This may be why Fiat has not yet combined Multiair with direct fuel injection. In the 1960s, Fiat was the first car maker to patent a variable valve timing system that used engine oil pressure to ...

In short, an engine equipped with Fiat MultiAir technology is more powerful ... When the solenoid valve is closed, the oil in the hydraulic chamber behaves like a solid body and transmits to ...

The amount of oil given to each actuator is able to be ... Michigan, plant where the MultiAir engine will be built will receive a $179 million investment to retool for production.

Honda's hydraulic variable cam profile VTEC system is like the Multiair system in that it uses the engine's lubricating oil as the hydraulic fluid and Honda has never once experienced a failure of ...

Choosing when to bleed the oil from the chamber ... consumption and CO2 down by around 15% and downsized Multiair turbocharged engines can achieve 25 percent better fuel economy than larger ...

The 1.4L MultiAir engine in the 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth model ... full floating piston pins, oil squirters, integrated oil cooler module with cartridge style oil filter, precious metal tipped spark ...

Engine oil is an essential component for vehicles that rely on internal combustion engines for their power. Not only does oil provide critical lubrication for internal parts, but it also helps ...

Turin, Italy – Auto123 recently paid a visit to the Fiat Powertrain Technologies Division (FPT) of Centro Ricerche Fiat (research center), headed by Executive Vice President, Dr. Rinaldo Rinolfi.

The results of the 2011 International Engine of the Year Awards are in, and the global jury has voted Fiat’s innovative and diminutive 875cc two-cylinder TwinAir the greatest automotive engine ...

When it comes to HEMI engines, one topic of debate is oil catch cans, but before we can deduce whether the part is necessary, ...

Big oil companies and giant auto makers are teaming up to preserve the internal combustion engine, as tough regulation and electric vehicles put the car industry’s century-old technology at risk.

The 1.4-liter FIRE with Multiair is the world’s first mass production engine to incorporate such technology to control the intake valves. Dedicated components have been developed to accommodate ...