Crankshaft, timing and valvetrain
Crankshafts, camshafts, VVT camshaft adjusters, engine valves, tappets, rocker arms, timing chain kits and tensioner bearings for European and Japanese passenger cars: the parts that turn combustion into rotation, open and close the valves, keep them in time with the pistons and hold the chain and the belts at the right tension, catalogued by OE reference.
Product types
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Crankshafts
Crankshafts that turn the up-and-down motion of the pistons into the rotation that drives the wheels, the timing chain and the belts: forged or cast shafts with their main and rod journals ground to the diameters and tolerances of the original, for European and Japanese passenger cars, identified by OE reference.
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Camshafts
Camshafts that open the intake and exhaust valves at the right moment and by the right amount: the shafts whose lobes are ground to the profile and the timing of the original engine and whose journals run in the bearings of the head, for European and Japanese passenger cars, identified by OE reference.
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VVT camshaft adjusters
Variable valve timing (VVT) camshaft adjusters: the phasers on the end of the camshaft that turn it against its sprocket under oil pressure, so the engine control unit can advance or retard the valve timing with speed and load, for European and Japanese passenger cars, identified by OE reference.
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Engine valves
Intake and exhaust valves that open and close the ports of the combustion chamber: poppet valves whose heads seal against the seats in the cylinder head and whose stems run in the guides, made to the diameters, length and seat angle of the original, for European and Japanese passenger cars, identified by OE reference.
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Tappets
Tappets (hydraulic lifters and mechanical followers) that sit between the camshaft lobe and the valve and take up the clearance in the valvetrain, so the valve opens quietly and by its full lift, for European and Japanese passenger cars, identified by OE reference.
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Rocker arms
Rocker arms that pivot between the camshaft, or the pushrod, and the valve stem and pass the lift of the cam lobe to the valve, with the hardened pad or roller that runs on the lobe and the adjuster or hydraulic element that sets the clearance, for European and Japanese passenger cars, identified by OE reference.
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Timing chain kits
Timing chain kits that drive the camshafts from the crankshaft and keep the valves in time with the pistons: the chain, the sprockets, the tensioner and the guide rails, supplied complete so the whole drive is renewed together, for European and Japanese passenger cars, identified by OE reference.
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Tensioner bearings
Tensioner bearings and idler pulleys for the engine's belt drives: the bearings, pulleys and tensioner arms with their spring or damper that hold the belt at the right tension on the alternator, the water pump and the other driven units, for European and Japanese passenger cars, identified by OE reference.