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High-Pressure Pump - Z 17 DTH Engine Opel Corsa C

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The Z 17 DTH engine is fitted with the HP 3 high-pressure pump from Denso.

The task of the high-pressure pump is to draw in fuel and make available the required system pressure in the pressure accumulator.

The admission pressure that the high-pressure pump requires to operate is provided by the mechanical delivery pump incorporated into the housing of the high-pressure pump.

The high-pressure pump works as a twin-acting plunger pump. It is the interface between the low-pressure side and the high-pressure side. It continually generates the system pressure for the pressure accumulator.

The high-pressure pump is mounted rearwards on the timing case and driven by the camshaft toothed belt.

  1. 1. High-pressure pump

• Service: The Common Rail system of the Z 17 DTH engine does not need to be bled after installation work. It is self-bleeding. To prevent the starter from overheating, the bleed process must only be carried out by actuating the starter continuously for 40 seconds maximum. After that, a sufficient amount of time must elapse to enable the starter to cool. The bleed process can be repeated if required.

Diagram of Fuel Flow

  1. 1. Injectors
  2. 2. Pressure accumulator
  3. 3. Pressure limiter
  4. 4. Fuel temperature sensor
  5. 5. Metering unit
  6. 6. High-pressure pump
  7. 7. Fuel tank
  8. 8. Fuel filter
  9. 9. Engine control unit
  10. 10. Fuel pressure sensor

Diagram of High-Pressure Pump

  1. Side view
  2. Rear view
  3. 1. Eccentric shaft
  4. 2. Shaft seal ring
  5. 3. Polygonal ring
  6. 4. Pump plunger
  7. 5. Pump valve
  8. 6. Fuel feed system
  9. 7. Fuel return system
  10. 8. Delivery pump
  11. 9. High-pressure pipe
  12. 10. Fuel temperature sensor
  13. 11. High-pressure connection
  14. 12. Metering unit

Functional Diagram of the High-Pressure Pump

  1. 1. Metering unit
  2. 2. Polygonal ring
  3. 3. Valve - intake side
  4. 4. Valve - delivery side
  5. 5. Pump plunger
  6. 6. High fuel pressure
  7. 7. Eccentric shaft
  8. 8. Pump plunger
  9. 9. Valve - delivery side
  10. 10. Valve - intake side
  11. 11. Fuel feed

Diagram of Pump Element

  1. 1. Pump element
  2. 2. Pump plunger
  3. 3. Valve - intake side
  4. 4. Valve - high-pressure side
  5. 5. Holder - high-pressure pipe
  6. 6. Spring - pump plunger

Metering Unit

The metering unit regulates the system pressure in the pressure accumulator by limiting the quantity of fuel in the high-pressure pump. The metering unit is incorporated into the high-pressure pump and is actuated by the engine control unit.

Diagram of metering unit

  1. Metering unit, not actuated, low delivery quantity
  2. Metering unit, actuated, high delivery quantity
  3. 1. High-pressure pump
  4. 2. Holder - high-pressure pipe
  5. 3. Delivery pump
  6. 4. Pressure regulating valve, pre-supply pump
  7. 5. Metering unit
  8. 6. Electrical connection

Pressure Limiter

The mechanical pressure limiter is installed in the pressure accumulator. It limits the maximum pressure in the pressure accumulator.