Methods and systems are provided for an engine including a crankcase. A condition of the engine may be diagnosed based on frequency content of crankcase pressure. Different types of degradation may be distinguished based on a frequency content of multiple frequencies of the crankcase pressure. Thus,
Methods and systems are provided for an engine including a crankcase. A condition of the engine may be diagnosed based on frequency content of crankcase pressure. Different types of degradation may be distinguished based on a frequency content of multiple frequencies of the crankcase pressure. Thus, a degraded engine component may be identified in a manner that reduces service induced delay.
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1. A method for an engine including a crankcase, comprising: diagnosing, via an electronic controller, a condition of the engine based on frequency content of a measured crankcase pressure, wherein diagnosing the engine condition includes identifying whether there is degradation of each of a turboch
1. A method for an engine including a crankcase, comprising: diagnosing, via an electronic controller, a condition of the engine based on frequency content of a measured crankcase pressure, wherein diagnosing the engine condition includes identifying whether there is degradation of each of a turbocharger and an engine cylinder;adjusting, via the electronic controller, an engine operating parameter based on the diagnosed condition; andcorrelating crankcase pressure information to one or more of a crankshaft position, a camshaft position, or a fuel injection sequence. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein diagnosing the engine condition includes determining an increased blow-by condition of degraded engine cylinder, and the condition is based at least in part on a power stroke frequency component of the frequency content of the crankcase pressure that exceeds a power stroke frequency component threshold value. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the engine is a four stroke engine and the power stroke frequency component is half of a crankshaft revolution frequency, and diagnosing the engine condition includes identifying a magnitude of the power stroke frequency component being greater than the power stroke frequency component threshold value. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the engine operating parameter comprises derating engine power in response to a positive identification of degradation of the engine cylinder or the turbocharger. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the engine operating parameter comprises reducing an amount of fuel injected into the degraded engine cylinder in response to a positive identification of degradation of the engine cylinder. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: measuring an average crankcase pressure;comparing the measured average crankcase pressure to a first average crankcase pressure threshold value;determining a first order frequency component of the frequency content, the first order frequency component about a crankshaft revolution frequency;comparing a magnitude of the first order frequency component to a first order frequency threshold value; anddetermining degradation of the crankcase based at least in part on whether the measured average crankcase pressure exceeds the first average crankcase pressure threshold value and the magnitude of the first order frequency component is less than the first order frequency threshold value. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising: measuring an average crankcase pressure, wherein the engine is a four stroke engine;comparing the measured average crankcase pressure to an average crankcase pressure threshold value;determining degradation of the turbocharger based at least in part on whether the measured average crankcase pressure exceeds the average crankcase pressure threshold value; anddetermining whether the frequency content of the crankcase pressure includes a half-order frequency component that is less than a half-order frequency component threshold value, wherein the half-order frequency component is at about half a crankshaft revolution frequency. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising in response to a positive identification of degradation of the engine cylinder, identifying which cylinder of a plurality of cylinders of the engine is the degraded engine cylinder based on the correlating. 9. A method for an engine including a crankcase, comprising: diagnosing, via an electronic controller, a condition of the engine based on frequency content of a measured crankcase pressure, wherein diagnosing the engine condition includes identifying whether there is degradation of each of a turbocharger and an engine cylinder;adjusting, via the electronic controller, an engine operating parameter based on the diagnosed condition;determining a power stroke frequency component of the frequency content; andselectively disabling fuel injection to one or more cylinders of the engine based at least in part on the power stroke frequency component. 10. A method for an engine including a crankcase, comprising: diagnosing, via an electronic controller, a condition of the engine based on frequency content of a measured crankcase pressure, wherein diagnosing the engine condition includes identifying whether there is degradation of each of a turbocharger and an engine cylinder;adjusting, via the electronic controller, an engine operating parameter based on the diagnosed condition, wherein diagnosing the engine condition includes determining an increased blow-by condition of degraded engine cylinder, and the condition is based at least in part on a power stroke frequency component of the frequency content of the crankcase pressure that exceeds a power stroke frequency component threshold value;varying engine fuel injection to the engine cylinder; andmonitoring for a resulting change in the frequency content caused by the fuel injection variation. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the engine is a two stroke engine and the power stroke frequency component is about a crankshaft revolution frequency, and diagnosing the engine condition includes identifying a magnitude of the power stroke frequency component being greater than the power stroke frequency component threshold value. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the engine is a four stroke engine and the power stroke frequency component is half of a crankshaft revolution frequency, and diagnosing the engine condition includes identifying a magnitude of the power stroke frequency component being greater than the power stroke frequency component threshold value. 13. A method for a four stroke engine including a crankcase enclosing a crankshaft, comprising: distinguishing, via an electronic controller and based on each of an average crankcase pressure and a frequency content of the crankcase pressure, between engine degradation and turbocharger degradation, the frequency content including a half-order component substantially at half a crankshaft revolution, the distinguishing including: comparing the average crankcase pressure to a first average crankcase pressure threshold value;detecting a magnitude of the half-order component of the frequency content that is less than a second magnitude threshold value; anddetermining degradation of each of a turbocharger or a crankcase evacuation system based on the average crankcase pressure comparison and the detected magnitude; andadjusting an engine operating parameter based on the distinguished degradation. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein adjusting the engine operating parameter comprises derating engine power in response to a positive identification of degradation of an engine cylinder or the turbocharger. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein adjusting the engine operating parameter comprises reducing an amount of fuel injected into a degraded engine cylinder in response to a positive identification of degradation of an engine cylinder. 16. The method of claim 13, wherein each of the first average crankcase pressure threshold value and the second magnitude threshold value are based on one or more of engine speed, engine load, crankcase temperature, and historical engine data. 17. A method for an engine including a crankcase, comprising: diagnosing, via an electronic controller, a condition of the engine based on frequency content of a measured crankcase pressure, wherein diagnosing the engine condition includes identifying whether there is degradation of each of a turbocharger and an engine cylinder, wherein degradation of the engine cylinder is identified based on a magnitude of a power stroke frequency component of the frequency content of the crankcase pressure exceeding a power stroke frequency component threshold value, wherein degradation of the turbocharger is identified based on an average crankcase pressure exceeding an average crankcase pressure threshold value and a magnitude of the power stroke frequency component of the frequency content of the crankcase pressure being below the power stroke frequency component threshold value, and wherein the engine is a four stroke engine and the power stroke frequency component is half of a crankshaft revolution frequency; andadjusting, via the electronic controller, an engine operating parameter based on the diagnosed condition. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein adjusting the engine operating parameter comprises derating engine power in response to a positive identification of degradation of the engine cylinder or the turbocharger. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein adjusting the engine operating parameter comprises reducing an amount of fuel injected into the degraded engine cylinder in response to a positive identification of degradation of the engine cylinder. 20. The method of claim 17, further comprising in response to a positive identification of degradation of the engine cylinder, identifying which cylinder of a plurality of cylinders of the engine is the degraded engine cylinder based on correlating time-domain crankcase pressure information to one or more of a crankshaft position, a camshaft position, and a fuel injection sequence.
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