Procedure That Must Be Performed Before Opening the High-Pressure Fuel Injection System - Pay Close Attention!

Procedure that must be performed before opening the high-pressure fuel injection system - Pay close attention!
The fuel injection system is separated into a high-pressure section (max. approximately 110 bar) and a low-pressure section (approximately 6 bar).

Before opening the high-pressure section - e.g. removing the high-pressure pump, fuel rail, fuel injectors, the motor for intake manifold runner control valve or any other component or fuel line that is located in the high-pressure section of the fuel injection system - the fuel pressure in the high-pressure section must be relieved to a residual pressure of approximately 8 bar. The procedure for this is as follows.
- Start engine and run at idle speed.





- Connect Vehicle Diagnosis, Testing and Information System VAS 5051 with diagnostic cable VAS 5051/5 A.





Display on VAS 5051:
- In selection - 1 -, press "On Board Diagnostic (OBD)" system and activate by pressing -> button.





Display on VAS 5051:
- In selection - 1 -, press "01 - Engine electronics" vehicle system and activate by pressing -> button.





Display on VAS 5051:
- In selection - 1 -, press diagnostic function "006 - Basic setting" and activate by pressing -> button.





Display on VAS 5051:
- In button field - 1 -, press buttons 1 4 0 for "Display group 140" and confirm entry by pressing Q button.





Display on VAS 5051

Example:
1. 42%
2. 39.76 bar
3. 40.63 bar
4. Inactive





- Activate basic setting by pressing button A

Display on VAS 5051

Example:
1. 0%
2. 0 bar
3. 5.46 bar
4. Lower

The fuel rail will continue to be filled with fuel, but it will no longer be under high pressure.

Now components or lines can be opened. A clean rag must be placed around connection points. Escaping fuel must be absorbed.

- In operating mode "Guided Fault Finding", generate readiness code for engine control module (ECM).