Contents Section: Engine and Engine Aggregates All sections

Engine Identification Opel Senator B

Engine Identification

For identification, up to 5 design-typical features are used.

Petrol engine (example) Diesel engine (example)

C20LET23DTR
Specific version
Mixture systemSpecific version
Compression groupMixture system
Engine sizeEngine size
Exhaust emission limit

Exhaust emission limit Mixture system

none : ECE R 83 A (as R 15.04) E : Injection

* : ECE R 83 A (as R 15.04) Z : Central injection

C : EC 91/441/EEC, US '83 V : Carburettor

X : EC 91/441/EEC, stage 2 1) D : Diesel

Engine size Specific version (if necessary)

Displacement in litres x 10 C : Corp. Ignition System

F : Vehicles for authorities

H : High output/supercharging

I : Irmscher

Compression ratio e J : Throttled output

K : Komprex

G : e £ 8.5 L : Low output/supercharging

L : e > 8.5 - 9.0 R : Increased output

N : e > 9.0 - 9.5 T : Turbo

S : e > 9.5 - 10.0 V : Volume model

X : e > 10.0 -11.5 W : Venezuela

Y : e > 11.5 2 : Family II engine

1) Stricter limits for ca. 1996.

Engine Type Identification

As of Model Year 1993 1/2, the position of the engine codes letters has been altered.

They are not longer below the cylinder head, but are now on the cylinder block, transmission side.

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