DETROIT DIESEL V-71
OIL PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE (16V Engine)
Two oil pressure regulator valves are used on 16V
engines. When the oil pressure at the regulator valves
exceeds 50 psi (345 kPa) the valves open, discharging excess
oil into the oil pan.
Remove and Disassemble Oil Pressure
Regulator Valve
1. Remove the regulator valve-to-cylinder block bolts
and lock washers. Remove the regulator valve and
gasket. Discard the old gasket.
SPRING SPRING VALVE VALVE
Fig. 4 - Oil Pressure Regulator Valve Details and Relative
Location of Parts (16V Engine)
2. Drive the spring seat retaining pin out of the valve
body.
e CAUTION: Always depress spring seat
and hold securely while removing pin.
Release spring tension slowly when pin
is removed. Failure to observe this
OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE (6V, SV and 12V Engines)
Oil leaving the pump under pressure passes into the
pressure relief valve. The spring-loaded valve opens when
the pressure exceeds approximately 100 psi (689 kPa) (6V or
8V engines) or 120 psi (827 kPa) (12V engines) and directs
the excess oil to the oil pan. The pressure relief valve is
located at the lower end of the vertical oil gallery near the
front of the cylinder block on the oil cooler side (Figs. 1 and
2). However, on the 6V inclined units, the pressure relief
valve is located on the pump body (engine front cover) and
the cylinder block oil gallery opening is covered.
The pressure relief valve consists of a valve body, a
hollow piston-type valve, a sprmg, sprmg seat and a pin to
retain the valve assembly within the valve body.
@ Detroit Diesel Corporation October, 1989
Regulator Valve 4.1.
precaution could allow the spring seat
and spring to leave the valve body with
force during pin removal, possibly
causing personal injury.
3. Remove the spring seat, spring and valve from the
valve body (Fig. 4).
Inspection
Clean all of the regulator components with fuel oil and
dry them with compressed air.
e CAUTION: To prevent possible
personal injury, wear adequate eye
protection and do not exceed 40 psi
(276 kPa) air pressure.
The regulator valve must move freely in the valve
body. If the valve or the valve body is scored and cannot be
cleaned up with crocus cloth, replace them.
Replace a pitted or fractured spring.
Assemble and Install Oil Pressure
Regulator Valve
Lubricate the valve and assemble the oil pressure
regulator by reversing the disassembly procedure. Press the
pin in flush to .010" below the outside surface of the valve
body.
Affix a new gasket to the regulator valve body and
secure the regulator valve assembly to the cylinder block
with two bolts and lock washers.
Install the second valve as outlined above.
The relief valve assembly used on the 6V and 8V
engines is composed of the same parts as the regulator valve
assembly (except for the valve body used on inclined
engines), (Fig. 5). However, the retaining pin is located in
the inner pin hole in the valve body to provide the necessary
tension on the spring.
The relief valve assembly used on the earlier 12V
engines opened at a pressure of 100 psi (689 kPa) and differs
only in the valve body which is bolted to both the cylinder
block and the oil pump assembly. However, the current 12V
engine (and 6 and 8V engines with a bearing cap mounted oil
pump) oil pressure relief valve opens at a pressure of 120 psi
(827 kPa) and incorporates two springs, one located inside
the other (Fig. 6).
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