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The chill cas t cylinder head is of t he cros s-flow t ype, manufact ured from a light-alloy met al. Deep-s eat ed bolt s, to reducedis tortion, s ecure t he cylinder head t o t he cylinder block. Two hollow locat ing dowels align the cylinder head wit h t he cylinderblock. The 2 cams haft s are supported by 7 bearing caps each, direct ly in t he cylinder head and cams haft cover.
Cylinder Head Gasket
ItemPart NumberDescription1-Cylinder head gasketThe s eal bet ween the cylinder head and cylinder block is a conventional cylinder head gas ket . The head gasket is made of s t eeland has multiple layers . For s ervice, t here is only 1 s iz e of gas ket available.
Oil Separation Housing
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ItemPart NumberDescription1-O il s eparat ion housingCrankcas e gas es are rout ed from t he crankcas e, engine block and cylinder head t o t he oil s eparat ion hous ing locat ed on t hecams haft cover. From the oil s eparat ion housing, t he crankcas e gas es are rout ed via a pres sure regulat or, locat ed at t he rear edgeof the hous ing, to the cylinder head and the intake port s for t he int ake valves .For addit ional information, refer t o: Evaporative Emis sions (303-13 Evaporative Emis sions , Descript ion and O perat ion).
Camshaft Housing
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ItemPart NumberDescription1-Cams haft hous ing2-Cylinder headThe chill cas t cams haft hous ing is manufact ured from a light-alloy met al and act s as a combined valve cover and cams haft bearingcap. The hous ing has cas t oil duct s on it 's unders ide, which ensure good oil s upply t o t he camshaft s and t he valve lift ers . The oilseparat ion housing is locat ed on t he cams haft coverFor addit ional information, refer t o: Engine Emiss ion Cont rol - 3.2L (303-08 Engine Emis sion Cont rol - 3.2L NA - I6, Des cript ion andOperation)..
Camshafts
ItemPart NumberDescription1-Int ake cams haft
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2-Exhaust camshaft3-Exhaust camshaft slot below cent re line4-Inlet camshaft slot above cent re lineThe cams hafts are of a hollow st eel t ube cons t ruction, drilled t o s ave weight . Each camshaft is ret ained in t he cylinder head bythe cams haft hous ing. The int ake cams haft is equipped wit h a VCT unit and also drives the vacuum pump.
The intake camshaft has cam lobes wit h different profiles. One for a small lift ing height of 3.6 mm, and 1 for larger lift ing heightof 10.0 mm. The t ransit ion bet ween t he lift ing height s is cont rolled via the Cams haft Profile Swit ching (CPS) funct ion.
The exhaus t cams haft is convent ional, i.e. only has a lifting height of 10.0 mm.
Intake and Exhaust Valve Assemblies
ItemPart NumberDescription1-Valve s pring s eat (24 off)2-Valve s t em s eal (24 off)3-Valve s pring (12 off int ake, 12 off exhaus t )4-Valve s pring ret ainer (24 off)5-Valve s pring collets (48 off)6-Intake camshaft7-Hydraulic t appet , inner8-Tappet , outer9-Cam lobe, central (s maller lift ing height)10-Locking pin, out er11-Locking pin, inner12-Ret urn s pring, outer tappet13-O il inlet14-Cam lobes , outer (great er lift ing height )The cylinder head incorporat es 2 overhead camshaft s operating 4 valves per cylinder via hydraulic t appet s for the intake camshaftand mechanical t appets for the exhaust cams haft .
Camshaft Profile Sw itching
CPS is a sys tem where t he int ake valves , at engine s peeds up to approximat ely 3000 rpm, have a s mall lifting height of 3.6 mm,and at s peeds above approximat ely 3000 rpm, have a great er lift ing height of 10.0 mm. CPS, in combinat ion wit h t he VCT funct ionmakes it poss ible to cont rol t he cylinders' incoming air quant it y in s uch a way that t he Electronic Throt t le Act uat or (ETA) can befully open. A fully open ETA, during operat ion, reduces t he pump los s es cons iderably compared wit h when the amount of int ake airis controlled by t he ETA its elf. Reduced pump los s es , in turn, cause a reduction in fuel consumpt ion.
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ItemPart NumberDescription1-O ut er t appet2-Locking pin, outer3-Inner t appet4-Locking pin wit h s pring, inner5-O il inlet , hydraulic valve adjus tment6-Hydraulic valve adjus tment unit7-Return s pring, out er t appet8-Lug9-O il inlet , CPS functionThe elect rical hydraulic valves are seat valves .
The valves have 3 input s /outputs :
Inlet , oil s upplyTo/from tappetTo return, i.e. oil pan
A s olenoid is affected via an elect ro-magnet, which affect s a valve t hat can as sume 2 pos itions .
W hen the s olenoid is not activat ed, t he valve is only affect ed by the oil pres s ure on the intake s ide. The valve clos es for int akebut opens bet ween t he t appet and return.
The oil pres sure is low at t he t appet 's out er locking pin and t he valves lift a s mall amount .
W hen the s olenoid is act ivated, t he valve is affected from above by an elect ro-magnet that overpowers t he force of t he oilpress ure.
The valve s hift s posit ion and clos es bet ween t he tappet and ret urn but opens the connect ions between int ake and t appet .
The oil pres sure is high at t he tappet 's out er locking pin t hat is lifted and affects t he inner locking pin. Outer and inner t appetconnect and the valves lift a great er amount.
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The intake camshaft is equipped wit h 3 lobes for each valve. One cent rally locat ed wit h a small lift ing height of 3.6 mm, and 2out er lobes wit h great er (s ame) lifting height s of 10.0 mm.
