CAT 3412 Lubrication System
CAT 3412 Lubrication System
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Producto: GENERATOR SET
Modelo: 3412C GENERATOR SET 4BZ03696
Configuración: 3412 Generator Set 4BZ00001-UP
Operación de Sistemas
3412 Generator Set Engines
Número de medio -RENR1388-06 Fecha de publicación -01/08/2015 Fecha de actualización -26/08/2015
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Lubrication System
SMCS - 1300
Illustration 1 g01246669
Engine oil flow schematic
(4) Oil passage to the fuel injection pump housing and the governor
(17) Turbocharger
Oil Flow Through the Oil Cooler, Oil Filters and the Engine
Illustration 2 g01246670
Oil lines and filters
When the engine is in operation and the temperature of the oil is normal, the oil pump (22) sends oil to the
following areas:
Oil is flows through the oil passage in the rocker arm shaft (1) to the rocker arm shaft (5) on both cylinder heads.
The oil flows through holes in the rocker arm shafts (5). This oil lubricates the valve system components within
the cylinder head.
The fuel injection pump and the governor receive oil from a passage in the cylinder block. There is a small gear
pump between the injection pump housing and the governor. This pump sends oil under pressure to the fuel
injection pump and to the governor.
The idler gear bores receive oil from an oil passage to the idler gear shaft (10). Oil then goes through the shaft
for the bearings of the idler gears. The idler gears are installed on the front and rear of the cylinder block.
The idler gear bearings get oil under pressure through an oil passage to the idler gear in the flywheel housing (2).
The driven gear bearings get oil under pressure through an oil passage to gear bearings in the flywheel housing
(4) .
Pressure oil is sent to the turbocharger bearings through an oil supply line to turbocharger (13). The oil goes out
of the turbocharger (17) and flows back to the oil pan (21). The oil returns to the oil pan through the oil return
line from the turbocharger (19) .
There is a bypass valve in the oil pump. This bypass valve controls the maximum pressure of the oil from the oil
pump. The oil pump can supply more than enough oil. The system will not use all the oil that is supplied by the
oil pump. The excessive oil in the system will increase oil pressure. This will cause the bypass valve to open.
This allows the oil that is not needed to go back to the inlet oil passage of the oil pump.
After the oil has lubricated all components, the oil returns to the engine oil pan.
When the engine is cold (starting condition), the filter bypass valve (15) and the cooler bypass valve (16) open.
Cold oil has a high viscosity. This causes a restriction to the oil flow through the engine oil cooler (18) and the
oil filters (20). When the bypass valves open, the oil flows directly from the oil pump to the oil manifold (11).
This will give immediate lubrication to all components until the engine becomes warm.
When the oil gets warm, the pressure difference in the filter bypass valve (15) and the cooler bypass valve (16)
decreases and the bypass valves close. There is a normal flow through oil cooler (18) and oil filters (20) .
The bypass valves will also open when there is a restriction in the oil cooler or the oil filter. This will allow
lubrication of the engine when restrictions are present.
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