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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2005
Chang-hyun Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Hong-suk Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Chang-Hyun Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Hong-Suk Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method for diagnosing a Liquefied Petroleum Injection fuel pump includes the steps of: inputting an engine Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) and a fuel pump Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal into an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) of an interface box; determining whether the RPM indicates that the engine is idling; if the engine is not idling, setting a diagnosis time of the PWM signal to a duration longer than the time the engine takes to deactivate after turning off an LPG switch; determining the operation state of the fuel pump by analyzing the PWM signal; and illuminating a warning lamp if the fuel pump is detected to be operating abnormally or a signal line connecting the fuel pump and the interface box is detected to be disconnected.