Pic. 2.15. Front engine cover: 1 - vertical projection; 2 - technological hole for fixing the tensioner lever; 3 - technological hole for unlocking the chain tensioner; 4 - engine mount bracket No. 3; 5 – a hole of an adjusting bolt of a pulley of a cranked shaft; 6 - rear view; 7 - oil filter; 8 - channel of the control oil valve
The engine front cover is made of aluminum alloy and is integrated with the #3 engine mount bracket, which reduces weight and noise. The hole for the crankshaft pulley mounting bolt, the technological hole for unlocking the ratchet of the chain tension regulator and the technological hole for fixing the tensioner lever when the timing chain is loosened are located on the front cover of the engine. On L3 engine models, the oil line and integrated oil filter are located on the front cover (pic. 2.15).