Ford Cyclone engines
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The V6 series of Ford Cyclone engines has been produced at the concern's factories in Ohio since 2006 and is installed in almost all more or less large models of the American company. There are both atmospheric versions of such units and supercharged versions of EcoBoost.
Ford Cyclone engine design
In 2006, the 3.5-liter ICE of the Cyclone series appeared on the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossover. By design, these were typical V6-type power units with a 60 ° camber angle, an aluminum cylinder block, a pair of aluminum DOHC heads without hydraulic lifters and a timing chain drive, where the exhaust camshafts rotate by two separate chains. These motors had distributed fuel injection and iVCT phase shifters on the intake shafts.
In 2007, a 9-liter Cyclone series unit debuted on the Mazda CX-3.7 crossover, which in its design was completely similar to the younger 3.5-liter version. In 2010, all engines in the series were updated: they were distinguished by a new silent Morse chain and a proprietary Ti-VCT variable valve timing system on the intake and exhaust shafts. Finally, in 2017, a 3.3-liter engine with combined fuel injection was introduced.
In 2007, the 3.5-liter TwinForce turbo engine was introduced on the Lincoln MKR concept car, which in 2009 became a twin-turbocharged 3.5 EcoBoost unit. The main differences from atmospheric counterparts were the reinforced design of a number of nodes, as well as the presence of a direct injection system, a Morse chain and Ti-VCT phase regulators initially. A pair of BorgWarner K03 or Garrett GT1549L turbines, depending on the version, was responsible for supercharging.
In 2016, Ford introduced the second generation of turbo engines of the 3.5 EcoBoost line with a dual injection system, that is, they have nozzles for both direct and distributed injection. There is also a different timing belt with separate chains for each block head, hollow camshafts, new phase shifters, a Start-Stop system and more powerful turbochargers from BorgWarner. It was on the basis of this motor that the engine of the modern Ford GT with a power of 660 hp was developed.
Ford Cyclone engine modifications
In total, there are seven different modifications of the V6 power units of the Ford Cyclone family.
| A type | V-shaped |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Number of valves | 24 |
| Exact volume | 3496 cm³ |
| Bore | 92.5 mm |
| Piston stroke | 86.7 mm |
| Supply system | distribution injection |
| Power | 260 - 265 HP |
| Torque | 335 - 340 Nm |
| Compression ratio | 10.8 |
| fuel type | AI-95 |
| Environmental standards | EURO 4 |
| Flex 1 (D471) | 2008 – 2012 |
| Fusion USA 1 (CD338) | 2009 – 2012 |
| Edge 1 (U387) | 2006 – 2010 |
| Taurus X 1 (D219) | 2007 – 2009 |
| Taurus 5 (D258) | 2007 – 2009 |
| Taurus 6 (D258) | 2009 – 2012 |
| MKX 1 (U388) | 2006 – 2010 |
| MKZ1 (CD378) | 2006 – 2012 |
| CX-9 I (TB) | 2006 – 2007 |
| Sand 5 (D258) | 2007 – 2009 |
| A type | V-shaped |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Number of valves | 24 |
| Exact volume | 3726 cm³ |
| Bore | 95.5 mm |
| Piston stroke | 86.7 mm |
| Supply system | distribution injection |
| Power | 265 - 275 HP |
| Torque | 360 - 375 Nm |
| Compression ratio | 10.5 |
| fuel type | AI-95 |
| Environmental standards | EURO 4 |
| MKS 1 (D385) | 2008 – 2012 |
| MKT 1 (D472) | 2009 – 2012 |
| 6 II (GH) | 2008 – 2012 |
| CX-9 I (TB) | 2007 – 2015 |
| A type | V-shaped |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Number of valves | 24 |
| Exact volume | 3496 cm³ |
| Bore | 92.5 mm |
| Piston stroke | 86.7 mm |
| Supply system | distribution injection |
| Power | 280 - 290 HP |
| Torque | 340 - 345 Nm |
| Compression ratio | 10.8 |
| fuel type | AI-95 |
| Environmental standards | EURO 5 |
| F-Series 13 (P552) | 2014 – 2017 |
| Flex 1 (D471) | 2012 – 2019 |
| Edge 1 (U387) | 2010 – 2014 |
| Edge 2 (CD539) | 2014 – 2018 |
| Explorer 5 (U502) | 2010 – 2019 |
| Taurus 6 (D258) | 2012 – 2019 |
| A type | V-shaped |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Number of valves | 24 |
| Exact volume | 3726 cm³ |
| Bore | 95.5 mm |
| Piston stroke | 86.7 mm |
| Supply system | distribution injection |
