Kohler KD83V16 Operation And Maintenance Manual page 20

Product description
Technical description
Housing
Rigid, laterally drawn down crankcase upper section with optimized structure and an oil pan as
lower section. Four–valve single cylinder heads with flow optimized ports as well as replaceable
valve seats and valve guide. Brackets, flywheel housing, aggregate support and oil pan on the
bottom close the Diesel engine.
Drive control
Two inlet and outlet valves mounted in the cylinder head for each cylinder. Actuated through steel
camshaft via cam follower, push rod and rocker arm.
Driven by gear train on the flywheel side:
– Camshaft
– High pressure pump
– Fuel pre-feed pump
– Oil pump
Driven by gear train on the damper side:
– Water pumps
– Battery charging alternator
– Air conditioning compressor (depending on application)
– Air compressor (depending on application)
Lubrication
Force-feed lubrication with lubricating oil pump for crankshaft bearing, con-rod bearing and
camshaft bearing as well as piston pin bushings, cam followers, rocker arms and gear bearings.
Oil filtration depending on requirements such as automatic oil filter with centrifugal filter (optional).
Following auxiliary units are also connected to the Diesel engine — lubricant oil circuit:
– High pressure pumps
– Coolant pumps
– Turbochargers
– Air compressor (depending on application)
Crankcase ventilation
As modular arrangement depending on requirements, up to four high efficiency passive filter units
are mounted on top of the engine.
The blow by gases leaving the filter system are fed back to the turbocharger intake by pipes made
of galvanized steel.
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Operation and Maintenance Manual
KD83V16 33521030601_0_1 EN_US
2018-07