Renault Cléon-Alu engine

Not to be confused with Renault Cléon-Fonte engine.
Renault Cléon-Alu engine
Overview
Manufacturer Renault
Production
Combustion chamber
Configuration inline-four
Chronology
Successor Renault F-Type engine

The Cléon-Alu engine, also known under the code "A engine " or "A-Type" is an automotive internal combustion gasoline engine, developed and produced by Renault in 1960. A four-stroke inline four-cylinder design with aluminium-alloy block and cylinder-head, it was water cooled, with a five main-bearing crankshaft and a side-mounted chain-driven camshaft operating eight overhead valves via pushrods and rockers. It made its debut appearance on the Renault 16.[1]

AxK

"AxK" redirects here. For other uses, see AXK.

The AxK displaces 1.5 L (1470 cc). Applications:

AxL

The AxL displaces 1.6 L, from either 1565, 1596, or 1605 cc.

The turbocharged A5L engine in a Renault 18

Applications:

AxM

The AxM displaces 1.6 L (1,647 cc). It was originally known as the type 841 or 843, depending on output.

References

  1. Pirotte, Marcel (1984-02-23). "Renault 11 TXE". Le Moniteur de l'Automobile (in French) (Brussels, Belgium: Editions Auto-Magazine) 35 (789): 34.
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