Rover L-Series engine
| Rover L Series | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer |
Rover Group MG Rover Group/Powertrain Ltd |
| Production | 1994-2005 |
| Combustion chamber | |
| Configuration | Straight-4 |
| Combustion | |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Cooling system | water-cooled |
The L-Series engine is an automotive diesel engine built by Powertrain Ltd, a sister company of MG Rover.
The L-Series engine commenced production on 28th November 1994 and was the first Rover designed and manufactured direct injection diesel for use in Rover Cars applications and derived from the established Rover MDi / Perkins Prima engine (Perkins BA / Perkins 4.20 normally aspirated and Perkins BB / Perkins T4.20 turbocharged) used in the Austin Montego, Austin Maestro, and Leyland Sherpa van sold by 'Freight Rover' in the '80s, later by LDV. Which was a dieselized version of the BL O-Series engine, itself a development of the BMC B-Series engine. The engine started production in low volume at Longbridge for Rover 600 only (Job 1 engine) with later higher volume production at Solihull for Rover 600 and all other applications (Job 2). The L series was extremely versatile and has been fitted in the Land Rover Freelander, Rover 200 Mk3, Rover 400 Mk2, Rover 600, and European versions of the Honda Accord and Honda Civic. It has been successfully tuned to produce much higher power than standard. A development of the L series engine (The G-Series) featuring a modern common-rail fuel injection system was underway when MG-Rover ceased production, but the company's closure prevented it from being fully developed and released.
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