Three-port pintle valve for control of actuation oil

An internal combustion engine including a variable valve actuation device, said engine comprising

• a three-port oil control valve for directing flow of pressurized oil between an engine oil supply gallery, said variable valve actuation device, and an engine oil exhaust gallery, wherein said three-port oil control valve includes
• a valve body having first and second valve seats disposed along a central bore terminating in an exhaust port connected to said engine oil exhaust gallery and having a supply port connected to said engine oil supply gallery formed in said valve body in communication with said first valve seat and having a common port connected to said variable valve actuation device formed in said valve body in communication with said second valve seat, wherein said first and second valve seats face in opposite directions,
• a pintle shaft extending into said central bore,
• a first valve head disposed within said central bore adjacent said first valve seat and moved by said pintle shaft for mating with said first valve seat to open and close said supply port to said common port,
• a second valve head disposed within said central bore adjacent said second valve seat for mating with said second valve seat to open and close said common port to said exhaust port,
• a spacing rod disposed within said central bore between said first and second valve heads, and
• an actuator directed by an engine control module and operatively connected to said pintle shaft.