Daimlerchrysler Corporation

Michael C Lefebvre

Gregg T Black

Steven J Gorgas

A cylinder head gasket for an engine is provided. The gasket includes an opening positioned in a gasket substrate and arranged to align with an engine oiling circuit passage to allow oil to flow from a cylinder block through the gasket to a cylinder head. The gasket further includes a filter element attached to the gasket relative to the opening and arranged to provide a barrier to debris in the oiling circuit.

Cylinder head gasket with integral filter element

A method and apparatus for leak testing a first and a second cavity of a part. A fixture is provided for engaging and individually sealing the cavities of the part. Pressurized fluid from a pressure source is introduced into each of the cavities. The first cavity is allowed to stabilize and its leak rate is measured using a pressure-measuring device. The first cavity is then vented. Upon stabilization of the second cavity, the leak rate thereof is similarly measured. The second cavity is then also vented. The leak rates are then evaluated to determine if a leak is present in either of the cavities.

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West Bloomfield, MI, United States of America

Michael C Lefebvre