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FUEL-INJECTION PUMP [4 records]

Record 1 2017-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Diesel Motors
DEF

A device which delivers metered volumes of fuel under pressure through a separate nozzle or nozzles.

OBS

injection pump; fuel-injection pump : terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Moteurs diesel
DEF

Appareil qui envoie le volume dosé de combustible sous pression à l'injecteur séparé ou aux injecteurs séparés.

OBS

pompe d'injection : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Pumps
DEF

Injection pump in which the fuel deliveries are directed to the appropriate nozzle(s) by at least one distributing device.

OBS

distributor fuel-injection pump : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Pompes
DEF

Pompe d'injection dans laquelle des débits de combustible sont dirigés vers les injecteurs appropriés par au moins un système de distribution.

OBS

pompe d'injection distributrice : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

In an automobile, the system that delivers the fuel and air to the engine cylinders. Consists of the fuel tank and lines, gauges, fuel pump, intake manifold, and carburetor or fuel-injection system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

Les systèmes d'alimentation, chargés d'amener l'essence depuis le réservoir jusqu'au carburateur, sont caractérisés par la place donnée au réservoir et le procédé utilisé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alimentación de combustible (Vehículos automotores)
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Record 4 1993-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

There is always pressure behind the fuel in the nozzles. This is provided by the fuel-injection pump, which is cable-driven from the distributor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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