Mercury Topaz Engines by Year

The Topaz was Mercury's version of the Tempo, sold over the same eleven years with the same engines.

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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gen1 (1984–1989): 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989

gen2 (1988–1994): 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994

gen1 (1984–1989)

1984 Topaz engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four diesel Mazda RF 2.0 diesel	—	GS, LS (optional)
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSC OHV	—	GS, LS

1985 Topaz engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four diesel Mazda RF 2.0 diesel	—	GS, LS (optional)
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSC OHV	—	GS, LS

1986 Topaz engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four diesel Mazda RF 2.0 diesel	—	GS, LS (optional)
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSC OHV	—	GS, LS

1987 Topaz engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSC OHV	—	GS, LS

1988 Topaz engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSC OHV	—	GS, LS
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSO OHV	100 hp net	XR5, LTS, AWD

1989 Topaz engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSC OHV	—	GS, LS
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSO OHV	100 hp net	XR5, LTS, AWD

gen2 (1988–1994)

1988 Topaz engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSC OHV	—	GS, LS
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSO OHV	100 hp net	XR5, LTS, AWD

1989 Topaz engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSC OHV	—	GS, LS
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSO OHV	100 hp net	XR5, LTS, AWD

1990 Topaz engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSC OHV	—	GS
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSO OHV	100 hp net	XR5, LTS, AWD

1991 Topaz engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSC OHV	—	GS
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSO OHV	100 hp net	XR5, LTS, AWD

1992 Topaz engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSC OHV	96 hp net	GS
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan 3.0 OHV V6	—	XR5, LTS, GS (optional)

1993 Topaz engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSC OHV	96 hp net	GS
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan 3.0 OHV V6	130 hp net	GS (optional)

1994 Topaz engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four 2300 HSC OHV	96 hp net	GS
3.0L / 182 V6 Vulcan 3.0 OHV V6	130 hp net	GS (optional)

Working on one of these engines?

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