European Capri Engine Codes

Early Capri Engine Codes

The following codes were used on Capris built in England until August 1970 (in other words, on 1969 and 1970 models):

Code	Disp	Engine Type	Cyl	CR	Start Date	End Date	HP	Notes
H	3000	Essex OHV V	6	8.9	Sep 1969	Aug 1970	128
N	2000	Essex OHV V	4	8.9	Mar 1969	Aug 1970	93
R	1300	Kent OHV Inline	4	9.2	Nov 1968	Aug 1970	64	GT version
S	1300	Kent OHV Inline	4	9.0	Nov 1968	Aug 1970	54	High compression
T	1300	Kent OHV Inline	4	8.0	Nov 1968	Aug 1970	49	Low compression
U	1600	Kent OHV Inline	4	9.0	Nov 1968	Aug 1970	64	High compression
W	1600	Kent OHV Inline	4	8.0	Nov 1968	Aug 1970	62	Low compression
X	1600	Kent OHV Inline	4	9.2	Nov 1968	Aug 1970	82	GT version
Z	1600	Kent DOHC Inline	4		Nov 1968	Dec 1968	120	50 made, code uncertain.

The following codes were used on Capris built in Germany until January 1969 (in other words, on a few 1969 models):

Code	Disp	Engine Type	Cyl	CR	Start Date	End Date	HP	Notes
B	1300	Taunus OHV V	4	8.2	Nov 1968	Jan 1969	50	Low compression
D	1500	Taunus OHV V	4		Nov 1968	Jan 1969		Low compression
E	1500	Taunus OHV V	4	8.0	Nov 1968	Jan 1969	60	Low compression
F	1500	Taunus OHV V	4		Nov 1968	Jan 1969		High Compression
H	1700	Taunus OHV V	4		Nov 1968	Jan 1969		Low compression, maybe not used in Capri
K	1700	Taunus OHV V	4	9.0	Nov 1968	Jan 1969	75	High compression
L	2000	Taunus OHV V	6	8.0	Nov 1968	Jan 1969	85	Low compression
M	2000	Taunus OHV V	6	9.0	Nov 1968	Jan 1969	90	High compression
Q	2300	Taunus OHV V	6	9.0	Nov 1968	Jan 1969	125	GT/RS version? HP uncertain.
R	1800	Taunus OHV V	6		Nov 1968	Jan 1969		HC. Might have been used in a few prototype Capris.

Note: The "Taunus" engine is also known as the "Cologne" engine.

Later European Ford engine codes

A different system of engine codes was used on Fords built in Germany after January 1969, and all European Fords after August 1970. This system used 2 characters to identify the engine. The first character corresponds to the engine's nominal displacement as follows:

1st Letter	Nominal Displacement (cc)	1st Letter	Nominal Displacement (cc)	1st Letter	Nominal Displacement (cc)	1st Letter	Nominal Displacement (cc)
A	2400	H	3000	N	2000	T	1000
B	2900	J	1300	P	2800	U	2600
E	1500	K	1558	R	1800	V	1900
F	1400	L	1600	S	2500	W	2100
G	1100	M	1700	T	950	Y	2300

The second character's meaning depends on the engine type:

2nd Letter	Engine Type	CR	Notes
1	Kent OHV Inline	Low
2	Kent OHV Inline	High
3	Kent OHV Inline	High	High Performance (GT?)
4	Kent OHV Inline	Med
8	Lima OHC Inline	Low
8	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	High
9	Lima OHC Inline	High
9			Fuel Injection
A	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	Low
B	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	Med
C	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	High
E	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	High	High Performance (S?)
F	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	High	High Performance, Twin Carbs
F			Turbo
H			Turbo
R			Fuel Injection
S			Economy
V	Essex & Taunus/Cologne OHV V	Med
X	Essex & Taunus/Cologne OHV V	Low
Y	Essex & Taunus/Cologne OHV V	High
Z	Essex & Taunus/Cologne OHV V		High Performance (RS, X)

The table below lists the codes for engines that might have been used on Capris. Some of the codes in the table may represent engines that were not actually produced, or ones that were not actually used in Capris; they are simply codes that fit into Ford's engine code system.

