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Encyclopedia > Duratec 30

Ford Motor Company's modern 2.5 L and 3.0&nbap;L V6 automobile engines are evolutions of the same design, first used in the 1994 Ford Mondeo. This line is sold under the brand name "Duratec", as are many other engines. The Ford Motor Company (often referred to as Ford; sometimes nicknamed FoMoCo), NYSE: F is a multinational corporation that manufactures automobiles. ... The Ford Essex V6 engine A V6 is an internal combustion piston engine with six cylinders in a V configuration. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Ford Mondeo, launched in 1993, was billed as Fords world car, and was also sold in North America as the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique. ... Duratec is a range of 4, 6 cylinder (V6) and 12 cylinder (V12) petrol engines used in Ford cars. ...


The Mondeo V6 is a modern aluminum DOHC V6 with a 60° bank angle. The primary engineering input came from Porsche, who were developing a similar V6 before selling the engineering to Ford, and Cosworth, who helped with cylinder head manufacturing. The Jaguar AJ-V6 engine is similar but adds variable valve timing. Mazda's AJ version also has this feature. A double overhead cam (also called a dual overhead cam, DOHC, or twincam) engine is a type of internal combustion engine where the camshafts that operate the intake and exhaust valves are mounted above the cylinders, and where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. ... Porsche (), pronounced as a two syllable word (porsh-uh, IPA: pÉ”rʃʌ) , is a German manufacturer of sports cars, founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, the engineer who created the first Volkswagen. ... A Ford Cosworth DFV on a Ligier JS11 Cosworth is an engine design and manufacture company founded in 1958, specialising in engines for automobile racing. ... The Jaguar AJ-V6 engine is a specialized version of Fords Duratec 25/30 V6. ... Variable valve timing, or VVT, is a generic term for an automobile piston engine technology. ... Mazda Motor Corporation (マツダ Matsuda) TYO: 7261 is a Japanese automobile maker based in Hiroshima, Japan. ...

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Duratec 25

The Duratec 25 is a 2.5 L (2544 cc) 60° V6 and was introduced in 1994. It was developed for the Ford Mondeo and used in the Ford Contour, Jaguar X-Type, and others. Bore is 82.4 mm and stroke is 79.5 mm. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Ford Mondeo, launched in 1993, was billed as Fords world car, and was also sold in North America as the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique. ... The Ford Contour was a compact North American variant of the European Ford Mondeo sedan sold by Ford. ... Jaguar X-TYPE 2004 Jaguar X-TYPE estate The Jaguar X-TYPE is a model of motorcar that first began production in 2001 (as a 2002 model) and remains in production at Jaguars Halewood, UK facility. ...


The Duratec 25 was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines list for 1995 and 1996, and the SVT version made the list for 1998 and 1999. Wards AutoWorld magazine selects ten best engines annually. ...


Duratec 25 SVT

An SVT version produced 195 hp (145 kW) and 165 ft·lbf (224 N·m) in 1998. It included a larger throttle body from the Duratec 30, a new cone-shaped air filter, and extrude honing on the intake manifold. A lighter flywheel and low-restriction exhaust complete the picture. Further improvements were made in 1999 that raised power output to 200 hp (149 kW) and 169 ft·lbf (229 N·m) and were carried over in the 2000 model. The SVT engine was used in the 1998-2000 Ford Contour SVT. SVT, short for Special Vehicle Team is an arm of Ford Motor Company responsible for the development of the companys highest-performance vehicles, much like Mercedes-AMG, BMW M, and Chryslers SRT division. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Fuel injection is a technology used in internal combustion engines to mix the fuel with air prior to combustion. ... In automotive engineering, an intake manifold or inlet manifold is a part of an engine that supplies the fuel/air mixture to the cylinders. ... Spoked flywheel A flywheel is a heavy rotating disk used as a repository for angular momentum. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Ford Contour was a compact North American variant of the European Ford Mondeo sedan sold by Ford. ...


Duratec VE

The 2.5 L, 170 hp V6 used in the second generation Ford Mondeo is called Duratec VE. Displacement was decreased from 2544 to 2495 cc. The Ford Mondeo, launched in 1993, was billed as Fords world car, and was also sold in North America as the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique. ...


