DI Diesel Engines M57/M67 - Common Rail
Flywheel
The flywheel is located between the engine and gearbox. The
task of the flywheel is to increase the rotating mass so as to
enable more uniform rotary motion.
Various types of flywheel are used depending on the type of
gearbox installed.
M57-specific features
• Manual gearbox: Dual-mass flywheel
• Automatic gearbox: Sheet-metal flywheel based on sandwich
M67-specific features
• Automatic transmission (5HP30):
Sheet metal flywheel with integrated incremental wheel,
TDC allocation adapted to control unit
Technical data:
V-angle
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design
Inlet valves
Exhaust valves
Course contents/Background material
M57
M67
3.75
3.0
Sec. 2 P.14
degrees
degrees