Patent ID: 8534239

Claim:
A multi-cylinder diesel engine in which, while an extension direction of a crank shaft ( 1 ) is set to an anteroposterior direction, a common rail ( 3 ) which is directed in the anteroposterior direction is placed above an intake manifold ( 2 ), and an engine cooling fan ( 4 ) is placed in front of said engine, wherein a width direction of said engine which is perpendicular to the anteroposterior direction is set to a lateral direction, an air intake portion ( 6 ) of said intake manifold ( 2 ) is placed on an outer lateral side of both lateral sides of said common rail ( 3 ), the outer lateral side being opposite to a head cover ( 5 ), and said common rail ( 3 ) is placed in a place to which engine cooling air produced by said engine cooling fan ( 4 ) is blown.