Lima Engine
Lima Engine is a Ford Motor Company automobile engine plant located in Lima, Ohio, United States. The factory opened in 1957 as the site of production of Ford's MEL V8 for the Edsel car. It subsequently produced six-cylinder engines (the 170/200/250 family), the 385-series 370/429/460 big-block V8 engines, and the 2.3/2.5 L HSC/HSO pushrod four-cylinder engines for the Ford Tempo, Mercury Topaz, and Ford Taurus. The plant also produced the namesake Lima 2.0/2.3/2.5 L OHC four-cylinder used in the Ford Pinto, Fairmont, Mustang, Thunderbird, Aerostar, Ranger, Mercury Capri, Mercury Cougar, and 1993–2006 Mazda B-Series B2300/B2500 compact trucks.
Lima produces the 3.3L Duratec 33, 3.5L Duratec 35, and the 3.7L Duratec 37, and added production of the 2.7L EcoBoost in 2015.[1] This factory also produces the 3.0L EcoBoost engine.
Current products:
- 2.7L EcoBoost Nano V6
- 3.0L EcoBoost Nano V6
- 3.3L Duratec 33 V6
- 3.5L Duratec 35 V6
- 3.7L Duratec 37 V6
References
- "Ford investing $500 million to make new engine at Ohio plant". Reuters. March 28, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2018.