INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE INCLUDING EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION

An internal combustion engine including a crankcase () and including a cylinder head is described, including at least one cylinder block, at least one planar flange surface for accommodating at least one cooler (), at least one cooler (), at least one coolant inlet to the cooler (), at least one coolant outlet () from the cooler (), at least one exhaust gas inlet to the cooler (), at least one integrated exhaust gas feedthrough from the cooler (), and at least one internal cooling section ().