Chrysler LH engine

The Chrysler LH engine is a 60 degree V6 petrol engine that the Chrysler Corporation developed for its LH platform cars, first as a front wheel drive unit and later adapted to rear wheel drive. The 2.7 litre version, with a displacement of 2,736 cubic centimetres, debuted in 1998 and is built in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It is a double overhead camshaft, 24 valve design with an aluminium block, cast iron cylinder liners and aluminium heads, derived from the single overhead camshaft 3.5 litre V6 but with different bore spacing, bore, stroke and assembly site. Output was typically about 200 horsepower, falling to 189 horsepower in the LX cars from 2004. It powered the Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and Chrysler Sebring among other LH and LX cars, and it stayed in production until 2010, with the Pentastar V6 as its successor. The engine is known for oil sludge and timing chain problems.