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This engine had many of the same basic dimensions as one of Austin's pre-war sidevalve engines - the 1125cc engine fitted in the Austin 10 which had the 88.9 mm (3.5 in) stroke common to all later B-Series engines, allowing the use of much of the same installed equipment to produce the block and crankshaft - but to an all-new OHV design.
A sectioned MGB showing engine and gearbox configuration. All MGBs (except the V8 and 6 cylinder versions) used the BMC B-Series engine. This engine was essentially an enlarged version of that used in the MGA with engine displacement being increased from 1,622 to 1,798 cc. The earlier cars used a three-main-bearing crankshaft, 18G-series.
A petrol version of this modified engine was 'reverse-engineered' for use in the Mini Tractor whilst retaining parts commonality with the diesel variant, rather than using a standard petrol A-series unit. The diesel A series was also sold as a marine engine under the BMC name alongside the diesel B-series engines. Production ceased in 1969.
As it was so different from the older MG models it was called the MGA, the "first of a new line" to quote the contemporary advertising. Rather than the originally intended XPAG unit, the car was fitted with the new straight-4 "BMC B series" engine from the MG Magnette saloon, coupled to a four-speed gearbox. Unlike the coupe, the convertible ...
BMC B-series engine; C. BMC C-Series engine; E. BMC E-series engine This page was last edited on 19 November 2012, at 23:27 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Launched in April 1959, the 4 / Sixty Eight was the last of the five B series BMC Pininfarina cars to be released. [4] The Riley used the twin-carburettor B-Series straight-4 engine in the form already familiar to drivers of the MG Magnette III, [4] producing 64 bhp (48 kW). This was 6 hp (4.5 kW) more than the similar Wolseley 15/60.
To keep development costs in check, the HM Contessa was introduced to the Indian market with the 50 hp (37 kW) 1.5 L BMC B-Series engine which also powered the Ambassador in a slightly modified form along with the Hindustan four-speed gearbox both from the early 1950s.The Contessa was thus a car introduced in 1984 with a 1970 body and 1950 ...
BMC E-series engine; L. Leyland L60; Leyland PE166 engine; O. BL O-series engine; Leyland OE engine; R. BL R-series engine; S. BL S-series engine This page was ...