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Removing and installing fuel pressure senderG247 > < Checking fuel pressure regulating valveN276
Removing and installing fuel pressure regulating valveN276
Removing and installing fuel pressure regulating valve -N276-
Special tools and workshop equipment required
t  Torque wrench
t  Open-end spanner insert, 36 mm (commercially available)
   
The fuel pressure regulating valve -N276--6- is located in the fuel rail. It maintains a constant pressure in the fuel rail and the injector pipes.
If the pressure in the high-pressure fuel circuit is too high, the fuel pressure regulating valve -N276- opens to allow some of the fuel to flow back from the fuel rail to the fuel tank via a return line.
If the pressure in the high-pressure fuel circuit is too low, the fuel pressure regulating valve -N276- closes and seals off the high-pressure section of the system from the low-pressure section.
  Note
The fuel pressure regulating valve -N276- cannot be re-used.
Removing
  WARNING
t  Always observe rules for cleanliness and instructions for working on fuel system → Chapter.
t  Follow these instructions and rules for cleanliness before starting work and while working on the fuel system.
–  Remove engine cover panel → Chapter.
–  Remove fuel rail → Chapter.
–  Before removal, clean area around thread for fuel pressure regulating valve -N276- using commercial cleaning solution or similar (no dirt must enter opening in fuel rail).
  Note
Clean carefully; cleaning solution must not enter the electrical connector.
–  Dry off fuel pressure regulating valve -N276-.
–  Loosen fuel pressure regulating valve -N276-. Then unscrew and remove by hand.
–  Remove dirt from thread and sealing surface using vacuum cleaner. Do not use metal tools, etc.
  Note
Seal off hole immediately with a suitable plug to prevent dirt from entering.
Installing
  Note
t  The fuel pressure regulating valve -N276- has a deformable sealing lip and no separate seal; it can therefore be used only once.
t  Check that sealing surfaces (deformable sealing lip) and threads on new fuel pressure regulating valve -N276- are not damaged.
t  Check sealing surface at bore.
t  The beginning of the thread and the deformable sealing lip of the fuel pressure regulating valve -N276- must be coated with diesel fuel.
–  Use suitable torque wrench with an open-end spanner insert (36 mm) to tighten.
t  Tightening torque: refer to fuel system - exploded view → Chapter
–  Install fuel rail → Chapter.
–  After installation, run engine at moderate speed for several minutes and then switch off.
–  Check fuel system for leaks.
–  Interrogate event memory.
After renewing high-pressure pump and/or fuel pressure regulating valve -N276-, adaption must be performed. (The procedure is also described in Guided Functions)
Select correct vehicle identification in Guided Fault Finding.
–  Press „Go to“ button.
–  Press „Function/component selection“.
–  Select „Drive train“.
–  „01 - Self-diagnosis compatible systems“
–  „01 - Engine electronics J623“
–  Select „01 - Engine electronics functions“
–  „01 - Adapt learnt values“
–  After completing the repair, road-test the vehicle. Accelerate with full throttle at least once. Then check the high-pressure section of the fuel system again for leaks.
–  Interrogate event memory again.
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Removing and installing fuel pressure senderG247 > < Checking fuel pressure regulating valveN276