Ford Taunus V4 engine

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1.7 L 'High Compression' Ford Taunus V4

Valve timing gears on a Ford Taunus V4 engine — the small gear is on the crankshaft, the larger gear is on the camshaft. Since the camshaft gear is twice the diameter of the crankshaft gear, it runs at half the crankshaft RPM. See gear ratio. (The small gear left is on the balance shaft)

The Taunus V4 was a V4 piston engine with one balance shaft, introduced by Ford Motor Company in Germany in 1962. The German V4 was built in the Cologne plant and powered the Ford Taunus and German versions of the Consul, Granada and Transit. It was not a 'true' V engine as two opposing pistons did not share one crankpin on the crankshaft.

The V4 was later expanded into the Ford Cologne V6 engine that is used in the Ford Capri and many other Ford cars. The V4 engine was (and still is) also used in industrial applications: pumps, generators, and in agricultural machinery. In automobiles, the Taunus V4 was replaced by the Ford OHC/Pinto engine.

Applications:

1.2

The 1.2 L (1183 cm³) version features an 80.0 mm bore and 58.9 mm stroke. Output was 50 hp (37 kW) and 61 ft·lbf (83 N·m).

Applications:

1962 Ford Taunus 12M

1.5

Taunus V4 in a Saab Sonett III

The 1.5 L (1498 cm³) V4 had a 90.0 mm bore and 58.86 mm stroke. It produced 65 hp (48 kW) and 86 ft·lbf (117 N·m) at 2500 RPM.

Applications:

1967-1978/1980 Saab 95 and Saab 96 (European market)
1967-1970 Saab 95, Saab 96 and Saab Sonett (USA market)

1.7

The 1.7 L (1699 cm³) V4 had a 90.0 mm bore and 66.8 mm stroke. It produced 70 hp (52 kW) and 101 ft·lbf (137 N·m).

Applications:

1966 Ford Taunus 17M
1971-1974 Saab 95, Saab 96 and Saab Sonett (USA market)

This engine was also used in skid-steers.

Also, some DKW [Munga], a Jeep like vehicle used in the German army were retrofitted with this Ford V4, to replace its standard two stroke engine.

SAAB 96 with V6

Since the engine mounts and gearbox connections are identical between the Ford Cologne V6 engine and the V4, some vintage V4 Saab 96s were modified to take a V6, for rally racing, although this dramatically changed the weight distribution and steering characteristics.

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