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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
Alte Powertrain Technologies, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Kurt D. McLain, Clarkston, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A portion of a fuel system of a vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a motor-generator-starter connected to an engine. The fuel system includes a fuel tank connected to the engine. The portion of the fuel system includes an evaporative emissions system and an evaporative emissions leak check system connected to the evaporative emissions system. The evaporative emissions leak check system includes a vacuum source. The vacuum source includes the motor-generator-starter connected to the engine. The motor-generator-starter actuates the engine when the vehicle is operated in a non-moving, keyed-off condition for creating a vacuum within an intake manifold of the engine. A method is also disclosed.