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Energy engine | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Renault |
Also called | Renault E-Type engine |
Production | 1988–2005 |
Layout | |
Configuration | inline-four |
Displacement |
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Cylinder bore | 75.8 mm (2.98 in) |
Piston stroke | 64.9 mm (2.56 in) 77 mm (3.03 in) |
Cylinder block material | Cast iron |
Cylinder head material | Aluminum |
Valvetrain | Overhead camshaft 8 valves |
Combustion | |
Fuel system | Carburetor, Single-point injection and Multipoint fuel injection |
Fuel type | Gasoline |
Cooling system | Water-cooled |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Cléon-Fonte engine |
Successor | DiET engine (Petrol) K engine (Diesel) |
The Renault Energy engine also known as "E engine" or "E-Type" (E for Energy) is an automotive gasoline four-stroke inline four cylinder internal combustion engine, with a sleeved water cooled cast iron block, equipped with 5 crankshaft bearings, an overhead camshaft driven by a toothed timing belt and an aluminum cylinder head with 8 overhead valves. Developed and produced by Renault in the late 1980s, the engine made its first appearance in the Renault 19.