Ford Engines

Ford's engines are well known throughout the world, not only in Ford vehicles but in aftermarket, sports, and kit applications.

4 Cylinder

Ford Taunus V4

• 1908–1931 Model T/A engine
• 1930s–1962 Ford Sidevalve
• 1951–1966 Consul 4 — (United Kingdom)
• 1961–1977 Essex V4 — (United Kingdom: Used in Transit Mk.1, Granada Mk.1/Consul, Capri Mk.1)
• 1962–1969 Taunus V4 — (Germany) Shared with Swedish Saab automobile 95 Saab Sonett and 96 until 1980.
• 1968–1983 Renault Ventoux engine — Ford Corcel from Willys/Renault Dauphine (Brazil)
• 1959–2002 Kent — (UK) 1.0-1.6 L I4 (Europe)
  • 1959–1968 Kent (Original) 1.0–1.3L (used in Anglia, Cortina Mk.1)
  • 1962–1975 Lotus Twin Cam 1.6 L (used in Lotus Elan, Cortina, Europa, Ford Escort, and Caterham Super Seven)
  • 1967–1980 Crossflow 1.1 L, 1.3 L, 1.6 L (used in Cortina Mk.2, Capri Mk.1, Escort Mk.1 & Mk.2, Ford Fiesta Mk.1 (1.6 versions)
  • 1976–1988 Valencia 957cc, 1.0 L, 1.1 L, 1.3 L, 1.6 L (used in Fiesta Mk.1, Escort Mk.3, Orion (1.3 from '86-on)
  • 1988–1995 HCS 1.0L, 1.1 L, 1.3 L (used in Fiesta Mk.3, Orion Mk.2/Escort Mk3.5)
  • 1995–2002 Endura-E — (UK: Fiesta Mk.4, Ka)
• 1970s OHC/Pinto/T-88 Series
  • 1970–1989 EAO — 1.3 L–2.0 L Cortina Mk.3-Mk.5, Sierra, Capri Mk.2&3, Granada Mk.2&3, Scorpio, Transit
  • 1974–1990s OHC — 2.3 L (used in the Pinto, Mustang, the Merkur XR4Ti, and Thunderbird Turbo Coupe)
  • 1983– OHC — 2.0 L/2.5 L Ranger
• 1989– I4 DOHC (used in Sierra, Scorpio/Granada Mk.3, Transit)
• 1972–2000 York (Diesel) 2.3L, 2.4L, 2.5L (Used in Transit, D-Series (6-cyl version),London Taxi, also Ford-Iveco trucks, "DI" (Direct-Injection) version from 1984-on)
• 1980–2002 CVH — 1.3 L/1.4 L/1.6 L/1.8 L/1.9/2.0 L Escort, Orion, Fiesta Mk.2, Sierra (Europe, Sierra from '89 onwards, 1.9L for USA only)
• 1983–1995 CHT — (Brazil)
• 1984–1994 HSC — 2.3 L/2.5 L Tempo — 2.5L Taurus 1986–1989
• 1984–1994 HSO — 2.3 Tempo (High Specific Output version of 2.3 HSC)
• 1990s Mazda F — Mazda-derived 2.2 L for Probe
• 1992–2004 Zeta/Zetec/Zetec-E (Used in Escort Mk.4 / Orion, Fiesta Mk.3, Mondeo Mk.1&2/Contour, Focus)
• 1995– Zetec-SE (Sigma) (Used in Fiesta Mk.4, Puma, Focus)
• 2000– Duratorq — Diesel (Europe: Used in Mondeo Mk.3, Focus, Transit, Transit Connect, London Taxi TX1 (from 2002 onwards))
• 2000– Duratec 8v/HE/20/23 — (Mazda-derived; used in Mondeo Mk.3, Focus Mk.2)
• Power Stroke 2.8 — 2.8 L Diesel (Brazil)

