Volvo D13 User Manual

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Section 01: ENGINE 
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2.5  PREVOST INSTALLED SENSORS 
•  Engine Coolant Level Sensor (ECL 
Sensor):  Senses coolant level for engine 
protection (mounted on coolant surge tank).  
•  Turbo Compressor In Temperature 
Sensor: Senses the air temperature at the 
turbo compressor inlet. 
•  Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS): Provides a 
vehicle speed signal (connected to 
transmission). 
2.6  MOTOR CONTROL MODULE (MCM) 
The Motor Control Module is mounted, on the 
starter side of the engine (Fig. 13). Considered 
the  "Brain"  of the DDEC VI system, it provides 
overall monitoring and control of the engine. It 
does so by comparing input data from the 
various sensors to a set of calibration data 
stored in the EEPROM (Electrically  Erasable, 
Programmable,  Read-Only  Memory) within the 
Motor Control Module.  After comparing the 
input data with the calibration data, the MCM 
sends high-current command pulses to the 
Electronic Unit Injectors (EUI) to initiate fuel 
injection. The MCM also receives feedback 
regarding the start and end of injection for a 
given cylinder. The EEPROM within the Motor 
Control Module is factory programmed by 
Detroit Diesel. Reprogramming must be done at 
a Detroit Diesel authorized service center. 
However, some changes may be performed to 
the cruise control and road speed limiter using a 
diagnostic data reader (see paragraph "DDEC 
VI Diagnostic Codes" in this section).  
 
 
FIGURE 13: MOTOR CONTROL MODULE (MCM) 
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2.7  COMMON POWERTRAIN CONTROLLER 
(CPC) 
The CPC is the interface between the MCM and 
the vehicle/equipment for engine control and 
manages other vehicle/equipment functions. 
 
Within the CPC, sets of data for specific 
applications are stored. These include idle 
speed, maximum running speed, and speed 
limitation. Customer programmable parameters 
are also stored here. The CPC receives data 
from the operator (accelerator pedal position, 
switches and various sensors) and other 
electronic control units. From this data, 
instructions are computed for controlling the 
engine and transmitted to the MCM via the 
proprietary data link. 
 
FIGURE 14: CPC 
 
FIGURE 15: THE CPC COMMUNICATES OVER THE 
J1587 AND J1939 DATA LINKS TO THE VEHICLE 
2.8  DDEC VI DIAGNOSTICS 
2.8.1 Diagnostic system 
Diagnostics is a standard feature of DDEC VI. 
The purpose of this feature is to provide 
information for problem identification and