Bosch mechanical fuel injection

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Bosch mechanical fuel injection is a precision-engineered, cam-driven fuel delivery system widely used in mid-20th-century Mercedes-Benz engines for reliable, high-performance metering of gasoline.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fuel metering system ⓘ
mechanical fuel injection system ⓘ
actuation cam-driven ⓘ
advantage better throttle response than carburetors ⓘ
improved fuel distribution between cylinders ⓘ
more accurate mixture control than carburetors of its era ⓘ
reduced fuel starvation under high lateral acceleration compared with carburetors ⓘ
stable operation over a wide range of engine speeds ⓘ
application Mercedes-Benz M116 engine (early versions) ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz M117 engine (early versions) ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz M127 engine ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz M129 engine ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz M130 engine ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz M198 engine ⓘ
controlType mechanical ⓘ
currentUse historic racing vehicles ⓘ
restored classic cars ⓘ
designGoal high performance ⓘ
precise fuel metering ⓘ
reliability ⓘ
eraOfWidespreadUse mid-20th century ⓘ
feature barometric and temperature compensation in some versions ⓘ
camshaft within pump housing to actuate plungers ⓘ
individual plunger-and-barrel elements per cylinder in many versions ⓘ
mechanical fuel pump driven by engine ⓘ
mechanical governor in many applications ⓘ
rack-and-gear mechanism to vary fuel quantity ⓘ
separate high-pressure lines to each injector ⓘ
fuelType gasoline ⓘ
influencedBy Bosch diesel inline injection pump technology ⓘ
injectionType port fuel injection ⓘ
maintenanceRequirement precise calibration on specialized test stands ⓘ
manufacturer Robert Bosch GmbH ⓘ
linked to: Bosch
notableModel Bosch PES inline pump family ⓘ
Bosch PL mechanical port injection pump family ⓘ
notableUse Mercedes-Benz engines ⓘ
operatingPrinciple fuel quantity controlled by stroke of plungers ⓘ
positive-displacement pumping of metered fuel charges ⓘ
primaryUse automotive engines ⓘ
replacedBy Bosch D-Jetronic electronic fuel injection in many Mercedes-Benz models ⓘ
Bosch K-Jetronic continuous injection system in later applications ⓘ
status largely obsolete in modern mass-production gasoline engines ⓘ
typicalInjectionPressure higher than contemporary carbureted fuel systems ⓘ
usedInVehicle Mercedes-Benz 220 SE (W111) ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz 230 SL (W113) ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz 250 SL (W113) ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz 280 SL (W113) ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (W112) ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W198) ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz 450 SL (early R107, certain markets) ⓘ

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M100 → fuelSystem → Bosch mechanical fuel injection ⓘ
Bosch mechanical fuel injection → notableModel → Bosch PES inline pump family ⓘ
linked to: Bosch mechanical fuel injection
Mercedes-Benz M100 engine family → fuelSystem → Bosch mechanical fuel injection (early) ⓘ
linked to: Bosch mechanical fuel injection