The Family II is a straight-four piston engine that Opel developed in the 1970s and launched in 1981, in capacities from 1598 to 2405 cc. It replaced both the Opel CIH and the Vauxhall Slant-4 and became General Motors Europe's core mid-sized engine for much of the 1980s, and it later gave rise to the Ecotec family. It has a cast iron block, an aluminium head and a timing belt that drives the camshaft and the water pump. It was first used in the Opel Kadett D and Ascona C and their Vauxhall sister models, the Astra and the Cavalier II, and Daewoo, GM do Brasil, GM Powertrain and Holden, which branded it Camtech 4, all used the design. A 16 valve DOHC head arrived in 1987 with the 20XE, diesel versions of 1.6 and 1.7 litres were also built, and Holden made the engines in Melbourne until 2009, while SOHC versions stayed in production in Brazil.
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The Family II is a straight-4 piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in the 1970s, debuting in 1981.
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was GM Europe's core mid-sized powerplant design for much of the 1980s
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The Family II is a straight-4 piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in the 1970s, debuting in 1981.
Part Of: Opel Kadett, Lead, first uses
It was first used in the Opel Kadett D, Ascona C, and their corresponding Vauxhall sister models, the Astra and Cavalier II.
Part Of: Opel Ascona, Lead, first uses
It was first used in the Opel Kadett D, Ascona C, and their corresponding Vauxhall sister models, the Astra and Cavalier II.
Part Of: Vauxhall Astra, Lead, first uses
It was first used in the Opel Kadett D, Ascona C, and their corresponding Vauxhall sister models, the Astra and Cavalier II.
Part Of: Vauxhall Cavalier, Lead, first uses
It was first used in the Opel Kadett D, Ascona C, and their corresponding Vauxhall sister models, the Astra and Cavalier II.
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The Family II is a straight-4 piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in the 1970s, debuting in 1981.
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