Reference Details
- Common issue
- Later V6, Super Duty, engine swap, five-speed, changed final drive, or current shifter represented as factory 1984 equipment
- Confidence
- documented
- Correct value
- VIN-code-R 2.5-liter four-cylinder reconciled to MY8 3.32 manual, M19 4.10 manual, or MD9 3.18 automatic, with application-correct controls, cooling, emissions, dates, and records
- Where to check
- VIN and RPO label, engine block and casting identifiers, induction, ignition, emissions label, transaxle case and stamps, clutch or selector, cooling system, dates, and records