On Mon, 08 Jun 2015 08:39:31 +0000, Huge wrote:

very reassuring...thanks...yes it has two camshafts in the block.

Err, no. The Essex is a single camshaft, pushrod engine. I can't
remember what oil I put in a my Mk1 Capri 3000S (too long ago)

So long ago that the Canadian Essex v6 hadn't even gone into production
(1981). The UK and Canadian "Essex" v6s are completely different lumps.
They don't even have the same V angle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Essex_V6_engine_(UK)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Es...gine_(Canadian)