BMC E-series engine

BMC E-series engine
1.7 L (1,748 cc) E-series engine in a 1980 Maxi
Overview
ManufacturerBritish Motor Corporation (BMC)
Layout
ConfigurationStraight-4 and Straight-6
Displacement
  • 1.5 L (1,485 cc)
  • 1.7 L (1,748 cc)
  • 2.2 L (2,227 cc)
  • 2.6 L (2,622 cc)
Cylinder bore76.2 mm (3.00 in)
Piston stroke
  • 81.3 mm (3.20 in)
  • 95.75 mm (3.770 in)
ValvetrainOverhead camshaft
Combustion
Fuel systemSingle or twin carburettor
Fuel typePetrol
Cooling systemWater-cooled
Output
Power output69–121 bhp (51–90 kW)
Torque output83–165 lb⋅ft (113–224 N⋅m)

The BMC E-series engine is a line of straight-4 and straight-6 overhead camshaft automobile petrol engines from the British Motor Corporation (BMC). It displaced 1.5 L or 1.8 L in four-cylinder form, and 2.2 L or 2.6 L as a six-cylinder. The company's native United Kingdom market did not use the 2.6 L version, which was used in vehicles of Australian and South African manufacture. Although designed when the parent company was BMC, by the time the engine was launched the company had become British Leyland (BL), and so the engine is commonly referred to as the British Leyland E-series engine.