Global Patent Index - EP 2123868 A1

EP 2123868 A1 20091125 - Method for determining oil dilution

Title (en)

Method for determining oil dilution

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Bestimmung einer Ölverdünnung

Title (fr)

Procédé pour déterminer une dilution d'huile

Publication

EP 2123868 A1 20091125 (EN)

Application

EP 08156729 A 20080522

Priority

EP 08156729 A 20080522

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a method for determining the need for an oil change due to oil dilution of the engine oil in an internal combustion engine, which engine is provided with an electronic control unit. The method involves performing the steps of determining a plurality of engine parameters indicative of soot formation; determining the occurrence of a late fuel injection; determining a fuel volume injected after a threshold value; adding the volume of fuel injected after the threshold value to a counter; and triggering an output signal when an accumulated volume of injected fuel exceeds a predetermined amount.

IPC 8 full level

F01M 1/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F01M 11/10 (2013.01); F02D 41/1467 (2013.01); F02D 41/40 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0616 (2013.01); F02D 2250/11 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

US 5750887 A 19980512 - SCHRICKER DAVID R [US]

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2123868 A1 20091125

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08156729 A 20080522