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Engine Management
Most RPE engines will either use MBE or Life Racing engine management. The
pictures below show the monitoring programs which should be loaded on a
laptop that is connected to the ECU each time the engine is started.
MBE - Radical Easimap Setup Screen
1)
Engine RPM
–
(Engine should idle between 1500 and 1800rpm)
2
) Throttle Position Sensor
–
(set at 0.18V at idle)
3)
Barometric pressure
4)
Coolant Temperature
5)
Oil Pressure
6)
Oil Temperature (Minimum of 45°C, Maximum 120°C)
7)
Battery Voltage
8)
Air Inlet Temperature
Life Racing - PTMon
1) Engine coolant temperature (ect1)
–
changes from red to green when in
correct range of 60
o
C
to 95
o
C
2) Engine oil temperature (eot)
–
changes from red to green when in correct
range of 50
o
C
to 120
o
C
3) Engine oil pressure (eop1)
–
At idle, 70 psi when cold /20 psi when hot
4) Engine rpm (rpm)
–
Engine should idle between 1500 and 1800rpm
5) Throttle position sensor (tps1)
–
needs to be set to 4% at idle
6) Engine sync state
–
should be at 720 when engine is running, turns green
when correct
7) Fuel pressure (fp1)
–
changes from red to green when in correct range of
2.8 bar to 3.2 bar
8) Battery voltage (vbat)
–
above 12.5 volts when engine is running
9) Air charge temperature sensor (act1)
–
air inlet temperature
10) Engine ECU temperature (btMax)
–
temperature of the engine ECU
11) Baro sensor pressure (bap)
–
below 1030 mBar
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