Re: Taurus engine code 'U', is this Vulcan or Duratec Engine?

Sep 30, 2009 5 Replies
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I checked ford's VIN checker and all I can determine is the engine > type = U


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> Based on the VIN Number's 8th digit of U I understand it's a 3.0 litre
> V-6 engine but can't find what exact engine is in the car.
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> 1. Is this the 3.0 litre "DOHC" or "OHV" ??
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> 2. Is it the Vulcan 155 HP or Duratec 200 HoresePower Engine ??
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> Also this website here...
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I can see the Taurus's Engine code is U but it doesn't tell me if it's
> Vulcan or Duratec and also no mention of DOHC versus OHV engine. >
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> thanks a bunch.

The "U" code is the 2 valve 3.0L Vulcan engine


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THANKS!!

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Oh wait up a second....

Just to be clear... If it's a Vulcan Engine then that is the "OHV" instead of DOHC Engline right?

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Yes, the Vulcan engine is the plain vanilla 2 valve per cylinder, OHV, single cam engine.

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Yes. it only HALF fills under the hood. The Dutatec has honking wide heads - very obvious when you look under the hood. On a 2.5 Mystique the joke is you can tell if you left a bolt out by pouring a quaet of water over the engine. If it takes tess than 15 seconds for the first drop to hit the ground you left something out.

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Soingle cam IN BLOCK - not cam in head. Push rod and rocker old technology,plain as nails and dead nuts reliable.

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