General Liners or not (and Alusil instead)?

[AWo]

Hello,

does anybody know if the petrol engine has cylinder liners as the diesel engine or if Alusil is used instead? I didn't find information regarding the B58 engine.

AWo

 

[Jean Mercier]

If you didn't already find this, this thread could help:

B58 Engine Overview

"In a never ending quest for more performance and efficiency the B family of engines was developed. We dive into what makes the B58 3.0 liter TwinPower inline 6 engine special. BMW B58 Highlights 3.0 liter inline 6 cylinderEngine codes B58B30M0 (ULEV II) and B56B30M0 (SULEV) - Bx7 engines are...

www.theineosforum.com

And the following link allows you to download the BMW B58 documentation

 

[AWo]

Ok, I found what I was looking for in that document, thank you. They use LDS coating of the cylinder walls.

AWo