DI Diesel Engines M57/M67 - Common Rail Sec. 2 P.14
Course contents/Background material
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
design
M67-specific features
• Automatic transmission (5HP30):
Sheet metal flywheel with integrated incremental wheel,
TDC allocation adapted to control unit
Technical data:
M57 M67
V-angle Inlet valves
3.75 degrees
Exhaust valves
3.0 degrees
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