Most of this information will be derived from any of the outlined VS Information sources.
Example:
Make: |
Nissan |
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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 |
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Spart plugs/cylinder or Rotor: |
Two |
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Identifying marks: |
N/A |
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Comments: |
None |
Make: Typically this will be the same as the vehicle manufacturer e.g., Nissan, Toyota, BMW, Holden 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.