Introduction Toyota’s 1HZ was a 4.2-litre diesel engine that was offered in Toyota LandCruiser vehicles . Key features of the 1HZ engine included its cast iron cylinder block and head, single overhead camshaft, two valves per cylinder and indirect injection. Although there are aftermarket examples of turbocharged 1HZ engines, Toyota did not offer a turbocharged […]
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1GR-FE Toyota engine
Introduction Toyota’s 1GR-FE was a 4.0-litre V6 petrol engine that was first available in Australia in the 2003 Toyota 120-Series LandCruiser Prado, but subsequently offered in the Toyota Mk.7 Hilux. For these vehicles, key features for the 1GR-FE engine included its aluminium alloy cylinder block and head, variable intake valve timing (VVT-i), Acoustic Control Induction […]
1FZ-FE Toyota engine
Introduction The 1FZ-FE was a 4.5-litre inline six-cylinder petrol engine that replaced Toyota’s 3F-E engine. The 1FZ-FE engine had a cast iron block with 100.0 mm bores and a 95.0 mm stroke for a capacity of 4477 cc. The 1FZ-FE engine had a cast iron cylinder head and double overhead camshafts. The intake camshaft was […]
1HD-FTE Toyota engine
Introduction Toyota’s 1HD-FTE was a 4.2-litre inline six-cylinder turbo-diesel engine with cast iron construction, direct injection, a single overhead camshaft and four valves per cylinder. Manufactured at Toyota’s hermetically sealed Hekkinen engine plant near Nagoya, the 1HD-FTE was based on the 1HD-FT engine, but introduced an electronically-controlled injection pump and intercooler. For the Toyota 100-Series […]
1AZ-FE Toyota engine
Introduction Toyota’s 1AZ-FE was a 2.0-litre inline four-cylinder petrol engine. A member of Toyota’s AZ engine family, key features of the 1AZ-FE included its aluminium alloy block and cylinder head, double overhead camshafts, variable intake valve timing and 9.8:1 compression ratio. For Australia, the 1AZ-FE was offered in the XA20 RAV4 and T250 Avensis Verso […]
1AR-FE Toyota engine
Introduction Toyota’s 1AR-FE was a 2.7-litre inline four-cylinder petrol engine. For Australia, the 1AR-FE engine has only been offered in the Lexus AL10 RX 270. In international markets, however, it has powered the Toyota Venza, Highlander and Sienna. Features of the 1AR-FE included its: Die-cast aluminium block and crankcase; Offset crankshaft; Double overhead camshafts with […]
Volvo Engine Petrol 4 (VEP4) | VEA
Introduction The Volvo Engine Architecture (VEA) was a family of modular petrol I3, petrol I4 and diesel I4 engines that commenced production in May 2013 at Volvo’s plant in Skövde, Sweden. Volvo marketed its VEA engines using the ‘Drive-E’ designation. The four-cylinder VEA range consisted of two basic engines – theVED4 common rail diesel engine […]
Mazda ZY-VE engine
Introduction Mazda’s ZY-VE was a 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was first introduced in the Mazda DY Mazda2 and subsequently powered the DE Mazda2. The 1.5-litre ZY-VE shared its modular design with the 1.3-litre ZJ-VE engine, though the latter was not offered in Australian-delivered vehicles. Block and cylinder head The ZY-VE engine had an aluminium-alloy […]
Volvo T8 Twin Engine (VEP4) | B4204T28/T35
Introduction The Volvo Engine Architecture (VEA) was a family of modular petrol I3, petrol I4 and diesel I4 engines that commenced production in May 2013 at Volvo’s plant in Skövde, Sweden. Based on Volvo’s VEP4 petrol engine, the T8 Twin Engine differed in that it had: Four selectable drive modes; An integrated starter generator (ISG); […]
Volvo Engine Diesel 5 (VED5) Gen 3
Introduction The third generation of the Volvo Engine Diesel 5 – hereafter VED5 Gen 3 – was introduced in 2009. Like the VED5 Gen 2 engine, the VED5 Gen 3 had: A five-cylinder, open-deck block made from die-cast aluminium, with 81.0 mm bores and a stroke of 93.15 mm for a capacity of 2400 cc; […]