2.2 Cylinder Head

Most of this information will be derived from any of the outlined VS Information sources.

Example:

Make:

Nissan

No. valves/cylinder

Two

Inlet: One

Exhaust: One

No. of Ports Total:

Eight

Inlet: Four

Exhaust: Four

No, of Camshafts:

One

Location: Head

Drive: Chain

Valve Actuation:

Rocker

Spart plugs/cylinder or Rotor:

Two

Identifying marks:

N/A

Comments:

None

 

Make: Typically this will be the same as the vehicle manufacturer e.g., NissanToyotaBMWHolden etc or N/A for rotary engines.

No. valves/cylinder: The total number plus the number of individual inlet and Exhaust valves or N/A for rotary engines.

No. of Ports Total: The total number plus the number of individual inlet and Exhaust ports. This also applies to rotary engines.

No, of Camshafts: The total number of camshafts or N/A for rotary engines.

Location: Of the camshaft which is typically either Head or Block or N/A for rotary engines.

Drive: How the camshaft is driven, typically either Chain, Belt or N/A for rotary engines.

Valve Actuation: Typically this is either Rocker, Direct actuation or N/A for rotary engines.

Part Plugs / Cylinder or Rotor: In most cases this will be one but some Japanese cars and Rotary engines will have two.

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