Pos. 405 Drain valve. Normally closed. Drain of oil to tank during repairs on HCU block.

Opposite
Drain valve 405 (see drawing) return oil from the HCU block (during normal running) is led back to
the main tank via an overflow pipe. This overflow secures that the HCU block and the attached
components are ‘vented’ and ‘flooded’ at all times. Pos. 406 Drain valve. Pos. 420 Inlet valve.
Normally open. Main supply valve of highpressure oil to ELFI, ELVA or FIVA valvesPage 15 (19) When
referring to this page, please quote Operation 708-08 Edition 0003 MAN B&W Diesel A/S Hydraulic
System for ME Engines 708-08 . Pos. 421 Drain valve. Normally closed. Drain used during
maintenance of ELFI/ELVA, Fuel Oil Pressure Booster, Exhaust Valve Actuator, Accumulators. Pos.
425 Mini-mess valve fitted on the HCU block measuring the system pressure (for connection of
portable pressure gauge). Pos. 430 Double wall Pipe Detection valve. Normally open. Pos. 431
Double wall Pipe Drain valve. Normally closed. Pos. 435 Mini-mess valve fitted on the HCU block
measuring the oil pressure in case of a possible leak (for connection of portable pressure gauge).
Pos. 440 ELFI Valve or FIVA valve. ELectronic Fuel Injection valve or Fuel Injection Valve Actuation
valve, which is capable of fast and precise control of the hydraulic oil flow to the fuel pump. The oil
flow acts on the hydraulic piston and fuel injection plunger, generating the fuel injection pressure
and hence the injection. Manufacturer: Curtis-Wright, Parker Hannifin, MAN Diesel. Pos. 445 Electric
Linear Motor driving the ELFI valve (proportional type). Manufacturer: Curtis-Wright. Pos. 450
Accumulators. Mounted on the HCU block to avoid oil pulsations in the hydraulic system and
keeping the oil pressure steady at all engine loads. Manufacturer: HYDRO LEDUC. Pos. 455 Mini-
mess valve fitted on the HCU block measuring the oil pressure at the inlet to the ELFI valve (for
connection of portable pressure gauge). WARNING ! To protect the accumulators from unnecessary
stresses (fast accelleration of the membrane) and oil jets, the valve Pos. 420 must not be opened at
pressurised oil system. After check/overhaul or whatever situation where the valve Pos. 420 has
been closed the opening procedure is: 1) The engine must be stopped (no oil pressure) 2)
Open/Close all valves into normal running position. 3) Pressurise the system by starting the Start-up
pumps. When referring to this page, please quote Operation 708-08 Edition 0003 Page 16 (19) MAN
B&W Diesel A/S Hydraulic System for ME Engines 708-08 Pos. 456 Mini-mess valve fitted on the HCU
block measuring the oil pressure at the inlet to the ELVA valve (for connection of portable pressure
gauge). Pos. 465 Mini-mess valve fitted on the HCU block measuring the oil pressure at the outlet
from the HCU block (for connection of portable pressure gauge). Pos. 470 ELVA valve. ELectronic
Exhaust Valve Activation valve opens for the oil flow to the two-stage hydraulic actuator, which
drives the pushrod oil to open the exhaust valve. Manufacturer: Curtis-Wright Pos. 475 High
Response Valve. The High Response Valve is an electric on/off valve driving the ELVA valve.
Manufacturer: Curtis-Wright Pos. 480 Airing Orifice. Pos. 500 Fuel Oil Pressure Booster. Pos. 501
Positional Transducer. Inductive sensor measuring the movement off the fuel plunger in the fuel oil
pressure booster. Raises an alarm if the plunger movement is slower/faster than a predefined value
stated in the ECS. The sensor has no influence on the opening/closing timing of the ELFI valve. Pos.
