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Engine Identification
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 10:37 am
by Beardy89
Can anyone help identify this engine please?
Re: Engine Identification
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 10:54 am
by twiss
looks to me like a 1300 single point injection engine from a late 1993 or 1994 samurai
Can't tell the CC really though as the head and block look pretty much identical
Should have 1298cc stamped on the exhaust side of the engine near the gearbox
Re: Engine Identification
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 11:08 am
by Beardy89
twiss wrote:looks to me like a 1300 single point injection engine from a late 1993 or 1994 samurai
Can't tell the CC really though as the head and block look pretty much identical
Should have 1298cc stamped on the exhaust side of the engine near the gearbox
I am 99% sure its 1600 out of a Vit. Wasn't sure on the SPI.
Re: Engine Identification
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 11:31 am
by Beardy89
Beardy89 wrote:twiss wrote:looks to me like a 1300 single point injection engine from a late 1993 or 1994 samurai
Can't tell the CC really though as the head and block look pretty much identical
Should have 1298cc stamped on the exhaust side of the engine near the gearbox
I am 99% sure its 1600 out of a Vit. Wasn't sure on the SPI.
How can I tell if it is SPI or Carb?
I am new to Petrol engines all my knowledge is with the landrover 2.5 Diesels
Re: Engine Identification
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 11:34 am
by ScottieJ
That's SPI
As twiss says it will have the capacity stamped on the side of the block.
Re: Engine Identification
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 11:40 am
by Beardy89
ScottieJ wrote:That's SPI
As twiss says it will have the capacity stamped on the side of the block.
It has a really bad idle. revs between 500 - 2500rpm and then dies.
is this a common problem with SPIs? Where is the best place to start looking.
Can I and should I change to a SU Carb, or should I fix the SPI?
Re: Engine Identification
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 12:23 pm
by ScottieJ
Could be something as simple as a vacuum leak, there's not a huge amount of electrics on the SPI. check all the vac pipes over and if they are ok it could be a sensor etc somewhere? tbh i'm not that clued up on the SPI system.
Re: Engine Identification
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 12:28 pm
by Beardy89
ScottieJ wrote:Could be something as simple as a vacuum leak, there's not a huge amount of electrics on the SPI. check all the vac pipes over and if they are ok it could be a sensor etc somewhere? tbh i'm not that clued up on the SPI system.
Will do, I've got a long weekend now, so after picking parts up from you Saturday Morning I intend to spend as much time as possible get her ready for some offroading!
Re: Engine Identification
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 1:05 pm
by twiss
If its a 1.6 engine fitted with the SPI system from a 1.3 maybe that is the cause?
Would probably mean that it's not injecting the right amount of fuel but I am not sure
Not entirely sure either of the differences between the 1.6 SPI system and the 1.3 SPI system
What registration Letter is the Samurai? If its an M or N reg then it may have been an 1.3SPI to begin with
Re: Engine Identification
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 2:19 pm
by Beardy89
twiss wrote:If its a 1.6 engine fitted with the SPI system from a 1.3 maybe that is the cause?
Would probably mean that it's not injecting the right amount of fuel but I am not sure
Not entirely sure either of the differences between the 1.6 SPI system and the 1.3 SPI system
What registration Letter is the Samurai? If its an M or N reg then it may have been an 1.3SPI to begin with
Hi Twiss it is on an N plate