Patent ID: 8662033

Claim:
An engine assembly comprising: a cylinder head ( 12 ) including first and second walls ( 24 , 26 ) opposite one another and extending from a base region ( 28 ) defining a cavity ( 30 ), the cylinder head ( 12 ) defining a first oil passage ( 34 , 60 ) extending through an interior surface defining the cavity ( 30 ); and a fluid control assembly ( 22 ) including: a first oil control valve ( 66 ) fixed to the base region ( 28 ) of the cylinder head ( 12 ) and defining a first port ( 76 ) coupled with the first oil passage ( 34 , 60 ) and a second port ( 78 ) coupled with a second oil passage ( 62 ) in the cylinder head ( 12 ); and a first conduit ( 70 ) extending from the first oil control valve ( 66 ) toward the first wall ( 24 ) of the cylinder head ( 12 ) and providing the fluid communication between the first port ( 76 ) of the first oil control valve ( 66 ) and the first oil passage ( 34 , 60 ) in the cylinder head ( 12 ).