At small lift ing height s, only t he cent rally locat ed lobe works on t he valve, which occurs via t he inner t appet . The out er lobes workon the outer t appet t hat follows t he movement of t he lobes. The ret urn spring is compres s ed and ens ures that t he tappet isalways in cont act wit h t he camshaft . W hen the cent rally locat ed t appet and t he out er t appet are not joined, t he outer tappetmoves without affect ing the valve. Thus the lifting height is s mall. At high lift ing height, t he inner t appet and t he out er t appet arejoined via t he 2 lock pins .
The pos it ion of the lock pins is cont rolled hydraulically by 2 elect ro-hydraulic CPS solenoid valves . Thes e valves are locat ed in t hecams haft hous ing.
ItemPart NumberDescription1-CPS s olenoid valve - cylinders 3, 5 and 62-CPS s olenoid valve - cylinders 1, 2 and 4
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One s olenoid cont rols t he valves for cylinders 1, 2 and 4 whils t t he other cont rols t he valves for cylinders 3, 5 and 6. The solenoidstherefore cont rol 6 valves each (when t he engine has 2 int ake valves and 2 exhaus t valves per cylinder).
The pos it ion of the s olenoids valves , on or off, are cont rolled by t he ECMFor addit ional information, refer t o: Elect ronic Engine Cont rols (303-14A Elect ronic Engine Controls - I6 3.2L Pet rol, Des cript ion andOperation)..
The inner t appet works like a hydraulic t appet , which compens at es for any wear. The valve clearance is t herefore '0'.
The exhaus t cams haft is convent ional and has a lift ing height of 10.0 mm. The t appets are mechanical (i.e. have valve clearance).
Cams haft Dat a
Intake
O pening angle, 3.6, mm lifting height:- Cranks haft degrees - 152°- Cranks haft degrees - 76°O pening angle, 10.0 mm lifting height :- Cranks haft degrees - 240°- Cranks haft degrees - 120°
Exhaus t
O pening angle, 10.0 mm lifting height :- Cranks haft degrees - 240°- Cranks haft degrees - 120°
The intake camshaft has a VCT unit .
Lifting heightOpensClosesIntake 3.6 mm32 BTDC t o 28 ATDC120 ATDC t o 180 ATDC (or 60 BBDC to 0 BBDC)Intake 10.0 mm37 BTDC t o 23 ATDC203 ATDC t o 263 ATDC (or 23 ABDC to 83 ABDC)Exhaust, 10.0 mm228 BTDC (or 48 BBDC)12 ATDC
BTDC = Before Top Dead Cent reABDC = Aft er Bot tom Dead Cent reBBDC = Before Bot t om Dead CentreATDC = Aft er Top Dead Cent re
Cams haft Posit ion in Relat ion t o Load and RPM
ItemPart NumberDescription1-Range for lifting height 3.6 mm2-Range for lifting height 10.0 mm3-Small lift ing height, 'early' camshaft4-Small lift ing height, 'lat e' cams haft5-Large lift ing height, 'early' camshaft6-Large lift ing height, 'lat e' cams haftBy closing t he int ake valves early at low load and low engine s peed, reduced fuel cons umption is achieved.
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ItemPart NumberDescription1-CPS s olenoid valve (x 2)2-Oil circuit , t appet CPS funct ion3-Calibrated pass age (choke)4-To bearing, exhaus t cams haft5-Tensioner, cams haft chain6-Noz zle, cams haft chain lubricat ion7-Oil circuit , hydraulic adjus ting valve clearance8-Vacuum pump9-VCT unit10-Oil inlet , rear11-Ret urn12-To bearing, int ake cams haft13-To front bearing, intake camshaft14-Ret urn15-Oil inlet , front16-BleedingThe oil inlet , locat ed on the front edge of t he cylinder, s upplies oil t o t he following:
The hydraulic t appet sThe vacuum pumpThe noz zle for cam chain lubricat ionThe int ake cams haft 's front bearingThe electro-hydraulic CPS s olenoid valves , front and rearThe t appet s with CPS funct ion
There is a bleed valve (16) in t he duct for t he rear elect ro-hydraulic s olenoid valves .
The duct is als o equipped wit h 2 calibrat ed pas sages (3) t o each tappet circuit (2) (i.e. the circuits aft er t he CPS s olenoid valves ).A cont inuous flow through t he circuit ens ures t he neces s ary s t able pres sure differences that are neces s ary for a st able trans ferbet ween the s mall and large t appet (or vice vers a).
• NOTE: In t he event of a s mall lifting height , the t appet circuit , in principle, has no pres s ure when the CPS valves are open, whichproduces a ret urn flow t o t he oil pan.
A filt er is locat ed in each pass age.
The oil inlet , locat ed on the rear edge of t he cylinder, s upplies oil t o the following:
The camshaft chain's hydraulic t ens ionerThe int ake cams haft VCT unitThe int ake cams haft 's bearingsThe exhaus t cams haft's bearings
To switch from low lift t o high lift and vice vers a as s moot hly as pos sible, t he trans fer is only permitt ed when cert ain condit ionsare complet ed. Thes e are:
That the oil t emperature is above +40°C (104°F). Calculat ed int ernally in the ECM, from, amongst ot her t hings , t he coolantt emperatureO ccasionally t he volumetric efficiency is t he s ame for low and high lift , which means t hat the air requirement is wit hin arange where it can be managed init ially by VCT cont rol. This is t o achieve as soft a trans fer as pos sible.It is pos sible t o adjust ignition t iming t o prevent t orque peaks during CPS cont rol