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BASE ENGINE
ENGINE MECHANICAL <4A9>11A-5
CYLINDER BLOCK
AK402339AC
Front view
Right side view
Under view
Top view
Rear view
Left side view
Thermostat case installation positionOil filter bracket installation position Front
Front Front Front
Nipple
The cylinder b
l ock is ma de of ligh twe i ght aluminum
allo
y .
The crankshaf t jo urnal is supp orted b y 5 b earing s .
The crankshaf
t thru st load is supporte d by No . 4
bearin
g.
The water jacket is of a full-siamese de sig n .
A nipple is p r ovid ed at the fr o n t of the block to su pply
engin
e oil onto the timin g ch ain.
ItemDimension
Overall height mm280
Overall length mm375.1
Top face to crankshaft
center mm205
Crankshaft center to
bottom face mm75
Bore mm75
Bore pitch mm83
Stroke mm84.8
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BASE ENGINE
ENGINE MECHANICAL <4A9>11A-6
REAR OIL SEAL CASE
AK305061AB
AA A-A
The rea
r oil seal ca se is a sheet -met al wor k . The
case is
inst alled with sealant ap plie d onto th e mou n t
-
ing face to prevent oil leaka ge.
PISTON
AK403222
AB
Front mark
Piston pin offset
The pisto n is made of spec ial a l uminu m all o y . W e ig ht
reduction
is a c hieved by minimizin g the o v erall
heigh
t while maximizing th e recess on bo th end s of
the piston
pin.
The center o f the p i sto n pin hole is of fset by 0.5 mm
from t
he ce nter of the piston towards the th rust side .
The piston skirt ha s a streak finish to enha nce oil
retention an
d anti-seizin g prope rty .
ItemDimension
Base diameter mm75
Pin diameter mm18
Overall height mm46.04
PISTON PIN
AK305064
d
AB
D
h
The piston pin is o f a semi-floating type, p r ess-fitte d
into t
he co nnecting rod small end wh ile cap able of
floating re
lative to the piston .
ItemDimension
D (Outer diameter) mm18
d (Inner diameter) mm11
h (Overall length) mm50
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BASE ENGINE
ENGINE MECHANICAL <4A9>11A-13
VALVE MECHANISM
AK305076AB
Exhaust valveIntake valve
Exhaust camshaft
Intake camshaft
Spark plug guide
Valve tappet
The valve mechanism is based on a 4-va lve DOHC
(Do
uble Over Head Camsha f t ) d e sign having the
camshaf
t on the u pper valve. Each cylin der has 2
int
a ke valves and 2 exh aust valves, arrang ed in a
V
- shape p a ttern.Camsh a f t rot a tion is transmitte d via va lve t a ppet s to
the respective
valves which ope n and close accord
-
ingly.
VALV E
AK305078
d
d
DD
L
Intake
Exhaust
L
AB
The valves ha ve h eat-resist an ce. Th e entire valve
surface is trea
ted with gas nitriding.ItemIntake valveExhaust valve
Head diameter
mm30.525.5
Stem diameter
mm5.05.0
Overall length
mm89.6190.94
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BASE ENGINE
ENGINE MECHANICAL <4A9>11A-14
VALVE STEM SEAL
AK305079AB
Valve stem seal
The valve stem seal e m ploys springs to enh ance
sealing p
e rformance , min i mi zing oil p a ssing do wn to
the por
t.
VALV E S P R I N G
AK300721AB
h
The valve spri ng h a s a dual pitch sp ring to prevent
surging in the h
i gh speed range .
ItemSpecification
Free length mm43.1
No. of spring turns8.49
VA L V E T A PPET
AK300722AB
Thickness
Identification mark
Va lve t app et s are avai lable in 31 th ickne sses, at 0. 02
mm
intervals betwee n 2.70 mm and 3 . 30 mm, to
ensu
r e co rrect valve clearan ce.
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BASE ENGINE
ENGINE MECHANICAL <4A9>11A-16
CAMSHAFT
AK304999
Intake camshaft
Exhaust camshaft
AB
Hollow section
Advance
oil channel
Retard
oil channel
Cam positon sensing ring
Dowel pinSealing cap
The lightweight camshaf t is ach i eved by the h o llo w
design.
