02oxfordwhitev8
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- Explorer 02 XLT 4x4
I need to know where my engine was made. by this i mean was it made in Windsor, Ohio or Rameo, MI its a 2002 ford explorer xlt 16 Valve V-8 i may need to replace my engine now im sure some of you think that there is really no differance where it is made but there is a major differance see
Until 1999, all car engines were produced at the Romeo plant. In the mustangs were produced in windsor. Then production was moved back to Romeo in 2001. Most truck engines are from the Windsor plant, however there are many later model trucks with Romeo engines. I have a 2002 so i think it may be Romeo. as it is traditional in Ford practice, as engine design is revised over time and compatibility with previous versions is considered low priority, so that parts from a modular engine made in one model year are not necessarily likely to fit an engine made in another; and parts from an engine manufactured in Romeo are unlikely to fit an engine made in Windsor.The Romeo and Windsor plants have different designs for main bearings, heads (cam caps), camshaft gears (press-on vs. bolt on), valve covers (number of bolts), crankshaft (number of flywheel bolts), and cross bolt fasteners for main bearing caps. and i only want a direct swap i dont want to have to change anything else so if i could get a little help here as to how i can figure out weather shes made in Windsor or Romeo It would be great. Thanks
Until 1999, all car engines were produced at the Romeo plant. In the mustangs were produced in windsor. Then production was moved back to Romeo in 2001. Most truck engines are from the Windsor plant, however there are many later model trucks with Romeo engines. I have a 2002 so i think it may be Romeo. as it is traditional in Ford practice, as engine design is revised over time and compatibility with previous versions is considered low priority, so that parts from a modular engine made in one model year are not necessarily likely to fit an engine made in another; and parts from an engine manufactured in Romeo are unlikely to fit an engine made in Windsor.The Romeo and Windsor plants have different designs for main bearings, heads (cam caps), camshaft gears (press-on vs. bolt on), valve covers (number of bolts), crankshaft (number of flywheel bolts), and cross bolt fasteners for main bearing caps. and i only want a direct swap i dont want to have to change anything else so if i could get a little help here as to how i can figure out weather shes made in Windsor or Romeo It would be great. Thanks