Description And Operation: Engine: Notes
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WARNING:
Do not operate the engine with the hood open until the fan blade has been first examined for possible cracks and separation.
The 4.6L (281 CID) is a V-8 engine with the following features:
- Dual overhead camshafts
- Four valves per cylinder
- Sequential multiport fuel injection (SFI)
- Aluminum cylinder heads
- Cast aluminum, 90-degree V-cylinder block
- Individually chain-driven camshafts with a hydraulic timing chain tensioner on each timing chain
- Electronic ignition system with eight ignition coils