Each cylinder has an
identical fuel injection nozzle mounted in the pre-combustion chamber. As
the pressure wave of injection reaches a nozzle, the needle valve is lifted
against spring force and fuel exits into the pre-combustion chamber of the
cylinder as a highly atomized spray. A small amount of fuel travels between
the needle valve and pintle nozzle, providing lubrication. Two passages
inside the upper half of the nozzle body allow fuel that has lubricated
the needle valve to exit into the fuel return system.