Ford greens its van range
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• All new Ford vehicles cal be converted free to run on unleaded petrol, says the cot pany. Some vehicles will be able to run on unleaded with conversion, including the one litre, and 1.1 litre petrol engines in the new Fiesta van.
Ford has also taken the opportunity to present some the environmental engines it sells in the rest of Europe. The most recent advance is two-litre petrol engine with central fuel injection (CFI) d( signed to meet West Gennat emissions legislation, as well the 1984 US LDT requirements operating in a number European countries.
The unit is equipped with three-way catalyst to reduce carbon monoxides, and nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gases. Microprocessors cont the engine timing, and the et gine constantly changes the settings to the optimum.
Ford's 2.5 litre directinjection diesel engine is fitte with an exhaust gas recircula tion device to meet forthcom ing diesel emmissions legislation.
The engine received new pistons, injectors, fuel injec tion, and an increased compression ratio to meet some the new emissions regulation when it was released last yei The exhaust gas recirculatior system (EGR) enables the ui to meet the even tighter con trols imposed by countries lit Switzerland.
The two environmental en gines are not available in the UK because of the problems re-engineering the power tmi to right-hand-drive.
The company states that ti existing petrol and diesel engines have very low exhaust emissions.