BMW M118 Engine

This page lists the M118 specifications for the engine built by BMW.

Fuel Type Petrol
Configuration I4
Combustion Type Naturally Aspirated
Displacement (cc) 1,773 cc
Cylinders 4
Cylinder Bore (mm) 84 mm
Cylinder Stroke (mm) 80 mm
Valves 8
Valves Per Cylinder 2
Valvetrain SOHC
Compression Ratio 10.5:1
Power (kW) 96 kW @ 6,100 RPM
Torque (N⋅m) 157 N⋅m @ 5,100 RPM
Redline (RPM)
Weight (kg)
Production 1963 - 1976
Cars Using Engine 5

Where listed, power output figures are based on the most powerful production variant of that engine, because some manufacturers use different engine maps to tune the same engine for better fuel economy, performance or to differentiate models in the range.

Other variants of the M118 used a Solex 36-40 PDSI Carburettor (8.6:1 Compression), twin Solex 40 PHH Carburettors (9.5:1 Compression) or a Solex 38 PDSI Carburettor (8.6:1 Compression).

Cars using the BMW M118 Engine

There are 5 cars using this engine:

Last Updated: 16th October 2020 at 21:21:18