Dodge Durango

 Service Manual

Engine » Description and operation
Engine

DESCRIPTION

The 4.7 liter (287 CID) eight-cylinder engine is an 90 single overhead camshaft engine. The cast iron cylinder block is made up of two different components; the first component is the cylinder bore and upper block, the second component is the bedplate that comprises the lower portion of the cylinder block and houses the lower half of the crankshaft main bearings. The cylinders are numbered from front to rear with the left bank being numbered 1,3,5 and 7, and the right bank being numbered 2,4,6 and 8. The firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2. The engine serial number is located at the right front side of the engine block (Fig. 1)

Engine

Engine lubrication system

Cylinder block

Crankshaft

Piston and connecting rod

Cylinder head

Valve guides

Timing drive system

Camshaft

Structural dust cover

Exhaust manifold