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A valvetrain is a mechanical system that controls the operation of the intake and exhaust valves in an internal combustion engine. [1] The intake valves control the flow of air/fuel mixture (or air alone for direct-injected engines) into the combustion chamber, while the exhaust valves control the flow of spent exhaust gases out of the ...
In 2007 BMW sold its 50% stake to DaimlerChrysler and cancelled its contract for the Tritec engine. [1] BMW entered into a new joint venture with PSA Peugeot Citroen to develop the Prince engine which is used in the second generation Mini cars. [2] The factory had a capacity of 400,000 engines a year, [3] and in 2006 production was around ...
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Engine valvetrain configurations (3 C, 11 P) V. Engine valves (4 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Valvetrain" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Closeup of a Liberty L-12's valvetrain details, almost matching the later Mercedes D.IIIa design. The Liberty engine was a modular design where four or six cylinders could be used in one or two banks, allowing for inline fours, V-8s, inline sixes, or the V-12. The design was held together by a two-part cast aluminium crankcase. The two pieces ...
The BMW N20 is a 1.6 and 2.0 L (98 and 122 cu in) turbocharged four-cylinder DOHC petrol engine with variable valve lift and variable valve timing which replaced the N53 (or BMW N52 in some markets) and was produced from 2011 to 2017 by BMW.
GM Family B engine Family Z is a turbocharged common rail diesel engine produced by General Motors Korea since 2010. It replaced VM Motori RA 420 diesel engine in a number of GM applications, such as the diesel versions of vehicles sold as Chevrolet made for North America, Daewoo made for Korea, Opel made for Europe and Holden made for Australia.
The BMW N42 is a DOHC four-cylinder petrol engine which replaced the BMW M43 and was produced from 2001-2004. [1] [2] The N42 serves as the basis for the smaller N40 engine (which does not have Valvetronic). The N42B18 won the 1.4-1.8 L category of the International Engine of the Year awards for 2001. [3]