Ford F-250 Engines by Year

The F-250 was Ford's three-quarter-ton pickup from 1953 until the Super Duty replaced it; the last old-body F-250 Heavy Duty was a 1997 model. Later F-250s are on the Super Duty page.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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1953–1956: 1953 · 1954 · 1956

1957–1960: 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960

1961–1966: 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964½ · 1965 · 1966

1967–1972: 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972

1973–1979: 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979

1980–1986: 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986

1987–1991: 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991

1992–1997: 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997

1953–1956

Sixes, the 239 flathead and then Y-block V8s.

1953 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
215 inline-six Cost Clipper Six	101 hp gross	F-250 (2WD)
239 V8 Truck V-8	—	F-250 (2WD)

1954 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
223 inline-six Cost Clipper Six	115 hp gross	F-250 (2WD)
239 V8 Power King V-8	130 hp gross	F-250 (2WD)

1956 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
272 V8 Power King Y-8	167 hp gross	F-250 (2WD)

1957–1960

The 223 six and the 272 and 292 Y-blocks.

1957 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
223 inline-six Ford 223 Six	—	F-250 (2WD)
272 V8 Ford 272 V-8	—	F-250 (2WD)

1958 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
272 V8 Ford 272 V-8	—	F-250 (2WD)

1959 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
223 inline-six Ford 223 Six	139 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
292 V8 Ford 292 V-8	186 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1960 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
223 inline-six Ford 223 Six	139 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
292 V8 Ford 292 V-8	172 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1961–1966

The 223 and 262 sixes and the 292, then the 240 and 300 sixes and the FE 352.

1961 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
223 inline-six 223 Six	135 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
292 V8 292 V-8	160 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1962 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
223 inline-six 223 Six	135 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
292 V8 292 V-8	160 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1963 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
223 inline-six 223 Six	135 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
292 V8 292 V-8	160 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1964½ F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
223 inline-six 223 Six	135 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
262 V6 262 Six	152 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
292 V8 292 V-8	160 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1965 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
240 inline-six 240 Six	150 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
300 inline-six 300 Big Six	170 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
352 V8 352 V-8	208 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1966 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
240 inline-six 240 Six	150 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
300 inline-six 300 Big Six	170 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
352 V8 352 V-8	208 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1967–1972

The 240 and 300 sixes and the FE 360 and 390. Ratings are SAE net from 1972.

1967 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
240 inline-six 240 Six	150 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
300 inline-six 300 Big Six	170 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
352 V8 352 V-8	208 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1968 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
240 inline-six 240 Six	150 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
300 inline-six 300 Big Six	165 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
360 V8 360 V-8	215 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
390 V8 390 V-8	255 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1969 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
240 inline-six 240 Six	150 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
300 inline-six 300 Big Six	165 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
360 V8 360 V-8	215 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
390 V8 390 V-8	255 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1970 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
240 inline-six 240 Six	150 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
300 inline-six 300 Big Six	165 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
360 V8 360 V-8	215 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
390 V8 390 V-8	255 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1971 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
240 inline-six 240 Six	140 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
300 inline-six 300 Big Six	165 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
360 V8 360 V-8	215 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD
390 V8 390 V-8	255 hp gross	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1972 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
300 inline-six 300 Six	165 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
360 V8 360 V-8	196 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
390 V8 390 V-8	201 hp net	F-250 2WD

1973–1979

The 300 six, FE 360 and 390, 351M, 400 and 460.

1973 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
300 inline-six 300 Six	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
360 V8 360 V-8	145 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
390 V8 390 V-8	161 hp net	F-250 2WD
460 V8 460 V-8	—	F-250 2WD

1974 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
300 inline-six 300 Six	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
360 V8 360 V-8	145 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
390 V8 390 V-8	160 hp net	F-250 2WD
460 V8 460 V-8	—	F-250 2WD

1975 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
300 inline-six 300 Six	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
360 V8 360 V-8	143 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
390 V8 390 V-8	—	F-250 2WD
460 V8 460 V-8	—	F-250 2WD

1976 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.9L / 360 V8 360 V-8	145 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
6.4L / 390 V8 390 V-8	—	F-250 2WD
7.5L / 460 V8 460 V-8	245 hp net	F-250 2WD

1977 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 351 V-8	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
6.6L / 400 V8 400 V-8	169 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 460 V-8	—	F-250 2WD

1978 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 351 V-8	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
6.6L / 400 V8 400 V-8	169 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 460 V-8	—	F-250 2WD

1979 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 351 V-8	156 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
6.6L / 400 V8 400 V-8	169 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 460 V-8	—	F-250 2WD

1980–1986

The 300 six, 302, 351 and 460 V8s and, from 1983, the International 6.9 diesel.

