2006 MITSUBISHI COLT oil filter

BASE ENGINE
ENGINE MECHANICAL <4A9>11A-5
CYLINDER BLOCK
AK402339AC
Front view
Right side view
Under view
Top view
Rear view
Left side view
Thermostat case installation positionOil filter bracket installation position Front
Front Front Front
Nipple
The cylinder b
l ock is ma de of ligh twe i ght aluminum
allo
y .
The crankshaf t jo urnal is supp orted b y 5 b earing s .
The crankshaf
t thru st load is supporte d by No . 4
bearin
g.
The water jacket is of a full-siamese de sig n .
A nipple is p r ovid ed at the fr o n t of the block to su pply
engin
e oil onto the timin g ch ain.
ItemDimension
Overall height mm280
Overall length mm375.1
Top face to crankshaft
center mm205
Crankshaft center to
bottom face mm75
Bore mm75
Bore pitch mm83
Stroke mm84.8

BASE ENGINE
ENGINE MECHANICAL <4A9>11A-15
MIVEC (MITSUBISHI INNOVATIVE VALVE TIMING ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM)
AK300856AD
A
A
A-A
Oil feeder control valve
Oil feeder
control
valve filter
Oil feeder
control
valve filter
bolt
Cylinder head
Cylinder block
V.V.T.sprocket
M I VEC (Mit su bis h i Inn o va tive V a lve tim i ng Elect r o n ic
Con
t rol system) consist s of th e compon ent s illus
-
trated above .
The int a ke valve timing is optimally controlled (con-
tinuously variable) un der the chan ging driving condi-
tions to improv e po we r in th e entire sp eed ra nge.
V. V . T . SPROCKET (V ARIABLE V A L V E TIMING SPROCKET)
AK300857
Vane bushing
AB
SprocketVane roter
V.V.T.sprocket
bolt
Timing mark
Vane housing
Advance oil chamber
Retard oil chamber
Stopper pin
Oil from the oil fe
eder control valve is sent t o the
V
. V . T . sp rocket, moving the vane roto r and thus reg u
-
lating the valve timing.

BASE ENGINE
ENGINE MECHANICAL <4A9>11A-21
CYLINDER BLOCK
AK402339AC
Front view
Right side view
Under view
Top view
Rear view
Left side view
Thermostat case installation positionOil filter bracket installation position Front
Front Front Front
Nipple
The cylinder b
l ock is ma de of ligh twe i ght aluminum
allo
y .
The crankshaf t jo urnal is supp orted b y 5 b earing s .
The crankshaf
t thru st load is supporte d by No . 4
bearin
g.
The water jacket is of a full-siamese de sig n .
A nipple is p r ovid ed at the fr o n t of the block to su pply
engin
e oil onto the timin g ch ain.
ItemDimension
Overall height mm280
Overall length mm375.1
Top face to crankshaft
center mm205
Crankshaft center to
bottom face mm75
Bore mm75
Bore pitch mm83
Stroke mm84.8

BASE ENGINE
ENGINE MECHANICAL <4A9>11A-31
MIVEC (MITSUBISHI INNOVATIVE VALVE TIMING ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM)
AK300856AD
A
A
A-A
Oil feeder control valve
Oil feeder
control
valve filter
Oil feeder
control
valve filter
bolt
Cylinder head
Cylinder block
V.V.T.sprocket
M I VEC (Mit su bis h i Inn o va tive V a lve tim i ng Elect r o n ic
Con
t rol system) consist s of th e compon ent s illus
-
trated above .
The int a ke valve timing is optimally controlled (con-
tinuously variable) un der the chan ging driving condi-
tions to improv e po we r in th e entire sp eed ra nge.
V. V . T . SPROCKET (V ARIABLE V A L V E TIMING SPROCKET)
AK300857
Vane bushing
AB
SprocketVane roter
V.V.T.sprocket
bolt
Timing mark
Vane housing
Advance oil chamber
Retard oil chamber
Stopper pin
Oil from the oil fe
eder control valve is sent t o the
V
. V . T . sp rocket, moving the vane roto r and thus reg u
-
lating the valve timing.

GROUP 12
ENGINE
LUBRICATION
CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATIO N . . . . . . . .12-2
OIL PUMP<4A9> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-4
RELIEF VALVE<4A9> . . . . . . . . . . . .12-4
OIL SCREEN<4A9> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-5
OIL FILTER<4A9> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-5
OIL PAN<4A9> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-6
OIL LEVEL GAUGE, OIL FILLER CAP,
OIL DRAIN PLUG<4A9> . . . . . . . . . .12-6
OIL COOLER<4G1> . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-7

GENERAL INFORMATION
ENGINE LUBRICATION12-2
GENERAL INFORMATION
M2120000100175
LUBRICATION SYSTEM SCHEMATIC<4A9>
AK402024AC
Oil screenOil pump
Timing chain case
oil passage
Cylinder block
oil passage(right side) Oil filter
Relief valve
Cylinder block
oil passage
(main gallery)Crankshaft
journal
Exhaust camshaft
journal
Oil pressure switch
Cylinder head
oil passage
No.1 Camshaft
journal
Intake camshaft
journal Crankshaft
pin
The lu
brication system of th e 4A9 en gine has a full
pressure de
livery system and a full flow oil filtering
system. The o
il stored in the oil p an is pumped
up/out
by th e oil pump. Af ter the relie f valve regu
-
lates the oil p r essure, th e oil is delivere d to th e cylin-
der block through the o il f ilte r , the o il p a ssag e of the
cylinde
r blo ck a nd the each jou r nal o f the crankshaf t.
The oil del ivered to the ea ch jo urnal of th e cranksh af t
is supplied
to the pin th rough the in ner p a ssage of
the crankshaf
t.
The oil delivered to the cylinder head is supplied t o
the ea
ch journa l of the camshaf t th rough the cylinde r
head.

GENERAL INFORMATION
ENGINE LUBRICATION12-3
LUBRICATION SYSTEM SCHEMATIC<4G1>
AK402151AC
Oil screen
Oil pump
Oil filter
Relief valve
Cylinder block
oil passage
(main gallery)Crankshaft
journal
Exhaust camshaft
journal
Oil pan Oil pressure switch
Cylinder head
oil passage
No.1 Camshaft
journal
Intake camshaft
journal Crankshaft pin
PistonOil jet
Oil cooler
Turbo charger
Lash adjuster Cam
To correspond with the impr oved engine outp u t per-
formance b y emplo y ing the tu rboch a rger , the oil
cooler and
the oil jet are u s ed for 4GI engine.

OIL SCREEN<4A9>
ENGINE LUBRICATION12-5
OIL SCREEN<4A9>
M2120004000039
AK305372AB
Timing chain case
Oil pan
Oil screen
The oil screen is located in the po sition with the lea s t
disturbance to
the oil suction vo lume that result s
from oil
level variat ion in the oil p an while the vehicle
is d
r ive n .
OIL FIL T ER<4A9>
M21200050 0003 2
AK401817AE
Oil filterOil filter
bracket
AK305373
AB
Element
Oil filter
The oil filter is inst alled to the oil filter b r acket
att
a che d to the cylin der block.
ItemSpecification
Filtering methodFull-flow filtering, Paper
element
Filtration area cm2750
Rated flow L/min.25