3.8 L Essex V6 engine

E855900

The 3.8 L Essex V6 engine is a Ford-built V6 powerplant widely used in various North American Ford models from the late 1970s onward, known for its torque-oriented performance and later applications in cars and light trucks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ford engine ⓘ
automobile engine ⓘ
application light trucks ⓘ
minivans ⓘ
passenger cars ⓘ
aspiration naturally aspirated ⓘ
blockMaterial cast iron ⓘ
configuration V6 ⓘ
coolingSystem water-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
cylinderArrangement 60-degree V ⓘ
cylinders 6 ⓘ
designedFor front-wheel-drive applications ⓘ
rear-wheel-drive applications ⓘ
displacement 3.8 L ⓘ
3797 cc ⓘ
emissionsControl catalytic converter ⓘ
family Ford Essex V6 engine family (North American) ⓘ
fuelSystem carbureted (early versions) ⓘ
fuel-injected (later versions) ⓘ
fuelType gasoline ⓘ
headMaterial cast iron ⓘ
manufacturer Ford Motor Company ⓘ
market North America ⓘ
marketedAs Essex V6 ⓘ
notableCharacteristic torque-oriented performance ⓘ
notableIssue head gasket failures in some model years ⓘ
powerOutput varied by year and application ⓘ
productionStart late 1970s ⓘ
regionDistinction distinct from UK-built Essex V6 ⓘ
relatedTo 3.3 L Essex V6 engine (North American variants) ⓘ
4.2 L Essex V6 engine ⓘ
torqueOutput emphasized low-end torque ⓘ
usedIn Ford Aerostar ⓘ
Ford E-Series vans (selected applications) ⓘ
linked to: Ford E-Series vans

Ford F-150 (selected light-duty applications) ⓘ
Ford LTD (North America) ⓘ
linked to: Ford LTD

Ford Mustang ⓘ
Ford Taurus ⓘ
Ford Thunderbird ⓘ
Ford Windstar ⓘ
linked to: Ford Freestar

Ford front-wheel-drive platforms ⓘ
linked to: Ford platforms

Ford rear-wheel-drive platforms ⓘ
linked to: Ford platforms

Mercury Cougar ⓘ
Mercury Sable ⓘ
Mercury Villager (selected years/variants) ⓘ
linked to: Mercury Villager
valvetrain overhead valve (OHV) ⓘ

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4.2L Essex V6 → relatedEngine → 3.8L Essex V6 ⓘ
linked to: 3.8 L Essex V6 engine
3.8 L Essex V6 engine → family → Ford Essex V6 engine family (North American) ⓘ
linked to: 3.8 L Essex V6 engine
3.8 L Essex V6 engine → relatedTo → 3.3 L Essex V6 engine (North American variants) ⓘ
linked to: 3.8 L Essex V6 engine
3.8 L Essex V6 engine → marketedAs → Essex V6 ⓘ
linked to: 3.8 L Essex V6 engine