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

ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - V8: DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (page 2 of 12)

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Land Rover
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Discovery II
ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - V8DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION · page 2 of 12
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ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - V8

18-2-50 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION

Conditions
To achieve closed loop fuelling, the ECM interacts with the following components:

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HO

2

S.

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Fuel injectors.

Closed loop fuelling is a rolling process controlled by the ECM. The ECM uses information gained from the CKP, ECT, 
MAF/ IAT and the TP sensors, to operate under the following conditions:

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Part throttle.

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Light engine load. 

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Cruising.

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Idle.

Function
When the engine is operating in the above conditions, the ECM implements the closed loop fuelling strategy. The air/ 
fuel mixture is ignited by the high tension (ht) spark in the combustion chambers and the resulting gas is expelled into 
the exhaust pipe. Upon entering the exhaust pipe the exhaust gas passes over the protruding tip of the HO

2

S. The 

HO

2

S measures the oxygen content of the gas compared to that of ambient air and converts it into a voltage, which 

is measured by the ECM.

The voltage signal read by the ECM is proportional to the oxygen content of the exhaust gas. This signal can then be 
compared to stored values in the ECM's memory and an adaptive strategy can be implemented.

If the HO

2

S informs the ECM of an excess of oxygen (lean mixture), the ECM extends the opening time of the fuel 

injectors via the Injector Pulse Width (IPW) signal. Once this new air/ fuel ratio has been 'burnt' in the combustion 
chambers the HO

2

S can again inform the ECM of the exhaust gas oxygen content, this time there will be a lack of 

oxygen or a rich mixture. The ECM reduces the opening time of the injectors via the IPW signal using the ECM's 
adaptive fuel strategy. During closed loop fuelling the HO

2

S will constantly switch from rich to lean and back again, 

this indicates that the ECM and the HO

2

S are operating correctly.

Open loop fuelling
Open loop fuelling does not rely on information from the HO

2

S, but the air/ fuel ratio is set directly by the ECM, which 

uses information gained from the ECT, MAF/ IAT, the TP sensors and also the vehicle speed sensor (VSS). The ECM 
uses open loop fuelling under the following conditions:

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Cold start.

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Hot start. 

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Wide open throttle.

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Acceleration. 

The ECM uses open loop fuelling to control fuel quantity in all non adaptive strategy conditions. The ECM implements 
fuelling information carried in the form of specific mapped data contained within its memory. 

Because there is no sensor information (e.g. HO

2

S), provided back to the ECM, the process is called an 'open loop'.

The ECM will also go into open loop fuelling if a HO

2

S fails.

Ignition timing
The ignition timing is an important part of the ECM adaptive strategy. Ignition is controlled by a direct ignition system 
using two four-ended coils operating on the wasted spark principle.

When the ECM triggers an ignition coil to spark, current from the coil travels to one spark plug, then jumps the gap at 
the spark plug electrodes, igniting the mixture in the cylinder in the process. Current continues to travel along the earth 
path (via the cylinder head) to the spark plug negative electrode at the cylinder that is on the exhaust stroke. The 
current jumps across the spark plug electrodes and back to the coil completing the circuit. Since it has simultaneously 
sparked in a cylinder that is on the exhaust stroke, it has not provided an ignition source there and  is consequently 
termed 'wasted'.

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