Oil channels run through the int a ke camshaf t,
through
wh ich oil is sent from t he oil fee der co ntrol
valve to
the V . V . T . sprocket.
A cam position sen s in g ring is press-fitt ed onto the
rear port
i on o f the int a ke camshaf t.
ItemDimension
Overall length
mmIntake407.5
Exhaust361.9
Journal mm26
Valve lift mmIntake8.4
Exhaust7.9
OIL FEEDER CONT ROL V A L V E(OCV)
AK302997AB
Spring guideValve sleeve
Plunger spring Spool
O-ring
Insulation coilar
StatorGuide cap Bracket
Yo k eSeal cap
Plunger
Shaft Terminal
Bobbin
Tape
Enameled copper wire
Drain
Drain
Pump
Pressure
chamber
Default
pressure
chamber
The oil fee
der co ntrol valve is essen t ially a solenoid
valve, re
gulat ed by the en gine -ECU or
engin
e -A-M/T -ECU signals to feed o il to the V . V . T .
sprocket
assemb ly t o move the van e rotor .
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BASE ENGINE
ENGINE MECHANICAL <4A9>11A-21
CYLINDER BLOCK
AK402339AC
Front view
Right side view
Under view
Top view
Rear view
Left side view
Thermostat case installation positionOil filter bracket installation position Front
Front Front Front
Nipple
The cylinder b
l ock is ma de of ligh twe i ght aluminum
allo
y .
The crankshaf t jo urnal is supp orted b y 5 b earing s .
The crankshaf
t thru st load is supporte d by No . 4
bearin
g.
The water jacket is of a full-siamese de sig n .
A nipple is p r ovid ed at the fr o n t of the block to su pply
engin
e oil onto the timin g ch ain.
ItemDimension
Overall height mm280
Overall length mm375.1
Top face to crankshaft
center mm205
Crankshaft center to
bottom face mm75
Bore mm75
Bore pitch mm83
Stroke mm84.8
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BASE ENGINE
ENGINE MECHANICAL <4A9>11A-22
REAR OIL SEAL CASE
AK305061AB
AA A-A
The rea
r oil seal ca se is a sheet -met al wor k . The
case is
inst alled with sealant ap plie d onto th e mou n t
-
ing face to prevent oil leaka ge.
PISTON
AK403222
AB
Front mark
Piston pin offset
The pisto n is made of spec ial a l uminu m all o y . W e ig ht
reduction
is a c hieved by minimizin g the o v erall
heigh
t while maximizing th e recess on bo th end s of
the piston
pin.
The center o f the p i sto n pin hole is of fset by 0.5 mm
from t
he ce nter of the piston towards the th rust side .
The piston skirt ha s a streak finish to enha nce oil
retention an
d anti-seizin g prope rty .
ItemDimension
Base diameter mm75
Pin diameter mm18
Overall height mm46.04
PISTON PIN
AK305064
d
AB
D
h
The piston pin is o f a semi-floating type, p r ess-fitte d
into t
he co nnecting rod small end wh ile cap able of
floating re
lative to the piston .
ItemDimension
D (Outer diameter) mm18
d (Inner diameter) mm11
h (Overall length) mm50
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BASE ENGINE
ENGINE MECHANICAL <4A9>11A-29
VALVE MECHANISM
AK305076AB
Exhaust valveIntake valve
Exhaust camshaft
Intake camshaft
Spark plug guide
Valve tappet
The valve mechanism is based on a 4-va lve DOHC
(Do
uble Over Head Camsha f t ) d e sign having the
camshaf
t on the u pper valve. Each cylin der has 2
int
a ke valves and 2 exh aust valves, arrang ed in a
V
- shape p a ttern.Camsh a f t rot a tion is transmitte d via va lve t a ppet s to
the respective
valves which ope n and close accord
-
ingly.
VALV E
AK305078
d
d
DD
L
Intake
Exhaust
L
AB
The valves ha ve h eat-resist an ce. Th e entire valve
surface is trea
ted with gas nitriding.ItemIntake valveExhaust valve
Head diameter
mm30.525.5
Stem diameter
mm5.05.0
Overall length
mm89.6190.94