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

Lima Engine Plant in 2007

History

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The factory opened in 1957 as the site of production of Ford's MEL V8 for the Edsel car.

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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ford investing $500 million to make new engine at Ohio plant". Reuters. March 28, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
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40°46′16.96″N 84°5′6.69″W / 40.7713778°N 84.0851917°W / 40.7713778; -84.0851917