Author Topic: Any difference between AXX and BWA engine codes?  (Read 5314 times)

Offline Trickyboy

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See above^, just recieved the log book for the new motor and noticed it's a BWA lump, any real differences between the two? Cheers!  :smiley:

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Re: Any difference between AXX and BWA engine codes?
« Reply #1 on: 05 May 2009, 22:06 »
The bwa engine is the updated version of the axx one.

Can't really say what's different between the two though...
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Re: Any difference between AXX and BWA engine codes?
« Reply #2 on: 06 May 2009, 13:06 »
The AXX is up to Euro 3 emissions standards, the BWA is Euro 4.
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Re: Any difference between AXX and BWA engine codes?
« Reply #3 on: 06 May 2009, 16:27 »
The AXX is up to Euro 3 emissions standards, the BWA is Euro 4.

Thanks for that bit of info. 
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Re: Any difference between AXX and BWA engine codes?
« Reply #4 on: 07 May 2009, 11:16 »
No worries :)
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