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Title
Test and repair automotive electronic fuel injection systems
Level
4
Credits
4
Purpose
This unit standard is for people in the automotive repair
industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to
diagnose and record faults in electronic fuel injection systems,
and repair faults in these systems.
Classification
Motor Industry > Automotive Fuel Systems and Exhaust
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 899, Carry out automotive wiring and circuit repairs; and
Unit 5459, Explain the operation of automotive electronic fuel
injection systems; or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and
skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Unit standard Range this unit standard includes both single point and multi-point fuel
injection systems on petrol engines.
2
The following legislation and amendments are required to be consulted and followed
where applicable:
– Health and Safety in Employment Act, 1992.
3
Reference to suitable tools and test equipment means industry approved tools and
test equipment that are recognised within the industry as being the most suited to
complete the task to a professional and competent manner with due regard to safe
working practices.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Diagnose and record faults in electronic fuel injection systems.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Safe working practices are observed throughout the task.
Range
1.2
personal safety, safety of others, equipment and vehicle safety,
safety precautions when working with electronics and high
pressure fuel.
The symptoms of the fault are verified and recorded.
Range
communication with the customer and/or driver, running the
engine to reproduce the fault.
1.3
Suitable tools and test equipment are selected and used that enable faults to be
diagnosed.
1.4
Visual inspection is carried out, and all obvious faults recorded.
Range
loose connections, leaking fuel and coolant, perished and
damaged hoses, damaged pipes, loose and disconnected wires
and connectors, low fluid levels, loose drive belts, loose and
damaged fuel system components.
1.5
Self-test codes are activated and interpreted to identify any circuit faults.
1.6
The fuel system is tested following a logical test procedure as specified by the
engine, vehicle, and/or machine manufacturer.
Range
1.7
air intake system, fuel supply system, sensor system, computer
system.
Faults identified from the fuel system tests are recorded, and recommendations
for repair based on these findings reported to the supervisor.
Outcome 2
Repair faults in electronic fuel injection systems.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Safe working practices are observed throughout the task.
Range
personal safety, safety of others, equipment and vehicle safety,
safety precautions when working with electronics and high
pressure fuel.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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2.2
Suitable tools and equipment are selected and used that enable faults to be
repaired.
2.3
Repairs are carried out to manufacturer's instructions and specifications.
2.4
The fuel injection system operation is tested and adjustments made according
to manufacturer's specifications.
Range
engine started and run to operating temperature, no fuel leaks
from pipes and hoses, self-test codes cleared, emission testing –
CO levels, linkages and actuator adjustments, engine idle speed
adjusted, performance test carried out.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 892, and unit standard
961 have been replaced by unit standard 24090 and unit
standard 24091.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
31 October 1995
31 December 2016
Review
2
29 March 1999
31 December 2016
Review
3
25 January 2008
31 December 2016
Rollover
4
19 November 2010
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
18 February 2016
31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0014
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Conesnt and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR
also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016