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Display as a link instead. Clear editor. Upload or insert images from URL. Engine Bay Search In. Recommended Posts. Roger Chatfield 0. Posted October 5, Evening chaps, bit of a newbie question for you all. Thanks fella's, Rog. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites. Posted October 6, Amazingly, Volkswagen did further experiment on VR6 engine and packed the two-cylinder blocks under the same cylinder head.
VR6 engines are notoriously known for the two banks of its cylinders. This engine carries a narrow angle between the cylinder banks and one-cylinder head covering both banks of cylinders, making them V6 piston engines. In , Volkswagen Group presented the first VR6 engine and luckily the VR6 engines presently remain in production of the company. It is because 4-cylinder engines just fit perfect under the hood, but fitting a 6-cylinder engine that takes the same space seems not possible.
As 6-cylinder engines are much larger, and redesigning it takes more cost, Volkswagen handled it with intelligent engineering. What did they do? Though a V6 engine occupies too much space and likewise will be a straight 6, the banks are still offset so it can be made possible. Speaking technically, it will not qualify to be an inline 6, also not a V6 too.
Therefore, allocating the inline six as R6, accordingly a VR6 that is in between a V6, or an R6 has been made possible.
As a very compact hybrid the VR engine saves a lot of space in the engine compartment i. Though Lancia invented V engine in and the production continued up until when the Lancia V4 engine w as the first narrow angle V engine to be used in a motor vehicle. Since , the VR6 has been built in Wolfsburg, Europe a. Let me explain to you the function of this part. It is responsible for sealing the pressure of the cylinders, which allows the engine to have compression.
It is one of the most important gaskets of the engine. So, what causes the gasket to fail? Unlike the above three problems, which occurred due to wear and tear, this one is caused by the rapid temperature changes of the engine. As the gasket has to handle the high engine temperature and the low coolant ones, the seal starts becoming hard until it breaks.
This raises another question. Well, the gasket failure, due to temperature fluctuations, happens mostly when the coolant levels exceed the normal limit. It is common practice to use higher than the recommended levels of coolant. Well, when the gasket starts leaking or blows completely, there are many symptoms you can be on the lookout for to catch the problem as soon as possible.
As the problem frequently occurs on highly driven vehicles, users have reported back many symptoms that confirm the presence of the issue:.
These symptoms confirm that there is a leak in the system. Depending on the location of the leak, the coolant may or may not mix with the oil. In cases like these, it is better to get not to use the vehicle at all. The head gasket needs to be replaced.
The job is quite complex and requires a professional to complete it properly. It always surprises me when a company gives support to an engine that is considerably old. In the case of Volkswagen, that engine is the VR6. The company had its own take against the V-6 engine. It even referred to this one as the V6. The engine was announced in , with production beginning in Although the prototype was a mere 2. One thing that stood this engine apart was that Volkswagen decided to use a one-cylinder head for all of the cylinders.
The engine was optimized to the extent that it was compared to the best inline-six engines of the time. It was the last put under the hood in The engine had a pretty decent run. I think it is pretty safe to say that the VR6 engine is pretty reliable. Although there are many issues that occur with the engine, most of them are due to wear and tear. Such is the case with the Volkswagen VR6 engine. Like a V6, it has two banks of three cylinders, DriveTribe explains. However, unlike a conventional V6, the Volkswagen VR6 only has one cylinder head.
So, you got more power without messing up the handling. The first 2.
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