Fuel System: Notes

2009 Lincoln Navigator L RWDSECTION Notes

The fuel system consists of the following:

  • Fuel rail
  • Fuel injectors
  • Fuel tank
  • Fuel Pump (FP) module (located in the fuel tank)
  • Fuel filter, 127L (33.5 gal)
  • Fuel supply tube
  • Fuel return tube, 127L (33.5 gal)
  • Easy Fuel™ (capless) fuel tank filler pipe assembly (which cannot be modified)
  • Lifetime fuel filter (serviced as part of the FP  module, 106L (28.0 gal)
  • Supplemental refueling adapter located in the spare tire compartment
  • 2-speed Mechanical Returnless Fuel System (MRFS)

The vehicle is equipped with a Multi-Port Fuel Injection (MFI) system.

Fuel delivery is accomplished through a MRFS  .

  • The FP  supplies the fuel injectors with pressurized fuel through the fuel rail.
  • The fuel injectors are separately controlled and mounted to the intake manifold for each cylinder.
  • The fuel tubes route the fuel from the fuel pump to the fuel rail.
  • The fuel filter cleans the fuel delivered from the FP  to the fuel rail.
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