Code	Disp.	Engine Type	Cyl.	CR	Notes
EV	1500	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	4	Med
EX	1500	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	4	Low
EY	1500	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	4	High
HV	3000	Essex OHV V	6	Med
HX	3000	Essex OHV V	6	Low
HY	3000	Essex OHV V	6	High
HZ	3000	Essex OHV V	6	High	Triple carburetor "X" pack
IZ	3091	Essex OHV V	6	High	RS-3100 engine
J1	1300	Kent OHV Inline	4	Low
J2	1300	Kent OHV Inline	4	High
J3	1300	Kent OHV Inline	4	High	GT Version
J4	1300	Kent OHV Inline	4	Med
J8	1300	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	High
JA	1300	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	Low
JB	1300	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	Med
JC	1300	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	High
JE	1300	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	High	High Performance (GT?)
JF	1300	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	High	High Performance or Twin Carburetors
JV	1300	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	4	Med
JX	1300	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	4	Low
JY	1300	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	4	High
L1	1600	Kent OHV Inline	4	Low
L2	1600	Kent OHV Inline	4	High
L3	1600	Kent OHV Inline	4	High	GT version
L4	1600	Kent OHV Inline	4	Med
L8	1600	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	High
LA	1600	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	Low
LB	1600	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	Med
LC	1600	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	High
LE	1600	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	High	High Performance (GT?)
LF	1600	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	High	High Performance or Twin Carburetors
MV	1700	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	4	Med
MX	1700	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	4	Low
MY	1700	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	4	High	GT Version
N8	2000	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	High
NA	2000	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	Low
NB	2000	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	Med
NC	2000	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	High
NE	2000	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	High	High Performance (GT?)
NF	2000	Taunus/Pinto OHC Inline	4	High	High Performance or Twin Carburetors
NV	2000	Essex OHV V	4	Med
NV	2000	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	Med
NX	2000	Essex OHV V	4	Low
NX	2000	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	Low
NY	2000	Essex OHV V	4	High
NY	2000	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	High
NZ	2000	Essex OHV V	4	High	Special High Performance
NZ	2000	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	High	Special High Performance
P9	2800	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6		Fuel Injected
PF	2800	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6		Turbo
PH	2800	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6		Turbo
PR	2800	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6		2.8i Fuel Injected
PV	2800	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	Med
PX	2800	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	Low	Including 1982-83 Capri 2.8 Turbo
PY	2800	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	High
PZ	2800	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	High	Special High Performance
QZ	2634	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	High	RS-2600 engine
UV	2600	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	Med
UX	2600	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	Low
UY	2600	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	High
UZ	2600	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	High	Special High Performance
Y8	2300	Lima OHC Inline	4	Low
Y9	2300	Lima OHC Inline	4	High
YV	2300	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	Med
YX	2300	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	Low
YY	2300	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	High
YZ	2300	Taunus/Cologne OHV V	6	High	RS/GT version

Note that in some cases this coding system can be ambiguous; for example codes NV, NX, and NY could be either a 2000cc "Essex" V4, or a 2000cc "Taunus/Cologne" V6. In this case the number of cylinders identifies the engine. Codes MV, MX, and MY are potentially more confusing: They could apply to the 1700cc "Essex" V4 as well as the 1700cc "Taunus/Cologne" V4. Luckily the 1700cc "Essex" engine was never used in Capris!

Other Capri engine codes

Some Capri engine codes that don't seem to fit into either the old or new engine code systems have been reported. They are given in the table below.

Code	Disp	Engine Type	Cyl	CR	Country	Start Date	End Date	HP	Notes
JZ	1300	Kent OHV Inline	4	9.2	UK	Sep 70	Aug 72	72	GT version
JZ	1300	Kent OHV Inline	4	9.2	UK	Feb 69	Aug 70	64	GT version
LZ	1600	Kent OHV Inline	4	9.2	UK	Feb 69	Aug 70	82	GT version
LZ	1600	Kent OHV Inline	4	9.2	UK	Sep 70	Aug 72	86	GT version
LZ	3091	Essex OHV V	6		UK	1974	1974	148	RS-3100. Probably a misprint of IZ.
N2	2000	Essex OHV V	4	8.9	UK	Mar 69	Aug 72	93	GT version
NW	2000	Cologne OHV V	6	8.0	D	May 69	Aug 72	85	regular fuel
YA	2300	Lima SOHC Inline	4	9.0?	USA	Aug 75?	Aug 77?	86