Hey, might be a quick question for niche brains… but mechanics IS NOT my strong point.
My car is: X Reg (2000) Volkswagen Polo, 1.4litre. What I want to know is how many valves? Just so I can buy the chrome decal thing for the back of the car (16V) etc… Do you need more info?
Thanks,
James.
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How Many Valves Does My Car Engine Have?
Posted on March 23, 2011.
Ha, haha, hahaha. The V(x) is how many cylinders you have, not valves. The cylinders are set in a V-formation so they call it a V6, V8, etc. You have an inline, not even a V-formation engine. Sorry;)
Edit: Hmm…Never heard of displaying the number of valves on the car before, new on me, but thanks for the info. Sorry about the misinformation, and I’m a Chevy man, thanks.
You have a 16 valve (4 per 4 cyl)
Above answer is wrong. Yes you have an I-4 engine, but the engine is a 16V SOHC. But it might be a 8-valve if you have the baseline motor.
That is if you have a 2000 model year manufactured in 2000 or 1999 and the engine code is AFH. On the valve cover there will be all the information you need. If you have the base line engine it will probably have no cast-in (molded/rasied) lettering. If you have the hi-line engine it will say 16V, or 100PS, or AFH, or 16-valve SOHC.
That I am aware of the only Polo available with a DOHC was the 1.6L that shipped in European GTI models only.
**Chevy man: The Corvette C4 ZR1 (90-95) had a LT5 SOHC motor. The LT5 was recycled into the Northstar Cadillac engines L37 and L8 which usually have “Cadillac”, “Northstar” and “SOHC 32V” or “DOHC 32v” on the intake covers
Yes, you have a 16v, which is 16 valve.
Per first answer, I guess some people are just used to their Ford trucks…Ignorance is bliss, I suppose.