The present disclosure relates to internal combustion engines. Various embodiments may include a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine comprising: a high-pressure fuel pump with a pressure chamber and a pump piston; a high-pressure region downstream of the pump piston; and a valve arrangement connecting the pressure chamber to the high-pressure region. The valve arrangement includes an outlet valve and a pressure-limiting valve. The outlet valve and the pressure-limiting valve are mounted in two separate receptacle bores in a common valve housing. The receptacle bores extend along a longitudinal axis of the valve housing. The valve housing defines a central flow bore. The receptacle bores are each fluidly connected to the central flow bore by a bore intersection.

A valve device is provided between a high-pressure pump and a fuel tank. A first valve member, an intermediate member and a second valve member are accommodated in a valve housing. The first valve member, which is arranged on a downstream side of the intermediate member, is biased by a first spring in a direction to a first valve seat formed in the intermediate member. The second valve member, which is arranged on an upstream side of the intermediate member, is biased by a second spring in a direction to a second valve seat formed in the intermediate member. When the first valve member is separated from the first valve seat, fuel flows in a forward direction from an upstream-side fuel passage to a downstream-side fuel passage. When the second valve member is separated from the second valve seat, the fuel flows in a reverse direction.