The document discusses the engine lubrication system. It explains that lubrication is needed to minimize friction between moving engine parts and prevent overheating. The key components of the lubrication system include the oil pan, oil pump, oil filter, oil galleries, and oil cooler. The oil pan stores oil, the pump circulates oil through the filter and galleries to lubricate parts like the crankshaft, pistons, and camshaft. The cooler removes heat from the oil to maintain its viscosity and lubricating properties.
The document discusses the engine lubrication system. It explains that lubrication is needed to minimize friction between moving engine parts and prevent overheating. The key components of the lubrication system include the oil pan, oil pump, oil filter, oil galleries, and oil cooler. The oil pan stores oil, the pump circulates oil through the filter and galleries to lubricate parts like the crankshaft, pistons, and camshaft. The cooler removes heat from the oil to maintain its viscosity and lubricating properties.
The document discusses the engine lubrication system. It explains that lubrication is needed to minimize friction between moving engine parts and prevent overheating. The key components of the lubrication system include the oil pan, oil pump, oil filter, oil galleries, and oil cooler. The oil pan stores oil, the pump circulates oil through the filter and galleries to lubricate parts like the crankshaft, pistons, and camshaft. The cooler removes heat from the oil to maintain its viscosity and lubricating properties.
The document discusses the engine lubrication system. It explains that lubrication is needed to minimize friction between moving engine parts and prevent overheating. The key components of the lubrication system include the oil pan, oil pump, oil filter, oil galleries, and oil cooler. The oil pan stores oil, the pump circulates oil through the filter and galleries to lubricate parts like the crankshaft, pistons, and camshaft. The cooler removes heat from the oil to maintain its viscosity and lubricating properties.
Abdelrahman Ali 89035 Understanding Engine Lubrication System An automotive engine needs lubrication as they comprise two or more robing, moving parts. These parts produce friction and generate heat which causes excessive wear and tear of the pairs. Lubrication plays a vital role in automobiles as it aids the working efficiency and longevity of an engine. When two moving parts experience a film of lubrication, they are separate from each other. That is, they do not come in physical contact with each other.
Automobiles are designed with indicator lights that are “on” when the engine oil pressure is low. Although some engine uses the indicator to show the quality of the oil in the engine. Electric analog and electronic digital gauges are used to indicate the oil pressure. A dipstick is also available to measure the oil level in the oil pan. What is Engine Lubrication? Engine lubrication is the process in which robing metal parts are separated by the flow of lubricating substances between them. lubricants are available in liquid, solid, or gas, but liquid is the most form of lubrication used in engines.
Functions of Engine Lubricating System
Below are the functions of lubricating oil in an engine:
• The primary purpose of engine lubrication is to minimize wear
by securely closing the clearance between moving parts such as shafts, bearings, etc. Lubrication also avoids the moving parts not to come in direct contact with each other. • Oil serves as a cleaning agent in an engine as it moves the dirt particle to the oil pan. Smaller particles are filtered out by the oil filters while larger ones are retained in the oil pan. • Another purpose of engine lubrication is that it serves as a cooling system. Lubricating oil cools the moving parts of the engine and transferred the hot oil into the cooler oil in the oil pan. • The oil creates a seal between the cylinder walls and the piston rings. It also reduces the exhaust gas blowby. • Clearance between the rotating journals and bearing is filled with oil. The oil acts as a cushioning agent when the bearing suddenly experiences heavy loads. Oils reduce the wear on bearings. Major Parts of Engine Lubricating System The following are lubrication system components:
Oil pan/sump: An oil sump is a reservoir in the shape of a bowl that stores the engine oil. With the sump, the oil circulates within the engine. The part is located below the crankcase which is the beneath the engine, making the oil to be easily removed through the bottom. Bad roads often cause damage to the oil pan. This is why the sump is made with hard material and featured a stone guard at it underneath. This sump guard withstands any hits from uneven ground or bad roads.
Oil Pump: The oil pump is a component that helps to push the lubricating oil to all the moving parts in the engine. It’s located at the bottom of the crankcase, close to the oil sump. It supplies oil to the oil filter before sending it further. Oil pumps can eventually stop working, which may lead to damage to the engine. It can be caused by small particles inside the lubricating oil, which choke the oil pump and galleries. To avoid this problem, changing the engine oil and filter is very necessary within some period of time.
Oil filter: The oil filter helps to keep small particles, separating them from the oil so that clean oil can flow to the engine parts. The oil pump allows the oil to flow through the oil filter to the galleries before reaching the engine parts. Oil Galleries: The function of oil galleries in the engine lubrication system is to circulate oil quickly to reach all moving parts in automobiles. So, the performance of an oil gallery determines how fast your engine parts received oil. The oil galleries are a series of interconnected passages that transfers oil to parts that requires it. These passages are big and small holes drilled inside the cylinder block. The bigger holes are connected to the smaller ones until it reaches the cylinder head and overhead camshafts.
Oil cooler: An oil cooler is a device that works as a radiator as it cools down the hot oil. Coolers transfer the heat from the engine oil to the engine coolant using its fins. Oil coolers stabilize the temperature of the engine oil, keep its viscosity under control, prevent the engine from overheating, minimize wear and tear as well as retain the lubricant quality Some engine lubricating system circulates oil within the engine with the recycling process. The following are the parts that oil is supplied during the process:
• Crankshaft main bearings
• Big end bearings • Piston pins and small end bushes • Piston rings • Timing Gears • Air-compressor piston and bearings (in commercial vehicles for air-brake) • Camshaft and bearings • Valves • Cylinder walls • Oil pump parts • Water pump bearings • Turbocharger bearings (if available) • Vacuum pump bearings (if available) • In-Line Fuel Injection Pump bearings • Tappets and push-rods
