Ford Taunus V4 engine

Ford Taunus V4 Engine

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Ford Taunus V4 engine

The Taunus V4 was a V4 piston engine with one balance shaft

Balance shaft

In piston engine engineering, a balance shaft is an Eccentric weighted shaft which offsets vibrations in engine designs that are not inherently balanced ....
, introduced by Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

The Ford Motor Company is an United States multinational corporation and the world's List of automobile manufacturers#World Motor Vehicle Production by Manufacturer based on worldwide vehicle sales, following Toyota, General Motors, and Volkswagen Group....
in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
in 1962. The German V4 was built in the Cologne

Cologne

Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants....
plant and powered the Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus was a range of family cars sold by Ford Germany in Germany and other countries. Models from 1970 onward were similar to the Ford Cortina in the United Kingdom....
and German versions of the Granada

Ford Granada

Ford Motor Company used the Ford Granada for unrelated vehicles sold in different markets:* The Ford Granada was built and marketed in Europe from 1972 to 1985 ...
, Capri

Ford Capri

Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three separate automobile models:* The Ford Consul Capri coupe, produced by Ford of Great Britain between 1961 and 1964...
and Transit

Ford Transit

The Ford Transit is a range of panel vans, minibuses and pickups, produced by the Ford Motor Company in Europe.The Transit has been the best-selling light commercial vehicle in Europe for 40 years, and in some countries the term "Transit" has passed into common usage as a generic term applying to any light commercial van in the Transit's si...
. It is sometimes considered not to be a 'true' V engine

V engine

A V engine is a common engine configuration for an internal combustion engine. The Cylinder_%28engine%29 and pistons are aligned, in two separate planes, so that they appear to be in a "V" when viewed along the axis of the crankshaft....
as two opposing pistons do not share a crankpin on the crankshaft

Crankshaft

The crankshaft, sometimes casually abbreviated to crank , is the part of an engine which translates reciprocation linear piston motion into rotation....
.

The V4 was later expanded into the Ford Cologne V6 engine

Ford Cologne V6 engine

The original Ford Cologne V6, also known as the Ford Taunus V6, 640L, was a 60? cast iron block V6 internal combustion engine built by the Ford Motor Company in Cologne, Germany, hence the name....
that was used in the Ford Capri

Ford Capri

Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three separate automobile models:* The Ford Consul Capri coupe, produced by Ford of Great Britain between 1961 and 1964...
, Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus was a range of family cars sold by Ford Germany in Germany and other countries. Models from 1970 onward were similar to the Ford Cortina in the United Kingdom....
, Ford Cortina

Ford Cortina

The Ford Cortina is a mid-sized family car built by Ford of Britain in various guises from 1962 to 1982.The Cortina was Ford's mass-market mid-sized car and sold in enormous numbers, making it common on British roads....
, Ford Consul

Ford Consul

-|The Ford Consul is a automobile manufactured by Ford of Britain in UK.Between 1951 and 1962 the Consul was the stablemate of the more powerful Ford Zephyr....
, Ford Granada

Ford Granada

Ford Motor Company used the Ford Granada for unrelated vehicles sold in different markets:* The Ford Granada was built and marketed in Europe from 1972 to 1985 ...
, Ford Sierra

Ford Sierra

The Ford Sierra is a large family car built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993. It was designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Qu?ment....
, Ford Scorpio

Ford Scorpio

The Ford Scorpio was an executive car produced by the Ford Motor Company at its factory in Cologne, Germany between 1985 and 1998. Known within Ford by its codename DE-1, it replaced the Ford Granada ....
, Ford Ranger

Ford Ranger

Ford Ranger is a name used on two distinct compact pickup truck lines by the Ford Motor Company and by a marketing arrangement with Mazda.* A Ford-designed compact pickup truck, which is sold and manufactured in North America as well as Brazil, Chile and Argentina....
, Ford Explorer

Ford Explorer

The Ford Explorer is a mid-size sport utility vehicle sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990. It's manufactured in Louisville, Kentucky ....
and many other cars.

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The Taunus V4 was a V4 piston engine with one balance shaft

Balance shaft

In piston engine engineering, a balance shaft is an Eccentric weighted shaft which offsets vibrations in engine designs that are not inherently balanced ....
, introduced by Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

Germany

Cologne

Ford Taunus

Ford Granada

Ford Motor Company used the Ford Granada for unrelated vehicles sold in different markets:* The Ford Granada was built and marketed in Europe from 1972 to 1985 ...
, Capri

Ford Capri

Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three separate automobile models:* The Ford Consul Capri coupe, produced by Ford of Great Britain between 1961 and 1964...
and Transit

Ford Transit

V engine

Crankshaft

Ford Cologne V6 engine

Ford Capri

Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three separate automobile models:* The Ford Consul Capri coupe, produced by Ford of Great Britain between 1961 and 1964...
, Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus was a range of family cars sold by Ford Germany in Germany and other countries. Models from 1970 onward were similar to the Ford Cortina in the United Kingdom....
, Ford Cortina