Mazda AJ

Mazda used the Duratec 25 block and camshaft in their 2000 MPV. However, they reduced the size from 2.54 L to 2.49 L to keep under a 2.5 L tax cap in Japan. This was accomplished with a reduction of the bore from 82.420 mm to 81.660 mm (both round to 3.2 in). The engine produced 170 hp (127 kW) at 6250 rpm and 165 ft·lbf (224 N·m) of torque. It was replaced in 2002 with the larger 3.0 L Duratec 30-based Mazda AJ. Mazda Motor Corporation (マツダ Matsuda) TYO: 7261 is a Japanese automobile maker based in Hiroshima, Japan. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mazda MPV The Mazda MPV (also sold as the Efini MPV) is a full-sized minivan. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Duratec 30

Ford's standard DOHC V6 is known as the Duratec 30 or Mazda AJ. It was introduced in 1996 as a replacement for the 232 Essex in the Taurus/Sable, but the Duratec never matched the performance of the Essex. It has 3.0 L (2967 cc) of displacement and produces between 200 and 240 horsepower (150 and 180 kW). The same engine is used by the Jaguar S-Type, Lincoln LS, Mazda MPV, Mazda6, MondeoST220 and many other Ford vehicles. It is essentially a bored-out (to 88.9 mm) Duratec 25 and is built in Ford's Cleveland, OH #2 plant. A slightly modified version for the Ford Five Hundred entered production at the Cleveland, OH #1 plant in 2004. A double overhead cam (also called a dual overhead cam, DOHC, or twincam) engine is a type of internal combustion engine where the camshafts that operate the intake and exhaust valves are mounted above the cylinders, and where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. ... Mazda Motor Corporation (マツダ Matsuda) TYO: 7261 is a Japanese automobile maker based in Hiroshima, Japan. ... The Canadian Essex (90 Degree V) engine was a V6 engine family built by Ford Motor Company in Windsor, Ontario. ... Rear view of Jaguar S-Type The Jaguar S-Type saloon is a model of motorcar introduced in 1999 (for the 2000 model year) by the British manufacturer Jaguar. ... The LS (also called LS6 and LS8 depending on engine choice) is a midsize, rear wheel drive entry-level luxury car from Lincoln. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mazda MPV The Mazda MPV (also sold as the Efini MPV) is a full-sized minivan. ... Mazda6 hatchback The Mazda Atenza or Mazda6 is a mid-size car from the Japanese carmaker Mazda. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... This article is about the city in the state of Ohio. ... The Ford Five Hundred (code name D258) is a large fullsize sedan produced by the Ford Motor Company. ... This article is about the city in the state of Ohio. ...


It has an aluminum engine block and aluminum DOHC cylinder heads. The cylinders are lined with cast iron. It uses SFI fuel injection, has 4 valves per cylinder and features fracture-split forged powder metal connecting rods and an assembled cast aluminum intake manifold. A double overhead cam (also called a dual overhead cam, DOHC, or twincam) engine is a type of internal combustion engine where the camshafts that operate the intake and exhaust valves are mounted above the cylinders, and where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. ... Fuel Injection is a method or system for metering fuel into an internal combustion engine. ...


There are two key versions of the Duratec 30:

  • DAMB - The Lincoln LS and Jaguar AJ30 versions have direct-acting mechanical bucket (DAMB) tappets. Output is 232 hp (173 kW) at 6750 RPM with 220 ft·lbf (298 N·m) of torque at 4500 rpm.
  • RFF - The Taurus/Sable/Escape version uses roller finger followers (RFF) instead and produces 201 hp (150 kW) at 5900 RPM with 207 ft·lbf (281 N·m) of torque at 4400 rpm.

The LS (also called LS6 and LS8 depending on engine choice) is a midsize, rear wheel drive entry-level luxury car from Lincoln. ... The Jaguar AJ-V6 engine is a specialized version of Fords Duratec 25/30 V6. ... The Ford Taurus (from Latin bull) is a midsize car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America. ... Released in December 1985 for the 1986 model year, the Sable was the upscale version of the Ford Taurus. ... See also: Ford Escape Hybrid Ford Motor Companys Escape debuted in 2001 as a compact crossover SUV, priced below the Ford Explorer. ...

RFF

RFF engine in a 2006 Mercury Montego
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RFF engine in a 2006 Mercury Montego

Applications: There is also a British car called the Austin Montego. ...

