L U B R I C AT I O N S Y S T E M

Lubrication System Oil Flow

• Oil is drawn from the oil pan through the Lube Pressure Oil System Schematic
pick-up tube to the gerotor oil pump.

• The oil pressure is regulated to 75 psi via

the oil pressure regulator relieving excessive CB
oil pressure to the inlet of the oil pump. MB
CR T
Oil Filter T
• From the oil pump, oil is directed to the oil Filter
Turbo
Bypass T T
cooler and then the to the oil filter. 20 PSI CB CR
MB
• From the oil filter the oil is supplied to four CR
T T
(4) passages. One is to the turbocharger for
CR
lubrication and VGT control via an external T T

Oil Cooler
CB
line. MB
Cooler
Oil Reservoir CR T
Bypass T
• The oil also is provided to the oil reservoir 25 PSI for High
that supplies the high pressure oil pump. Pressure T CB CR T
Pump 0.95 Qt. MB
CR
• The two (2) other passages are to the tappet T T
oil feed on the right and left banks. The T CB CR T
To High
tappet galleries also provide oil to the piston Pressure Oil MB
System
cooling jets. Oil Pump Right Bank Left Bank
Pump
Bypass
• Cross drillings off of the right bank tappet 70 PSI T= Tappet
gallery feed the cam bearings, then the CB = Cam Bearing
crankshaft main bearings. MB = Main Bearing
CR= Connecting Rod
= Piston Cooling Jet
• The crankshaft has cross drillings in it to
direct oil to each of connecting rod bearings.

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Oil Pan / Bed Plate

• The 6.0L Power Stroke uses a two piece oil WIDER OIL PAN
pan. The lower half is wider than the bottom
of the engine to increase its capacity. Due to
this wider oil pan, an upper oil pan is used to
adapt the lower pan to the bed plate. The
UPPER OIL PAN
upper pan also acts as an oil baffle.

• The upper pan is bolted to the bed plate.

The bed plate replaces the individual main
bearing caps. This one piece design results
in a more rigid bearing retaining system.
BED PLATE
• The pick-up tube is bolted to the upper pan
and oil is routed through the upper pan and
the bed plate to the front cover.

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