The 8140 was a
diesel engine made by
Sofim for
automobiles. Originally introduced as a
swirl chamber, naturally aspirated diesel it was mostly used in commercial vehicles worldwide.
Turbocharging the original engine, the design of which was finished in 1974, was impeded until 1985 due to restrictions of the original design.
Heat flux issues with the aluminium head and swirl chambers were eventually overcome, but did slow down development.
First direct injection models also appeared in the mid-eighties.
Additionally to the Fiat designation 8140 some engines got a Renault tag (S8 for indirect injection, S9 for direct injection).
2.0 L version
In the early beginning there was a 2.0-liter (1,995 cc) four-cylinder 65 PS (48 kW), called the Sofim 8144.65. Alongside the 2.4-liter version it was used in light commercial vehicles like the
Saviem SG2
The Société Anonyme de Véhicules Industriels et d'Équipements Mécaniques (), commonly known by the acronym Saviem (), was a French manufacturer of trucks and buses/coaches part of the Renault group, headquartered in Suresnes, Île-de-France ...
,
OM Grinta, and the
Fiat/Iveco Daily, as well as passenger cars like the
Fiat 131
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and
132 132 may refer to:
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*AD 132
*132 BC
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models.
It also saw use in the
Fiat Campagnola.
2.4 L version
The original 2.4 L big block displaces , bore x stroke was 93 x 90 mm.
2.5 L version
In 1990 the 2.5 L was introduced with a longer stroke increased by 2 mm to 92 mm, bore remained unchanged at 93 mm
displacing .
2.8 L version
The 2.8 L displaces 2800 cc having a larger bore and stroke (94.4 x 100 mm).
Today
After continuous development these engines are nowadays known as F1A (2.3 L) and F1C (3.0 L), available for marine and industrial use from
Fiat Powertrain Technologies
FPT Industrial is an Italian multinational designer and manufacturer of transmissions, axles, diesel and petrol engines that was established in March 2005 as a Fiat Group division which included all the activities related to powertrains and tr ...
(FPT) and
CNH Industrial (since 2012) respectively.
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