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H-series engine is a range of

four-stroke A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either direct ...

four-cylinder The engine configuration describes the fundamental operating principles by which internal combustion engines are categorized. Piston engines are often categorized by their cylinder layout, valves and camshafts. Wankel engines are often categorize ...

, internal combustion

piston engine A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert high temperature and high pressure into a rotating motion. This article describes the common fea ...

s, designed by Daihatsu, which is a subsidiary of

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. These engines were produced from 1987 through 2009. Ranging from 1.3 L up to 1.6 L, these four-cylinder engines were built with lightness in mind, featuring a hollow crankshaft and

camshaft A camshaft is a shaft that contains a row of pointed cams, in order to convert rotational motion to reciprocating motion. Camshafts are used in piston engines (to operate the intake and exhaust valves), mechanically controlled ignition systems ...

, and the weight of a four-cylinder engine (1.3 L HC) is similar to the 1.0 L three-cylinder CB engines. The H-series engine has

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engine block In an internal combustion engine, the engine block is the structure which contains the cylinders and other components. In an early automotive engine, the engine block consisted of just the cylinder block, to which a separate crankcase was attac ...

s and

cylinder heads In an internal combustion engine, the cylinder head (often abbreviated to simply "head") sits above the cylinders and forms the roof of the combustion chamber. In sidevalve engines, the head is a simple sheet of metal; whereas in more modern ov ...

, timing belt driven heads,

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engine cooling system, equipped with both

carburetors A carburetor (also spelled carburettor) is a device used by an internal combustion engine to control and mix air and fuel entering the engine. The primary method of adding fuel to the intake air is through the venturi tube in the main meterin ...

(earlier models) and

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(later models) and only available in

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SOHC An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion ch ...

design.

HC (1.3 L)

:''Based from Japanese Wikipedia article'' First appeared in Daihatsu Charade G102/112 in 1987 and discontinued in 2009. The displacement is 1.3 L (1295 cc), bore and stroke is 76.0 mm x 71.4 mm. Available with carburettor (''HC-C/F'') and fuel injection (''HC-E/EJ''). The

compression ratio The compression ratio is the ratio between the volume of the cylinder and combustion chamber in an internal combustion engine at their maximum and minimum values. A fundamental specification for such engines, it is measured two ways: the stat ...

is between 9.0:1 to 9.5:1. Maximum power is between at 6000–6500 rpm with of

torque In physics and mechanics, torque is the rotational equivalent of linear force. It is also referred to as the moment of force (also abbreviated to moment). It represents the capability of a force to produce change in the rotational motion of t ...

at 3200–4500 rpm. This engine was later replaced by the K3 engine. Applications: *

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(G102/112/200) (1988–2000) * Daihatsu Terios/Toyota Cami (J100G) (1997–1999) (Japan) * Daihatsu Zebra/D130 Jumbo/Hijet Maxx (S89/91) (1989–2009) (

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) * Perodua Kembara (1998–2003) (Malaysia) * Perodua Rusa (1996–2005) (Malaysia) *Shelby Patriot (a front-mid engine SUV-style vehicle based from Daihatsu Zebra S89 with body made from

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, only sold in Indonesia) (1990–1994)

HD (1.6 L)

:''Based from Japanese Wikipedia article'' First appeared in Daihatsu Applause in June 1989 and discontinued in 2008. The displacement was increased to 1.6 L (1589 cc) by increasing the stroke size of the ''HC'' engine to 87.6 mm but retaining the same 76.0 mm bore size. Available with carburettor (''HD-C/F1'') or fuel injection (''HD-E/E1/EG/EP''). The compression ratio is between 9.5:1 to 10.5:1. Maximum power is between at 5600–6300 rpm with at 3200–4800 rpm of torque. Applications: * Daihatsu Applause (1989–2000) * Daihatsu Charade De Tomaso/GTi (G201) (1993–1998) * Daihatsu Feroza (F70/75) (Indonesia) * Daihatsu Pyzar/Gran Move (1996–2002) * Daihatsu Rocky (F300) (1989–2002) * Daihatsu Taruna (F500RV/F520RV) (1999–2001) (Indonesia) * Daihatsu Zebra Espass (S92) (1994–2003) (Indonesia) * Perodua Rusa (1997–2008) (

) *Daihatsu X-021 concept car (1991)

HE (1.5 L)

The HE engine first appeared in the Daihatsu Charade (G203/213) in 1993 and was discontinued in 2007. The displacement was decreased to 1.5 L (1498 cc) by decreasing the stroke size of ''HD'' engine to 82.6 mm but retained the same 76.0 mm bore size. The compression ratio is 9.5:1. Maximum power is between at 5600–6300 rpm with at 3200–3600 rpm of torque. This engine was later replaced by the Toyota 3SZ-VE engine. Applications: * Daihatsu Charade (G203/213) (1993–2000) * Daihatsu Taruna (F501RV/F521RV) (2001–2006) (Indonesia) * Daihatsu Pyzar/Gran Move (1996–2002) * Daihatsu Zebra Espass (S92) (2003–2007) (Indonesia)

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HC (1.3 L)

HD (1.6 L)

HE (1.5 L)

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