Skoda AME engine
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At the turn of the XNUMXth-XNUMXst centuries, VAG engineers developed and put into production a power unit that gained popularity among motorists from the first days.
Description
The engine appeared in August 1999. The release continued until September 2003. It was intended for the first generation Skoda Fabia (6Y) B-class car.
The first acquaintance of the general public with the unit took place at an exhibition in Frankfurt. The engine has become a significant component in obtaining the Skoda Fabia title "Car of the Year", won already in 2000. Austria, Great Britain, Poland, Slovenia and Croatia were the first to award this title. With a slight delay, Bulgaria and Denmark joined them.
The motor completely satisfied all the needs of a simple motorist. Particularly bribed the simplicity of design with an acceptable potential for basic performance. The risk of manifestation of existing shortcomings had the opportunity to prevent, or at least to postpone their occurrence for a long time.
The Skoda AME engine is a 1,4-liter gasoline in-line four-cylinder aspirated engine with a capacity of 68 hp. with and a torque of 120 Nm.
The unit was installed on Skoda cars:
- Fabia /6Y2/ (1999-2003);
- Fabia Combi /6Y5/ (2000-2003);
- Fabia Practice (2001-2003);
- Fabia sedan /6Y3/ (2001-2003).
The cylinder block is cast from an aluminum alloy, cast-iron liners are pressed inside.
Aluminum cylinder head. It has eight valves, two per cylinder. The thermal clearance of the valves is automatically adjusted by hydraulic compensators.
A feature of the timing is the lower camshaft position (OHV). Chain drive, simplified design - without tensioner elements. Despite this, it is considered reliable, but short-lived. The chain, as a rule, requires replacement after 60-80 thousand kilometers.
It is necessary to constantly monitor the condition of the drive circuit. In the event of a jump, a serious prerequisite for a major overhaul of the internal combustion engine is created due to the bending of the valves.
Fuel supply system - injector, distributed injection.
The recommended gasoline is AI-95, but it can also work on AI-92. The only requirement for fuel is that it must be of high quality. Deviations lead to accelerated failure of the fuel system elements.
The lubrication system involves the simplest design of a gear-type oil pump. Located in the oil pan (crankcase) of the engine. System capacity 4,0 liters, 5W-30, 5W-40 oil is used.
The cooling system is liquid, closed type, single-circuit. The water pump (pump) is rotated by means of a V-ribbed belt.
The general control of the operation of the internal combustion engine is carried out by the ECM with a built-in engine diagnostics system with the Simos 3PB ECU.
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | Škoda Auto (Czech Republic) |
| Release year | 1999 |
| Volume, cm³ | 1397 |
| Power, hp from | 68 |
| Power index, l. s/1 liter volume | 49 |
| Torque, Nm | 120 |
| Compression ratio | 10 |
| Cylinder block | aluminum |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Cylinder head | aluminum |
| Fuel injection order | 1-3-4-2 |
| Cylinder diameter, mm | 75.5 |
| The piston stroke, mm | 78 |
| Timing drive | chain |
| Number of valves per cylinder | 2 (OHV) |
| Turbocharging | no |
| Hydraulic compensators | Yes |
| Camshaft adjuster | no |
| Lubrication system capacity | 4 |
| Applied oil | 5W-30 |
| Oil consumption (calculated), l / 1000 km | to 0,5 |
| Fuel system | injector, port injection |
| Fuel | gasoline AI-95 |
| Environmental standards | Euro 2 |
| Resource, outside. km | 400 + * |
| Location | transverse |
| Tuning (potential), l. With | up to 75** |
*according to the reviews of car owners, more than 400 thousand km without major repairs; **without loss of resource
Reliability, weaknesses, maintainability
Reliability
For the Skoda AME engine, the most appropriate term would be not “reliability”, but “endurance”. With proper care, this motor is renowned for its durability and pickyness. Almost all car owners unanimously declare: the motor is successful in every respect.
So, the Denaturator from Moscow writes: “... The car was produced in 2002, was purchased in 2010 with a mileage of 140. Now the car has passed 000. Reliable, economical and unpretentious».
