A V5 engine is a five-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration. Even compared to the fairly rare straight-five engine, V5 engine designs are very uncommon. The first production V5 …

The Oldsmobile Diesel engine is a series of V6 and V8 diesel engines produced by General Motors from 1978 to 1985. Their design was based on the Olds 350 gasoline engine architecture. A 350 cu in (5.7 L) V8 was introduced in 1978, followed by a …

Jan 20, 2021 · For now, we can bask in the glory of one of man’s weirdest engines, a V5 Diesel. Update (1-2021): On yet another visit to the R.E. Olds Museum this past August, I was able to take a better look at this oddball. I’ve added the new …

Oct 17, 2024 · The idea behind the diesel V5 was to create a fuel-sipper that could power transverse-mounted front-wheel drive cars on GM's X platform, like the Chevy Citation. The X platform proved ...

Jul 3, 2023 · VW has made its own V5, which was a 2.8L VR6 minus 1 cylinder displacing 2.3L during the MK4 era, with 10-valves and 20-valves to coincide with 12-valve VR6 and 24-valve VR6 engines.

The Oldsmobile V5 diesel engine was an experimental design developed by GM in the 1980s, aimed at fitting within the tight engine bays of their front-wheel-d...

Dec 25, 2024 · It’s the only Oldsmobile-manufactured engine you could buy in a Ciera in 1983. Learning a few lessons from the deficiencies of the original 5.7 Diesel, the V6 had six head bolts per cylinder (instead of four) and a water separator for the fuel, in addition to aluminum cylinder heads and intake manifold.

Apr 12, 2024 · Badged as a “V5,” this engine was a 2.3-liter five-cylinder with pistons arranged in a 15-degree vee with three on one side, two on the other. Both banks shared a single cylinder head. The VR-5...

The VR engines and the new V5 engine combine the advantages of the V-concept with the advantages of the inline engine. These are: l short overall length thanks to V-angle, l small overall width thanks to the V-angle of 15 °, l only one cylinder head is required, The V5 was derived from the VR6 by removing the 1st cylinder from the latter.

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