Abstract: A valve cover of a internal combustion engine is fixed on the cylinder head by a plurality of screwed joints, preferably with a circumferential gasket inserted in between. At least some of the screwed joints are provided and/or coupled in such a way with a resiliently and/or elastically flexible element (11) on a cold side (3) of the cylinder head (1), which faces away from the at least one exhaust port in the cylinder head (1) and hence faces a cold side of the engine, that the valve cover (2) lifts off from the cylinder head (1) in a defined area of the cover only in the area of said cold side (3) when there is a defined excess pressure in the crankcase.

Abstract: A supercharged diesel engine having at least one charged air conduit for distributing charged air and having a first chamber for conveying the charged air. Air inlet openings of the cylinder head are connected to the first chamber in a gastight manner. The charged air conduit has at least one second chamber, which is separate from the first chamber and has a removable lid. The fuel reservoir is secured in the second chamber, which is provided with a first passage allowing the high pressure fuel line and the fuel reservoir to communicate with one another. The second chamber has at least one second passage, facing the cylinder head, allowing the fuel injection lines and fuel connections on the cylinder head to communicate with one another. With the lid in place, the second chamber encloses the fuel reservoir, the fuel injection lines and the fuel connections such that in the event of leakage at any of them, leaking fuel flows into the second chamber.

Abstract: A supercharged diesel engine having at least one charged air conduit for distributing charged air and having a first chamber for conveying the charged air. Air inlet openings of the cylinder head are connected to the first chamber in a gastight manner. The charged air conduit has at least one second chamber, which is separate from the first chamber and has a removable lid. The fuel reservoir is secured in the second chamber, which is provided with a first passage allowing the high pressure fuel line and the fuel reservoir to communicate with one another. The second chamber has at least one second passage, facing the cylinder head, allowing the fuel injection lines and fuel connections on the cylinder head to communicate with one another. With the lid in place, the second chamber encloses the fuel reservoir, the fuel injection lines and the fuel connections such that in the event of leakage at any of them, leaking fuel flows into the second chamber.