The Ford Taurus (from Latin bull) is a midsize car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America. ... Released in December 1985 for the 1986 model year, the Sable was the upscale version of the Ford Taurus. ... See also: Ford Escape Hybrid Ford Motor Companys Escape debuted in 2001 as a compact crossover SUV, priced below the Ford Explorer. ... The Mazda Tribute is a small crossover SUV based on the front-wheel drive Mazda 626 platform. ... The Ford Five Hundred (code name D258) is a large fullsize sedan produced by the Ford Motor Company. ... There is also a British car called the Austin Montego. ... 2003 Ford Freestyle FX concept car 2006 Ford Freestyle See also the Ford Freestar minivan The Ford Freestyle (code name D219) is a crossover SUV, introduced in late 2004 as a 2005 model. ...

DAMB

  • 232 hp DAMB
  • Jaguar AJ30 DAMB
    • Jaguar S-type

The LS (also called LS6 and LS8 depending on engine choice) is a midsize, rear wheel drive entry-level luxury car from Lincoln. ... The Jaguar AJ-V6 engine is a specialized version of Fords Duratec 25/30 V6. ... Rear view of Jaguar S-Type The Jaguar S-Type saloon is a model of motorcar introduced in 1999 (for the 2000 model year) by the British manufacturer Jaguar. ...

VVT

VVT engine in a 2006 Mercury Milan
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VVT engine in a 2006 Mercury Milan

The 2006 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, and Lincoln Zephyr will feature a version of the Duratec 30 utilizing variable valve timing. The VVT is an RFF engine and does not have the mechanical buckets as on the Lincoln LS version. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mercury Milan The Mercury Milan is a midsize sedan based on the Ford CD3 platform. ... Ford Fusion is a name used on two different types of cars from the Ford Motor Company. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mercury Milan The Mercury Milan is a midsize sedan based on the Ford CD3 platform. ... Lincoln Zephyr Series HB 1937, USA The Lincoln Zephyr is a brand name of automobile from the Lincoln automobile division of the Ford Motor Company. ... Variable valve timing, or VVT, is a generic term for an automobile piston engine technology. ... The LS (also called LS6 and LS8 depending on engine choice) is a midsize, rear wheel drive entry-level luxury car from Lincoln. ...


The engine has an output of 221 hp (165 kW) at 6250 rpm, and 205 ft·lbf (278 N·m) of torque at 4800 rpm.


Mazda MZI

Mazda's MZI version adds variable valve timing, as does Jaguar's AJ30. It displaces 2967 cc with an 89 mm bore and 79.5 mm stroke. Output (on the MPV) is 200 hp at 6200 RPM with 200 ft·lbf (271 N·m) of torque at 3000 rpm. Note that the MZI name is also used in Europe on Mazda's version of the Ford Sigma I4. Mazda Motor Corporation (マツダ Matsuda) TYO: 7261 is a Japanese automobile maker based in Hiroshima, Japan. ... Variable valve timing, or VVT, is a generic term for an automobile piston engine technology. ... Jaguar Cars is a British automobile manufacturer. ... The Jaguar AJ-V6 engine is a specialized version of Fords Duratec 25/30 V6. ... The Ford Sigma is a small straight-4 automobile engine sold by Ford Motor Company as the Zetec-SE and by Mazda as the MZI. The engine was introduced in the mid-1990s and production continues through the present. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mazda MPV The Mazda MPV (also sold as the Efini MPV) is a full-sized minivan. ... The Mazda Atenza or Mazda6 is an automobile from the Japanese carmaker Mazda. ...

Duratec ST

The 3.0 L, 226 hp V6 used in the Mondeo ST220 is called Duratec ST. The Ford Mondeo, launched in 1993, was billed as Fords world car, and was also sold in North America as the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique. ...


Duratec SE

The 3.0 L, 204 hp V6 in the Mondeo Titanium is called Duratec SE. The Ford Mondeo, launched in 1993, was billed as Fords world car, and was also sold in North America as the Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique. ...


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Ford Duratec engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1766 words)
The Duratec 25 is a 2.5 L (2544 cc) 60° V6 and was introduced in 1994.
The 3.0 L Duratec 30 or Mazda AJ was introduced in 1996 as a replacement for the 232 in³ (3.8 L) Essex V6 in the Taurus/Sable.
It is an all-aluminum engine based on the Duratec 30, and adds variable cam timing on the intake side, a feature already found on the Jaguar AJ30 and Mazda AJ versions of the 3.0.
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