BMC 'A' Series Engine Codes (1952-1999)
Car, Model, Engine cc, Prefix Numbers
Production Engine Codes Austin A30 803cc 2A Austin A35 948cc 9A Austin A35 van ( optional) 848cc 8G ( post 1962 all GPO.) Austin A40 Mk1 948cc 9A or 9D Austin A40 Mk2 948cc 9DB Austin A40 Mk2 1100 1098cc 10D or 10DD Austin Healey Sprite Mk1 948cc 9CG or 9CC Austin Healey Sprite Mk2/ MG Midget Mk1 948cc 9CG Austin Healey Sprite Mk2/ MG Midget Mk1 1098cc 10CG Austin Healey Sprite Mk3/ MG Midget Mk2 1098cc 10CC ( 2" main bearings.) Austin Healey Sprite Mk4/ MG Midget Mk3 1275cc 12CC or 12CE (UK Market) Austin Healey Sprite Mk4/MG Midget Mk3 1275cc 12CD or 12CJ (N. America) Austin Healey Sprite Mk4/MG Midget Mk3 after Oct '72, 12V/586F/H (UK Market) Austin Healey Sprite Mk4/MG Midget Mk3 12V/671Z/L N. America Austin Allegro 1275cc 12H/A ( same as Metro) Austin Mini 848cc 8A Morris Mini 848cc 8MB Austin & Morris Mini after 1962, 848cc 8AM Austin/Morris Mini automatic 848cc 8AH Mini Automatic closed circuit breather 848cc 8AK Mini floor change closed circuit breather 848cc 8AJ Mini GPO saloon & van 848cc 85H ( 1" restrictor in carb.) Mini Clubman 1098cc 10H Mini 1000 998cc 99H Mini 1000 unleaded high comp 998cc 99HE20 Mini 1000 unleaded low comp 998cc 99HE22 Mini 1000 Automatic 998cc 99HB82P Mini 1275cc 1275cc 12H Mini Moke 848cc 8AC 1275GT & Cooper Mk3 'S' 1275cc 12H Later Cooper models 1275cc 12A Wolseley Hornet, Riley Elf Mk1 848cc 8WR Wolseley Hornet, Riley Elf Mk2 998cc 9WR Austin, Morris, Wolseley fwd 1100 1098cc 10AMW, 10H 1098cc closed circuit breather 10AH Austin, Morris, Wolseley 1100 Automatic 1098cc 10AG 1098cc closed circuit breather, 10AJ MG 1100 Mk1 & Mk2 Riley 1100 1098cc 10GR MG & Riley 1100 closed circuit breathing 1098cc 1965 on 10GRB Vanden Plas 1100 1098cc 10GR, 10V MG 1300 Mk1 1275cc 12G ( single SU.) MG 1300 Mk2 , Riley 1300 1275cc after April '68 12GR All fwd 1300 Automatic 1275cc 12A Vanden Plas 1300 1275cc 12GR, 12V Austin 1300 'S' Mk1, Mk2 1275cc 12FA Austin 1300 'S' Mk3 1275cc 12H Austin Maestro/Montego 1.3 1275cc 12HA ( 'A' Plus) ( Uses Marina 1.3 type block.) Austin Metro 1 liter 998cc 99HA ( all 'A' Plus) Metro 1 ltr1985 on 998cc 99HA, 99HB, 99HC, 99HD, 99HE, 99F. Metro 1300 HLE 1275cc 12HA08AA .. .. 1275cc 12HB, 12HC, 12HD, 12HE, 12HF MG Metro 1300 leaded fuel pre 1989 1275cc 12H996AA, 12HD24 MG Metro 1300 unleaded post mid-1989 1275cc 12HF01 MG Metro Turbo leaded fuel pre 1989 1275cc 12HD26 MG Metro Turbo unleaded 1275cc 12HF01 Austin Metro Sport 1275cc 12HF02 Austin Metro GTA 1275cc 12HF02 Austin Metro's with unleaded engines, 1275cc 12HE24, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42, 67 to 75 Morris Minor Series 2 803cc APHM Morris Minor 1000 series 3 948cc APJM Morris Minor 1000 series 4 after 1956 948cc 9M Morris Minor 1000 series 5 1098cc 10MA Morris Minor series 5, close circuit breather 1098cc 10ME Morris 1000 GPO van 948cc 8AG after 1962 Morris 1000 van, low compression 1098cc 10AB Morris 1000 van closed circuit breather 1098cc 10V Morris Marina 1300 1275cc 12V Specialist engines... Mini Cooper 997cc & 1070cc 'S' 9F/SA/H comp 9.1 Mini Cooper 997cc 9F/SA/L 8.3 Mini Cooper 970cc 'S' 9F/SA/X 10 Mini Cooper 1275cc 'S' 9F/SA/Y 9.75 Mini Cooper 998cc 9FA/SA/H 9.1 Mini Cooper 998cc 9FA/SA/L 8.3 Mini Cooper 970cc 'S' 9FC/SA/H 9.1 Mini Cooper 998cc 9FD/SA/H 9.1 Mini Cooper 1070cc 'S' 9FD/SA/H 9.1 (engine 33661 to 33948,) Mini Cooper 998cc 9FD/SA/L 8.3 Mini Cooper 970cc 'S' 9FD/SA/X 10 Mini Cooper 1275cc 'S' 9FD/SA/Y 9.75 Mini Cooper 970cc 'S' 9FE/SA/X 10 Mini Cooper 1275cc 'S' 9FE/SA/Y 9.75 Mini Cooper 1070cc 'S' 10F 8.3 Still being fitted to the 1275cc Mini as 12HE in 1999 |
Domenico Fetti Archimedes, in the second century BC, investigating the spiral bearing his name that is used in the design of the rear
main seal of the BMC A-Series Engine |
