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Currently the high demand for quality and low pollutant emissions in the Diesel commercial vehicles market, it is notable the increase in the sensitivity variation of components. In a commercial vehicle, we have the engine as the main agent, since it has many components under industrial manufacturing processes which may present variations, mainly when it requires critical adjustments. One of the most significant components in the engine performance is the turbocharger. Based on the difficulty to meet the design specification adjustment, this study was performed to detect the possible influences of the waste-gate actuator adjustment. In addition, the study also considers the contribution in terms of emissions, whereas the current legislation requires stringent levels. Therefore, the research was divided into vehicle tests (performance) in a controlled test track with different settings and emissions tests in a steady-state dynamometer.

Since January 2015, Brazil put into effect the PROCONVE/MAR-I (Programa de Controle da Poluição do Ar por Veículos Automotores para Máquinas Agrícolas e Rodoviárias), which drives the country to the same stringent emissions standards used by the American (EPA Tier III) and European (Euro Stage IIIA) markets. As a result, new pollutants and noise emissions levels were established and although very important for the society health, this issue (noise) has been left behind in this kind of vehicle. Therefore, an extremely challenging target has to be pursued, regarding the current political and economical situation and also the resources availability to achieve those targets. The present work investigates the influence of the noise generated during the combustion process in MAR-I engines by modeling the calibration parameters, which allows to identify the contribution of the combustion in the global engine noise and possibly reducing it and hence the product reckoned costs.