Rover T-series engine

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Rover T series
Overview
Manufacturer	Rover Group
Production	1992–1999
Layout
Configuration	Straight-4
Displacement	2.0 L; 121.7 cu in (1,994 cc)
Cylinder bore	84.45 mm (3.325 in)
Piston stroke	89 mm (3.5 in)
Cylinder block material	Cast iron
Cylinder head material	Cast aluminium
Valvetrain	DOHC 4 valves x cyl.
Combustion
Turbocharger	In some versions
Fuel system	Fuel injection
Management	Rover MEMS
Fuel type	Petrol
Cooling system	Water-cooled
Output
Power output	136–200 bhp (101–149 kW; 138–203 PS)
Chronology
Predecessor	BL O-series engine
Successor	Rover K-series engine

The Rover T16 engine was a 2.0 L; 121.7 cu in (1,994 cc) fuel injected DOHC inline-four petrol engine produced by Rover from 1992 to 1999. It has a bore and a stroke of 84.45 mm × 89 mm (3.325 in × 3.504 in). It is a development of the M series (M16), which was in turn a development of the O series, which dated back to the BMC B-series engine as found in the MG B and many others. Several variants were produced for various models, but all had the same displacement. The naturally aspirated type produced 136 bhp (101 kW; 138 PS), and turbocharged types were available with 180 and 200 bhp (134 and 149 kW; 182 and 203 PS).

Applications

The Rover 620ti Turbo, 220 turbo coupé and 820 Vitesse all utilised the engine. The T-series engine also found its way into limited-run Rover 220 3-door hatchbacks in GTi and later GSi trims and the 420 GSI turbo and GSI Sport turbo. The T-series engine is a popular engine for engine conversions in to other Rover-MG vehicles i.e. MG ZR, MG ZS etc. It can also be adapted to a rear-wheel drive layout using a Rover LT77 or R380 transmission.

Naturally aspirated (NASP)

The non-turbo engine also found its way into the short-lived and generally underpowered Land Rover Discovery 2.0i. Land Rover also fitted the same engine to a special batch of Defenders built for the Italian Carabinieri, which operated an exclusively petrol-powered vehicle fleet. A development vehicle was also built using a turbocharged version of the engine which far out performed the V8 production cars, but no room could be found for it in Land Rover's vehicle strategy.

The engine produces 136 bhp (101 kW; 138 PS) at 6,000 rpm and 136 lb⋅ft (184 N⋅m) of torque at 2,500 rpm.

Application:
1989–1998 Land Rover Discovery MPi
1989–1998 Land Rover Defender MPi (Italian Carabinieri)
1989–1995 Rover 220
1989–1995 Rover 420
1991–1999 Rover 820 1993–2000 Morgan +4 (introduced November 1992)

Turbocharged

Rover introduced the turbocharged engine in 1992 with the Rover 220 Turbo Coupe, making it the fastest Rover in production, the engine made 197 bhp (147 kW; 200 PS) at 6,100 rpm, although the torque was electronically limited to 171 lb⋅ft (232 N⋅m) at 2,100 rpm due to Rover's own PG1 gearbox not being able to cope with the amount of torque that the engine could produce.^[1] The engine is therefore electronically limited to a lower torque output than it is easily capable of, giving the engine a very 'flat' overall torque curve.

Application:
1989–1995 Rover 220 Turbo
1989–1995 Rover 420
1994–1999 Rover 620Ti
1991–1999 Rover 820 Vitesse

References