Whats a Zetec engine?

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Thu 26 Sep 2002 10:34
Whats a Zetec engine? - Dorian
Hi there,

I was just wondering what was the difference between a Zetec 1.6 (for example) and a "normal" 1.6 engine.

just curious, thats all..

Dorian.
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Thu 26 Sep 2002 11:00
Whats a Zetec engine? - Honestjohn
It's just a Ford brand name for its belt-cam twin-cam four valve per cylinder four cylinder engines. The first basic engine was the Zetec E in 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 litre capacities. Then along came the Zetec S in 1.25, 1.4, 1.6 and 1.7 litre capacities. Ford has now changed this brand name for the engines used in the new Fiesta.

HJ
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Thu 26 Sep 2002 11:03
Whats a Zetec engine? - Dorian
Ahh I see!

So Zetec just means that its a 16v engine twin cam. Curiosity quashed.

Thanks HJ.
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Thu 26 Sep 2002 13:14
Whats a Zetec engine? - Arfur
But...

Haven't ford now started to use Zetec as a trim level. Are there two versions of the engine?

BTW. Wasn't the engine originally called Zeta (or similar) but another manufacturer got the hunp over similarities between this and their engine range causing the engine to be renamed zetec.
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Thu 26 Sep 2002 14:01
Whats a Zetec engine? - Honestjohn
A Zeta is a Czechoslovakian tractor. My uncle had one.

HJ
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Thu 26 Sep 2002 16:05
Whats a Zetec engine? - Armitage Shanks{P}
A Catherine Zeta Jones is a Welsh crumpet. Michael Douglas has got the only one known in captivity!
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Sun 29 Sep 2002 01:10
Whats a Zetec engine? - Paul Mykatz-Tinks
You mean she was kidnapped? Ah.......now I understand.
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