Kia Forte: Exhaust Emission Control System / CVVT (Continuously Variable Valve Timing) System
Description and operation
| Description |
Continuous Variable Valve Timing (CVVT) system advances or retards the valve timing of the intake and exhaust valve in accordance with the ECM control signal which is calculated by the engine speed and load.
By controlling CVVT, the valve over-lap or under-lap occurs, which makes better fuel economy and reduces exhaust gases (NOx, HC) and improves engine performance through reduction of pumping loss, internal EGR effect, improvement of combustion stability, improvement of volumetric efficiency, and increase of expansion work.
This system consist of
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the CVVT Oil Control Valve (OCV) which rgulates engine oil to and from the cam phaser in accordance with the ECM PWM (Pulse With Modulation) control signal, |
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and the Cam Phaser which varies the cam phase by using the hydraulic force of the engine oil. |
The engine oil getting out of the CVVT oil control valve varies the cam phase in the direction (Intake Advance/Exhaust Retard) or opposite direction (Intake Retard/Exhaust Advance) of the engine rotation by rotating the rotor connected with the camshaft inside the cam phaser.
| Operation Principle |
The CVVT has the mechanism rotating the rotor vane with hydraulic force generated by the engine oil supplied to the advance or retard chamber in accordance with the CVVT oil control valve control.
| [CVVT System Mode] |
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(1) Low Speed / Low Load |
(2) Part Load |
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(3) Low Speed / High Load |
(4) High Speed / High Load |
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Driving Condition |
Exhaust Valve |
Intake Valve |
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Valve Timing |
Effect |
Valve Timing |
Effect |
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(1) Low Speed /Low Load |
Completely Advance |
* Valve Under-lap * Improvement of combustion stability |
Completely Retard |
* Valve Under-lap * Improvement of combustion stability |
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(2) Part Load |
Retard |
* Increase of expansion work * Reduction of pumping loss * Reduction of HC |
Retard |
* Reduction of pumping loss |
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(3) Low Speed /High Load |
Retard |
* Increase of expansion work |
Advance |
* Prevention of intake back flow (Improvement of volumetric efficiency)
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(4) High Speed /High Load |
Advance |
* Reduction of pumping loss |
Retard |
* Improvement of volumetric efficiency |
Catalytic Converter
Description and operation
Description
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Engine Control / Fuel System
Service data
Service Data
Fuel Delivery System
Items
Specification
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Capacity
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