Ford Cortina

Ford Consul

-|The Ford Consul is a automobile manufactured by Ford of Britain in UK.Between 1951 and 1962 the Consul was the stablemate of the more powerful Ford Zephyr....
, Ford Granada

Ford Granada

Ford Motor Company used the Ford Granada for unrelated vehicles sold in different markets:* The Ford Granada was built and marketed in Europe from 1972 to 1985 ...
, Ford Sierra

Ford Sierra

The Ford Sierra is a large family car built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993. It was designed by Uwe Bahnsen, Robert Lutz and Patrick le Qu?ment....
, Ford Scorpio

Ford Scorpio

Ford Ranger

Ford Explorer

The Ford Explorer is a mid-size sport utility vehicle sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990. It's manufactured in Louisville, Kentucky ....
and many other cars. The V4 engine was (and still is) also used in industrial applications: pump

Pump

A pump is a device used to move fluids, such as gases, liquids or Slurry. A pump displaces a volume by physical or mechanical action. One common misconception about pumps is the thought that they create pressure....
s, electrical generator

Electrical generator

In electricity generation, an electrical generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy, generally using electromagnetic induction....
s, and in agricultural

Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
machinery. In automobiles, the Taunus V4 was replaced by the Ford OHC/Pinto engine

Ford Pinto engine

The Ford Pinto engine is the unofficial but generic nickname for a straight-4 internal combustion engine built by the Ford Europe. In Ford sales literature it was referred to as the EAO or OHC engine, it is also sometimes called the "Metric engine" since it was designed using the metric system....
.

Applications:

Ford Taunus
Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus was a range of family cars sold by Ford Germany in Germany and other countries. Models from 1970 onward were similar to the Ford Cortina in the United Kingdom....
Ford Granada
Ford Granada

Ford Motor Company used the Ford Granada for unrelated vehicles sold in different markets:* The Ford Granada was built and marketed in Europe from 1972 to 1985 ...
Ford Transit
Ford Transit

The Ford Transit is a range of panel vans, minibuses and pickups, produced by the Ford Motor Company in Europe.The Transit has been the best-selling light commercial vehicle in Europe for 40 years, and in some countries the term "Transit" has passed into common usage as a generic term applying to any light commercial van in the Transit's si...
Ford Capri
Ford Capri

Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three separate automobile models:* The Ford Consul Capri coupe, produced by Ford of Great Britain between 1961 and 1964...
Ford Ranger
Ford Ranger

Ford Ranger is a name used on two distinct compact pickup truck lines by the Ford Motor Company and by a marketing arrangement with Mazda.* A Ford-designed compact pickup truck, which is sold and manufactured in North America as well as Brazil, Chile and Argentina....
Ford Explorer
Ford Explorer

The Ford Explorer is a mid-size sport utility vehicle sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990. It's manufactured in Louisville, Kentucky ....
Saab 95
Saab 95

The Saab 95 was a 7-seater, 2-door station wagon made by Saab Automobile. Initially it was based on the Saab 93 sedan version, but the model's development throughout the years followed closely that of the Saab 96 since the 93 was put off the market in 1960....
Saab 96
Saab 96

The Saab 96 is an automobile made by Saab Automobile. It was introduced in 1960 and was produced until January 1980, a run of 20 years. Like the Saab 93 it replaced, the 96 was a development from the old Saab 92 chassis and, on account of its improvements and modernisation, it opened new markets for the company....
Saab Sonett
Saab Sonett

Saab Sonett is the name of a series of automobiles from Saab Automobile. Broadly speaking, the mechanics of Sonett models were shared with the equivalent family cars of the same dates....
(II-V4 and III)
Matra 530
Matra 530

The Matra 530 is a sports car created and built by the France engineering group Matra....

1.2

The 1.2 L (1183 cm³) version features an 80.0 mm bore and stroke. Output was 40 hp (29 kW) and or 45 hp (33 kW) and .

Applications:

1962 - 1966 Ford Taunus
Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus was a range of family cars sold by Ford Germany in Germany and other countries. Models from 1970 onward were similar to the Ford Cortina in the United Kingdom....
12M P4
1967 - 1968 Ford Taunus
Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus was a range of family cars sold by Ford Germany in Germany and other countries. Models from 1970 onward were similar to the Ford Cortina in the United Kingdom....
12M P6

1.3

The 1,3 L (1288 cm³) version had an bore and stroke. Output was 50 hp (37 kW) and or 53 hp (39 kW) and .

Applications:

1966 - 1970 Ford Taunus
Ford Taunus

Ford Taunus was a range of family cars sold by Ford Germany in Germany and other countries. Models from 1970 onward were similar to the Ford Cortina in the United Kingdom....
12M P6
1969 - 1972 Ford Capri
Ford Capri

Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three separate automobile models:* The Ford Consul Capri coupe, produced by Ford of Great Britain between 1961 and 1964...

