BMC E-Series engine

 

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 2.7 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.

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

Engine Types

1.5 litre engines

The 1.5 L (1485 cc) version was first used in the Austin Maxi 1969. Output was 69 bhp (524 kW). Bore was 76.2 mm and stroke was 81.3 mm.

Applications:

• Austin Maxi
• Austin Allegro
• Morris Marina

1.75 litre engines

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

Applications:

• Austin Maxi
• Austin Allegro
• Leyland Marina

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 km and 81 km of the 1500 cc version. It was last made in 1982.

Applications:

• Leyland Princess
• Austin Kimberley
• Wolseley 2200

2.6 litre engines

The 2622 cc version was created by increasing the stroke to the 95.75 km used in the 1750 cc version. The power output was 121 bhp and torque 165 ft·lbf. This variant was used in longitudinal rear-wheel-drive applications only.

Applications:

• Leyland P76 (Australia)
• Morris Marina (Australia)
• Rover SD1 (South Africa)

External references

• E series engine description

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