Toyota C engine

The Toyota C engine family was a series of inline-4 diesel engines. There were two earlier generations of an engine Toyota named as the "Type C". The first generation was introduced in 1940 as a modification of the Type A engine. This first "Type C" was installed in the Toyota AE. The second generation was the first diesel engine at 1500cc used in the CS20 series 1959 Toyota Crown in October 1959. Japanese market vehicles with diesel engines were exclusive to Toyota Japan dealerships called Toyota Diesel Store locations from 1979 until the dealership was cancelled in 1988.

C

The original C engine was first introduced in October 1959, for the Crown Diesel. It has a displacement of 1,491 cc and 40 PS (29 kW).[1]

Features at a glance

Code Capacity (cc) Bore (mm) Stroke (mm) Injection Turbo
1C 1839 83.0 85.0
1C-L 1839 83.0 85.0
1C-LC 1839 83.0 85.0
1C-TL 1839 83.0 85.0 turbo
1C-TLC 1839 83.0 85.0 turbo
2C 1974 86.0 85.0
2C-L 1974 86.0 85.0
2C-E 1974 86.0 85.0 EFI
2C-T 1974 86.0 85.0 turbo
2C-TL 1974 86.0 85.0 turbo
2C-TLC 1974 86.0 85.0 turbo
2C-TE 1974 86.0 85.0 EFI turbo
3C 2184 86 94
3C-E 2184 86 94 EFI
3C-T 2184 86 94 turbo
3C-TE 2184 86 94 EFI turbo

1C

1C
Overview
Manufacturer Toyota
Combustion chamber
Displacement 1.8 L (1839 cc)
Cylinder bore 83.0 mm
Piston stroke 85.0 mm
Valvetrain SOHC
Compression ratio 23.0:1
Combustion
Fuel type diesel

1C, 1C-L, 1C-LC

Output:

64 hp (48 kW) at 4700 rpm, and torque 86 lb·ft (117 N·m) at 2700 rpm

64 hp (48 kW) at 4700 rpm, and torque 87 lb·ft (118 N·m) at 2600 rpm

Applications:

1C-TL, 1C-TLC

Turbocharged version.

Applications:

2C

2C
Overview
Manufacturer Toyota
Production 1983-
Combustion chamber
Displacement 2.0 L (1974 cc)
Cylinder bore 86.0 mm
Piston stroke 85.0 mm
Valvetrain SOHC
Compression ratio 23.0:1
Combustion
Fuel type diesel
Cooling system water cooling

The 2C was a long running diesel engine, with some models (e.g. Corona, Townace,Liteace) receiving the turbo version 2C-T which provided 65 kW. It was replaced by the more economical 3C-TE in the above models from 1999.

2C, 2C-L

Output:

Applications:

2C-E

EFI version. 89 bhp (66 kW)

Applications:

2C-T, 2C-TL, 2C-TLC

Turbocharged version.

Applications:

2C-TE

Turbocharged version with EFI.

Applications:

3C

3C
Overview
Manufacturer Toyota
Combustion chamber
Displacement 2.2 L (2184 cc)
Cylinder bore 86.0 mm
Piston stroke 94.0 mm
Valvetrain SOHC
Combustion
Fuel type diesel

Although having a larger displacement than the 2C-T, the 3C-TE was more economical and powerful at 69 kW. The C series engines were replaced by the CD series in the European market, while Toyota stopped selling diesel models in Japan after the 3C-TE.

3C-E

EFI version.

Applications:

3C-T

Turbocharged version.

Applications:

3C-TE

Turbocharged version with EFI.

Applications:

References

  1. ↑ ＧＰ企画センター [GP Planning Center], ed. (2006). 日本自動車史年表 [History Timeline of the Japanese automobile]. Tokyo, Japan: GP Publications. ISBN 978-4-87687-286-2.