Suzuki Motor Corporation

Suzuki Kabushiki Kaisha

Shigeo Unno

Jun Itoh

Yasushi Miyashita

Hiroyuki Maejima

Ryuji Hamada

Shigehisa Hamaguchi

A two-cylinder V-type OHV engine for outboard motors, which allows space saving in the direction of the width of the engine. A starboard side cylinder bank (RB) has a cylinder (R) and a port side cylinder bank (LB) has a cylinder (L). The first cylinder bank (RB) and the second cylinder bank (LB) are arranged to form a V-shape. A crankshaft (), a single camshaft (), and an idle gear () are disposed such that the crankshaft () drives the single camshaft () via the idle gear ().

Two-cylinder V-type OHV engine for outboard motors

An outboard motor is provided with a four-stroke-cycle engine and an oil pan disposed below the engine. In the arrangement of the oil pan, a lubricating oil reservoir is arranged on a front side of the oil pan, and an exhaust gas passage and a cooling water passage are arranged on the rear side of the lubricating oil reservoir.

Outboard motor

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Hamamatsu, Japan

Shigeo Unno