The 3K engine has a few different codes.

 

What do they mean?

 

3K

3K-D

3K-B

3K-H

3K-C

 

As Pauline Hanson said "Please Explain"

Edited February 27, 200620 yr by AE35

the only one i know off the top of my head is c means it conforms to the californian emmision standards which are one of the highest standards in the world

 

h i have no idea about same for the others cheers

 

other than its the 3 rd gen in the k family

does this help at all?

 

 

Toyota engine codes are split into two sections, the bit before the dash, and the bit after it (eg: 2JZ-GTE).

 

Before the dash.

The letters signify the "family" or "series" of the engine. The numbers signify a revision of the bottom end (ie: bore, stoke, block). Higher numbers don't necessarily mean a larger block.

For example, the twin turbo engines in modern Supras are the 1JZ-GTE and 2JZ-GTE. The 1JZ is a 2.5L engine, while the 2JZ is a 3.0L. Both are twin turbo inline sixes.

 

After the dash.

The letters after the dash specify the features of the engine.

G - Wide angle Twin Cam (sportier head)

F - Narrow angle Twin Cam (economical head)

T - Turbocharged

Z - Supercharged

E - Electronic Fuel Injection

U - Emissions control (Japanese)

C - Emissions control (Californian).

 

 

Sample Engines And Their Codes

These are a few engines that can be found in our members' cars.

4A-GE: 1.6L DOHC EFI 16V inline four cylinder

4A-GE (20 Valve): 1.6L DOHC EFI 20V inline four cylinder

4A-GZE: 1.6L DOHC EFI 16V supercharged inline four cylinder

7A-FE: 1.8L DOHC EFI 16V inline four cylinder

1G-GTE: 2.0L DOHC EFI 24V intercooled twin turbo inline six cylinder

3/4K-C: 1.3L OHV Carby 8V inline four cylinder (4K block, 3K head)

5M-E: 2.8L SOHC EFI 12V inline six cylinder

7M-GTE: 3.0L DOHC EFI 24V turbocharged inline six cylinder

18R-C: 2.0L SOHC Carby 8V inline four cylinder

18R-GEU: 2.0L DOHC EFI 8V inline four cylinder

3S-GE / 3S-FE: 2.0L DOHC EFI 16V inline four cylinder

3S-GTE: 2.0L DOHC EFI 16V turbocharged inline four cylinder

2T-G: 1.6L DOHC 8V inline four cylinder

the B stands for twin carbs.

What does U stand for, I've searched for this before but to no avail.

Its written above.

 

U = Jap Emission Control Standards

Shit, how the hell I missed that I don't know... thnaks mate.

haha, no worries.

i beleive H was also a 'sportier' version.. different porting on heads and no emissions crap :locked:

So what is my engine? A 4K-Z?

carbied??

 

4k-zc??

Mine is a 3k-h, dunno if its a sporty variant or not, but its pretty fit for a k motor: it'll chirp first.lol.

I got a 3K-H in the panel van and it hauls pretty well. Especially once i adjusted the vacuum advance on my nippon-denso distributor!

 

 

The knob on the left is to advance the timing. :jamie:

 

Who else has this style of distributor? They came out in KE20, 25 & 26 models.

Edited February 27, 200620 yr by AE35

Yeah my k motor had one.

The knob on the left is to advance the timing. :jamie:

 

Who else has this style of distributor? They came out in KE20, 25 & 26 models.

Actually it's a octane selector and it's a not the best place to adjust your timing, because it allso restricts your vacuum advance actuators movement. Found in older K-engines.

 

3K-H is an older bigport engine, ours were pre -75 ones.

3K-B is obviously twin carbie