SECTION 310-00: Fuel System — General Information
| 2014 Flex Workshop Manual
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
| Procedure revision date: 05/02/2013
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Fuel System
3.5L Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDI)
The fuel system:
- is a variable speed Closed Loop Pressure Control (CLPC) Fuel System with Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDI).
- uses a dual-container (saddle-type) fuel tank.
- has a fuel level sensor assembly.
- has a
module that operates on 5.5 to 12 volts depending on load, that supplies fuel under pressure to the high pressure
.
- has a lifetime fuel filter (serviced as part of the
module).
- has an Easy Fuel
TM
(capless) fuel tank filler pipe assembly, which cannot be modified in any way and is serviced only by the installation of a new fuel tank filler pipe assembly.
- has a supplemental refueling adapter located in the spare tire compartment.
- has a fuel injection pump that supplies high pressure, low volume fuel to the fuel rails.
- has a
control module located behind the RH C-pillar trim panel.
- has fuel tubes (liquid and vapor) along with brake tubes mounted on the underside of the vehicle in a bundle.
- has a high pressure fuel tube from the fuel injection pump to the fuel rails.
- has a Fuel Rail Pressure (FRP) sensor on the LH fuel rail.
- has a
sensor (part of the fuel vapor tube assembly).
- uses separately controlled fuel injectors for each cylinder. The fuel injectors are mounted directly into the head.
- fuel injectors are supplied with pressurized fuel from the fuel injection pump to the fuel rail.
- has a serviceable fuel level sender mounted on the
module.
- has a serviceable fuel level sender mounted on the fuel level sensor assembly.
3.5L
The fuel system:
- is a 2-speed Mechanical Returnless Fuel System (MRFS) with sequential Multi-Port Fuel Injection (MFI).
- uses a dual-container (saddle-type) fuel tank.
- has a fuel level sensor assembly.
- has a Fuel Pump (FP) module that supplies fuel under pressure to the fuel rail.
- has a lifetime fuel filter (serviced as part of the
module).
- has an Easy Fuel
TM
(capless) fuel tank filler pipe assembly, which cannot be modified in any way and is serviced only by the installation of a new fuel tank filler pipe assembly.
- has a supplemental refueling adapter located in the spare tire compartment.
- has a
module that operates on 10 or 12 volts depending on load, that supplies fuel under pressure to the fuel rail.
- has a
control module located behind the RH C-pillar trim panel.
- has fuel tubes (liquid and vapor) along with brake tubes mounted on the underside of the vehicle in a bundle.
- has a
sensor (part of the fuel vapor tube assembly).
- uses separately controlled fuel injectors for each cylinder. The fuel injectors are mounted to the intake manifold and are supplied with pressurized fuel from the
module to the fuel rail.
- fuel rail pressure is controlled by the electronic
module which is enabled by the PCM.
- has a serviceable fuel level sender mounted on the
module.
- has a serviceable fuel level sender mounted on the fuel level sensor assembly.
Fuel Pump (FP) Shut-off Feature
In the event of a moderate to severe collision, the vehicle is equipped with a Fuel Pump (FP) shut-off feature that is initiated by the event notification signal.
The event notification signal is a signal provided by the Restraints Control Module (RCM) to the
control module. Signal communication between the
and the
control module allows the PCM to shut-off the
.
Should the vehicle shut off after a collision due to this feature, the vehicle may be restarted by first turning the ignition to the OFF position and then turning the ignition to the ON position. In some instances the vehicle may not start the first time and may take one additional ignition cycle.