Description And Operation: Engine: Notes

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Fig 1: Exploded View Of Engine - Upper End (1 Of 2)

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Fig 2: Exploded View Of Engine - Upper End (2 Of 2)

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Fig 3: Exploded View Of Engine Induction System

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Fig 4: Exploded View Of Engine - Lower End

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Fig 5: Exploded View Of Engine - Front End

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WARNING: Do not operate the engine with the hood open until the fan blade has been first examined for possible cracks and separation.

The 4.6L (281 CID) is a V-8 engine with the following features:

Single overhead camshaft
Two valves per cylinder
Sequential multiport fuel injection (SFI)
Aluminum cylinder heads
Cast aluminum, 90-degree V-cylinder block
Individually chain-driven camshafts with a hydraulic timing chain tensioner on each timing chain
Electronic ignition system with 8 ignition coils