E-Max Engine

[Guest DAVE1954]

Hi I've got a 1.6 pinto in my RH, it is 1992 engine how do I know if it is an E-max engine. Cheers. Dave

[cb750]

Local Ford parts department should be able to tell you if you have the original vin number of the car it came from. Not sure if they can work from the engine number

[cb750]

From the web:

 

At the beginning of 1984, Ford Pinto engine displacement range switched from 1.3/1.6/2.0 to 1.6/1.8/2.0. The newly introduced 1.8 L engine used the 2.0 L crankshaft, so to uniform engine parts for the whole range after dropping the 1.3 L — the 1.6 L was redesigned to also take the 2.0 L crankshaft which had a 76.2 mm (3.00 in) stroke. This of course led to bringing the bore down to 81.0 mm (3.19 in) to keep the displacement within range — it was now 1598 cc. The TL16E became now the only available 1.6 L engine of the Pinto range. Although the compression ratio was raised to 9.5:1, the power figures did not differ much from the earlier TL16H version — the engine developed 56 kW (75 hp) of power and 123 N·m (91 ft·lbf) of torque. This engine is sometimes referred to as 1.6 E-Max engine.

 

You should be able to identify the age of your engine from the engine number. If it's after 1984 it's an e-max one

[cb750]

I believe the later engines have the number 165 cast on the block

[Longboarder]

As per cb750 if you're lucky there should be a large 165 cast on the driverside of the block. Like this one has 205 on it your emax should have 165.

 

Nigel

Edited July 23, 2016 by Longboarder

[Guest DAVE1954]

Thanks for you reply, it's got 165 on block, is this a better engine than the older 1.6.ones. Cheers. Dave

[Guest Ian & Carole]

Thanks for you reply, it's got 165 on block, is this a better engine than the older 1.6.ones. Cheers. Dave

The early blocks were just 16, 20.

 

The later stronger blocks were cast 165 , 205.

[dandan62]

Can I highjack this thread and ask what my 1.6 is? I have always assumed it is the emax as it is from a 1985 Sierra. The engine number has LS in it so I assume it is the longer stroke engine. However the block has 164 cast into it. This has always confused me. Any clues?