<s>
Renix	B-Device
(	O
Renix	B-Device
Electronique	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
by	O
Renault	O
and	O
Bendix	O
that	O
designed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
automobile	O
electronic	O
ignitions	O
,	O
fuel	O
injection	O
systems	O
,	O
electronic	O
automatic	O
transmission	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
engine	O
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
Renix	B-Device
also	O
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
certain	O
carburetor	O
equipped	O
Renault	O
and	O
Volvo	O
models	O
,	O
it	O
provides	O
an	O
electronic	O
ignition	O
system	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
an	O
engine	B-Device
control	I-Device
unit	I-Device
(	O
ECU	O
)	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
job	O
of	O
contact	O
breaker	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
distributor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ECU	O
is	O
sealed	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
serviced	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
EPROM	B-General_Concept
cannot	O
be	O
re-programmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renix	B-Device
Electronique	O
S.A.	O
,	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
1981	O
as	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
by	O
Renault	O
with	O
51%	O
interest	O
and	O
Bendix	O
with	O
49%	O
that	O
was	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Toulouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renix	B-Device
Corporation	O
of	O
America	O
was	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Renix	B-Device
Electronique	O
to	O
provide	O
sales	O
,	O
logistics	O
,	O
engineering	O
,	O
and	O
quality	O
support	O
to	O
American	O
Motors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Renault	O
encountered	O
financial	O
troubles	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
its	O
interest	O
in	O
Renix	B-Device
to	O
AlliedSignal	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
auto	O
industry	O
supplier	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
owner	O
of	O
Bendix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renix	B-Device
Corporation	O
of	O
America	O
was	O
also	O
absorbed	O
by	O
AlliedSignal	O
Corporation	O
when	O
it	O
purchased	O
Renix	B-Device
Electronique	O
from	O
Renault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
US$200	O
million	O
Allied	O
buyout	O
of	O
Renault	O
's	O
51%	O
of	O
Renix	B-Device
made	O
it	O
part	O
of	O
Bendix	O
Electronics	O
and	O
Engine	O
Controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renix	B-Device
products	O
are	O
produced	O
in	O
France	O
and	O
marketed	O
worldwide	O
under	O
the	O
Bendix	O
brand	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renix	B-Device
system	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
F	O
series	O
engines	O
as	O
fitted	O
to	O
the	O
Renault	O
19	O
16V	O
,	O
Renault	O
21	O
and	O
Savanna/Nevada	O
,	O
the	O
Renault	O
25	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Renault	O
Espace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renix	B-Device
system	O
pushed	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
carburetor-fed	O
engine	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renix	B-Device
fuel	O
injection	O
and	O
a	O
Garrett	O
turbocharger	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
mid-mounted	O
V6	O
powering	O
the	O
Renault	O
Alpine	O
GTA/A610	O
sports	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renix	B-Device
electronic	O
ignition	O
system	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
solid-state	O
Ignition	O
Control	O
Module	O
(	O
ICM	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
distributor	O
,	O
a	O
crankshaft	B-Algorithm
position	I-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
an	O
Electronic	O
Control	O
Unit	O
(	O
ECU	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renix	B-Device
ECU	O
has	O
a	O
powerful	O
microprocessor	B-Architecture
that	O
was	O
advanced	O
technology	O
for	O
its	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renix	B-Device
system	O
has	O
more	O
inputs	O
than	O
the	O
later	O
Mopar	O
system	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
ways	O
is	O
more	O
complex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Renix	B-Device
controlled	O
engines	O
will	O
actually	O
get	O
better	O
fuel	O
economy	O
using	O
higher	O
octane	O
fuel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renix	B-Device
computer	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
on	O
1986	O
AMC	O
2.5	O
L	O
four-cylinder	O
engines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renix	B-Device
system	O
was	O
used	O
through	O
the	O
1990	O
model	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renix	B-Device
control	O
system	O
prior	O
to	O
1991	O
can	O
be	O
tested	O
only	O
with	O
Chrysler	O
's	O
DRB	O
tester	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
diagnostic	O
test	O
modes	O
for	O
1989	O
and	O
later	O
engines	O
with	O
SBEC	O
controllers	O
differ	O
from	O
those	O
provided	O
for	O
1988	O
and	O
earlier	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1986	O
-	O
Renix	B-Device
TBI	O
available	O
on	O
Jeep	O
2.5L	O
four-cylinder	O
engines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1987	O
-	O
the	O
new	O
Renix	B-Device
controlled	O
4.0L	O
six-cylinder	O
engine	O
was	O
rated	O
at	O
and	O
of	O
torque	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1989	O
-	O
Changed	O
to	O
Renix	B-Device
MPFI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1991	O
-	O
Chrysler	O
Corporation	O
(	O
then	O
the	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
Jeep	O
brand	O
replaced	O
the	O
Renix	B-Device
control	O
system	O
with	O
OBD-I-compliant	O
control	O
electronics	O
,	O
the	O
Chrysler	O
HO	O
EFI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renix	B-Device
control	O
system	O
was	O
only	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
1987-1990	O
Jeep	O
Cherokee	O
and	O
Comanche	O
with	O
AMC-designed	O
engines	O
(	O
the	O
control	O
setup	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
V6	O
was	O
OBD-I	O
General	O
Motors	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
early	O
Diesel	O
was	O
a	O
Renault	O
turbodiesel	O
I4	O
that	O
used	O
its	O
own	O
specific	O
control	O
setup	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
other	O
Jeep	O
vehicle	O
was	O
equipped	O
with	O
Renix	B-Device
electronic	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ICM	O
has	O
outputs	O
for	O
a	O
tach	B-Device
signal	O
to	O
the	O
tachometer	B-Device
and	O
a	O
high	O
voltage	O
signal	O
from	O
the	O
coil	O
to	O
the	O
distributor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crankshaft	B-Algorithm
position	I-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
senses	O
TDC	O
(	O
Top	O
Dead	O
Center	O
)	O
and	O
BDC	O
crankshaft	O
positions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
engine	O
rpm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Renix	B-Device
control	O
system	O
is	O
"	O
pre-OBD	O
"	O
and	O
therefore	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
Check	O
Engine	O
Lamp	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
Skoda	O
manufactured	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
rear-engined	O
cars	O
with	O
Renix	B-Device
fuel	O
injection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Volvo	O
700	O
Series	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Volvo	O
300	O
Series	O
used	O
a	O
B200K	O
2.0L	O
inline-4	O
naturally	O
aspirated	O
engine	O
with	O
Renix	B-Device
ignition	O
and	O
some	O
300	O
series	O
Volvos	O
with	O
Renault	O
powerplants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
300	O
series	O
Volvo	O
cars	O
with	O
gasoline	O
engines	O
came	O
with	O
Renix/Bendix	O
ignition	O
1983	O
onwards	O
until	O
1991	O
when	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
300	O
series	O
stopped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volvo	O
"	O
Redblock	O
"	O
engines	O
equipped	O
with	O
Renix	B-Device
ignition	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Renault	O
derived	O
units	O
with	O
Renix	B-Device
ignition	O
:	O
</s>
