Cylinder head flow (Engine - Td5)

Cylinder head flow

1 Cast-in groove between cylinder head and camshaft carrier 2 Rocker shaft flow 3 Lash adjuster supply channels (10 off) 4 Non-return valve 5 Chain lubrication jet supply

6 Oil return from vacuum pump 7 Oil supply to timing chain tensioner adjuster 8 Oil supply to vacuum pump 9 Oil supply hole to camshaft sprocket and timing chain

Oil passes to the cylinder head from the cylinder block via a non-return valve which is included to prevent oil draining away from the lash adjusters when the engine is switched off.

Oil is passed to a cast-in groove between the top of the cylinder head and the camshaft carrier. The part of the channel on the top left hand side of the cylinder head has ten cross-drillings which supply oil to the hydraulic lash adjusters and finger followers. Lubrication oil fed to the lash adjusters passes up through the lash adjuster body and into the socket of the finger followers. The oil exits the finger followers through a small hole to lubricate the surfaces between the camshaft lobes and rollers.

An additional tapping is included at the front left hand side of the cylinder head to supply oil to the chain lubrication jet, and a through hole near the front centre of the cylinder head allows a passage of oil through from the cast-in groove to lubricate the timing chain and camshaft sprocket.

At the centre front of the cylinder head, the cast-in groove channels oil into the rockershaft via the front rockershaft fixing. Oil flow through the rockershaft and clearance around the rockershaft fixings provides oil feed to the camshaft bearings.