Overview
The Renault Energy engine also known as "E engine" or "E-Type" is an automotive gasoline four-stroke inline four cylinder internal combustion engine, with a sleeved water cooled cast iron block, equipped with 5 crankshaft bearings, an overhead camshaft driven by a toothed timing belt and an aluminum cylinder head with 8 overhead valves. Developed and produced by Renault in the late 1980s, the engine made its first appearance in the Renault 19.
In the late 1980s, the Cléon-Fonte engine still fitted to the R4, Super 5, R9, R11 and Express had become outdated with its lateral camshaft design. Competing brands were building more modern engines with overhead camshafts. The Cléon-Fonte engine had first appeared in 1962 on the Renault 8 and Renault Floride....
engine brand: renault
production years: 1996-2014
engine lifespan: ~300 000
power: 58 – 60
54 (deforced ver.)
torque: 88 – 93
93 (deforced ver.)
fuel system: injector
fuel type: petrol
euro standards: EURO 2/3/4
timing drive: belt
hydraulic lifters: no
recommended engine oil: 5W-30, 5W-40
engine oil capacity: 4.8
displacement: 1149
compression ratio: 9.5
turbocharging: no
weight: 82
cylinder bore: 69
piston stroke: 76.8
cylinder block: cast iron R4
block head: aluminum 8v
According to our database, these cars use the engine d7f