The award winning K Series engine is an all aluminium unit utilising through
bolt technology and is available in four capacity variants: 1.1 litre, 1.4
litre, 1.6 litre and 1.8 litre. The engines are 4 cylinder water cooled naturally aspirated with 4 valves per
cylinder and utilising multi-point fuel injection with sequential operating
capability.
T
he block and liner construction is common across the range with the 1.6
litre and 1.8 litre using thinner section liners to increase bore size and hence
capacity. All have direct acting overhead camshafts and hydraulic targets, toothed belt
driver via an auto tensioning system arrangement.
The 1.8 litre engine offers a variable valve control derivative valve control
derivative giving full performance potential from camshaft variables.
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