Chery A18. Manual — part 45

——Hydraulic jib gets oil through the oil passage

through which the oil tank at the camshaft
supplies oil to the cylinder cap.

——The interface between valve rocker and hydraulic

jib is lubricated by oil through the oil hole in
hydraulic jib.

——Rocker seat is lubricated by oil through cylinder

cap oil passage. The interface between valve
small end and rocker is lubricated through
splashes.

OIL PAN

Disassembly:

——To unscrew the oil-tapping bolt and empty the

pan.

——To unscrew 18 M6X20 bolts.

——To take out the oil pan gasket.

——To check if both reinforcing pads are clamped

tightly on the back of the oil pan flange

.

Assembly:

——To spread Letai 598 seal glue or GY409

anaerobic glue on the connecting areas between
cylinder oil pan flange and oil pump body and
rear oil seal support.

——To put the new rubber gasket on the cylinder

body, placing both ends of the gasket into the rear
oil seal support and oil pump rut.

——To install oil pan, placing both ends of the gasket

into oil pan rut.

——To screw up the bolts (the bolts shown in the up

left figure first) manually.

——To screw up the bolts to 5.0 – 8.0N.m in order as

shown in the left figure.

A From crankcase to oil pump body

B From crankcase to rear oil seal support

F

OIL FILLING

— — To fill the engine with 3.1 ± 0.15L of oil

(SAE10W/30SF grade, or SAE5W/30SJ grade at
temperature lower than -18℃)

——The oil surface shall be between “max” and

“min” on the dipstick.

OIL STRAINER ASSEMBLY

Disassembly:

——To unscrew the locknut of the oil strainer support

and take out the nut and gasket.

——To unscrew and take out the support bolt.

——To unscrew oil strainer flange bolts (two) and

take out two gasket bolts with spring.

——To install the new oil strainer gasket to the oil

pump flange, setup the oil strainer assembly and
screw up two bolts with gaskets. —To screw the
oil strainer support to the cylinder using M8
bolts, put the support onto the stud on the left of
the second main bearing cap, place back the flat
washer and screw up the nuts manually.

— — To screw up the oil strainer flange bolt to

8-12N.m.

——To screw up the support bolt to 17-23N.m.

——To screw up the locknut to 17-23N.m

M6X16: M6x16 Bolt
Fastening Torque Of
8.0-12.0N.M

Oil Strainer Assembly

Nut

Flat

Fastening Torque Of 8.0-12.0N.M
Washer Bolts with Spring (Two)

OIL PUMP AND FRONT OIL SEAL

Disassembly:

——To unscrew and take out six M6X30 hexagon

flange bolts.

——To take out oil pump and front oil seal assembly.

——To use a screwdriver or chisel to take out the

crankshaft front oil seal and pay attention not to
touch or damage the front oil seal.

——To take out 7 M6 bolts (as indicated by the

arrows in the figure).

——To demount the oil pump cover plate.