Method for sharing and receiving vehicle fuel quality alerts
Methods and systems are provided for a vehicle wirelessly communicating with a central server. In one example, a method may include monitoring faults and sending engine conditions along with driver inputs to the central server for processing.
1. A method comprising:
sending information from a vehicle to an off-board data analysis system in response to a sensed fuel system pressure exceeding a threshold fuel system pressure;
receiving processed data from the off-board data analysis system identifying a set of operating conditions during which to display coaching instructions to an operator to reduce fuel system overpressure instances.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensed fuel system pressure exceeding the threshold fuel system pressure increases a likelihood of the fuel system becoming degraded.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending information includes wirelessly sending the information to the off-board data analysis system from a controller with computer-readable instructions for:
sending fault data of the vehicle to the off-board data analysis system in response to a fault, and comparing one or more engine conditions accompanying the fault of the vehicle to engine conditions of other vehicles experiencing the same fault.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the coaching instructions includes using an in-vehicle messaging system for communicating with the operator, and where the coaching instructions inform the operator of driving behaviors increasing a likelihood of faults.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the in-vehicle messaging system includes an infotainment system, a navigation system, or a GPS.
6. A method for an engine comprising:
comparing a fuel system pressure to a threshold fuel system pressure and displaying tailored coaching tips to a vehicle operator in response to the comparison, wherein the coaching tips are tailored based on the comparison during a tip-out or a tip-in, wherein the tailored coaching tips displayed in response to the comparison during the tip-out include instructing the vehicle operator to tip-out more slowly.
7. The method for the engine of claim 6 , wherein displaying tailored coaching tips to the vehicle operator includes displaying the coaching tips on an in-vehicle messaging system.
8. The method for the engine of claim 6 , further comprising a counter counting a number of incidents where the comparison includes the fuel system pressure exceeding the threshold fuel system pressure, and where tailored coaching tips are displayed in response to the counter exceeding a threshold count.
9. The method for the engine of claim 6 , wherein the tailored coaching tips displayed in response to the comparison during the tip-in include instructing the vehicle operator to tip-in more slowly.
10. A method for an engine comprising:
comparing a fuel system pressure to a threshold fuel system pressure and displaying tailored coaching tips to a vehicle operator in response to the comparison; and
a counter counting a number of incidents where the comparison includes the fuel system pressure exceeding the threshold fuel system pressure, and where tailored coaching tips are displayed in response to the counter exceeding a threshold count, wherein the counter counts a duration the fuel system pressure exceeds the threshold fuel system pressure.
11. The method for the engine of claim 10 , wherein the counter increases as the duration increases.
12. A method for an engine comprising:
comparing a fuel system pressure to a threshold fuel system pressure and displaying tailored coaching tips to a vehicle operator in response to the comparison; and
timing a duration and measuring a magnitude of the fuel system pressure exceeding the threshold fuel system pressure, and sending information to a central server regarding vehicle operator inputs and vehicle conditions.