Engine Description
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The 6.0L diesel engine is:
- a 4-cycle turbocharged V-8 with overhead valves.
- 6.0L (365 cu in) displacement.
- separated into 2 banks, with the right bank numbered 1, 3, 5, 7 and the left bank numbered 2, 4, 6, 8.
- rated at 235 horsepower and 440 lb-ft torque.
The cylinder block has been designed to withstand the loads of diesel operations by using:
- a 2-piece crankcase.
- internal piston cooling oil jets.
- a forged steel crankshaft.
- powdered metal, cracked connecting rods.
The pistons are:
- 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 5 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 electro-hydraulic 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 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 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 8 electro-hydraulic 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 2 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.
The 6.0L diesel engine is a 4-stroke design. The 6.0L diesel utilizes a single turbocharger and uses electro-hydraulic injectors that are hydraulically actuated and electronically controlled.