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General data

Fig 1: Identifying Engine Assembly
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ENGINE SPECIFICATION CHART

Engine   B207E B207L B207R B207E/L BioPower
Type   4-cyl, 4-stroke engine with 4 valves per cylinder, 2 overhead camshafts and 2 balancer shafts. Transverse mounted. 4-cyl, 4-stroke engine with 4 valves per cylinder, 2 overhead camshafts and 2 balancer shafts. Transverse mounted. 4-cyl, 4-stroke engine with 4 valves per cylinder, 2 overhead camshafts and 2 balancer shafts. Transverse mounted. 4-cyl, 4-stroke engine with 4 valves per cylinder, 2 overhead camshafts and 2 balancer shafts. Transverse mounted.
Cylinder bore mm 86 86 86 86
Stroke mm 86 86 86 86
Compression ratio   9.5:1 9.5:1 9.5:1 9.5:1
Min compression bar 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4
Displacement cm3 1998 1998 1998 1998
Firing order   1-3-4-2 1-3-4-2 1-3-4-2 1-3-4-2
Spark plug   see SPARK PLUGS (157)  see, SPARK PLUGS (157)  see, SPARK PLUGS (157)  see, SPARK PLUGS (157) 
Plug gap mm 0.95 ± 0.05 0.95 ± 0.05 0.95 ± 0.05 1.05 ± 0.05
Weight kg (lb) 149 (329) 149 (329) 149 (329) 149 (329)
Engine management system   Trionic 8 Trionic 8 Trionic 8 Trionic 8
Fuel, recommended octane/cetane count RON 95 95 98 E85, for petrol operation: 95
Nominal idling speed, warm engine RPM Drive: 720 Drive: 720 Drive: 720 Drive: 720
Neutral: 720 Neutral: 720 Neutral: 720 Neutral: 720
Man: 720 Man: 720 Man: 850 Man: 720