BMC E-series engine | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | British Motor Corporation (BMC) |
Layout | |
Configuration | Straight-4 and Straight-6 |
Displacement |
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Cylinder bore | 76.2 mm (3.00 in) |
Piston stroke |
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Valvetrain | Overhead camshaft |
Combustion | |
Fuel system | Single or twin carburettor |
Fuel type | Petrol |
Cooling system | Water-cooled |
Output | |
Power output | 69–121 bhp (51–90 kW) |
Torque output | 83–165 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.