Series 3, 2.25 or 2.3

tomtom1992 · Jan 24, 2014

I have a series 3 2.3 petrol. I have always thought series 3's are a 2.3 but seem to see a lot of series 3's described as 2.25.
Looking at the cc's, a series 3 has around 2286cc and a series 2/2a has a 2245ish cc engine.
Does anyone know why then series 3's get described as 2.25's as it makes no sense to me?

divie · Jan 24, 2014

All are described as 2.25. The 2.3 comes from "rounding up" to nearest whole number, all the same engine size of 2286cc.

ajb403 · Jan 24, 2014

I thought Land Rover used to describe the 3 bearing engine as the 2.25 and the 5 bearing engine as the 2.3 in order to differentiate the two.

jamesmartin · Jan 24, 2014

ajb403 said:
I thought Land Rover used to describe the 3 bearing engine as the 2.25 and the 5 bearing engine as the 2.3 in order to differentiate the two.

no 2.25 only got referred to as 2.3 when fitted to first 90/110s

tomtom1992 · Jan 26, 2014

They never attached a 2.25 to a 90/110 did they? When they started in 1984(?) they came with the 2.5. Or of course the stage 1 V8 with the 3.5

jamesmartin · Jan 26, 2014

tomtom1992 said:
They never attached a 2.25 to a 90/110 did they? When they started in 1984(?) they came with the 2.5. Or of course the stage 1 V8 with the 3.5

yes they did ,google rtc2918n
basically the same engine as previous but with a better carb (twin choke)and air con and power steering options

ben waine · Jan 26, 2014

I agree with James martin

tomtom1992 · Jan 29, 2014

Fair enough
I still maintain that the 2.25 and 2.3 are different cc's though after checking the Land Rover Ownership magazine

divie · Jan 29, 2014

Forget what you read in magazines. Calculate the swept volume from the bore and stroke. 2286 it is.

jamesmartin · Jan 29, 2014

tomtom1992 said:
Fair enough
I still maintain that the 2.25 and 2.3 are different cc's though after checking the Land Rover Ownership magazine

bore diameter is identical as it is throught the range from 2.25 petrol to 300 tdi , 2.25 and 2.3 cranks are the same throw too

ben waine · Jan 30, 2014

I think insurance call it 2.3 because they round it, (conveniently to suit them) for example, on my insurance, it says 2286cc diesel, on the quote summary 2.3

Series 3, 2.25 or 2.3

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