Electronic Fuel Injection: Components and Pros

Electronic fuel injection EFI is a fuel injection system whose working process is controlled electronically.

This in-vehicle system that is useful for ensuring fuel requirements plays an important role in vehicle engines and here is a little review related to EFI.

Definition of Efi

EFI stands for electronic fuel injection in the form of an electronic system for spraying fuel. EFI itself is a renewable technology that has begun to be used in the latest vehicles.

In older vehicle engines, the electronic fuel injection EFI system is a carburetor system that is starting to be abandoned because its components are not yet compatible with current vehicle operations.

Specifically, EFI is an electronic system that produces an ideal fuel-air mixture.

When using EFI, the vehicle's engine will be more effective because it obtains complete combustion from a mixture of air and fuel that suits the engine's needs.

The results of this process will be used by the vehicle to work the engine and make the vehicle's motion power.

At first, this EFI was still being developed by Auto under a different name, but using the same working principle and different designations.

The use of this renewable system is also due to its advantages and many other purposes which will be discussed in the next point.

Efi Components

As mentioned earlier, the tool to control all EFI systems is system electronics.

The use of EFI controlled by electronic devices is more effective because it is equipped with many components to support the system's work more optimally in the future.

Now, discussing about the EFI system which has complete components, here we will review some of its components.

• Fuel Tank

  
  

The first component is the tank which has the main function as a vehicle fuel reservoir.

The fuel in this tank will later become the main source of vehicle engine lubricant. The tank itself is made of thick plastic which is lighter than the old tank.

• Fuel Filter

  
  

The next component of the EFI system is the fuel filter which is useful as a means of filtering impurities from the fuel.

Through this fuel filter component, it can be ensured that the fuel supplied to the combustion chamber is clean and ready for use.

In the EFI system there are two types of fuel filters that are commonly used, namely coarse filters and fine filters.

This coarse filter is composed of large porous knitted wire to filter out large materials. The fine filter of this component is composed of cloth with dense pores so that the smaller dirt particles will be stopped.

Seeing that the two types of fine filters have a more effective working system, modern vehicles now also have a water sedimenter type to separate fuel and water.

This new type of fuel filter is useful for maximizing the combustion function without other additional particles.

• Delivery Pipe

  
  

The electronic fuel injection EFI component is a delivery pipe located at the end of the fuel line.

This one component is useful for storing fuel from the fuel pump and being the meeting point for all injectors. This is the reason the component must be made of hard material.

• Ecu

  
  

Next, there is the vehicle ECU which makes EFI work more perfectly. The function of the ECU itself is to process data from sensor components and the results will be transferred to the injector openly. By design, this component is equipped with 5 sensors.

• Return Feed

  
  

Furthermore, the return feed is in the form of a hose as a fuel feedback path to the tank if the pressure is too high. This component makes fuel more effective without wasting.

• Pressure Regulator

  
  

There is also a pressure regulator component or a tool that is useful for detecting fuel pump pressure. This component uses the automatic working principle to stabilize the pressure in the machine.

• Fuel Feed

  
  

Next, there is a hose that flows fuel from the tank to the injector and is called the fuel feed. This component is composed of strong mica material with the ability to withstand the pressure of gasoline on the edges that are prone to breakage.

• Injectors

  
  

EFI is also equipped with an injector component that can release fuel automatically according to vehicle on-off. The working principle of this injector utilizes the electric voltage generated by the ECU and can axially open the nozzle.

• Sensor

  
  

In relation to the previous component, this sensor is useful as a means of determining the period of the injector opening and closing. The main sensors detected are air temperature, air mass and injector opening angle. Generally, vehicles are equipped with 5 types of sensors, namely MAF, MAP, IAT, TPS, and CKP.

• Fuel Pump

  
  

Next, there is a fuel pump that is useful for increasing fuel pressure, especially in the fuel feed section called the fuel pump.

In the latest EFI engine, this one component works on the principle of being assisted by electricity, so that it is more perfect and does not burden the engine.

• Battery

  
  

Lastly, vehicle EFI is equipped with a battery component that plays the main function as a supplier of electric current in all electronic vehicle accessories.

In addition, the battery in the EFI is also used to provide voltage feedback to the ECU resulting from sensor processing from a range of 0 to 5.

How Efi Works

Electronic fuel injection EFI is a fuel injection system that works with electronic control with the principle of observing the state of the engine, analyzing the ECU, and ending with spraying fuel with the required mass.

In this EFI system, the ECU component is the universal brain of the system, so the entire system performance depends on the ECU.

The working principle of the ECU itself accommodates all sensors and then is processed when determining the amount of fuel that must be flowed into the combustion chamber.

According to the effectiveness of its work, when there are many sensors received by the ECU, the performance of this EFI system will also be more efficient.

In addition, other components in the system also work automatically through the flow of electronic energy from the battery.

Advantages of Efi

The last part you need to know about electronic fuel injection EFI is the advantages of the system.

The system which is familiarly called the injection system emerged as a result of the development of the carburetor system. This makes the injection machine has a more effective and flexible working principle of course.

The advantage of EFI over older systems is its smarter performance. EFI is made with the performance of an electrolyte device in the form of a battery that makes the machine work modern.

EFI is also called intelligent because the system works electronically not with mechanical principles anymore.

EFI fuel injection system is the standard of today's vehicle engines which has the advantage of a very comfortable engine performance for every performance.

In addition, EFI is also equipped with fuel injection that has high accuracy in supporting cleaner emissions.

Another advantage of using this system is that the engine response becomes faster, both during acceleration and deceleration. In some cases, this EFI system supports the engine running in any conditions such as cold and hot weather though.

The EFI system with electronic control also has a good automatic fuel cut performance. This allows the engine to automatically stop the fuel spray during deceleration.

Well, for its own performance, the engine with this injection system is better used in uphill and rough terrain.

Talking about the EFI system, behind these advantages, this system can have problems too.