The first Zetec-branded engine was the Zeta family, introduced for the 1992 model year powering the fourth generation of the European Ford Escort. Extensive use of these engines has made them abundant and one of the more affordable remanufactured engines.
The original name “Zeta” was eliminated and replaced with the name “Zetec”, a small change, however, necessary due to the Italian car maker Lancia decided to sue the Ford Motor Company for trademark infringement. In reality the current terminology, Zetec, is used exclusively nowadays by suppliers of engines for sale, to avoid confusion. Zetec is pretty much the standard name. Your VIN should be handy to avoid confusion.
The early versions of the engine, before the mid 1998s, came equipped with self-adjusting hydraulic valve lifters. This helped prevent the common valve train noise of valve tapping (on the CVH) but caused the valves to stick in cold weather, unless a special Ford recipe of oil was used. For this reason, conventional tappets with adjustment shims were re-introduced in 1998.
Later versions of the motor are known as the Zetec-E. The main difference is a two-piece crankcase , as opposed to a one piece crankcase, which helped to lessen up on the noise and vibration.
Production of the Zeta/Zetec family began in September, 1991, running through December, 2004. Displacement ranged from Fords 1.6Â L to the Ford 2.0Â L engine. It was replaced in most applications by the Mazda MZR-based Duratec 20, though some Zetec-SE engines were used as replacements on the lower end. Ford Power Products sells the Zeta in rebuilt 1.8Â L engine model and 2.0Â L rebuilt Ford engine versions as the MVH.
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