BMW M41

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BMW M41 engine
Overview
Manufacturer BMW
Production19942000
Layout
Configuration Straight-4
Displacement 1,665 cc (101.6 cu in)
Cylinder bore 80 mm (3.15 in)
Piston stroke 82.8 mm (3.26 in)
RPM range
Redline 4,800
Combustion
Fuel system Indirect injection
Fuel type Diesel fuel (DIN EN 590)
Cooling system Water-cooled
Output
Power output 66 kW (89 hp)
Torque output 190 N⋅m (140 lb⋅ft)
Chronology
Predecessor BMW M51
Successor BMW M47

The BMW M41 was a straight-4 turbocharged indirect injection Diesel engine produced from 1994 through 2000.

Contents

M41D17

With the M41 engine the first four-cylinder diesel engine was introduced by BMW.

Then engine derived from the six-cylinder BMW M51 engine and shared 86% of the components, resulting in only 14% being newly developed.

This engine became available in several models of the E36 model series

Fuel consumption is around 6.5 L/100 km (43 mpgimp; 36 mpgUS) in combined use (EUR) in the 318tds 4-door sedan version.

Models
EnginePowerTorqueYear
M41D1766 kW (89 hp) at 4,400190 N⋅m (140 lb⋅ft) at 2,0001994 - 2000

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