Toyota 1.6L 4-cylinder

Toyota 1.6L 4-cylinder — every model and year that used this engine (3 models, 1984–1997), based on NHTSA VIN build data, with links to prices and reliability.

1.6L · 4 cylinders · seen in 3 models, 1984–1997

By the numbers

Output range 100–105 hp (median 102 hp). Gasoline: 100%. Based on 262 decoded NHTSA VIN build sheets.

About this engine family

The Toyota A Series engines are a family of inline-four internal combustion engines with displacement from 1.3 L to 1.8 L produced by Toyota Motor Corporation. The series has cast iron engine blocks and aluminum cylinder heads. To make the engine as short as possible, the cylinders are siamesed.

In detail

The 1.5 L 1A was produced between 1978 and 1980. All variants were belt-driven 8-valve counter-flow SOHC engines with a single, twin-barrel downdraft carburetor. It used Toyota's Turbulence Generating Pot (TGP) lean combustion system to meet Japanese emissions standards at the time with only an oxidation (2-way) catalyst. The 1A engine was only long. Output: at 5,600 rpm and at 3,600 rpm (compression at 9.0:1) Applications: AL10 Tercel/Corsa (Japan only) The 1.3 L 2A was produced from 1979 through 1989.

2A engines in 1982 onwards AL20 Tercels have a slightly different valve cover and timing belt cover than early AL11 Tercels, as well as an automatic choke, and automatically controlled hot air intake (HAI) system. It also has higher compression ratio, and reformulated combustion chambers to improve the fuel economy and emissions. All variants used belt-driven SOHC eight-valve counter-flow cylinder heads with a single downdraft carburetor.

Output: at 6,000 rpm and at 3,800 rpm (compression at 9.3:1) Applications: AE80 Corolla 1983–1985 (excluding Japan, 2A-LC in Australia) AL11 Tercel 1979–1982 (excluding Japan and North America) AL20 Tercel 1982–1984 (excluding Japan and North America) Output: at 6,000 rpm and at 3,600 rpm (compression at 9.3:1) Applications: AE80 Corolla 1983–1985 (Japan only) AL20 Corolla II 1982–1986 (Japan only) AL11 Corsa (Japan only) AL20 Corsa 1982–1989 (Japan only) AE80 Sprinter 1983–1985 (Japan only) AL11 Tercel AL20 Tercel 1982–1989 (Japan only) The 1.5 L 3A was produced from 1979 through 1989.

The 3A engine is the successor of Toyota's first A engine, the 1A. All variants were belt-driven eight-valve counter-flow SOHC engines but no longer used Toyota's "Turbulence Generating Pot" pre-combustion system from the 1A. Output: at 5,600 rpm and at 3,800 rpm (compression at 9.0:1, European spec) at 4,500 rpm (N. America, AL-21 3 door liftback) at 4,800 rpm (N. America, AL-25 5-door wagon) Applications: AL12 Tercel 1979–1982 (excluding Japan) AL21/25 Tercel 1982–1988 (excluding Japan) Using Toyota TTC-C catalytic converter.

On some models marked as 3A-II. Output: at 5,600 rpm and at 3,600 rpm (compression at 9.0:1) Applications: AA60 Carina 1981–1987 (Japan only) AT150 Carina 1984–1988 (Japan only) AE70 Corolla 1979–1983 (Japan only) AE81/85 Corolla 1983–1987 (Japan only) AL21 Corolla II 1982–1986 (Japan only) AT140 Corona 1982–1987 (Japan only) AT150 Corona 1983–1987 (Japan only) AL12 Corsa (Japan only) AL21/25 Corsa 1982–1989 (Japan only) AW10 MR2 1984–1989 (Japan only) AE70 Sprinter 1979–1983 (Japan only) AE81/85 Sprinter 1983–1987 (Japan only) AL25 Sprinter Carib 1982–1988 (Japan only) AL21/25 Tercel 1982–1989 (Japan only) High compression version with Toyota TTC-C catalytic converter.

Output: at 6,000 rpm and at 4,000 rpm (compression at 9.3:1) Applications: AL21 Corolla II 1982–1984 (Japan only) AL21 Corsa 1982–1984 (Japan only) AL21 Tercel 1982–1984 (Japan only) Twin carburetted swirl-intake version with Toyota TTC-C catalytic converter, introduced in August 1984 along with a facelift for the Tercel (and its sister variants) in Japan. Features two variable-venturi carburetors, which Toyota wanted to test in Japan before launching them in export along E series engine, albeit in single carburetted version.

Because of the swirl-intake, the sealing surface between cylinder head and valve cover is different from other SOHC A-engines, featuring vertical curves on the manifold side of the head. Thus, those parts are not interchangeable between each other. The swirl was supposed to improve burning of the air-fuel mixture, thus enabling cleaner emissions, improving fuel economy, and increasing power.

Source: Wikipedia — Toyota A engine, CC BY-SA.

Models that used this engine

Engine usage derived from NHTSA VIN build data (displacement + cylinder configuration). Model links lead to prices, generations and reliability.