INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING A CYLINDER HEAD WHICH IS CONFIGURED JOINTLY FOR A PLURALITY OF CYLINDERS
The invention relates to an internal combustion engine (1) having a cylinder head (2) which is configured jointly for a plurality of cylinders (Z) and a liner unit (3) for a plurality of cylinders (Z) which is fastened to the cylinder head (2), wherein a cooling jacket arrangement having at least one cooling jacket (6, 7) is formed into the liner unit (3), which cooling jacket arrangement preferably surrounds the cylinders (Z). In order to avoid deformations of the liner unit (3), it is provided that the liner unit (3) has a clearance with respect to a surrounding cylinder housing (9).