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Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2007

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2006
Applicants:

Jon Halverson, Dearborn, MI (US);

Xiaoying Zhang, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);

Sue Wagers, Newport, MI (US);

Mark Linenberg, Dearborn, MI (US);

Mike Scannell, New Boston, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jon Halverson, Dearborn, MI (US);

Xiaoying Zhang, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);

Sue Wagers, Newport, MI (US);

Mark Linenberg, Dearborn, MI (US);

Mike Scannell, New Boston, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for adjusting fuel injection, the method comprising during an engine start from a non-warmed-up condition, identifying a fuel quality of fuel supplied to the engine during said start based on a performance of said start, and after said start is completed and during a transient fueling condition, adjusting a fuel injection amount based on said identified fuel quality from said start.


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