502 Hydraulic piston. Pos. 503 Umbrella. Pos. 504 Fuel plunger. Pos. 505 Fuel injection pipes. Pos.
510 Fuel injection valves. Pos. 515 Exhaust Valve Actuator. Pos. 516 Hydraulic piston.Page 17 (19)
When referring to this page, please quote Operation 708-08 Edition 0003 MAN B&W Diesel A/S
Hydraulic System for ME Engines 708-08 Pos. 517 Activation piston. Pos. 520 High Pressure Pipe
(push rod pipe). Pos. 525 Exhaust Valve Top. Pos. 526 Positional Transducer. Inductive sensor
measuring the movement of the exhaust valve spindle. Raises an alarm if the spindle movement is
opening too low or slower/faster than a predefined value stated in the ECS. The sensor has no
influence of the opening/closing timing of the ELVA valve. Pos. 527 Check valve. Non return valve
from exhaust valve top outlet. Pos. 528 Orifice from exhaust valve top inlet. Pos. 530 Non-return
valve. Oil from the Low Pressure System is always delivered to the High Pressure Pipe. This is to keep
the High Pressure Pipe ‘flooded’ at all times and avoid fluctuations in the oil system (see also Pos.
541). Pos. 531 Supply valve. Normally open. See Pos. 530 above. This valve must be closed during
overhaul of the Exhaust Valve Actuator and High Pressure Pipe. Also to be closed if FIVA valve is
changed. Pos. 540 Mini-mess valve fitted on the Exhaust Valve Actuator top measuring the oil
pressure in the High Pressure Pipe (for connection of portable pressure gauge). Pos. 541 (Only some
ME engines). Orifice ø1.0 mm. The Exhaust Actuator is equipped with 3 (three) drains. The lower
drain pipe drains the space between the Hydraulic Piston (516) and the Activation Piston (517).
Although the tolerances between the piston and the liner in the Exhaust Valve Actuator are very
narrow, a very small amount of oil will always escape through this drain. The upper drain drains the
High Pressure Pipe during overhauls. As the amount of oil in the High Pressure Pipe is rather high
and oil spill will be too high if the pipe is loosened and removed to fast (not to mention the cleaning
after overhaul), this drain drains the oil from the High Pressure Pipe to the main tank. When the
bolts at the top flange of the High Pressure Pipe are loosened and a light push loosens the pipe (so
that air can escape) the oil will (in a few minutes) be drained to the tank.When referring to this page,
please quote Operation 708-08 Edition 0003 Page 18 (19) MAN B&W Diesel A/S Hydraulic System for
ME Engines 708-08 The middle drain is designed with an orifice (541). This orifice ensures a stable
change of the oil in the top of the actuator. The movement and damping of the oil in the actuator is
generating high energies in the top section of the actuator, this energy results in an oil temperature
rise (that may be harmful and stress the material), which can be removed by changing a small
amount of oil in the top of the actuator. Pos. 545 Mini-mess valve fitted in the Exhaust Valve
Actuator bottom for measuring the oil pressure activating the actuator activation piston (for
connection of portable pressure gauge). Pos. 550 Mini-mess valve fitted in the Fuel Oil Pressure
Booster bottom measuring the oil pressure activating the Fuel Oil Pressure Booster hydraulic piston
(for connection of portable pressure gauge). Pos. 555 Leak Indicator. Placed underneath the drip pan
for all HCU units. An alarm will be activated if an oil leak is too large. Pos. 560 Connection valve.
Normally open. Must be closed when working on cylinder lubricators. Pos. 565 Mini-mess valve
fitted in the HCU block measuring the oil pressure activating the ME cylinder lubricator (for
connection of portable pressure gauge). Holes Pos.701, 702 and ‘not numbered’ (not shown on
diagrams) Functional description of drain holes Pos. No. 701, 702 and ‘not numbered’ all situated on
both front-end and aft-end of the HCU Block. As seen on Plate 70842, the HCU blocks have 3 drain
holes on the sides. 702 on the aft end side and hole 701 and hole ‘not numbered’ on the fore end
side. (Engines with port side manoeuvring side) The hole 701 is a drain/peep hole connected through
bores to the underside of the Fuel Oil Pressure Booster. Should the inner sealing ring under the Fuel
Oil Pressure Booster leak, system oil is detected in the drain 701. The hole ‘not numbered’ is a
drain/peep hole from the drain surrounding the Fuel Oil Pressure Booster. (Eventually leaking oil is
collected here and drained away to avoid oil filth) The hole 702 is a drain/peep hole connected
through bores to the underside of the Exhaust Valve Actuator. Should the sealing ring under the
Exhaust Valve Actuator leak, system oil is detected in the drain 702. ME Cylinder Lubricator (no
pos.number)