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New Features -X 16 XEL DOHC Petrol Eng > < Allocation - Engine Identification

 

  

 

Survey of Engines and Engine Management Systems  

The octane numbers in bold face in the following table indicate the production recommended fuel for the engine in question.  

Footnotes and abbreviations for the following tables:  

1)  

If premium unleaded fuel is not available, use of regular unleaded fuel with RON 91 is possible if high engine loads and driving at full load or in mountainous regions with trailer loads or high payloads are avoided.  

2)  

Stricter limits as of 1996 (EC 96)  

3)  

With catalytic converter, this engine also meets the particle limits of 0.08 g/km.  

4)  

If RON 87 is used or, for X 16 SZR engine RON 91, slight output and torque loss  

DIS  

Direct Ignition System  

MSTS-i  

Microprocessor Spark Timing System - inductive trigger  

 

  

 

10.2   Survey of Engines and Engine Management Systems (continued)  

Engine  

Type  

X 16 SZR  
OHC  

16 LZ2  
OHC  

X 16 XEL  
DOHC  

Output  

kW/bhp  
rpm
 

55/75  
5200  

55/75  
5400  

74/100  
6200  

Torque  

Nm/lbf. ft.  
rpm
 

128/95  
2800  

120/88  
2800  

150/111  
3200  

Compression  

9.6:1  

8.8:1  

10.5:1  

Transmission  

MT  
AT  

F13-WR  
-  

F18-CR  
-  

F15-WR  
AF 13  

Engine management system  

Multec  

Multec  

Multec-S  

Ignition system  

DIS  

MSTS-i  

DIS  

Octane requirement  

RON  

95 /98/91 4)  

91 /87  

95 /98/91 1)  

Coding plug  

RON  

Knock control  

87/91  

Knock control  

Catalytic converter  

Closed loop  

-  

Closed loop  

Exhaust emissions regulations  

94/12/EC 2)  

ECE R 83 A  

94/12/EC 2)  

acc. to  

 

 

(as R 15.04)  

 

 

Abbreviations, see start of section 10.2  

  

 

10.2   Survey of Engines and Engine Management Systems (continued)  

Engine  

Type  

X 18 XE  
DOHC  

20 NEJ  
OHC  

X 20 XEV  
DOHC  

Output  

kW/bhp  
rpm
 

85/115  
5400  

80/109  
5400  

100/136  
5600  

Torque  

Nm/lbf.ft.  
rpm
 

170/125  
3600  

165/122  
2600  

188/138  
3200  

Compression  

10.8:1  

9.2:1  

10.8:1  

Transmission  

MT  
AT  

F18-CR/WR  
AF 20  

F18-CR  
AF 20  

F18-CR/WR  
AF 20  

Engine management system  

Simtec 56.5  

Motronic M 1.5.4  

Simtec 56.5  

Ignition system  

DIS  

DIS  

DIS  

Octane requirement  

RON  

95 /98/91 1)  

91 /95/87 4)  

95 /98/91 1)  

Coding plug  

RON  

Knock control  

Knock control  

Knock control  

Catalytic converter  

Closed loop  

-  

Closed loop  

Exhaust emissions regulations acc. to  

94/12/EC 2)  

ECE R 83 A  

94/12/EC 2)  

 

 

 

(as R 15.04)  

 

 

Abbreviations, see start of section 10.2  

  

 

10.2   Survey of Engines and Engine Management Systems (continued)  

Engine  

Type  

X 25 XE  
DOHC  

 

X 17 DT / TC4 EE 1  
OHC  

Output  

kW/bhp  
rpm
 

125/170  
 
5800  

 

60/82  
 
4400  

Torque  

Nm/lbf. ft.  
rpm
 

230/169  
 
3200  

 

168/124  
 
2400  

Compression  

10.5:1  

 

22.0:1  

Transmission  

MT  
AT  

F25  
AF 22  

 

F18-WR  
-  

Engine management system  

Motronic M 2.8.3  

 

Diesel VE 4  

Ignition system  

DIS  

 

-  

Octane requirement  

RON  

95 /98/91 1)  

 

-  

Coding plug  

RON  

Knock control  

 

-  

Catalytic converter  

Closed loop  

 

Open loop 3)  

Exhaust emissions regulations acc. to  

94/12/EC 2)  

 

94/12/EC 2)  

 

Abbreviations, see start of section 10.2  

New Features -X 16 XEL DOHC Petrol Eng > < Allocation - Engine Identification