1.5

The 1.5 L (1498 cm³) V4 had a 90.0 mm bore and stroke. It produced 55 hp (40 kW) and , 60 hp (44 kW) and or 65 hp (48 kW) and at 2500 RPM.

Applications:

1962-1966 Ford Taunus 12M P4
1966-1970 Ford Taunus 12M P6
1966-1970 Ford Taunus 15M P6
1964-1967 Ford Taunus 17M P5
1967-1971 Ford Taunus 17M P7
1969-1972 Ford Capri
Ford Capri

Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three separate automobile models:* The Ford Consul Capri coupe, produced by Ford of Great Britain between 1961 and 1964...
1967-1980 Saab 95 and Saab 96 (European market)
1967-1970 Saab 95, Saab 96 and Saab Sonett (USA market)

Since the Saab 96 was used for rallying it was also tuned

Engine tuning

Engine tuning is the adjustment, modification or design of internal combustion engines to yield optimal performance, to increase an engine's power output, economy, or durability....
. In the rally versions it was bored

Bore (engines)

Bore, when used in the context of piston engines, is a measurement of the diameter of the holes bored into the engine block for use as Cylinder s....
to 1784 cm³ and 1933 cm³ giving around in the naturally aspirated version and DIN at 7000 rpm in the Saab 96 RC Turbo

Turbocharger

A turbocharger, or turbo, is a gas compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine. Like a supercharger, the purpose of a turbocharger is to increase the mass of air entering the engine to create more power....
version, doing 0 to in five seconds. SAAB also tuned the engine to 240 hp.

1.7

The 1.7 L (1699 cm³) V4 had a 90.0 mm bore and 66.8 mm stroke. It produced 65 hp (48 kW) and , 70 hp (52 kW) and or 75 hp (55 kW) and .

Applications:

1966-1970 Ford Taunus 12M P6
1966-1970 Ford Taunus 15M P6
1964-1967 Ford Taunus 17M P5
1967-1971 Ford Taunus 17M P7
1965-1972 Ford Transit
Ford Transit

The Ford Transit is a range of panel vans, minibuses and pickups, produced by the Ford Motor Company in Europe.The Transit has been the best-selling light commercial vehicle in Europe for 40 years, and in some countries the term "Transit" has passed into common usage as a generic term applying to any light commercial van in the Transit's si...
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1967-1972 Matra 530
Matra 530

The Matra 530 is a sports car created and built by the France engineering group Matra....
1969-1972 Ford Capri
Ford Capri

Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three separate automobile models:* The Ford Consul Capri coupe, produced by Ford of Great Britain between 1961 and 1964...
1972-1975 Ford Consul
Ford Consul

-|The Ford Consul is a automobile manufactured by Ford of Britain in UK.Between 1951 and 1962 the Consul was the stablemate of the more powerful Ford Zephyr....
(German version)
1975-1981 Ford Granada
Ford Granada

Ford Motor Company used the Ford Granada for unrelated vehicles sold in different markets:* The Ford Granada was built and marketed in Europe from 1972 to 1985 ...
(German version)
1971-1974 Saab 95, Saab 96 and Saab Sonett
Saab Sonett

Saab Sonett is the name of a series of automobiles from Saab Automobile. Broadly speaking, the mechanics of Sonett models were shared with the equivalent family cars of the same dates....
, low compression version with (same as its contemporary 1500 cc 95/96) for USA market

Also, some DKW Munga

DKW Munga

The DKW Munga was a DKW-branded off-road vehicle built by Auto Union in Ingolstadt, Germany. "MUNGA" is an acronym of the German phrase "Mehrzweck UNiversal Gel?ndewagen mit Allradantrieb", which translated means, "Multi purpose Universal Cross-country Car with Four-wheel drive drive"....
, a Jeep

Jeep

Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler. It is the oldest off-road vehicle brand, with Land Rover coming in second. The original vehicle which first appeared as the prototype Bantam GP became the primary light 4-wheel-drive vehicle of the US Army and allies during the World War II and postwar period....
like vehicle used in the German army were retro

Retro

Retro is a term used to describe, denote or classify culturally outdated or aged trends, modes, or fashions, from the overall postmodern past, but have since that time become functionally or superficially the norm once again....
fitted with this Ford V4, to replace its standard two stroke engine.

Since the engine mounts and gearbox connections are identical between the Ford Cologne V6 engine

Ford Cologne V6 engine

Saab 96

The Saab 96 is an automobile made by Saab Automobile. It was introduced in 1960 and was produced until January 1980, a run of 20 years. Like the Saab 93 it replaced, the 96 was a development from the old Saab 92 chassis and, on account of its improvements and modernisation, it opened new markets for the company....
s were modified to take a V6, for rally racing, although this dramatically changed the weight distribution and steering characteristics.