Download MODERN DIESEL TECHNOLOGY: LIGHT DUTY DIESELS Edit By Sean Bennett
Contents Mechanical Engineering:
CHAPTER 1- Shop and Personal Safety
CHAPTER 2- Introduction to Diesel Engines
CHAPTER 3- Cylinder Block Assemblies
CHAPTER 4- Timing Geartrain and Cylinder Head Assemblies
CHAPTER 5- Intake and Exhaust Systems
CHAPTER 6- Cooling and Lubrication Circuits
CHAPTER 7- Fuel Subsystems
CHAPTER 8- Injector Nozzles
CHAPTER 9- Pump-Line-Nozzle Injection Systems .
CHAPTER 10- Electronic Diesel Fuel Injection Systems
CHAPTER 11- Charging and Starter Circuits
CHAPTER 12- Engine Electronics
CHAPTER 13- Emission Controls
CHAPTER 14- Servicing and Maintenance
CHAPTER 15- Diagnostics and Testing
Preface MODERN DIESEL TECHNOLOGY: LIGHT DUTY DIESELS:
This ninth textbook in the Modern Diesel Technology series takes a look at the light duty diesel engines that are beginning to notch some sales success in North American markets.
The American consumer has traditionally regarded the diesel engine as a workhorse power plant, so most of the sales have been in the vocational pickup truck segment of the market.
While the big three U.S. auto original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have optioned diesel power in pickup trucks for more than two decades, sales have been sluggish until recently.
One explanation was that the light duty diesel engines of the early 1990s were dirty, underpowered, and prone to costly breakdowns. Combine this with a poor infrastructure of diesel fuel supply outlets and it was no wonder that diesels struggled to achieve significant market share.
The technology of the American-built diesel engine changed more than a decade ago. A new generation of electronically controlled engines out powered and out torqued their gasoline-fueled rivals while providing greater longevity with lower maintenance.
Farmers were probably the first to realize this, perhaps because as a consumer group they had the least reason to mistrust the diesel engine: for four decades, diesels have powered a large percentage of agricultural equipment.
Although the growth of diesel engine sales is slower than I would have predicted five years ago, slowly but surely their market share is expanding, helped by the excellent offerings by Ford, GM, and Chrysler in their current small trucks. The 2011 Ford 6.7L is of particular note because this engine is engineered and manufactured from scratch within the Ford Motor Company.
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