METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING FUEL IN OIL

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Samuel Rios of Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire (GB)

Ben Kisiel of Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire (GB)

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING FUEL IN OIL

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18703400 titled 'METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MITIGATING FUEL IN OIL

Original Abstract Submitted

A method () and apparatus - for carrying out the method of mitigating fuel in oil in an internal combustion engine of a hybrid electric vehicle, the method comprising: detecting a first engine start of a drive cycle when the vehicle speed is greater than zero (); detecting a temperature of engine oil in the engine at the first engine start of the drive cycle (); determining if the temperature of the engine oil is below an engine oil temperature threshold (); when the temperature of the engine oil is determined to be below the engine oil temperature threshold, inhibiting an engine stop for a first predetermined time period unless the vehicle speed reaches zero ().