1.5 Engine Question

[IronFusion]

Is the L15B7 (that's the engine in the turbo models, right?) a non interference engine?
Also, it's got a timing belt, and not a chain, right?

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[syncro87]

1.5L Turbo Engine Specs:

• 174 horsepower @ 5500 rpm
• 162 lb-ft @ 1800-5500 rpm
• Single-scroll turbocharger
• 16.5 psi boost
• 31 city mpg, 42 highway mpg, 35 combined mpg
• Direct injection
• DOHC (dual overhead cam) driven by timing chain
• Dual VTC (variable valve timing control)
• Cylinder head with the built-in water-cooled exhaust manifold
• Aluminum block and cylinder heads
• Exhaust-port passages cast directly into cylinder head (eliminating separate exhaust manifold)
• Drive-by-wire throttle
• Cavity-shaped pistons and optimized skirt design minimize vibration and increase operating efficiency
• Lightweight steel connecting rods are heat-forged in one piece for higher strength
• New grinding process known as plateau honing further lowers friction level between pistons and cylinders
• 0W-20 oil
• Regular (US-grade) unleaded 87 gasoline
• Mechanical high-pressure fuel pump
• Sodium-cooled exhaust valves
• Differences from 2.0L engine:
  • Mono scroll turbo system with electric wastegate and intercooler allows for turbo boost to be built up with relatively small throttle openings and low rpm.
  • Compression ratio of 10.6:1.
  • Smaller M12 spark plugs