1980 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six	117 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8	133 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 351 V-8	136 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1981 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8	133 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 351 V-8	136 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD

1982 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8	133 hp net	F-250 (under 8,500 lb GVWR) 2WD and 4WD, Regular Cab
5.8L / 351 V8 351 V-8	136 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
6.6L / 400 V8 400 V-8	—	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD

1983 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8	133 hp net	F-250 (under 8,500 lb GVWR) 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 351 V-8	150 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
6.9L / 420 V8 diesel 6.9L diesel	170 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L V-8	245 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD

1984 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8	133 hp net	F-250 (under 8,500 lb GVWR) 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 351 V-8	150 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L HO	210 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
6.9L / 420 V8 diesel 6.9L diesel	170 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L V-8	245 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD

1985 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8 EFI	—	F-250 (under 8,500 lb GVWR) 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 351 V-8	150 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L HO	210 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
6.9L / 420 V8 diesel 6.9L diesel	170 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L V-8	245 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD

1986 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8 EFI	190 hp net	F-250 (under 8,500 lb GVWR) 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L HO	210 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
6.9L / 420 V8 diesel 6.9L diesel	170 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L V-8	245 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD

1987–1991

Fuel-injected gasoline engines and the 7.3 IDI diesel.

1987 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six EFI	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8 EFI	185 hp net	F-250 (under 8,500 lb GVWR) 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L HO	210 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
6.9L / 420 V8 diesel 6.9L diesel	170 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L V-8	—	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD

1988 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six EFI	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8 EFI	185 hp net	F-250 (under 8,500 lb GVWR) 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L EFI	210 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
7.3L / 444 V8 diesel 7.3L diesel	180 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L EFI V-8	230 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD

1989 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six EFI	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8 EFI	185 hp net	F-250 (under 8,500 lb GVWR) 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L EFI	210 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
7.3L / 444 V8 diesel 7.3L diesel	180 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L EFI V-8	230 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD

1990 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six EFI	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8 EFI	185 hp net	F-250 (under 8,500 lb GVWR) 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L EFI	210 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
7.3L / 444 V8 diesel 7.3L diesel	180 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L EFI V-8	230 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD

1991 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six EFI	—	F-250 2WD and 4WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8 EFI	185 hp net	F-250 (under 8,500 lb GVWR) 2WD and 4WD
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L EFI	210 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
7.3L / 444 V8 diesel 7.3L diesel	180 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L EFI V-8	230 hp net	F-250HD 2WD and 4WD, F-250 4WD

1992–1997

The 4.9, 5.0, 5.8 and 7.5 gasoline engines, the IDI diesels and, from mid-1994, the 7.3 Power Stroke.

1992 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six EFI	145 hp net	F-250 2WD (light duty), F-250 HD 2WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8 EFI	185 hp net	F-250 2WD Regular Cab (light duty)
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L EFI	210 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
7.3L / 444 V8 diesel 7.3L IDI diesel	185 hp net	F-250 HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L EFI V-8	230 hp net	F-250 HD 2WD and 4WD

1993 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six EFI	145 hp net	F-250 2WD (light duty), F-250 HD 2WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8 EFI	185 hp net	F-250 2WD Regular Cab (light duty)
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L EFI	200 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
7.3L / 444 V8 diesel 7.3L IDI diesel	—	F-250 HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L EFI V-8	—	F-250 HD 2WD and 4WD

1994 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six EFI	150 hp net	F-250 2WD (light duty), F-250 HD 2WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8 EFI	205 hp net	F-250 2WD Regular Cab (light duty)
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L EFI	210 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
7.3L / 444 V8 diesel 7.3L IDI diesel	—	F-250 HD 2WD and 4WD
7.3L / 444 V8 diesel 7.3L IDI Turbo	190 hp net	F-250 HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L EFI V-8	245 hp net	F-250 HD 2WD and 4WD

1995 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six EFI	150 hp net	F-250 2WD (light duty), F-250 HD 2WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8 EFI	205 hp net	F-250 2WD Regular Cab (light duty)
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L EFI	210 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
7.3L / 444 V8 diesel 7.3L Power Stroke	210 hp net	F-250 HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L EFI V-8	245 hp net	F-250 HD 2WD and 4WD

1996 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 inline-six 300 Six EFI	150 hp net	F-250 2WD (light duty), F-250 HD 2WD
5.0L / 302 V8 302 V-8 EFI	205 hp net	F-250 2WD Regular Cab (light duty)
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L EFI	210 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
7.3L / 444 V8 diesel 7.3L Power Stroke	—	F-250 HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L EFI V-8	245 hp net	F-250 HD 2WD and 4WD

1997 F-250 engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
5.8L / 351 V8 5.8L EFI	210 hp net	F-250 2WD and 4WD
7.3L / 444 V8 diesel 7.3L Power Stroke	—	F-250 HD 2WD and 4WD
7.5L / 460 V8 7.5L EFI V-8	245 hp net	F-250 HD 2WD and 4WD

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