| 3.1 L and 3.4 L V6 engine Oil system description. |
Full oil pressure lubrication, through a full flow oil filter, is furnished by a gear type
oil pump. The oil is drawn up through the pickup screen and the tube. The oil
passes through the pump to the oil filter.
The oil filter is a full flow paper element unit. An oil filter bypass is used in order to
ensure oil supply during the following conditions:
• On a cold start
• If the filter is plugged
• If the filter develops excessive pressure drop
The bypass is designed to open at 69-83 kPa (10-12 psi).
A priority oil delivery system supplies oil first to the crankshaft journals. The oil from
the crankshaft main bearings is supplied to the connecting rod bearings by
intersecting the passages drilled in the crankshaft. The passages supply the oil to
the crankshaft main bearings and the camshaft bearings through the intersecting
vertical drilled holes. The oil passages from the camshaft journals supply oil to the
hydraulic lifters.
The hydraulic lifters pump oil up through the pushrods to the rocker arms. The cast
dams in the crankcase casting direct the oil that drains back from the rocker arms
in order to supply the camshaft lobes. The camshaft chain drive is lubricated by
indirect oil splash.
oil pump. The oil is drawn up through the pickup screen and the tube. The oil
passes through the pump to the oil filter.
The oil filter is a full flow paper element unit. An oil filter bypass is used in order to
ensure oil supply during the following conditions:
• On a cold start
• If the filter is plugged
• If the filter develops excessive pressure drop
The bypass is designed to open at 69-83 kPa (10-12 psi).
A priority oil delivery system supplies oil first to the crankshaft journals. The oil from
the crankshaft main bearings is supplied to the connecting rod bearings by
intersecting the passages drilled in the crankshaft. The passages supply the oil to
the crankshaft main bearings and the camshaft bearings through the intersecting
vertical drilled holes. The oil passages from the camshaft journals supply oil to the
hydraulic lifters.
The hydraulic lifters pump oil up through the pushrods to the rocker arms. The cast
dams in the crankcase casting direct the oil that drains back from the rocker arms
in order to supply the camshaft lobes. The camshaft chain drive is lubricated by
indirect oil splash.
