BMC E-Series engine

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1748cc E-Series engine in a 1980 Maxi

The BMC E-Series was a straight-4 and straight-6 overhead camshaft automobile engine. It displaced 1.5 litres or 1.8 litres in 4 cylinder and 2.2 litres and 2.6 litres as a 6 cylinder. Although designed when the parent company was BMC, by the time the engine was launched the company had become British Leyland. The engine was eventually replaced by the R-Series, and the S-series in the mid 1980s.

1 Automobiles using the E-Series
2 Engine Types
3 External references

[edit] Automobiles using the E-Series

Examples of cars using a version of the E series engine:

Austin Maxi
Austin Allegro
Leyland Princess 2200 cc models, plus Wolseley 2200, Austin 2200 and Morris 2200 badge-engineered versions.
Leyland Marina- Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
Leyland P76-Australia and New Zealand
Rover SD1- South African variant
Morris Nomad- Australia and New Zealand
Austin Kimberley- Australia and New Zealand
Austin Tasman- Australia and New Zealand

[edit] Engine Types

[edit] 1.5 litre engines

The 1.5 L (1485 cc) version was first used in the Austin Maxi 1969. Output was 69 bhp (51.4 kW). Bore was 76.2 mm and stroke was 81.3 mm (3.00 by 3.20 in).

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[edit] 1.75 litre engines

The engine was enlarged to 1748 cc in 1971 by increasing the stroke to 95.75 mm .

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[edit] 2.2 litre engines

The 2227 cc version was created by adding two cylinders to the 1.5 litre engine. Bore and stroke remained at the 76 mm and 81 mm of the 1500 cc version. It was last made in 1982.

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[edit] 2.6 litre engines

The 2622 cc version was created by increasing the stroke to the 95.75 mm used in the 1750 cc version. The power output was 121 bhp (90 kW) and torque 165 lb·ft (224 N·m). This variant was used in longitudinal rear-wheel-drive applications only.

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