Engine Description
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The 6.0L diesel engine is:
- A four-cycle turbocharged V-8 with overhead valves.
- 6.0 liter (365 cubic inch) displacement.
- Separated into two banks, the right bank numbered 1, 3, 5, 7 and the left bank numbered 2, 4, 6, 8.
- Rated at 325 horsepower and 560 lb-ft torque.
The cylinder block has been designed to withstand the loads of diesel operations by using:
- A two-piece crankcase.
- Internal piston cooling oil jets.
- A forged steel crankshaft.
- Powdered metal, fractured connecting rods.
The piston is:
- Made of an aluminum alloy.
- Fitted with an upper keystone compression ring.
- Fitted with a lower rectangular compression ring.
- Fitted with oil control rings.
The piston pins are:
- A free-floating type permitting the piston pin to move/float freely in the piston pin bore.
- Retained in the piston-by-piston pin retainers.
The camshaft is:
- Supported by five insert-type camshaft bearings.
- Of the roller camshaft design.
- Driven by the crankshaft through the use of the crankshaft gear and the camshaft gear.
The hydraulic valve tappets:
- Minimize engine noise.
- Maintain zero valve lash.
- Incorporate camshaft follower guides.
- Incorporate a roller follower design that reduces camshaft wear.
The cylinder heads are designed:
- To incorporate electrohydraulic fuel injectors.
- To locate the fuel injectors in the center of the combustion chambers between the rocker arms.
- With external high-pressure oil galleries.
The glow plug system is:
- Designed to preheat the cylinders for faster cold weather starts and smoke reduction.
- Controlled by the powertrain control module (PCM) and glow plug control module.
- Mounted directly into the cylinder heads.
The optional block heater is:
- Designed to heat the engine coolant and oil for improved cold weather starts.
- Located near the starter.
- Powered by a 120 volt external power source.
- Replaceable, but not repairable.
The fuel injection system used on the engine:
- Is controlled by the powertrain control module (PCM) and fuel injector control module.
- Utilizes a frame mounted horizontal fuel conditioning module.
- Circulates fuel through a combination fuel filter, fuel heater and water separator assembly.
- Uses eight electrohydraulic fuel injectors.
- Has a secondary fuel filter mounted on the engine.
- Has a fuel pressure regulator mounted in the secondary fuel filter housing.
The engine lubrication system:
- Is divided into two systems: the low-pressure system lubricates the engine, the high-pressure system actuates the fuel injectors.
- Is cooled by an engine oil cooler.
- Utilizes an engine oil pressure (EOP) sensor and an oil pressure regulator.