 Expansion reservoir 93 Safety valve (rollover valve) 95 Suction jet pump 95/1 Suction jet pump in fuel pump (FP) 96 Check valve |
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P07.61-3160-05 |
B4/3 Fuel tank pressure sensor
M3 Fuel pump N3/10 ME-SFI [ME] control unit |
N10/2kA Fuel pump relay
Y58/1 Purge control valve Y58/4 Activated charcoal canister shutoff valve |
a Fuel pipe
b Purge line c Electrical line d Vent/breather line |
Model 215, model 220
55/1 Fuel filter with integrated fuel pressure regulator 55/4 Splash bowl 75 Fuel tank 77 Activated charcoal canister 77/1 Ventilating/vent line for activated charcoal canister 93 Safety valve (rollover valve) 95 Suction jet pump |
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P07.61-3237-05 |
B4/3 Fuel tank pressure sensor
K40/5kT Fuel pump relay M3 Fuel pump |
N3/10 ME-SFI [ME] control unit
Y58/1 Purge control valve Y58/4 Activated charcoal canister shutoff valve |
a Fuel pipe
b Purge line c Electrical line d Vent/breather line |
The US legislature requires that the fuel vapors are not released into the atmosphere.
The leak test for the fuel evaporation control system must detect leaks with a diameter of over 0.5 mm and must take place in three stages (function chain): ![]() ![]() ![]() Test for major leaks The activated charcoal canister shut-off valve (Y58/4) is closed and the purge control valve (Y58/1) opened. The vacuum in the intake manifold reaches the fuel tank (75). A vacuum builds up in the fuel tank which is detected by the fuel tank pressure sensor (B4/3). If there is no vacuum build-up in the fuel tank (about -6 mbar within about 12 seconds) then there is a gross leak (for example a filler cap is open or a hose is loose). The test will be interrupted and the error gross leak will be registered. If the ME control unit (N3/10) detects a system with a substantial major leak, the fuel reserve warning lamp (A1e4) in the instrument cluster (A1) flashes and "CHECK FILLER CAP" appears in the multifunction display (A1p13). |
Test for a minor leak
The purge control valve is closed at a vacuum of around -6 mbar. The system is closed and thereby air-sealed. The vacuum is them measured for approx. 30 seconds. The vacuum must not reduce any faster than 0.3 to 0.5 mbar per second (depending on the level of fuel in the tank). If the vacuum drops more rapidly, there is a minor leak. The test will be interrupted and the error fine leak will be registered. Check for micro leakage If no minor leak has been detected, the purge system is briefly enabled and a vacuum of approx. - 6 mbar is built up again. The vacuum level not reduce any faster than 0.1 to 0.15 mbar per second (depending on fuel level in the tank) when the system is closed. If the vacuum reduces more rapidly, then the error "micro leak" fault is registered. Vacuum forming depends on the fill level in the fuel tank and the vapor emissions from the fuel. Vapor emissions from the fuel are measured shortly before the test by the tank pressure sensor and are taken into account in evaluating the fault. The activated charcoal canister shutoff valve is reopened after the tests. |
Test requirements
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The test for minor and micro leaks is aborted if excessive lean correction by the lambda control takes place during the build-up of the vacuum.
The function of the purge control valve is checked at the same time by the activation. If the closed switchover valve jams, the major leak fault is stored. ![]() The tests are not stopped if there is an implausible fuel level resulting from a defective fuel level sensor (B4, B4/1, B4/2). ![]() If no leak for the fault major leak is found (there is a clear hissing noise if there is a leak of more than 3 mm), replace fuel tank pressure sensor. The fuel tank pressure sensor may have a fault which results in a signal which is constant but still plausible (sensor sticking). |
Component description for the ME-SFI [ME] control unit | N3/10 | GF07.61-P-6000SM | |
Component description for the fuel tank | 75 | GF47.10-P-2000MS | |
Component description for the activated charcoal canister | 77 | GF47.30-P-2010SM | |
Component description for purge control valve | Y58/1 | GF47.30-P-2020SM | |
Component description for the fuel tank pressure sensor | B4/3 | GF47.30-P-2100SM | |
Component description for the activated charcoal filter shutoff valve | Y58/4 | GF47.31-P-2100SM |