Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
01 Discovery Series II - Workshop Manual - 1999MY ON - 6th Edition - NAS02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 INTRODUCTION32 33 GENERAL INFORMATION34 35 GENERAL DATA36 IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS37 38 TORQUE WRENCH SETTINGS39 40 LIFTING AND TOWING41 CAPACITIES, FLUIDS, LUBRICANTS AND SEALANTS42 43 44 MAINTENANCE45 46 ENGINE - V847 48 EMISSION CONTROL - V849 50 ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - V851 FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - V852 53 COOLING SYSTEM - V854 55 MANIFOLDS AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS - V856 57 58 59 CLUTCH - V860 61 MANUAL GEARBOX - R38062 63 TRANSFER BOX - LT230SE64 65 66 AUTOMATIC GEARBOX - ZF4HP22 - 2467 PROPELLER SHAFTS68 69 REAR AXLE70 71 72 73 74 75 FRONT AXLE76 77 78 79 STEERING80 FRONT SUSPENSION81 82 83 REAR SUSPENSION84 85 86 87 BRAKES88 RESTRAINT SYSTEMS89 90 DOORS91 EXTERIOR FITTINGS92 93 INTERIOR TRIM COMPONENTS94 SCREENS95 96 97 SEATS98 99 SUNROOF100 CHASSIS AND BODY DIMENSIONS101 102 103 104 PANEL REPAIRS105 106 107 108 BODY SEALING MATERIALS109 110 111 112 113 CORROSION PREVENTION AND SEALING114 PAINTING115 HEATING AND VENTILATION116 117 AIR CONDITIONING118 119 WIPERS AND WASHERS120 CHARGING AND STARTING121 122 LIGHTING123 BODY CONTROL UNIT124 125 126 ALARM SYSTEM AND HORN127 128 WINDOWS129 IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT130 HARNESSES131 DRIVING AIDS132 NAVIGATION SYSTEM133 INSTRUMENTS
Land Rover Discovery II50 · ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - V8
50 · Engine

Operation - engine management (ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - V8)

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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION › Operation - engine management
ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - V8Operation - engine management
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ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - V8

DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION 18-2-49

Operation - engine management

Fuel quantity
The ECM controls engine fuel quantity by providing sequential injection to the cylinders. Sequential injection allows 
each injector to deliver fuel to the cylinders in the required firing order. 

To achieve optimum fuel quantity under all driving conditions, the ECM provides an adaptive fuel strategy. 

Conditions
Adaptive fuel strategy must be maintained under all throttle positions except:

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Cold starting.

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Hot starting.

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Wide open throttle.

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Acceleration.

All of the throttle positions mentioned above are deemed to be 'open loop'. Open loop fuelling does not rely on 
information from the HO

2

 sensors, but the air/ fuel ratio is set directly by the ECM. During cold start conditions the 

ECM uses ECT information to allow more fuel to be injected into the cylinders to facilitate cold starting. This strategy 
is maintained until the HO

2

 sensors are at working temperature and can pass exhaust gas information to the ECM. 

Because of the specific nature of the other functions e.g. hot starting, idle, wide open throttle, and acceleration they 
also require an 'open loop' strategy. For NAS vehicles with secondary air injection for cold start conditions, refer to 
the Emissions section. 
 

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 EMISSION CONTROL - V8, DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION, Secondary Air Injection System.

Adaptive fuel strategy also allows for wear in the engine and components, as well as slight differences in component 
signals, as no two components will give exactly the same readings.

Function
To be able to calculate the amount of fuel to be injected into each cylinder, the ECM needs to determine the amount 
of air mass drawn into each cylinder. To perform this calculation, the ECM processes information from the following 
sensors:

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Mass air flow (MAF) sensor. 

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Crank speed and position (CKP) sensor. 

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Engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor.

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Throttle position (TP) sensor. 

During one engine revolution, 4 of the 8 cylinders draw in air. The ECM uses CKP sensor information to determine 
that one engine revolution has taken place, and the MAF sensor information to determine how much air has been 
drawn into engine. The amount of air drawn into each cylinder is therefore 1/4 of the total amount measured by the 
ECM via the MAF sensor.

The ECM refers the measured air mass against a fuel quantity map in its memory and then supplies an earth path to 
the relevant fuel injector for a period corresponding to the exact amount of fuel to be injected into the lower inlet 
manifold. This fuel quantity is in direct relation to the air mass drawn into each cylinder to provide the optimum ratio.

During adaptive fuelling conditions, information from the heated oxygen sensors (HO

2

S) is used by the ECM to correct 

the fuel quantity to keep the air/ fuel ratio as close to the stoichiometric ideal as possible.

Closed loop fuelling
The ECM uses a closed loop fuelling system as part of its fuelling strategy. The operation of the three-way catalytic 
converter relies on the ECM being able to optimise the air/ fuel mixture, switching between rich and lean either side 
of lambda one. Closed loop fuelling is not standard for all markets, vehicles that are not fitted with HO

2

S do not have 

closed loop fuelling. 

The ideal stoichiometric ratio is represented by 

λ

 =1. The ratio can be explained as 14.7 parts of air to every 1 part of 

fuel.

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