Methods and systems are provided for pinpointing a source of degradation in a vehicle engine system. In one example, a method includes spinning an engine of a vehicle unfueled in a forward and a reverse direction, in no particular order, and recording a first intake air flow and a second intake air flow, respectively, in an intake of the engine, and where the source of degradation is indicated as a function of both the first air flow and the second air flow. In this way, the degradation of the vehicle engine system may be pinpointed as to being located in the intake manifold, the exhaust system, or the engine.

An engine accessory drive (EAD) system for an engine includes a motor-generator (MGU) unit operably coupled to an accessory. The EAD system also includes a gearbox assembly, which includes a first gear train operably coupled to the MGU, and a second gear train operably coupled to an output of the engine. The gearbox assembly also includes a clutch selectively coupling the first gear train with a second gear train. The EAD system further includes a starter assembly, which includes a starter shaft operably coupled to the second gear train. The starter assembly also includes a starter pinion coupled to the starter shaft, and an actuator configured to selectively engage the starter pinion with a flywheel of the engine. Further yet, the EAD system includes an EAD controller configured to selectively operate the EAD system in one of a generator mode, an accessory drive mode, and a starter mode.

An internal combustion engine includes an engine block including a cylinder, a piston positioned within the cylinder and configured to reciprocate within the cylinder, a crankshaft driven by the piston, a fuel system for supplying an air-fuel mixture to the cylinder, a starter motor configured to initiate rotation of the crankshaft to start the engine, a cover having a vent opening, a blower housing located between the cover and the engine block for directing cooling air toward the engine block, wherein the blower housing comprises a receptacle electrically coupled to the starter motor, a fan configured to draw the cooling air into the blower housing through the vent opening in the cover to cool the engine block, and a rechargeable battery pack removably attached to the receptacle, wherein the rechargeable battery pack is configured to power the starter motor to start the engine.

An internal combustion engine oil utilization system, comprising one or more oil pumps to receive and discharge engine oil including an engine oil circulation loop comprising a first flow path and a second flow path. The first flow path receives at least a portion of the oil discharged from the one or more oil pumps and utilizes the oil to lubricate the engine during running operation of the engine. The second flow path receives at least a portion of the oil discharged from the one or more oil pumps and accumulates the oil to start the engine and/or to lubricate the engine during at least one of a pre-starting operation and a starting operation of the engine.

A motor vehicle includes a hybrid drive having an internal combustion engine and an electric drive motor, and an air conditioning system having a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, and an electric motor configured to operate the compressor and to start the internal combustion engine as electric starter when being coupled with the internal combustion engine. The electric motor has an inverter to operate the electric motor directly with high voltage of a high-voltage onboard electrical system of the motor vehicle so as to enable the electric motor to apply a mechanical torque for re-staring the internal combustion engine in case of need in the absence of any assistance from the electric drive motor. A clutch device mechanically couples the electric motor of the air conditioning system with the internal combustion engine in response to a control signal.

A system includes a valve actuation system, a pre-lubrication pump coupled to a lubrication circuit and configured to provide oil to the valve actuation system, a catalyst for receiving and treating exhaust gasses, and a controller. The controller is configured to identify an engine start request and determine whether the catalyst temperature is below a first threshold value. In response to determining that the catalyst temperature is below the first threshold value, the controller actuates the pre-lubrication pump to direct lubricant to the valve actuation system, controls the valve actuation system to deactivate at least one cylinder of an engine, and, subsequent to deactivating the at least one cylinder of the engine, cranks the engine.

The present invention relates to a freewheel damper arrangement (2) for a motor vehicle having a torsional vibration damper (18) having a damper shell (22), spring elements (30) arranged in the damper shell (22) and a damper flange (34) coupled torsionally elastically to the damper shell (22) via the spring elements (30), and a starter freewheel (20) having a first race (58) which can be driven by a starter motor (70) and a second race (60) which is assigned to the damper shell (22), between which clamping elements (62) are arranged. The second race (60) is non-rotatably fastened to the damper shell (22).

The present invention relates to a freewheel-damper assembly (2) for a motor vehicle, having a torsional vibration damper (18) with a primary element (20) which is connectible or connected, on a drive side (36) of the torsional vibration damper (18), to a drive shaft (38), and with a secondary element (22) which is torsionally elastically coupled to the primary element (20) and which is connectible or connected, on an output side (46) of the torsional vibration damper (18) facing away from the drive side (36), to a transmission input shaft (48), and with a starter freewheel (58), via which the primary element (20) can be indirectly or directly driven by a starter motor (60). The starter freewheel (58) is arranged on the output side (46) of the torsional vibration damper (18). The present invention moreover relates to a drivetrain for a motor vehicle having such a freewheel-damper assembly (2).

A hybrid drive train for a hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine configured to drive the hybrid vehicle and an output shaft configured to provide torque to drive the hybrid vehicle, and a transmission which has a transmission input shaft. The hybrid drive train also includes a first electric machine by which the transmission input shaft can be driven, a second electric machine by which the output shaft can be driven to start the internal combustion engine, and an auxiliary unit configured to be driven by the second electric machine.

A method of exercising a generator includes detecting a temperature of the generator by a temperature sensor, if the temperature of the generator is above a predetermined temperature, activating, by a controller, a starter motor of the generator, and performing, by the controller, an exercise test, and if the temperature of the generator is below the predetermined temperature, not activating, by the controller, the starter motor.