6 Cylinder

Essex V6 engine

• 1906–1909 Model K straight-6
• 1941– Straight-6
  • 1941–1950 226 in³ Flathead
  • 1951–1964 OHV (215, 223, 262) primarily car usage.
  • 1964–1984 (Longer in Australia) 'Falcon Six' OHV (144, 170, 200, 250) car usage.
  • 1964–1996 OHV (240, 300, 4.9 L) truck 6 built in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 2002– Ford Australia Barra DOHC I6 4.0 L engines
  • 1988–2002 Ford Australia SOHC I6 Falcon engines
    • 1988–1992 3.9 L SOHC
    • 1992–2002 4.0 L SOHC
    • 1998–2002 4.0 L SOHC VCT
• 1951–1966 Zephyr 6 — (United Kingdom)
• 1967–1988 British Essex V6 — 60° British V6 2.5/3.0 L
• 1977–2007 Cologne/Taunus V6 — 2.0–4.0 L pushrod and SOHC V6
• 1982– Canadian Essex V6 — Windsor V8-based 90° V6, 3.8/3.9/4.2 L models
• 1986– Vulcan V6 — 60° pushrod V6 3.0 L, originally designed for the Taurus
  • 1989–1995 SHO V6 3.0/3.2 L DOHC V6
• 1994– Duratec DOHC 60° aluminum 4-valve
  • 1994– Duratec 25 — 2.5 L
  • 2000– Duratec 30 — 3.0 L
  • 2006– Jaguar AJ-V6 — 3.0 L
  • 2006– Duratec 35/Cyclone — 3.5 L
• 2000– AJD-V6 — 2.7 L Diesel
• 2006– SI6 — 3.0/3.0 L I6 designed by Volvo

8 Cylinder

Cover of Hot Rod magazine showing Ford 427 SOHC engine

Ford introduced the Flathead V8 in their affordable 1932 Model B, becoming a performance leader for decades. In the 1950s, Ford introduced a three-tier approach to engines, with small, mid-sized, and big block engines aimed at different markets. All of Ford's mainstream V8 engines were replaced by the overhead cam modular family in the 1990s.

• 1921–1931 Lincoln Liberty
• 1932–1953 Flathead V8
• 1952–1957 Lincoln Y-block — mid-sized (317/341/368)
• 1954–1964 Y-block V8 — small-block Ford/Mercury/Edsel (239/256/272/292/312)
• 1958–1968 MEL V8 — big-block Mercury/Edsel/Lincoln (383/410/430/462)
• 1958–1976 FE V8 — mid-sized
  • 1958–1971 Generation I (332/352/360/361/390)
  • 1962–1973 Generation II (406/410/427/428)
• 1958– Super Duty truck engine — big-block (401/477/534)
• 1964–1995 Windsor V8 — small-block (221/255/260/289/289HP/302/351W/Boss 302)
• 1968–1997 385 V8 — big-block (370/429/460/512)
• 1970–1982 335/Cleveland V8 — mid-sized (351 Cleveland/400/351M/Boss 351)
• 1991– Modular V8 — small-block DOHC 4.6/5.4 L V8
• 1997– Triton V8 — truck version of the Modular V8
• 1996– Jaguar AJ-V8 — a smaller DOHC V8 also used by Lincoln LS and Ford Thunderbird
• 1996– Yamaha V8 — 60° V8 designed and produced with Yamaha Motor Corporation
  • 1996–1999 SHO V8 — 3.4 L
  • 2005– Volvo V8 — 4.4 L
• Cosworth DFV — DOHC 3.0 liter racing engine
• 1983– Ford/Navistar Diesel V8 (converted International Harvester gasoline engine)
  • 1983–1987 — 6.9 L IDI (indirect injection)
  • 1988–1993 — 7.3 L IDI
  • 1993–1994 — 7.3 L IDI with Turbo
  • 1994–2003 — 7.3 L DI (direct injection) "Power Stroke"
  • 2003–2006 — 6.0 L DI "Power Stroke"
  • 2007– — 6.4 L DI "Power Stroke"
• 2007– AJD-V8 — compact 3.6 L twin-turbo Diesel
• 2008– Hurricane — big-block 6.2 L

10 Cylinder

• 1997– Triton V10 — truck engine

12 Cylinder

• 1932–1942 Lincoln L-head V12 (382/414/448)
• 1936–1948 Lincoln-Zephyr V12 (267/292/306)
• 2000s Aston Martin V12