Opel OHV engine


The Opel OHV family is a pushrod inline-four engine. It was the first all-new engine developed by Opel of Germany after World War II and was released in 1962. Versions were in use through 1993.

1.0

The first version of the engine was the 1.0 and placed in the Kadett A which was produced from 1962 to 1965. Displacement was with a bore and stroke. The Kadett A had two different versions of the engine, namely 10N with and 10S with.
This engine was retired in 1965 in favor of the 1.1 but revived in 1973 as a basic engine of the Kadett C. It was revived a second time in 1982 for use in the Corsa A where it produced. It was also used in export market models of the Opel Kadett D.
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In 1965, the engine was enlarged for use in the all new Kadett B. Displacement was with a bore enlarged to stroke remained at. The 11N produced and after 1971. The 11S produced ; in 1966 a special power version was introduced, the 11SR with.
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In 1971, a second enlargement made the 1.2 with a displacement of. Bore was enlarged to and stroke was still at. Performance of the 12N varied from ; the 12S consistently had.
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