Engine design · Type 6-cylinderaluminiumopposed-cylinderengine,

911 Carrera (996) Entire vehicle -General Engine design Type 6-cylinderaluminiumopposed-cylinderengine, water cooled Radiators Two in the front end (+ 3rd radiator in Tiptronic vehicle) Crankcase Vertically split light alloy cylinder housingwith separate crankshaft bearing housing Crankshaft Forged, supported by 7 bearings Crankshaftbearings Plain bearings Connectingrods Forged Con-rodbearings Plainbearings Pistons Light alloy, pressed Lokasil cylinder lining Cylinders Cylinder head 3-part light alloy head Valve guide Pressed in Valvearrangement 2 inlet valves suspendedin parallel V arrangement 2 exhaustvalves 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 exhaust camshafts via one double chain each. Inlet camshaft coupled with exhaust camshaftvia a single chain. 0-3 0 Technical data Printed in Germany, 1997 996O_1