Lima Engine
Ford Motor Company automobile engine plant in Lima, Ohio
Lima Engine is a Ford Motor Company automobile engine plant located in Lima, Ohio, United States.
01History
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, Merkur XR4Ti, and 1993-2006 Mazda B-Series B2300/B2500 compact trucks.
02Current products
Sources and credits
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