Why R6 engine
01-19-2005, 06:55 AM
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Why does everyone here call it the R6 engine
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
01-19-2005, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by E60Speed' date='Jan 19 2005, 05:55 PM
Why does everyone here call it the R6 engine
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
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So it seems there are many different codes/names for this engine.
01-19-2005, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by BMW#4' date='Jan 19 2005, 01:54 PM
[quote name='E60Speed' date='Jan 19 2005, 05:55 PM']Why does everyone here call it the R6 engine
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
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So it seems there are many different codes/names for this engine.
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[/quote]Im starting to think that NG6 and R6 reffer to the new family of 6 cylinder engines, and that N52 is the 3.0L engine in the family
The 2.5 will be NXX
and the planned 2.3 Nxx
but they are all from the NG6 / R6 family
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Originally Posted by E60Speed' date='Jan 19 2005, 10:55 AM
Why does everyone here call it the R6 engine
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
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R6 means that is 6 cylinders in a Row arrangement as opposed to V6 which is "V" aligment of the engine
R6- cylinders in a row one behind each other in a straight line
V6 - cylinders are in a angle one against another in a letter V shape aligment, 3 cylinders on the left , 3 on the right
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Originally Posted by Peter530i' date='Jul 19 2005, 10:18 AM
[quote name='E60Speed' date='Jan 19 2005, 10:55 AM']Why does everyone here call it the R6 engine
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
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R6 means that is 6valve in a Row arrangement as opposed to V6 which is "V" aligment of the engine
R6- valves in a row one behind each other in a straight line
V6 - valves are in a angle one against another in a letter V shape aligment, 3 valves on the left , 3 on the right
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[/quote]I think you're getting your valves and cylinders mixed up...
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Originally Posted by colejl' date='Jul 19 2005, 06:53 AM
[quote name='Peter530i' date='Jul 19 2005, 10:18 AM'][quote name='E60Speed' date='Jan 19 2005, 10:55 AM']Why does everyone here call it the R6 engine
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
[snapback]80739[/snapback]
R6 means that is 6valve in a Row arrangement as opposed to V6 which is "V" aligment of the engine
R6- valves in a row one behind each other in a straight line
V6 - valves are in a angle one against another in a letter V shape aligment, 3 valves on the left , 3 on the right
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[/quote]I think you're getting your valves and cylinders mixed up...
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[/quote]check it out now
sorry Engl, is just a 2nd language for me
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Originally Posted by E60Speed' date='Jan 19 2005, 05:55 PM
Why does everyone here call it the R6 engine
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
In all BMW literature relating to the 630i that has it it is refered to as the N52
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But then the engines has their own code. The "old" R6 engines had the M54 code. Then new ones (starting from April this year) are code N52.
The current V8 4.4 litre engine goes under the code N62 and the current R4 family engines N42.
For example my car is a E60 525iA with a R6-type N52 engine.
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A lot of the initial press releases from BMW called it the R6. I like this 12 page article on the new BMW engines...
http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/news.../eng/bmw/1.html
http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/news.../eng/bmw/1.html
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Originally Posted by Peter530i' date='Jul 19 2005, 10:18 AM
[quote name='colejl' date='Jul 19 2005, 06:53 AM']
I think you're getting your valves and cylinders mixed up...?
I think you're getting your valves and cylinders mixed up...?
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sorry Engl, is just a 2nd language for me
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