E5SA engine — Ford 2.3 (2.3L)
2.3L · 145 hp
Engine overview
Vehicles with this engine
Factory specifications
Values from the manufacturer documentation for this engine.
Engine (general)
| Engine code | E5SA |
| Capacity | 2295 cc |
| Idle speed | 815 - 915 rpm |
| Normal | 11 - 13 bar |
| Oil pressure | 1.6 / 875 3.1 / 2000 bar/rpm |
Engine (petrol)
| Fuel system (make and type) | EEC V / Bosch SEFI |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Firing order | 1-3-4-2 |
| Ignition coil resistance, primary | 0.40 - 0.60 ohms |
| Spark plugs (make and type) | Motorcraft AGPR 22 P1 |
| Spark plug gap | 1.0 mm |
| Injection pressure/system pressure | 3.0 - 3.4 bar |
| CO2 | > 14 % |
| HC | < 100 ppm |
| O2 | 0.1 - 0.5 % |
| Lambda | 0.97 - 1.03 |
| Lambda change (Delta Lambda) | 0.03 |
| Oil temperature during test | 80 °C |
| Fast-idle speed | 2500 - 3000 rpm |
| CO at fast-idle speed | < 0.3 % |
| Closed-loop test at: | 825 - 925 rpm |
| Conditioning catalytic converter | 3 / 3000 min/rpm |
| CO exhaust gas | < 0.5 % |
Cooling system
| Cap pressure | 0.85 - 1.1 bar |
| Thermostat opens at | 81 ± 2 °C |
Electrical
| Battery | 60 Ah |
| Alternator | 90 A |
Capacities
| Engine sump, incl. filter | 4.0 l |
| Manual transmission | VTX75 |
| Gearbox refill | 2.25 l |
| Automatic transmission | AG4 |
| Gearbox refill | 3.5 l |
| Initial filling | 5.95 l |
| Differential | 0.8 l |
| Cooling system | VTX75: 8.6 / 10.4 / 11.1 AG4 : 8.9 / 10.7 / 11.4 l |
| Air-conditioner refrigerant | 700 - 750 1050 - 1100 g |
| Air-conditioner compressor oil | 135 (Sanden), 200 (FS10) 240 ml |
Torque settings
| Cylinder head bolts — Stage 1 | 10 Nm |
| Cylinder head bolts — Stage 2 | 35 Nm |
| Cylinder head bolts — Stage 3 | 90 ° |
| Cylinder head bolts — Stage 4 | 90 ° |
| Cylinder head (M8 bolts) | A: |
| Spark plugs | 18 Nm |
| Wheel bolts | 170 Nm |
| Rear hub | 200 Nm |
Emissions
| Emission code | 70/220*1996/69 |
| Emission standard | Euro 2 (12/1997 ->) |
| CO2 average | 240 g/km |
| CO | 0.312 - 0.964 g/km |
| HC NOx | 0.203 - 0.249 g/km |
| Emission code | 70/220*1999/102 |
| Emission standard | Euro 3 (04/2000 ->) |
| CO2 average | 242 g/km |
| CO | 0.559 g/km |
| HC | 0.128 g/km |
| NOx | 0.078 g/km |
| Emission code | 70/220*1999/102A |
| Emission standard | Euro 3 (07/2000 ->) |
| CO2 average | 260 g/km |
| CO | 0.319 - 1.169 g/km |
| HC NOx | 0.314 - 0.414 g/km |
| CO2 average | 264 g/km |
| CO | 0.341 g/km |
| HC | 0.106 g/km |
| NOx | 0.084 g/km |
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