Abbreviations - Engine Designations

General Vehicle InformationAbbreviations - Engine Designations

For engine identification up to 5 design characteristics are used, which are explained by the following two examples.

Example:

Petrol engine Y 22 XE		X 20 DTH diesel engines		Explanation

Y	Exhaust emissions level	X	Exhaust emissions level	Exhaust emissions level
22	Engine capacity identification number	20	Engine capacity identification number	X 1)	96/69/EC, D3/D4
X	Compression ratio	D	Mixture system	Y 2)	98/69/EC, D4, Euro 3
E	Mixture system	T	Special version	Z	98/69/EC, Euro 4, Stage B
		H	Special version	Engine capacity identification number
				Capacity litre x 0.1


Compression ratio		Mixture system		Special version (as required)
				G	CNG gas engine
				H	High output/supercharged
S	> 9,5 - 10,0 : 1	D	Diesel	L	Low performance
		E	Injection	R	Increased performance
X	> 10,0 - 11,5 : 1	N	Injection system for CNG gas engine	T	Turbocharge performance
		Z	Central fuel injection	V	Volume model
Y	> 11,5 - 12,5 : 1			1	Family I engine
				2	Family II engine

1 ) For diesel engines: Euro 2.
2 ) For diesel engines: Euro 3, Stage A.

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