Air Assist Control Valve
Introduces a metered air stream at the injector tip to improve fuel atomisation during cold running. Fitted to relatively few engines; where present, carbon fouling of the small air passages is the usual fault and parts availability is often the practical constraint.
Also known as: air assist valve, air shrouding valve, atomisation valve
Referenced by 6 codes
Codes involving this component (6)
- P0065 Air Assisted Injector Control Range/Performance Moderate
- P0066 Air Assisted Injector Control Circuit or Circuit Low Moderate
- P0067 Air Assisted Injector Control Circuit High Moderate
- P2059 Reductant Injection Air Pump Control Circuit/Open Moderate
- P2060 Reductant Injection Air Pump Control Circuit Low Moderate
- P2061 Reductant Injection Air Pump Control Circuit High Moderate
Other components in Fuel Delivery
- Fuel Injector 530
- Fuel Injector Control Module 148
- Alternative Fuel Control Module 135
- High-Pressure Fuel Pump 79
- Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor 77
- Fuel Pump 48
- Fuel Volume Regulator 46
- Fuel Temperature Sensor 45
- Fuel Filter 43
- Fuel Level Sensor 27
- Fuel Pump Control Module 22
- Fuel Shutoff Valve 14
- Injection Pump 13
- Injection Control Pressure Sensor 12
- Fuel Composition Sensor 11
- Injection Pressure Regulator 10
- High-Pressure Oil Pump 8
- Water in Fuel Sensor 6
- Fuel Transfer Pump 6
- Fuel Supply Heater 3
- Fuel Pump Strainer 2
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