Engine design · Type 6-cylinderaluminiumopposed-cylinderengine,

911 Carrera (996) Entire vehicle -General Engine design Type 6-cylinderaluminiumopposed-cylinderengine, water cooled Radiators 3 in the front end Crankcase Vertically split light alloy cylinder housing with separate crankshaftbearing housing Crankshaft Forged, supported by 8 bearings/glow nitride Crankshaftbearings Plainbearings Connectingrods Forged/titanium Con-rodbearings Plain bearings Pistons Light alloy, pressed Cylinders Nikasilcylinderlining Cylinderhead I-part light alloy head Valve guide Pressedin Valvearrangement 2 inlet valves suspendedin parallel V arrangement 2 exhaust valves suspendedin parallel V arrangement Valve control Via flat-basedtappets Camshaft From the crankshaftvia a double chain to the intermediate shaft, and from there to the inlet and exhaustcamshafts via one double chain each. Camshaftadjustment Axial adjustment with 250 adjustment 0 Technical data -GT3 0 -55 Printed in Germany -37, 1999 996O_53