Toyota L engine

The L family is a family of inline four-cylinder diesel engines manufactured by Toyota, which first appeared in October 1977. It was the first Toyota diesel to use a rubber timing belt together with a SOHC head. The first engine, referred to simply as the L rather than the 1L, is a 2.2 litre (2,188 cc) four-cylinder diesel with bore and stroke of 90 mm by 86 mm and a compression ratio of around 21.5:1, and the family went on to include the 2L, 2L-II, 2L-T, 2L-TE, 3L and 5L. Some engines, such as the 2L-II and 2L-T, are still in production, and as of August 2020 the 5L-E was still used in Gibraltar in the fifth-generation HiAce, the eighth-generation Hilux and the second-generation Fortuner. Diesel vehicles were sold only through Toyota Diesel Store until 1988.