Collocations for engine - noun

big, powerful
small
twin engines
a large plane with twin engines

2-litre/2-liter, 1200 cc, 20-valve, four-cylinder, two-stroke, etc.
300-hp (esp. AmE), 200-bhp (= brake horsepower), etc.
a 580-horsepower engine

diesel, gas (AmE), gasoline (AmE), petrol (BrE)
internal-combustion, jet, outboard, piston, turbine, turbo, turbocharged
aircraft, airplane (AmE), rocket
car

crank, crank up, fire, ignite, start, switch on, turn on
The rocket engine is ignited.

cut (informal), kill (informal), shut down, shut off, switch off, turn off
He pulled up under some trees and cut the engine.

gun (AmE), rev, rev up, run
She sat at the traffic lights revving the engine.

power
Its engine is powered by both gasoline and electricity.

repair, service, tune
lubricate
build
fit (sth with), install
The new model is fitted with a more powerful engine.

run
She waited with the engine running while he bought a paper.
The engine runs on diesel.

idle, tick over (BrE)
I kept the engine ticking over.

catch
I pressed the starter and the engine caught first time.

fire, fire up, start
The engine's firing on all four cylinders now.

shut down, shut off, stop
break down, die, fail, quit (AmE), seize (AmE), seize up, stall
misfire
overheat
cough, splutter
The engine coughed and died.

roar, scream
The plane's engine roared as it prepared for take-off.

hum, purr
race, rev, rev up
He heard a car engine racing behind him.

capacity, power, speed
compartment, room
the ship's engine room

component, part
oil
failure, problems, trouble
It looks as if we've got some engine trouble.

builder, maker, manufacturer
plant
The engine plant was the first one to be built.

noise

in an/the engine
You need more oil in the engine.

be powered by a … engine
This model is powered by a diesel engine.

the noise, roar, sound, etc. of the engine

large, powerful
diesel, electric, steam
railroad (AmE), railway (BrE)

build

driver (esp. BrE)
shed (BrE)