Description And Operation: Engine: Notes

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The 1.6L 4-cylinder engine has the following features:

Dual overhead camshaft
Four valves per cylinder
Sequential Multi-Port Fuel Injection (SFI)
Aluminum cylinder head
Aluminum cylinder block
Twin independent Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) system

The 1.6L engine is a 4 valve-per-cylinder, dual overhead camshaft engine. The engine uses an ignition coil and spark plug wires. The cylinder block is made of aluminum and the bearing caps are integrated into the ladder assembly. An aluminum oil pan bolts to the bottom of the lower cylinder block and to the transmission to provide greater strength. The camshafts are mounted in the cylinder head and act against valve tappets to open and close the valves. The camshafts are driven off the front of the cylinder head by one timing belt. The belt is driven by a sprocket that is located on the crankshaft. The piston assembly is an aluminum piston with a sinter forged carbon steel connecting rod. The oil pump is driven by the crankshaft.