Changchai 178FS
Built: 2012-2012 · Series: Other models
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Changchai – other nonroad diesel engines: the collective page of small one- to four-cylinder units from Changzhou, 4 to 36 kW, model years 2011/2012, for walking and small tractors
Changchai is a Chinese maker of small diesel engines headquartered in Changzhou (Jiangsu Province), building one- to four-cylinder units for decades, chiefly for farm machinery, walking tractors and pumps. This page gathers the versions from the US EPA certification data that the register could not assign to a named range; type designations such as 178F, 186F or 188F follow a numbering convention widespread in the Chinese small-diesel industry that marks build size above all, while three-digit ranges such as 3LS25A or 3LS27T point to three-cylinder L ranges; the exact internal manufacturer logic remains uncertain here.
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The register lists here 105 versions with 4 to 36 kW rated output at 2,200 to 3,600 rpm, from one- to four-cylinders (101 inline, 4 V-configuration) with 78 to 95 mm bore and 62 to 100 mm stroke; maximum torque ranges from 10.6 to 178.2 Nm. All 105 versions are dated to model years 2011 and 2012. Direct injection predominates, 94 to 11 indirect-injection versions; among the emission stages Tier 4 (Final or Phase-in) narrowly leads with 55 ahead of Interim Tier 4 with 50, and the 19 to 37 kW power category is the most common with 50 versions.
Changchai engines of this class chiefly power walking tractors, small tractors, water pumps and small generator sets, mainly in price-sensitive export markets across Asia and Africa; they compete directly with other Chinese small-diesel makers and with older, similarly simple designs of Japanese origin that the build follows.
On a used purchase of the unturbocharged engines, compression pressure and oil consumption matter above all, and on the eleven indirect-injection versions also the glow-plug system and cold-start behaviour; since the engines lack an established dealer network in Europe, it is worth checking before purchase whether wear parts such as injectors and gasket sets are regionally available at all.
Sources: Kennwerte der Modelle Changchai (weitere Nonroad-Dieselmotoren)
Technical data
Engine
| Engine family | CCHCL0.42AAAcorrect |
|---|---|
| Engine families | CCHCL0.42AAAcorrect |
| Fuel | 300-500 ppm Low Sulfur Dieselcorrect |
| Rated output | 4 kWcorrect |
| Power band | kW<8correct |
| Rated speed | 3,600 rpmcorrect |
| Maximum torque | 21.1 N·mcorrect |
| Speed at max. torque | 3,600 rpmcorrect |
| Cylinders | 1correct |
| Cylinder layout | in linecorrect |
| Bore | 78 mmcorrect |
| Stroke | 62 mmcorrect |
| Operating cycle | four-stroke dieselcorrect |
| Injection | direct injectioncorrect |
| Aspiration | naturally aspiratedcorrect |
| Emissions stage | Tier 4 (Final or Phase In)correct |
Origin and approval
| Built from | 2012correct |
|---|---|
| Built to | 2012correct |
| Model year from | 2012correct |
| Model year to | 2012correct |
| Sales region | USA excluding Californiacorrect |
Frequently asked questions
How much power does the Changchai 178FS have?
The Changchai 178FS delivers 4 kW.
When was the Changchai 178FS built?
Production years: 2012.
What to check before buying
- Match the data plate against the order: frame size, mounting and rating have to agree.
- For used units, ask about winding condition and bearing play.
- Ask about parts availability for this series — the running costs hang on it.
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