Engine Upper End Chapter 18

Objectives Identify all of the parts of the engine's upper end Understand the difference between cylinder head designs Understand the variations in camshaft design Describe different camshaft lobe profiles and their uses Identify the different cam drive arrangements Describe the difference between freewheeling and non-freewheeling engines

Introduction Upper end includes: Intake and exhaust manifolds Cylinder head and heads Valve train (camshaft and cam drive) Intake and exhaust manifolds Covered in another chapter

Cylinder Head Construction Made of either cast iron or aluminum Bare head Head without other parts installed Other parts Intake and exhaust valves Retainers and valve locks Valve guide seals Valve springs Rocker arms

Valve Guides Tube in cylinder head Worn valve guides Guides valves open and closed Types: integral and replaceable insert Integral guides: only used in cast iron cylinder heads Some iron heads and all aluminum heads have replaceable inserts Worn valve guides Affect oil consumption

Valve Guide Seals Leaking valve guides Account for nearly half of oil consumption complaints Valve guide seals are made of several materials Different resistances to high temperatures Valve seats Can be integral or replaceable

Valves Automotive valves are poppet valves Intake valves: 35%-40% larger than exhaust valve Run at high temperatures Usually made of different materials Valve stems are often chrome coated A burned valve will cause misfires Some heavy-duty engines use sodium-filled valves Valve stem tip is hardened

Retainers and Keepers Retainers and valve locks Keepers Retainer Hold the spring and valve together Keepers Fit into the groove in valve stem Retainer Holds spring against spring seat on top of cylinder head Valve rotators Cause valve to rotate Aids in heat removal

Valve Springs Closes the valve Stronger spring tension Some engines have heavier valve springs Stronger spring tension Two springs are used Some springs have a flat wound dampener Dampens spring vibrations

Pushrods and Rocker Arms Cam-in-block engines Use pushrods and rocker arms to transmit motion from the cam lobes to the valves Rocker arms may have different rocker arm ratios Some OHC engines use rocker arms

Camshaft Controls opening and closing of valves Usually made of hardened cast iron Cam journals support the camshaft

Number of Cams and Lobes Depends on number of valves that need to be opened Usually two cam lobes for each cylinder Many engines only use one camshaft per cylinder head Some high-performance engines have four valves per cylinder Intake and exhaust lobes Two camshafts for each cylinder Two lobe types per cylinder

Camshaft Performance Design determines how well an engine breathes Production engine: balance between best operation at maximum power and high speed or better fuel economy and low-speed operation Volumetric efficiency: the more air and fuel drawn into the cylinder in the correct proportion, the more power an engine can produce Base circle: cam without lobe Factors of cam lobe profile: duration and valve lift Mechanical valve lash adjustment: cams have a clearance ramp at lobe beginning and end

Valve Lifters and Lash Adjusters Lifter: rides on cam lobe Cam follower: rides on OHC engine lobe Lifter's convex shape prevents edge loading OHC engines have hollow camshafts with oil holes

Roller Cam and Lifters Roller lifter Roller camshaft Cuts valve train friction almost in half Results in increased horsepower and fuel economy Roller camshaft Made of steel Lobes have a different shape Allows faster acceleration rates Valves can be opened faster

Hydraulic Lifters Eliminate need for periodic valve adjustments, are quiet, and reduce valve train wear Automatically maintain zero-lash Construction Consists of a plunger, plunger return spring, and check valve assembly Operation Whenever clearance occurs, a spring between plunger and lifter body causes lifter to expand

Camshaft Drives Camshaft is driven by the crankshaft by: Gear drive Sprockets and timing chain Sprockets and timing belt Sprockets and gears Made of steel, iron, aluminum, or fiber Timing chains Roller chain and Morse-type silent chain Have a drive side and an opposite side where slack accumulates

Camshaft Drives (cont'd.) Freewheeling engines Pistons and valves cannot contact each other Interference engines Pistons and valves collide Timing belts Camshafts on some OHC engines are driven by a timing belt Several advantaged over chain drives

Valve Timing Key points Intake must open before TDC Stays open longer after BDC Exhaust valve must open long before end of power stroke Allowed to remain open past TDC

Valve Timing (cont’d.) Valve overlap: degrees of crankshaft rotation Occurs while valves are open at the same time Most cams are ground with four- to six-degree advance Better low-end torque Compensates for timing chain stretch

Variable Valve Timing Most manufacturers use variable valve timing Inexpensive way to increase horsepower and control emissions Variable timing and lift system Each pair of valves has three cam lobes

Variable Valve Timing (cont'd.) Variable camshaft phasing Some VVT systems vary only valve timing but not the lift and duration as described previously Variable timing and lift plus cam phasing More complex VVT systems combine VVT and lift with variable camshaft phasing Atkinson cycle engine Design used in some hybrid vehicles

Active Fuel Management/ Displacement on Demand Means of increasing fuel economy Engine runs on all of its cylinders when idling Smooth operation Valve control using solenoids Some systems control cam timing using electric solenoid actuators Directly control valves