A similar review is given by the Good Cat car owner from Bryansk: “... the AME motor is as simple as 5 cents and will serve faithfully with careful operation. There is an eternal (except that it makes noise over time) timing chain. There is nothing to break there. A simple, proven engine. Ride carefully, do not twist it, change the oil, spark plugs and clean the throttle in time, and also do not let the chains get too loose. And everything will be cool».
And Ktoya from Podolsk adds: “… start up at minus 40 without any problems. I changed the chain, 140000 passed, stretched, rattled».
According to motorists and car service workers, the resource of the unit before the next overhaul is approximately 400 thousand km. It all depends on the observance of the manufacturer's recommendations for the maintenance and operation of the engine.
Some motorists are not satisfied with the low, in their opinion, ICE power. Here it is necessary to proceed from the purpose of the motor. Initially, it was created for class “B” cars, that is, not for sports or heavy SUVs, but for light cars. With a calm, measured operation, the engine has enough power. Forcing the engine does not give a big effect, but it brings a lot of harm.
The only thing that can be done to increase power without harming the unit is to perform chip tuning (Stage 1). This will add 5-7 hp to the motor. s and increase the torque by 6-8 Nm. But such an increase is unlikely to be noticeable. More aggressive chip tuning is not recommended.
The car owner with the nickname HOZTOVARY from Krasnodar spoke about the futility of such interference in the design of the internal combustion engine: “... I read on the Skodovsky forum that this is all garbage, with AME - practically nothing can be squeezed out. Just a quiet ride. Just need to calm down". There is a rational grain in the statement.
Thus, the conclusion suggests itself - AME is a successful, durable and hardy engine. But with due respect.
Weak spots
The engine has weaknesses, but some of them are not critical, since they are provoked by the car owner himself. But there are also many factory flaws.
The main problem is the accelerated pulling of the timing chain. Almost to a run of 100 thousand km, its resource ends as a result of wear. When using high-quality oil and its timely replacement, competent operation of the engine, the chain can go longer. For example, Anthony says:... traveled 188000 km, the chain has not yet been changed". This element serves just as flawlessly with Dmitry: “... I took the car with a mileage of 53 thousand km, now it is almost 120 - there are no problems". But there are also opposite statements. So, Alexander shares his observations: “... after 40 thousand km, a frantic clang of the chain appeared».
Another weak point is the throttle assembly. The tracks of the TPS potentiometer wear out quickly. Only the replacement of a failed node will help here.
The same damper condition occurs when using low-quality gasoline.
Some electrical elements did not differ in reliability. Most often, the high-voltage ignition coil turned out to be the weak node. It is beyond repair. Only a replacement.
In the fuel system, injector control is required. Here it must be remembered that their performance depends on the quality of gasoline. Usually they need to be changed by 100 thousand km.
Many car owners pay attention to engine tripping at x / x speeds. There are many reasons for this phenomenon. Specialists of the service station will help to solve the problem.
The remaining malfunctions in the engine occur periodically and are not of a mass nature.
Maintainability
Unlike modern engines, the AME recovery process is not difficult. Firstly, this is facilitated by the simplicity of the motor design, and secondly, the availability of spare parts for repairs. In addition, repair work can be done almost in garage conditions.
It is clear that without knowledge of the technical process of restoration work, it is impossible to perform high-quality repairs. But in this aspirated there are simply no big technological “troubles”. Therefore, repairs are available to almost every motorist who is familiar with the basic skills of performing metalwork and mechanical work.
Noteworthy are the statements of the car owners themselves on this topic. Vitalauto from Donetsk: «... unscrewed and removed everything is elementary. You don’t need any special tools (unless you count the torque wrench, which you purchased at the car market for 1000 rubles.)».
Nadymivuan (Yamal): "… changed the timing chain. In short, everything changed in three hours. Everything is very simple. I didn't even have to remove the engine from the pillows. The chain came off easily. I put on a new one with no problem. And he did it for the first time. Skoda Fabia ame 1.4. It became much quieter to work, the clang disappeared, the traction is better, it stopped trimming».
Thus, we can safely say that the internal combustion engine has a high maintainability.
Well, those car owners who do not want (or cannot) repair the unit with their own hands have the opportunity to purchase a contract engine. Its price starts from 20 thousand rubles.
The Skoda AME engine has good dynamics, simple design, economical and durable. Car owners believe that this unit has become one of the most successful Volkswagen engines.
