Ford Motor Company had worked with Yamaha Motor Corporation to develop the compact DOHC V6 Ford SHO V6 engine for the 1989 Ford Taurus SHO. When the time came to replace that engine, the company again worked with Yamaha to build a new V8 based on their successful Duratec V6. This partnership created the 3.4 L V8 for the 1996 Taurus SHO. That engine went out of production after 1999, but was resurrected by Ford's Volvo Cars marque for use in the Volvo XC90 SUV in 2005. The Ford Motor Company (often referred to simply as Ford; sometimes nicknamed Fords or FoMoCo, NYSE: F is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ... Yamaha Motor Corporation (ヤマハ発動機株式会社) is a motorized vehicle-producing company, initially part of the Yamaha Corporation. ... 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. ... The Ford Essex V6 engine A V6 is an internal combustion piston engine with six cylinders in a V configuration. ... Ford Motor Company worked with Yamaha Motor Corporation to develop a compact 60° DOHC V6 engine for transverse application. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Not to be confused with the Ford Taunus The Ford Taurus is a car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America as a sedan and station wagon. ... Duratec is a range of 4, 6 cylinder (V6) and 12 cylinder (V12) petrol engines used in Ford cars. ... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A Volvo S80 car, model year 2002. ... A marque (French for brand and pronounced as mark) is a brand name, most commonly used for automobile brands. ... 2005 Volvo XC90 PUV Concept The Volvo XC90 is a crossover SUV. It is based on the Volvo P2 platform, shared with the Volvo S80 and other larger Volvo cars. ... A sport utility vehicle (SUV) or off-roader is a vehicle that combines the load-hauling and passenger-carrying capacity of a large station wagon or minivan with features designed for off-road driving. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Now at 4.4 L, the V8 engine is unique in Ford's wide range of V8 engines in that it is designed for transverse use and has a V6-like 60° bank angle. Ford Engines Fords engines are well known throughout the world, not only in Ford vehicles but in aftermarket, sports and kit applications too. ...

SHO V8

The V8 SHO appeared in Spring of 1996. It was at 3.4 L and continued many of the traits of the SHO V6, including the all-aluminum construction, 4-valve per cylinder DOHC design, and a variable length intake manifold. Power was similar too, at 235 hp (175 kW) and 230 ft.lbf (312 Nm) of torque. This version was retired in 1999 since the new Duratec 30 and Vulcan V6s were at nearly the same power level. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Ford Motor Company worked with Yamaha Motor Corporation to develop a compact 60° DOHC V6 engine for transverse application. ... Variable Length Intake Manifold (VLIM) is an automobile engine manifold technology. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Duratec is a range of 4, 6 cylinder (V6) and 12 cylinder (V12) petrol engines used in Ford cars. ... The Ford Vulcan V6 was a 3. ...

Bore and stroke were identical to the Duratec 25 at 82.4 mm and 79.5 mm, respectively. The engines shared other traits as well, and insiders report that the designs are related, though not closely. One sign of such similarity is that the two engines share the same bellhousing pattern. Duratec is a range of 4, 6 cylinder (V6) and 12 cylinder (V12) petrol engines used in Ford cars. ...

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The SHO V8's valve train was an "interference" design meaning that the piston will collide with the valves if they are not actuated by the camshaft. Due to some cam sprocket failures, the engine acquired a reputation for catastrophic failure (see section below). poppet valve A poppet valve is the type of valve system used in most piston engines, used to seal the intake and exhaust ports. ... piston + connecting rod In general, a piston is a sliding plug that fits closely inside the bore of a cylinder. ... The camshaft is an apparatus used in piston engines to operate poppet valves. ...

Volvo V8

Volvo plans to begin offering the 4.4 L V8 version of this engine in its large P2 platform automobiles in 2005. The engine will be made by Yamaha in Japan and will initially be offered in the Volvo XC90 SUV. Other vehicles likely to get the V8 engine include the Volvo S80, Volvo XC70, and a future Lincoln all wheel drive luxury car. A Volvo S80 car, model year 2002. ... The D3 (or Volvo P2) is Fords global full size car automobile platform. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yamaha Motor Corporation (ヤマハ発動機株式会社) is a motorized vehicle-producing company, initially part of the Yamaha Corporation. ... 2005 Volvo XC90 PUV Concept The Volvo XC90 is a crossover SUV. It is based on the Volvo P2 platform, shared with the Volvo S80 and other larger Volvo cars. ... A sport utility vehicle (SUV) or off-roader is a vehicle that combines the load-hauling and passenger-carrying capacity of a large station wagon or minivan with features designed for off-road driving. ... Volvo S80 (rear) Volvo S80 is a car model of Volvo introduced in 1999 as a replacement for the aging Volvo 960 sedan. ... The Volvo V70 is a full-size station wagon. ... Lincoln is an American luxury automobile brand, operated under the Ford Motor Company. ... Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ...

The engine is a 4.4 L aluminum DOHC V8 which produces 311 hp (232 kW) and 325 ft.lbf (441 Nm). Officials of all three companies involved insist that the Volvo V8 is not related to the SHO engine, but insiders dispute this claim. 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. ...

Cam trouble

Soon after the introduction of the SHO V8, widespread problems with the cam gears began to surface. The means by which the cams were fastened to the camshafts, called "swedging", proved to be inadequate, and thus on most engines, the cam would break loose from the camshaft and spin independently from the camshaft (or "walk"). The prophylactic measure of welding the cams to the camshaft soon proved to be a fix for engines that had not suffered such a fate yet [1]. Another such fix is "pinning" the cam, or inserting a pin in the sprocket to keep it aligned on the camshaft. There were calls for Ford to provide a recall, though none ever happened. Aside from this issue, the engine itself is considered to be a fairly dependable example of Yamaha engineering.

See also

• Ford SHO V6 engine
• List of Ford engines
• Pinning versus welding
• Discussion of the cam sprocket problem
• More cam failure links
• Class action lawsuit
• Who is responsible for the poor camshaft design