| Power | 300 - 305 HP |
| Torque | 370 - 380 Nm |
| Compression ratio | 10.5 |
| fuel type | AI-95 |
| Environmental standards | EURO 5 |
| F-Series 12 (P415) | 2010 – 2014 |
| Edge 1 (U387) | 2010 – 2014 |
| Mustang 5 (S197) | 2010 – 2014 |
| Mustang 6 (S550) | 2014 – 2017 |
| Continental 10 (D544) | 2016 – 2020 |
| MKS 1 (D385) | 2012 – 2016 |
| MKZ2 (CD533) | 2012 – 2016 |
| MKT 1 (D472) | 2012 – 2019 |
| MKX 1 (U388) | 2010 – 2015 |
| MKX 2 (U540) | 2015 – 2018 |
| A type | V-shaped |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Number of valves | 24 |
| Exact volume | 3339 cm³ |
| Bore | 90.4 mm |
| Piston stroke | 86.7 mm |
| Supply system | double injection |
| Power | 285 - 290 HP |
| Torque | 350 - 360 Nm |
| Compression ratio | 12.0 |
| fuel type | AI-98 |
| Environmental standards | EURO 6 |
| F-Series 13 (P552) | 2017 – 2020 |
| F-Series 14 (P702) | 2020 - p.t. |
| Explorer 6 (U625) | 2019 - p.t. |
| A type | V-shaped |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Number of valves | 24 |
| Exact volume | 3496 cm³ |
| Bore | 92.5 mm |
| Piston stroke | 86.7 mm |
| Supply system | direct injection |
| Power | 355 - 380 HP |
| Torque | 475 - 625 Nm |
| Compression ratio | 10.0 |
| fuel type | AI-98 |
| Environmental standards | EURO 5 |
| F-Series 12 (P415) | 2010 – 2014 |
| F-Series 13 (P552) | 2014 – 2016 |
| Flex 1 (D471) | 2009 – 2019 |
| Explorer 5 (U502) | 2012 – 2019 |
| Expedition 3 (U324) | 2014 – 2017 |
| Taurus 6 (D258) | 2009 – 2019 |
| MKS 1 (D385) | 2009 – 2016 |
| MKT 1 (D472) | 2009 – 2019 |
| Navigator 3 (U326) | 2013 – 2017 |
| A type | V-shaped |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Number of valves | 24 |
| Exact volume | 3496 cm³ |
| Bore | 92.5 mm |
| Piston stroke | 86.7 mm |
| Supply system | double injection |
| Power | 375 - 450 HP |
| Torque | 635 - 690 Nm |
| Compression ratio | 10.5 |
| fuel type | AI-98 |
| Environmental standards | EURO 6 |
| F-Series 13 (P552) | 2016 – 2020 |
| F-Series 14 (P702) | 2020 - p.t. |
| Expedition 4 (U553) | 2017 - p.t. |
| Navigator 4 (U544) | 2017 - p.t. |
Disadvantages, problems and breakdowns of the Ford Cyclone internal combustion engine
The weak point of the units of this family is the not very durable water pump, which is driven by a large timing chain and therefore its replacement is very complicated and expensive. Owners often drive to the last, which leads to antifreeze getting into the lubricant and corrosion of internal combustion engine parts. In the most neglected cases, the pump does go completely.
The manufacturer allows the use of AI-92 gasoline even for the turbocharged version, which can lead to detonation and destruction of the pistons. Even from bad fuel, the throttle assembly quickly becomes dirty here, the gas pump fails, lambda probes burn out and the catalyst is destroyed, and its crumbs can get into the cylinders and hello oil burner.
On the EcoBoost turbo engine of the first generation, timing chains are distinguished by a modest resource, often they stretch already to 50 km and the control unit starts to pour errors. In supercharged engines of the second generation, the timing drive was revised and the problem was gone.
The Direct Injection EcoBoost engine suffers from carbon deposits on the intake valves, which usually results in reduced power and unstable operation of the power unit. That is why in the second generation of internal combustion engines they switched to combined fuel injection.
The phase regulators and supports of the power unit are not a very large resource here, and the EcoBoost modification also has spark plugs, ignition coils, high pressure fuel pumps and expensive turbines. Even on specialized forums, they often complain about problems with idling in cold weather.
The manufacturer indicated an engine resource of 200 km, but usually they go up to 000 km.
The cost of Ford Cyclone engines on the secondary
| The minimum cost | 120 000 rubles |
| Average price on the secondary | 180 000 rubles |
| Maximum cost | 250 000 rubles |
| Contract engine abroad | 2 300 euro |
| Buy such a new unit | 8 760 euro |
| Condition: | BOO |
| Box & Papers: | assembled |
| Working volume: | 3.5 liters |
| Power: | 260 hp |
* We do not sell engines, the price is for reference
