After oil change tapping noise
Frustrated Had oil changed and after that had a loud tapping noise that sounds like lifters that goes away after a couple of minutes, it then runs like a new car until the next morning after it sets ...
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Huntindog wrote:tpi wrote:
Single overhead cam applies to each head separately. There can be a V6 with one cam per head (SOHC) or two cams (DOHC). Or no cam in the head for that matter. Marketing of course could have different names for all this...
OK. Do you know of any such motors off hand?
Yes, Mercedes V8 engines are SOHC, single overhead camshaft on each cylinder bank that operates both the intake and exhaust valves. The Mercedes M110 straight 6 is DOHC, dual overhead camshafts one operating the intake valves, the other operates the exhaust valves. As stated earlier SOHC and DOHC refer to the number of camshafts per cylinder head not the total number of camshafts in the engine. Most all "import" vehicle engines are SOHC or DOHC design, including the Honda V6 in question.
