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11th Jan, 2009 at 11:48:29am

Folks,

A while ago I bought a complete engine / transmission with all of the turbo bits on it. It's now installed, and getting close to being a going concern, so I thought I'd find out if I have an unleaded engine. Lo and behold, the two or three websites I've been to on the subject of engine numbers suggest that this isn't a turbo engine, but a HLE.

Can anyone kindly clarify for me?

If it's not a turbo donk, I'll be shocked and surprised - I'll have been had!

What is a HLE? (I'm in Australia, that's not an acronym we used here).

Thanks all.
Matt


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11th Jan, 2009 at 12:11:00pm

edited. My bad:
Search for : 12HC16AA on this site....

Edited by turbodave16v on 11th Jan, 2009.

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11th Jan, 2009 at 12:25:52pm




On 11th Jan, 2009 TurboDave said:
edited. My bad:
Search for : 12HC16AA on this site....

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11th Jan, 2009 at 12:38:22pm

HLE is a high spec Metro. Had a 9.4:1 CR standard 1275 fitted.

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11th Jan, 2009 at 11:07:38pm

Matt.

Assuming the head has never been off and is the original, the question of 'is it a turbo engine' could be answered by taking the rocker cover off and checking that the exhaust valve stems are larger than the inlets (they are bigger on turbo engines as they are filled with Sodium).

If not, then it don't sound like a turbo lump.

It doesn't help with answering whether it's unleaded though, you'll need to do some more searching on TM for that.

Good luck.

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12th Jan, 2009 at 12:14:08am

Hi,
AFAIK there weren't any unleaded turbo engines. The later N/A metros were U/L but not the turbos.
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12th Jan, 2009 at 12:42:33pm

Thanks for the replies folks.
I'll whip the rocker cover off and look for the large diameter exh. valves.
as for the unleaded bit, I'll see how much it'll cost to add the lead from a bottle. no cat converter, so nothing to wreck, except my wallet.
cheers all.

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12th Jan, 2009 at 01:34:39pm


On 12th Jan, 2009 mpe said:
......so nothing to wreck, except my wallet......


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12th Jan, 2009 at 08:22:32pm

There were no unleaded turbos from the factory. They stopped producing them when cars had to be unleaded compatible (January 1990 onwards).

Edited by metroturbo on 12th Jan, 2009.


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13th Jan, 2009 at 01:19:43am

i have a turbo lump with the same engine number, so i guess.....yes, type it in on google, quite a bit of info about it.

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13th Jan, 2009 at 09:05:27pm

12HC16AA is a Metro Turbo Engine taken from a 1985-1988 Metro Turbo.
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