Ford is using liquid gasketing in a new high-volume production engine.
The Ford Motor Co.’s one-liter Fox engine will reportedly soon be manufactured across the globe. Designed at the company’s Dagenham Diesel Centre (DDC), it has the highest output per displacement of any high-volume production engine on the market, with a power output of 124 hp. The engine, which will be standard in the Ford Focus and many other future models, features technological improvements such as the use of Loctite 5900 room-temperature-vulcanizing (RTV) silicone for sealing the highly stressed joints.
The powerful new engine is small and more highly stressed than old designs—a common industry trend and one to which Henkel gasketing products have responded. To meet the need for a flexible product to accommodate the increased vibration, Henkel recommended its Loctite 5900 silicone for sealing oil pan and front cover joints. When cured, the thixotropic black paste offers excellent performance in engine oils.