Renault F-Type engine

Renault F-Type engine

Manufacturer	Renault
Production	1981–present
Configuration	Gasoline Diesel Straight-4

The F-Type (Fonte, meaning cast iron in French, and refers to the engine block material) is a straight-4 automobile engine from Renault. Launched in 1981 as the successor to the A family, Introduced on the Renault 9, Renault 11 & Renault Trafic, the engine is still in production today, with a few minor technical evolutions on the F4R, F5R & F9Q.

It has been the mainstay of Renault's engine lineup through the early 2000s in a succession of increasingly powerful petrol and Diesel variants in overhead camshaft configurations. It was also Renault's first production four-valve design (F7x).

It is gradually being replaced by the M-type engine but will remain in production and will continue to be OEM fitted on vehicles for at least several years.

Nowadays the engine's are produced in the engine manufacturing facility at Cléon, near to Rouen in Normandy.

Discontinued

F1x

The F1x was only available with a displacement of 1.7 L (1,721 cc, 105 cu in) It had a parallel valve engine architecture with single-barrel carburetor

Applications:

• F1N 1.7 L (1,721 cc, 105 cu in), B x S: 81.0 by 83.5 millimetres (3.19 in × 3.29 in).
  • 1981–1997 Renault Trafic

F2x

The F2x in an 8-valve SOHC with double-barrel carburetor

Applications:

• F2N 1.7 L (1,721 cc, 105 cu in), B x S: 81.0 by 83.5 millimetres (3.19 in × 3.29 in).
  • 1985–1989 Renault R11
  • 1985–1989 Renault R9
  • 1985–1995 Renault R21
  • 1988–1996 Renault R19
  • –1997 Renault Clio
  • 1985– Renault R5 Super 5
• F2R 2.0 L (1,965 cc, 120 cu in).
  • 1985–1993 Renault R21 (No official Renault references known, some says 90 HP, others 102 HP)

F3x

The F3x is mechanically similar to the F2x, only used an monopoint-EFI system. Some later versions were equipped with multipoint-EFI.

Applications:

• F3N 1.7 L (1,721 cc, 105 cu in), B x S: 81.0 by 83.5 millimetres (3.19 in × 3.29 in).
  • 1985–1989 Renault R11
  • 1985–1989 Renault R9
  • 1985–1995 Renault R21
  • 1988–2000 Renault R19
  • 1985–1993 Renault R5 Super 5
  • 1985–1987 Renault Alliance/Encore (USA & Canada TBI only)
• F3P 1.8 L (1,794 cc, 109 cu in), B x S: 82.7 by 83.5 millimetres (3.26 in × 3.29 in).
  • 1988–2000 Renault R19
  • 1992–1997 Renault Clio
  • 1994–1999 Renault Laguna I
• F3R 2.0 L (1,998 cc, 122 cu in), B x S: 82.7 by 93.0 millimetres (3.26 in × 3.66 in).
  • 1987– Renault GTA USA Special F3R Variant of F3N for 1987 Spec USA GTA only.
  • 1994–2001 Renault Laguna I
  • 1996– Renault Espace
  • 1996– Renault Megane
  • 1998– Moskvitch 2141 “Svyatogor” (Russia only)

F5x

The F5x resembles the F4x mechanically with an architecture of 16 indirect actuated valves and DOHC, but used an direct injection "IDE" fuel system.

Applications:

• F5R 2.0 L (1,998 cc, 122 cu in), B x S: 82.7 by 93.0 millimetres (3.26 in × 3.66 in).
  • 1999–2003 Renault Megane
  • 2001–2003 Renault Laguna II

F7x

The F7x was the first of the F-type engine family with a 16-valve DOHC configuration, the valves were directly actuated by Hydraulic tappets. both the 1.8l as the 2.0l were equipped with a multipoint-EFI system.

Applications:

• F7P 1.8 L (1,764 cc, 108 cu in), B x S: 82.0 by 83.5 millimetres (3.23 in × 3.29 in).
  • 19??–1991 Renault R5 Super 5 (No official Renault references known)
  • 1988–1997 Renault R19
  • 1991–1996 Renault Clio
• F7R 2.0 L (1,998 cc, 122 cu in), B x S: 82.7 by 93.0 millimetres (3.26 in × 3.66 in).
  • 1994–1998 Renault Clio Williams
  • 1996–1999 Renault Megane
  • 1995–1999 Renault SPORT SPIDER

F8x

The F8x is the indirect injected Diesel version and has an 8-valve SOHC architecture, it uses precombustion chambers achieve the required air/fuel mixing.

Applications:

• F8M 1.6 L (1,595 cc, 97 cu in), B x S: 78.0 by 83.5 millimetres (3.07 in × 3.29 in).
  • 1985–1989 Renault R11
  • 1985–1989 Renault R9
  • 1985– Renault R5 Super 5
  • 1986– Renault Extra
• F8Q 1.9 L (1,870 cc, 114 cu in), B x S: 80.0 by 93.0 millimetres (3.15 in × 3.66 in).
  • 1986– Renault Extra
  • 1988–2000 Renault R19
  • 1990–1995 Renault R21
  • 1991–1997 Renault Clio
  • 1995–2002 Renault Mégane
  • 1996–2003 Renault Scénic
  • 1997–2001 Renault Trafic
  • 1994–1998 Mitsubishi Carisma
  • 1994–1996 Volvo 440/460
  • 1995–1998^(?) Volvo S40/V40
  • 2002–2006 Dacia Pick-Up
  • 2003–2005 Dacia Solenza

In production

F4x

The F4x is an indirect actuated 16-valve DOHC with a multipoint-EFI system.

• F4P 1.8 L (1,783 cc, 109 cu in), B x S: 82.7 by 83.0 millimetres (3.26 in × 3.27 in).
  • 1998–2001 Renault Laguna I
  • 2001–2005 Renault Laguna II
  • 2002 Proton Waja 1.8L
• F4R 2.0 L (1,998 cc, 122 cu in), B x S: 82.7 by 93.0 millimetres (3.26 in × 3.66 in).
  • 1996– Renault Espace
  • 2000– Renault Clio Renault Sport (172, 182, 197 and 200)
• F4Rt 2.0 L (1,998 cc, 122 cu in), B x S: 82.7 by 93.0 millimetres (3.26 in × 3.66 in).
  • 2002– Renault Espace, Renault Vel Satis, Renault Avantime, Renault Megane III TCe 180, Renault Laguna II+III, Renault Scenic - Twin-scroll turbo by Mitsubishi with 165-180 hp (with overboost 190 hp on TCe 180)
  • 2007– Renault Laguna GT, Renault Megane Sport - Turbocharged Trophy version delivering up to 265 hp

F9x

The F9x is the direct injected Diesel version and also features an 8-valve SOHC configuratione, it has swirl generating intake ports to create swirling (vortex) of the aspirated air, and either a torodial- or an elsbett- piston bowl to twist te injected fuel vapour, also to achieve the required air/fuel mixing. The diesel-fuel is delivered either by a mechanical injection pump or a common rail fuel injection installation.

Applications:

• F9Q 1.9 L (1,870 cc, 114 cu in), B x S: 80.0 by 93.0 millimetres (3.15 in × 3.66 in).
  • 1995–2002 Renault Mégane
  • 1996– Renault Espace
  • 1997– Renault Master
  • 1997–2001 Renault Laguna I
  • 1998–2004 Mitsubishi Carisma
  • 1998–2004 Volvo S40
  • 2001–2005 Renault Laguna II
  • 2005– Suzuki Grand Vitara