BL O-series engine
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The BL O-series engine is an automobile straight-four engine family that was produced by the Austin-Morris division of British Leyland (BL) as a development of the BMC B-series engine family. (See also another B-series successor, the BMC E-series engine.)
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Manufacturer | British Leyland Motor Corporation Austin Rover Group |
Also called | Rover M8 |
Production | 1978–1993 |
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Configuration | Straight-4 |
Cylinder block material | cast iron |
Cylinder head material | aluminium |
Valvetrain | SOHC |
Combustion | |
Fuel system | Carburettor or Fuel Injection |
Fuel type | petrol |
Cooling system | water-cooled |
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Introduced by BL in 1978 in the rear wheel drive Series 3 Morris Marina and the smaller engined versions of the front-wheel-drive Princess, it was intended to replace the 1.8 L B-series unit. The main advance over the B series was that the new unit was of belt driven overhead camshaft configuration, with an aluminium cylinder head.