What is a Multijet diesel engine?
Multijet is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ term for its current common rail direct injection turbodiesel engine range. Some PSA Peugeot Citroën diesel engines are also rebadged JTD units, and vice versa. Fiat’s common rail diesel engine is also known as JTD, an initialism of Jet Turbo Diesel.
What are the technologies used in diesel engine?
Since the late 2000s, to meet even more stringent emission limits, diesel engines have been integrated with exhaust gas aftertreatment technologies, such as particulate filters and NOx reduction catalysts. The reductions in emissions have been accompanied by increased engine efficiency and improved fuel economy.
Is Multijet a diesel?
First came the Jet Turbo Diesel (JTD) under the bonnet of the Alfa Romeo 156 with its Unijet system, and then Fiat took it a step further and introduced Multijet, which, as its name suggests, used multiple injections of diesel for every power stroke.
Are Fiat engines good?
How reliable are Fiat? The results for Fiat reliability are very mixed, to say the least. In a recent Telegraph survey of the best brands for reliability, Fiat came an impressive 12th, with 112 problems per 100 vehicles. This is up from 18th the previous year.
What is new in diesel engine technology?
Advanced new technologies such as electronic controls, common rail fuel injection, variable injection timing, improved combustion chamber configuration and turbocharging have made diesel engines cleaner, quieter and more powerful than past vehicles.
How can we increase the efficiency of a diesel engine?
Here are the top ways to get more out of your engine.
- Upgrade the Air Intake. One sure way to increase the performance of a diesel vehicle is to improve the airflow to the engine.
- Change or Reprogram the ECM.
- Using New Fuel Injectors.
- Turbochargers.
- Performance Exhaust.
Who is Fiat made by?
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Today the Fiat brand is part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles or FCA, which has a headquarters in Turin, Italy, and one Auburn Hills, Michigan, which oversees the Chrysler portion of the company. Fiat Group was owned by Fiat S.p.A. until 2014 when it merged into the newly created FCA.