BL S-series engine

The S series is a straight-4 SOHC internal combustion engine developed by the Austin Rover Group (subsidiary of British Leyland), and produced from 1984 until 1993. The engine was used in the Austin Montego,[1] Mark 1 Rover 200-series and the MG Maestro. The engine was used in the Austin Maestro from 1985 onwards.

Description

The engine comes from the same lineage as the BMC-developed E-series family introduced in the 1969 Austin Maxi, but with important modifications in order to facilitate compatibility with a conventional "end-on" transmission unit, in place of BMC/BL's traditional "gearbox-in-sump" configuration for its front wheel drive vehicles. The gearbox flange was redesigned to accept either a Volkswagen manual gearbox (for the Maestro/Montego)[1], or the PG-1 transmission (for the Rover 200).[2] The S-Series was produced in a single capacity of 1.6 litres (1,598cc)[1][3] as the smaller and larger capacity requirements were already served by the 1.3-litre A-series/Honda EV engines and the 2.0-litre O-series engines respectively. Fuelling was by means of a single carburettor in most applications, and electronic fuel injection for the higher-specification variants of the Rover 216 producing peak power of 103 brake horsepower (77 kW).[3]

BL had also developed the earlier R-series engine from the E-series family, but largely as a stopgap at the Maestro's launch since the S series was not yet ready for production. Because the E series had to be turned through 180 degrees in order to facilitate an end-on transmission, the resultant R-series unit had the inlet manifold on the front-facing side of the cylinder head, something which proved fatal for the engine's reliability—since it opened the door for carburettor icing. The S series solved this problem, as the inlet manifold was now on the rear face of the engine. Another important advance over the E/R series was the adoption of a camshaft driven by a toothed belt in place of the previous timing chain system.

History

Production of the S-series engine continued until the end of Montego / Maestro series production in 1993, the remaining cars which were built by Rover until 1994 used only the O-series diesel engine.

A 4-valve version of the S series was under development alongside the 1100 cc and 1400 cc K-series engines. However, the project was abandoned when a redesign of the K series allowed its capacity to be stretched to 1600 cc and 1800 cc. The engine was given the name L16[2] but should not be confused with the L Series diesel engines or Datsun/Nissan L16 engine.

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References
  1. Culmer, Kris (26 January 2017). "Austin Montego 1.6L road test - Throwback Thursday". Autocar.co.uk. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. Taylor, James (26 March 2018). British Leyland: The Cars, 1968-1986. The Crowood Press. ISBN 9781785003929. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. Boddy, Bill (May 1986). "Rover 216 Vitesse". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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