What motors did the xh have?

[XF EDDIE 207]

I've got two xh longreach utes both made in 1999 with one being a few months newer and also a tradesman. The tradesman has the el style motor with eec-5 whereas the other has the older Ed style motor with eec-4. What's the go? Has the tradesman been messed with or was ford just using up stock?

[Tazvan 123]

Essentially they always used what was in the Falcon models etc. Then the commercial range was fitted with the same including the changes that happened over the different models that come along... somewhere along the line the 4.0L changed to a different ratio rocker gear (AU era), the different appearance may reflect that change perhaps...

[Thom 6,710]

The change in 4.0l happend in mid 98' pre mid 98 4.0 will have a 4E---- or ---DT if tickford number cast into components (easiest ones to pick are cylinder head, timing cover block etc) and will have early style valvetrain (2.1 rocker ratio straight valve springs and lager valve spring retainers) the bottom end will also have crossflow sized main bearings and shorter con rods (than au through barra) late 98 (known as hybrid in el) through au will have a casting numbers starting with WR2A---, the cylinder head has 1.8:1 rocker ratio, beehive valve springs smaller valve stems and smaller valve spring retainers, the bottom end has larger main journal's, longer con rods, a girdle and in au will have an aluminium sump with the main caps cross bolted to the sump, the el hybrid engines are essentially an au engine with a tin sump, xh may have got the update later than the sedans did as xh production happened nearly a full year into au production

 

 

[XF EDDIE 207]

Makes sense then. The one I have must just be the end of the line then. Now to figure out why it's so fast.