Ashok Leyland introduces in-line fuel pump for BS IV engines

Innoline makes the maintenance of the engine much simpler for the mechanics, states Ashok Leyland, as well as providing an almost hassle-free service experience for the customer.

Chennai - Commercial vehicle manufacturer, Ashok Leyland Ltd of Chennai, a subsidiary of the Hinduja Group, revealed Bharat Stage IV (BS IV) compliant ARAI¹ certified Innoline Standard H series Engine which uses its indigenously developed mechanical pump (inline pump) instead of a rotary pump. The engine complies to BS IV norms with use of the iEGR² technology instead of the SCR³ technology used by its competitors. This is also in preparation for meeting and use in BS VI engines, which the country intends to moves to in 2020 missing out BS V altogether.

Innoline makes the maintenance of the engine much simpler for the mechanics, states Ashok Leyland, as well as providing an almost hassle-free service experience for the customer. ‘Innoline’ combines the efficiency and performance of the iEGR technology with the ‘Inline’ pump.

Vinod K. Dasari, managing director of Ashok Leyland, remarked: “Innovation is making things simpler and less complicated. With BS IV inline fuel pump and iEGR is exactly what we did – delivering several benefits to our customers like lower operating cost, lower maintenance and no hassle with AdBlue. And now we are making it even simpler by introducing the Innoline technology in our H-series engines. This technology will have an inline pump for our BS IV engine, taking iEGR further and giving our customers an even simpler system, enabling easier maintenance and other cost efficiencies. This technology is also future-ready as this can also be upgraded to BS6 emission norms.”

¹Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) is co-operative industrial research association by the automotive industry with the Ministry of Industries, Government of India

²Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) technology is a nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions reduction technique used in petrol/gasoline and diesel engines. EGR works by recirculating a portion of an engine's exhaust gas back to the engine cylinders.

³Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) is an advanced active emissions control technology system that injects a liquid-reductant agent through a special catalyst into the exhaust stream of a diesel engine to further reduce NOx emissions.