Ford Essex V6 engine (Canadian)

Ford Essex V6 (Canadian)
3.8 L Essex V6 in a 1994 Ford Thunderbird LX
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Production	1981–2007
Layout
Configuration	90° V6
Displacement	3,797 cc (231.7 cu in) 3,886 cc (237.1 cu in) 4,195 cc (256.0 cu in)
Cylinder bore	96.8 mm (3.81 in)[1]
Piston stroke	86 mm (3.39 in) 88 mm (3.46 in) 95 mm (3.74 in) [1]
Cylinder block material	Cast iron
Cylinder head material	Aluminum
Valvetrain	2 overhead valves per cylinder, pushrods, rocker arms.
Compression ratio	8.6:1–9.0:1 (Original) 8.2:1–8.6:1 (Supercharged) 9.2:1–9.3:1 (SPI)
Combustion
Supercharger	Eaton M90 Roots-type (in 1989–1995 Thunderbird SC and 1989–90 Cougar XR-7)
Fuel system	2-barrel carburetor Central Fuel Injection Sequential fuel injection
Fuel type	Gasoline
Oil system	Wet sump
Cooling system	Liquid-cooled
Chronology
Successor	Ford Cyclone engine

The Essex V6 is a 90° V6 engine family built by the Ford Motor Company at the Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This engine is unrelated to Ford's British Essex V6. Introduced in 1982, versions of the Essex V6 engine family were used in subcompact through to large cars, vans, minivans, and some pickup trucks. The Essex V6 was last used in the 2008 regular-cab F-150, after which it was succeeded by a version of the Ford Cyclone engine. An industrial version of the engine was available until 2015.