What is CAMPRO :

The Campro engine is the first automotive engine ever developed together with Lotus by the Malaysian carmaker, Proton. The name Campro is short for Cam Profile. This engine powers the Proton Gen-2, the Proton Satria Neo, the Proton Waja Campro, the Proton Persona as well as Proton’s future models. The Campro engine is aimed to show Proton’s ability to make their own engines that produce good power output and meet newer emission standards.

All Campro engines incorporate with drive-by-wire technology (specifically electronic throttle control) for better response,^[1] eliminating the need for friction-generating mechanical linkages and cables. There have been some issues with cracking oil pumps but apparently Proton have introduced a new part recently to solve this problem. A recall has not been announced.

What is crankshaft :

The crankshaft, sometimes casually abbreviated to crank, is the part of an engine which translates reciprocating linear piston motion into rotation. To convert the reciprocating motion into rotation, the crankshaft has “crank throws” or “crankpins“, additional bearing surfaces whose axis is offset from that of the crank, to which the “big ends” of the connecting rods from each cylinder attach.

It typically connects to a flywheel, to reduce the pulsation characteristic of the four-stroke cycle, and sometimes a torsional or vibrational damper at the opposite end, to reduce the torsion vibrations often caused along the length of the crankshaft by the cylinders farthest from the output end acting on the torsional elasticity of the metal.

The crank-connecting rod system was first fully developed in two of an Arab inventor Al-Jazari’s (1136-1206) water raising machines in 1206^[1][2]. Similar crankshafts were later described by Conrad Keyser (d. 1405), Francesco di Giorgio (1439–1502), Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), and by Taqi al-Din in 1551.^[3] A Dutch “farmer” Cornelis Corneliszoon van Uitgeest also described a crankshaft in 1592. His wind-powered sawmill used a crankshaft to convert a windmill’s circular motion into a back-and-forward motion powering the saw. Corneliszoon was granted a patent for the crankshaft in 1597.

brought to you by wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crankshaft