Ford York engine

The Ford York engine is an inline Ford diesel engine used in vehicles including the Ford Transit range of vans between 1972 and 1984.

The Transit was fitted with the 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine, but the engine was also available as a 3.5-litre six-cylinder engine. These were fitted in the Ford "A" series light commercial vehicles.

The 4 cylinder engine produced 45.7 kW, the 6 cylinder had an output of 64.9 kW at 3,600 rpm.

Torque of the 4 cylinder was 13.7 kgm; the 6 cylinder had 19.14 kgm of torque, both at 2250 rpm.

Both engines had the same bore and stroke, 93.67mm x 85.58mm. Compression ratio 22:1, the timing was belt driven. Pistons where made of aluminium and were tin plated. (Is this a joke?)

Material of both block and cylinder head was cast iron. The cylinder head was of the cross-flow type and had interchageble valveseats, the valves were vertically placed and operated by a camshaft that was low placed in the block.

The cold start of the first generation was with a heating element in the intake manifold, and ether injection operated by the driver.

the later 4 cylinder had more modern glowplugs as a cold start system.

the lubrication was provided by a double rotor pump with a capacity of 65 litres per minute at 2,460 rpm.

Both the four-and the six-cylinder engines were also used as industrial engines. The front of the crankshaft had a long section with a key to allow a full-power front PTO

They were redesigned in 1984 and the front PTO was discontinued. The 2.5 DI (direct-injection) engine was a milestone in reliability, with engines commonly reaching 250,000 miles without overhaul.