Cyl. Head & Valve Cover Gasket

The Chrysler Neon engine is a small straight-4 piston engine designed originally for the Dodge and Plymouth Neon compact car. It was loosely based on the Chrysler K engineand the Lotus Rover K engine, sharing the same 87.5 mm bore. The SOHC cylinder head on the 2. more...

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0 is similar to that on Mitsubishi's "Orion" 4G15B, and the DOHC head from the 2.0 and 2.4 is similar to Mitsubishi's "Sirius" 4G63B. The DOHC head was deveolped by Chrysler with input from the Chrysler-Lamborghini team that developed the Chrysler/Lamborghini Formula 1 V12 engine in the early 1990s. The Neon engine itself is the loose basis for the Tritec engine.

Beginning in 2005, the Neon engine began phasing out in favor of the new Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance joint-venture engine.

The 2.0 and 2.4 L variants were built at Saltillo Engine in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico. The 2.0 was also built at Trenton Engine in Trenton, Michigan.

1.8

A 1.8 (1796 cc) L variant is made in the Trenton, Michigan engine plant for export (non-US) Chrysler Neons. It produces 115 hp DIN (85 kW) and 112 ft·lbf (152 N·m) and meets Euro III standards.

2.0

The 2.0 L (1996 cc) version of the Neon engine, was the first offered. Production began in 1994 in Trenton, MI, and it was used in many Chrysler Corporation vehicles. It is available in both SOHC and DOHC 4-valve versions.The engine features a cast-iron block, with pistons with shallow crowns to save weight.

The block uses a bedplate featuring a perimeter wall with transverse webbings for durability and quiet operation at high RPM's. The pistons are attached to fracture-split forged powdered metal connecting rods using semi-floating press-fit pins. A gerotor oil pump is driven directly from the crankshaft on the front of the engine. A reinforced rubber timing belt is used to drive the valvetrain. Early production 2.0 L engines used a hydraulic tensioner to tension the timing belt. 2000 and 2001 engines received a mechanical spring-loaded tensioner that tended to wear out prematurely, while 2002+ engines utilized a different mechanical tensioner. The water pump is driven from the timing belt, with the water pump housing cast partially into the engine block itself.

1995 model year engines had two features that set them apart from later model year engines. The positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) system utilized a plastic oil separator box that was vented directly to the block itself; the breather hose and PCV valve hoses attached to the box, and connected to the induction system. Later model year engines featured a PCV system that was molded to the cylinder head valve cover. The second feature was internal in nature - the crankshaft main bearings were keyed into the bedplate on the right rear of each transverse web. Later model years featured keys machined on the right front of each web. These considerations are important when considering a rebuild or replacement of this engine in a given vehicle.

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