Item
Part Number
Description
1
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Intake air filling tract
2
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Intake manifold
3
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Cylinder head swirl port
4
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Cylinder head filling port
The TD4 cylinder head and intake manifold are designed to optimize levels of swirl across the engines speed range, and
provide a high volume of air into the cylinders. The intake manifold is designed with a lower row of 4 helical swirl ports,
and an upper row of 4 filling ports with port-deactivation device. The 8 ports are sealed to the cylinder head and structural
camshaft cover mating ports with a shaped sealing ring. The helical swirl port is configured to create optimum swirl for
efficient combustion; while the filling port is provided to supply high volumes of air without disturbing in-cylinder swirl. The
intake manifold port de-activation device is controlled by the ECM.
For additional information, refer to: Electronic Engine Controls - 2.2L Diesel (303-14 Electronic Engine Controls - 2.2L
Diesel, Description and Operation).
Each cylinder is supplied air through the helical swirl port, and when activated, through the filling port. The helical swirl
port is always open and directs air from the intake manifold lower port at a tangent into the combustion chamber. The
filling port is normally closed, and is only opened during certain engine operating conditions by the ECM. When opened the
filling port directs air from the intake manifold upper port, and through the curved intake tracts into the combustion
chamber. The intake tracts are cast with the structural camshaft cover, and join the intake manifold upper filling ports to
the cylinder head machined filling ports.
At low engine loads gas flow is so low that the filling port is closed off. This has the effect of raising gas velocity through
the helical port and increasing in-cylinder swirl to the optimum rate. To avoid the risk of the high gas flow creating
excessive swirl, the ECM opens the filling port under high gas-flow conditions to maintain consistent optimum swirl across
the engines operating range.
Intake Manifold Port De-Activation