The Volkswagen D24T engine is a 2.4-litre inline-six-cylinder (R6/I6)

single overhead camshaft An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion cha ...

(SOHC)

diesel engine The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-ca ...

, formerly manufactured by

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from December 1982 to July 1992.

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Technical description

The engine is constructed in an identical manner to the earlier

Volkswagen D24 engine The Volkswagen D24 engine is a 2.4-litre inline-six-cylinder (R6/I6), naturally aspirated diesel engine, formerly manufactured by Volkswagen Group from 1978 to 1995.ETKA Subsequent forced induction variants of this engine were also available as ...

, but includes a

turbocharger In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (often called a turbo) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to pro ...

for improved performance. The engine head is modified compared to a naturally aspirated engine. The valve zone is not flat anymore but slightly hemispheric. The engine block is equipped with oil squirters (with pressure valve) for better cooling of the pistons. The pistons are modified on the skirt zone to not interfere with the oil squirters during the strokes. The injection pump (bosch VE) is adapted to the turbo system.

Applications

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and 780 *

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References

External links

Volkswagen Group corporate website

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Salzgitter (Germany) - engine plant Mobility and Sustainability

**[https://web.archive.org/web/20090316063814/http://www.volkswagen.com/vwcms/master_public/virtualmaster/en2/unternehmen/mobility_and_sustainability0/regionen/amerika/Sao_Carlos.html São Carlos (Brazil) - engine plant Mobility and Sustainability]
Shanghai (China) - engine plant Mobility and Sustainability
{{Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles D24T D24T Diesel engines by model Straight-six engines

Technical description

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