Difference between revisions of "Straight-four"

The '''Inline-four engine''' or '''Straight-four engine''' is an [[internal combustion engine]] with all four [[cylinder (engine)|cylinders]] mounted in a straight line, or plane along the [[crankcase]]. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the [[piston]]s driving a common [[crankshaft]]. Where it is inclined, it is sometimes called a '''slant-four'''. In a specification chart or when an abbreviation is used, an inline-four engine is listed either as '''I4''' or '''L4''' (for ''longitudinal'', to avoid confusion between the digit 1 and the letter I).

The '''Inline-four engine''' or '''Straight-four engine''' is an [[internal combustion engine]] with all four [[cylinder (engine)|cylinders]] mounted in a straight line, or plane along the [[crankcase]]. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the [[piston]]s driving a common [[crankshaft]]. Where it is inclined, it is sometimes called a '''slant-four'''. In a specification chart or when an abbreviation is used, an inline-four engine is listed either as '''I4''' or '''L4''' (for ''longitudinal'', to avoid confusion between the digit 1 and the letter I).