Opel X18XE1
The X18XE1 is a gasoline engine from Opel , which was produced from 1998. The engine has 1.8 liters (1796 cm³) displacement with a stroke of 88.2 mm and a bore of 80.5 mm. It has 16 valves and develops 85 kW (116 hp) at 5400 rpm. The maximum torque is 170 Nm at 3400 rpm. It was installed in the Opel Astra G and the Vectra B, among others . It is the successor to the X18XE , which was made from the "BigBlock" engine block for larger engines from 2.0 liters . It was discarded due to constant cracks in the manifolds . The X18XE1 is cast from the same engine block as the 1.6 liter engines and only has larger cylinder bores . He belongs to the Ecotec engine series, has hydraulic tappets as valve train and can easily with LPG / LPG operate. Frequently occurring problems of the X18XE1 include idle speed fluctuations due to dirty throttle valves (combustion residues from the exhaust gas recirculation ). The successor to the X18XE1 is the Z18XE .