The X engine is a family of small petrol engines used in Citroën, Peugeot, Talbot and Renault cars, designed and built by Française de Mécanique, the joint venture Peugeot and Renault created in 1969 at Douvrin. It is an all-aluminium, chain driven single overhead camshaft inline-four, introduced in 1972 with the Peugeot 104, and it lies almost on its side, tilted 72 degrees, with the gearbox built into the side of the crankcase. That layout gave it the nickname suitcase engine. Displacement ran from 954 to 1360 cc in the XV, XW, XZ and XY. Renault dropped it in 1982, PSA used it until 1990, and the belt driven TU engine replaced it. It should not be confused with the larger Douvrin engine.
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Fuel or Cycle Configuration Cylinder Count Connections
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Source PSA-Renault X-Type engine (Wikipedia)
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Source PSA-Renault X-Type engine (Wikipedia)
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1. PSA-Renault X-Type engine (Wikipedia)
Lead, introduction
The X design was introduced in 1972 with the Peugeot 104.
Lead, layout
It was an all-aluminium alloy SOHC inline-four design with two valves per cylinder driven by a chain, using petrol as fuel.
Lead, cylinders
It was an all-aluminium alloy SOHC inline-four design with two valves per cylinder driven by a chain, using petrol as fuel.
Lead, fuel
It was an all-aluminium alloy SOHC inline-four design with two valves per cylinder driven by a chain, using petrol as fuel.
Of Make: Peugeot, Lead, joint venture
a joint venture created by Peugeot (as predecessor to Groupe PSA) and Renault in 1969
Part Of: Peugeot 205, XV
The XV was installed in the Citroën LNA, Citroën Visa, Peugeot 104, Peugeot 205 and Talbot Samba.
In Group: Road Car Engines of Europe and Japan, Lead, car engines
The PSA X engine is a family of internal combustion engines used in Citroën, Peugeot, Talbot and Renault automobiles.
Exemplifies: Automobile Transport, Lead, car engines
The PSA X engine is a family of internal combustion engines used in Citroën, Peugeot, Talbot and Renault automobiles.
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