crankshaft/camshaft

Asked by Erica Oct 10, 2018 at 02:15 PM about the 2003 Nissan Xterra

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Is the crankshaft and camshaft the same thing?

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Jordan answered 6 years ago

No, they are two very different things. The crankshaft is a mechanical part able to perform a conversion between reciprocating motion and rotational motion. The camshaft is a shaft to which a cam is fastened or of which a cam forms an integral part. In internal combustion engines with pistons, the camshaft is used to operate poppet valves. The only way the crankshaft and camshaft are related is though engine timing. The crankshaft and camshaft must be perfectly timed for the engine to run smoothly and efficiently.

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