Lima Engine

Lima Engine is a Ford Motor Company automobile engine plant located in Lima, Ohio, United States.

Lima Engine plant in 2007

History

The Lima, Ohio Ford engine factory opened in 1957 for the production of a new V8 for the Citation and Corsair models of the Edsel. Production of this engine, the Edsel 410 E-475, is believed to have commenced before the official opening as staff were transferred to Lima from Ford's Cleveland engine plant at the end of 1956.

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.

Current products

• 2.7 L EcoBoost Nano V6^[1]
• 3.0 L EcoBoost Nano V6
• 3.3 L Duratec 33 V6
• 3.5 L Duratec 35 V6
• 3.7 L Duratec 37 V6

See also

• List of Ford factories