Mitsubishi 6M60-TL, Service Manual, Page: 166 / 330

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1.2 Common rail
• The common rail distributes to the injectors high-pressure fuel that has been fed from the supply pump.
• Each flow damper prevents an abnormal outflow of fuel. It does so by blocking the fuel passage in the event of fuel
leakage from the injection pipe or excessive injection of fuel from the injector.
• The common rail pressure sensor is used in feedback control. It senses the fuel pressure inside the common rail
and feeds a corresponding signal to the electronic control unit.
• If the fuel pressure in the common rail exceeds a certain, set level, the piston in the pressure limiter pushes and
compresses the spring such that fuel is able to escape. The pressure limiting valve thus prevents the fuel pressure
from becoming higher than the set pressure.
CAUTION
• When the pressure limiter is activated, the common rail system is faulty and needs an inspection.
(1) Flow damper
• During normal operation, the piston moves (thus pushing and compressing the spring) to the extent necessary for
one injection quantity to pass through. The piston does not make contact with the seat at this time. When injection
is complete, the piston is returned to its initial position by the spring.
• If the amount of fuel passing through the flow damper becomes excessively great, the piston presses against the
seat, thereby closing the fuel passage and preventing an abnormal outflow of fuel.
When the piston has pressed against the seat, it does not return to its original position until the engine has been
stopped and the pressure in the common rail has come down.
STRUCTURE AND OPERATION