CVH engine repair procedures
This engine, designated CVH (Compound Valve angle, Hemispherical combustion chamber) can be described in more conventional terms as a four-cylinder overhead camshaft (OHC) engine. It is mounted, together with the transmission, transversely at the front of the vehicle and transmits power through open driveshafts to the front roadwheels.
The engine is available in three capacities; 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6 litre. The 1.4 litre engine being introduced to replace the 1.3 litre unit during early 1986.