Renault Cléon-Alu engine
| Company type | Internal combustion engine |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Founder | Renault |
| Products | Petrol-powered inline four-cylinder engines |
The Cléon-Alu engine—also identified as the "A engine" or "A-Type"—is a petrol-powered internal combustion engine created by Renault in 1960. This inline four-cylinder, four-stroke motor is characterized by an aluminium-alloy construction for both the block and cylinder head, utilizes water cooling, incorporates a crankshaft supported by five main bearings, and employs a side-mounted camshaft driven by a chain. The camshaft actuates eight overhead valves through pushrods and rocker arms. Its initial implementation was in the Renault 16 model.
AxK
The AxK version has a displacement of , featuring a bore and stroke measuring . Applications include:
- A1K
- Renault 16
- Lotus Europa S1 and S2 (types 46 and 54), produced between 1967 and 1970
AxL
The AxL variant offers approximately 1.6 L displacement, available in versions of , , or cc, all maintaining the same stroke of and bore diameters of , , or .
Applications:
- A2L
- Renault 16 (1968–1980)
- Renault 15 TS (1971–1976)
- Renault 17 TL (1972–1976)
- Renault 12 Gordini (1970–1973)
- Renault 12 Gordini (1596 cc) (1972–1974)
- Alpine A110 1600 S (1605 cc) (1973–1975)
- Alpine A310 1600 VE (1605 cc) (1971–1974)
- Lotus Europa S2 Federal (type 65) (1969–1970)
- A5L Turbo
- Renault 18 Turbo (until 1984)
- Renault Fuego Turbo (1983–1985)
- A7L
- Renault R18 (from 1985)
- A7L
- Renault 18 Turbo (until 1984)
AxM
The AxM engine features a displacement of , with bore and stroke dimensions of . Originally designated as types 841 or 843, it was prominently utilized in the USA market for the Renault R17 Gordini sub-model (843/13). This engine produces power with a compression ratio of 9.25:1, equipped with Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection and a conventional distributor using points and condenser for ignition timing.
- A1M
- Renault Trafic (1981–1986)
- A2M / 841
- Renault 18 (up to 1984)
- Renault 18 (1985–1986)
- Renault Fuego GTL (1982–1985)
- A6M / 843
- Alpine A310 (1975–1976)
- Renault 18 (until 1984)
- Renault 16 TL (1975–1980)
- Renault 20 L/TL/GTL (1975–1981)
- Renault 18 (1985–1986)
- Renault Fuego TS/GTS (1980–1985)