GENERALINFORMATION5
DANGER
UseofetherorsimilartypesofstartingaidsinV olvo®US07emissioncompliant
enginesisstrictlyprohibited.Thisappliestoengineswithorwithouttheelectric
pre-heateroption.Anexplosioncouldoccur.Failuretoheedthisdangermay
resultinseverepersonalinjuryordeath.
Twooptionalfandrivesareavailable:On/Offandelectronicallyactuated.The
electronicallyactuatedviscousfandriveispreciselycontrolledbytheEngine
ElectronicControlUnit(EECU).
TiminggearsmountontherearoftheD13Fimprovingtheowofcoolingairaround
thefront.Specialserviceinstructionsapplytothecamshaftpositionsensor.The
mountingplate,idlerandcamshaftgearsaremarkedtofacilitateproperinstallation.
Theaircompressordrivegearmesheswiththedoubleidlerinsteadoftheauxiliary
idlerasontheMP7engine.AnotherfeatureoftheD13Fistherearenginepower
take-off(REPTO-ready)thatisgeardriventhroughthetiminggeartrain.Anoptional
PTOwithdrivegear,bearingandhousingcanbeaddedatthefactory.
Therockerarmshaftisheldinplacebycamshaftbearingcapscrews.Therearespecial
instructionsforinstallingthecamshaftbearingcapsandtherockerarmshaftduring
service.Astiffenerplatefastenstothebottomofthecylinderblocktoensureblock
strengthandrigidity.Theenginecanbeusedwithaxleforwardoraxlebackvehicles
byvirtueofoptionaloilpans.
Theenginefanismountedhighorlowdependingonvehicleconguration.
Theunitinjectorincorporatesthepump,valveandinjector.Itsinternalsolenoids
permitfast,precisecontroloffueldeliveryintothecylinder.Theunitinjectors
areencasedbythevalvecoverandnotexposedtotheheatofexhaustsystem
components.Fuelpassesthroughtwolters,oneofwhichseparateswaterfrom
thefuel.High-pressurefuelintheunitinjectorsiscreatedviatherockerarmswith
rollerfollowersinconstant,directcontactwiththecams.Replacinginjectorsrequires
aspecicprocedure,andinstallationrequiresthattheEECUbeprogrammedto
recognizereplacementinjectors.Cleaninginjectorboresrequiresaspecialtool.An
enginecompressionbrakeoptionontheD13Fengineassistsdecelerationandbraking.
Theoperationofthebrakediffersfromearlierenginemodels.Workinginconjunction
withtheexhaustcycle,thebrakerequiresacamshaftwithfourcamspercylinder,two
rockerarmsfortheexhaustvalve,abridgeoverthetwoexhaustvalves,anelectronic
controlvalveandawiringharnessthatincludesthecontrolvalve.Theexhaustvalves
areadjustedwithshimsUniquecolorsandtheappearanceofthevalvecover,lters
andlogolabelsdistinguishtheD13FfromotherenginesintheV olvoline.Preventive
maintenanceisimportanttogetthemostfromtheV olvoD13Fengineandtoensure
manyyearsofreliable,trouble-freeoperation.
Therearerestrictionsconcerningthereuseofcertainfasteners.