Engines: faults, reviews, characteristics
Engines: faults, reviews, characteristics
The power unit retained the cast-iron cylinder block and chain-driven timing, but there were enough changes. For example, phase shifters were installed on the camshafts, the crankshaft pulley has a damper, the outdated thermostat was replaced with a plastic one,…
In the 2000s, the 1.6-liter EP6 gasoline engine appeared on Peugeot-Citroen cars, which became the cause of numerous complaints and problems of motorists. We made a detailed review about it earlier. In 2009, engineers updated it, after which the index…
A car engine has two important parts: the cylinder block and the cylinder head. And they are connected with each other by the cylinder-head gasket. Its main task is to seal the combustion chambers and the channels through which the…
Power unit OM642 is the only six-cylinder passenger car engine from Mercedes, which has a V-shaped block made of aluminum. The engine considered today began to be put instead of “five” and “six” back in 2005. And what is remarkable,…
French D4F can be called a really reliable unit. The production of engines of this line started in the distant 1996 and continued until 2014. Of the D-series motors, there is only one in the turbo version, the other 4…
Characteristics of the N20 engine Characteristics Data Manufacturing BMW Plant Hams Hall Engine make N20 Years of production 2011-present Cylinder block material aluminum Power system injector Type row Number of cylinders 4 Valves per cylinder 4 Piston stroke, mm 90.1…
Opel Z12XEP 1.2L engine characteristics Parameter Value Manufacturing Aspern engine plant Engine make Z12XEP Years of manufacture 2004-2009 Cylinder block material cast iron Power system injector Type row Number of cylinders 4 Valves per cylinder 4 Piston stroke, mm 72.6…
The cylinder layout in the engines of VW cars produced between 1992 and 2010 was the row-shifted or VR-type. In these engines, the cylinders are mounted in the same block, but not in a row, but at an angle of…
The 3.6 FSI engine, produced by Volkswagen since 2005, is a modern and powerful power unit, which has found wide application in various models of cars of the VW concern. Let’s take a look at its technical specifications, performance features…
Technical data Characteristics Value Exact volume 3697 cm³ Power system Distributed injection Engine power 280 hp Torque 350 Nm Cylinder block Aluminum V8 Cylinder head Aluminum 40v Cylinder diameter 84.5 mm Piston stroke 82.4 mm Compression ratio 11.0 Engine Features…
It’s time to take a fresh look at the fresh diesel turbocharged 4-cylinder motor from Mercedes with the index OM651. It was this turbo motor that was the subject of the first review posted on our channel. Since then, we…
Since 2001, the company Mazda began to use gasoline motors L-series in several versions with a volume of 1.8-2.3 liters. They are characterized by the manufacture of a block of light alloys, chain drive camshafts, there are no hydrocompensators. Earlier…