page_title: Ford Essex V6 engine (Canadian)
hierarchical_section_title: Ford Essex V6 engine (Canadian)
caption_attribution_description: English: 3.8 L Essex (Canadian) OHV V6 in my 1994 Thunderbird LX.
context_page_description: The Ford Essex V6 engine is a 90° V6 engine family that was built by Ford Motor Company at the Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Unlike the British Essex V6, the Canadian Essex used a 90° Vee configuration, in addition to having different displacements and valvetrains. This engine was succeeded by the Ford Duratec 35, and the last one produced was found in 2008 F-150.
  The Canadian Essex is an overhead valve design featuring aluminum heads, which reduced its weight considerably and made it a very powerful engine for its size. The engine was initially offered in only a 3.8-liter displacement, being used in a variety of subcompact through large cars, minivans, and some pickup trucks. A 4.2-liter version was introduced in the mid-1990s for use in the F-150 and Ford E-Series, later, the Freestar and Monterey. The 3.8–liter V6 was replaced by a 3.9 L version in 2004, though changes were minimal. The Essex and the smaller Vulcan V6 were the last traditional overhead valve engines built by Ford until 2019.
context_section_description: The Ford Essex V6 engine is a 90° V6 engine family that was built by Ford Motor Company at the Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Unlike the British Essex V6, the Canadian Essex used a 90° Vee configuration, in addition to having different displacements and valvetrains. This engine was succeeded by the Ford Duratec 35, and the last one produced was found in 2008 F-150 (regular cab only).
  The Canadian Essex is an overhead valve (OHV, or pushrod) design featuring aluminum heads, which reduced its weight considerably and made it a very powerful engine for its size. The engine was initially offered in only a 3.8-liter displacement, being used in a variety of subcompact through large cars, minivans, and some pickup trucks. A 4.2-liter version was introduced in the mid-1990s for use in the F-150 and Ford E-Series, later, the Freestar and Monterey. The 3.8–liter V6 was replaced by a 3.9 L version in 2004, though changes were minimal. The Essex and the smaller Vulcan V6 were the last traditional overhead valve engines built by Ford until 2019.
caption: 3.8 L V6 in a 1994 Ford Thunderbird LX
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