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Fuzhou Sinopower Import & Export SP178FA

Built: 2011-2012 · Series: Other models

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The SP178FA comes from Fuzhou Sinopower Import & Export. Production: 2011-2012. The fuel is 300-500 ppm Low Sulfur Diesel. The rated output is 4 kW. The engine is naturally aspirated. The engine meets emissions stage Tier 4 (Final or Phase In). Fuel reaches the combustion chamber through direct injection. It is a four-stroke diesel engine. The cylinders are arranged in line. Rated output within this group ranges from 2 to 4,850 kW; the SP178FA sits at the bottom of that range with 4 kW. Its immediate neighbours are the B20-3600 below it with 3 kW and the 15LD350/GE above it with 5 kW.

Fuzhou Sinopower Import Export – other nonroad diesel engines: the collective page of the single-cylinder small diesels SP178FA and SP186FA from Fujian, 4 to 6 kW, 0.42-litre displacement

This page gathers the Fuzhou Sinopower Import Export nonroad diesel engines the register could not assign to a named range from the US EPA certification data. Fuzhou Sinopower Import Export is a Chinese maker of small diesel engines based in Fuzhou, Fujian province, a centre of Chinese small-engine manufacturing; the type designations SP178FA and SP186FA follow the 178F/186F frame-size naming common in this market segment for air-cooled single-cylinder small diesels, and the EPA engine-family code shows a displacement of 0.42 litres for both versions.

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The register lists here 2 versions with 4 to 6 kW rated output at 3,600 rpm, from a single cylinder with a 78 to 86 mm bore and 64 to 72 mm stroke – with a stroke-to-bore ratio under 1, a short-stroke design. The engines carry direct injection, run on low-sulphur diesel (300 to 500 ppm) and reach maximum torques of 10.6 to 16.7 Nm at 3,600 rpm. They were certified to Tier 4 (Final or Phase-in), for use outside California only.

Small, high-speed single-cylinder diesel engines of this power class under 8 kW classically drive portable generator sets, water pumps and simple farm equipment, where a simple, air-cooled design without a water-cooling circuit is wanted; the Fuzhou region in Fujian is home to several makers of such identical or closely related small-diesel platforms.

When buying used, on these single-cylinder engines the condition of the cooling fins and fan wheel, compression, and the condition of the injection pump and nozzle matter; uneven running often points to wear in the injection system. Spares run through Sinopower's Chinese distribution.

Sources: Kennwerte der Modelle Fuzhou Sinopower Import Export (weitere Nonroad-Dieselmotoren)

Technical data

Engine

Engine familyBFZWL0.42AAAcorrect
Fuel300-500 ppm Low Sulfur Dieselcorrect
Rated output4 kWcorrect
Power bandkW<8correct
Rated speed3,600 rpmcorrect
Maximum torque10.6 N·mcorrect
Speed at max. torque3,600 rpmcorrect
Cylinders1correct
Cylinder layoutin linecorrect
Bore78 mmcorrect
Stroke64 mmcorrect
Operating cyclefour-stroke dieselcorrect
Injectiondirect injectioncorrect
Aspirationnaturally aspiratedcorrect
Emissions stageTier 4 (Final or Phase In)correct

Origin and approval

Sales regionUSA excluding Californiacorrect

Frequently asked questions

How much power does the Fuzhou Sinopower Import & Export SP178FA have?

The Fuzhou Sinopower Import & Export SP178FA delivers 4 kW.

When was the Fuzhou Sinopower Import & Export SP178FA built?

Production years: 2011-2012.

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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