SERIES 60 SERVICE MANUAL

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6SE483 9610 1996 DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION From Bulletin 17-60-98 1-3
1.1 CYLINDER BLOCK AND CYLINDER LINER
The cylinder block is the basic engine structure, establishing and maintaining the alignment of all
engine working parts. In the Series 60 Engine, the cylinder bores are not an integral part of the
block casting, but are in the form of replaceable, wet type cylinder liners. See Figure 1-1.
Flanges at the liner upper ends seat in counterbores in the block deck, and project slightly above
the deck to compress the head gasket for a good compression seal. Below the water jacket the
lower end of the cylinder liner has two D-shaped seal rings and a lipped crevice seal to prevent
leakage between the water jacket and crankcase.
1.Cylinder Block 4.Cylinder Liner
2.D-rings 5.Integral Coolant Inlet Manifold
3.Crevice Seal 6.Oil Galleries
Figure 1-1 Series 60 Cylinder Block and Liner
1.1 CYLINDER BLOCK AND CYLINDER LINER
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An integral coolant inlet manifold is cored into the right side of the block. It distributes the water
pump output along the length of the block. Oil galleries are machined into the cooler side of the
block. See Figure 1-1.
The integral oil galleries direct the oil pump output through the external oil cooler and filters, to
the main oil gallery and to drilled passages in the crankcase webs which supply oil under
pressure to each main bearing. In the crankcase, five integral webs plus front and rear bulkheads
support the crankshaft in seven main bearings. See Figure 1-2.
Figure 1-2 Series 60 Cylinder Block Crankcase
An improved cylinder block has replaced the former block on all Series 60 engines. This change
took effect with unit serial number 6R210293, built November 30, 1994. The former cylinder
block was used on engines built prior to this serial number.
The Series 60 cylinder block was further improved by the addition of a drilled lubrication orifice
and bolt hole at the base of each cylinder bore. See Figure 1-2. The orifices are drilled into the
main oil gallery and are required for installation of bolt-on oil spray nozzles used with forged
steel pistons on premium engine. When blocks are used for non-premium engines with cast-iron
pistons, the lubrication orifices are closed with bolt-on steel plates. First usage of the drilled
block was on March 2, 1998, effective with engine serial number 6R408505.