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BMW X5: Engine Diagnosis

Engine Diagnosis

When attempting to diagnose driveability complaints, always consider the basics. Regardless of the level of technology employed on an engine, it still needs a few basic things to occur in order to run properly. Whether the engine is very basic or uses so-called "New Generation" technology always refer to the basic principles first.

Any engine using four-cycle spark-ignition principles must meet the same fundamental conditions to run properly. Most engine related driveability problems fall into a few basic categories:

Engine Diagnosis
Fig. 1: Sectional View Of Engine

When referring to engine basics, all engines need fuel, air and spark to run. However, in order for a spark-ignition engine to run properly, a few things must be taken into consideration. The fuel, air, spark principle can be broken down further into the following categories:

Engine Diagnosis
Fig. 2: Operation Of Valvetronic

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