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Soot and Valve Train Wear in Passenger Car Diesel Engines
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The effect of the use of the EGR system on the lubrication of a passenger car diesel engine was investigated. The higher the EGR rate, the more soot in the oil. And the most detrimental effect was found in valve train wear. Some engine tests, including motoring tests, were carried out to investigate the contribution of soot to valve train wear. The mechanism of cam and rocker arm wear in used oils was studied by analyzing for elements on the lubricated metal surface and subsequently the mechanism was more thoroughly studied using the four-ball test. Soot seems to act as an abrasive on the anti-wear solid film formed by the oil on the metal surface and this film contains Ca, O, P and S. Some hardware modifications and oil formulations to reduce valve train wear are also discussed.
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Nagai, I., Endo, H., Nakamura, H., and Yano, H., "Soot and Valve Train Wear in Passenger Car Diesel Engines," SAE Technical Paper 831757, 1983, https://doi.org/10.4271/831757.Also In
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