▁replacement , ▁the ▁Tas min . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁In ▁South ▁Africa , ▁the ▁engine ▁continued ▁in ▁production ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁up ▁to ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁S app hire ▁Sal oon ▁and ▁Sierra ▁vehicles , ▁and ▁Cou rier ▁pick - ups . ▁ ▁Late ▁in ▁its ▁production ▁life ▁it ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁Lucas ▁controlled ▁electronic ▁fuel ▁injection ▁designed ▁by ▁S AM C OR ▁( S outh ▁African ▁Motor ▁Corporation ▁- ▁now ▁Ford ▁SA ) ▁in ▁co - operation ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁P ret oria ' s ▁engineering ▁department . ▁This ▁conversion ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁power ▁increase ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁standard ▁ 3 . 0 ▁version , ▁and ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁fuel ▁injection ▁version , ▁plus ▁a ▁useful ▁boost ▁to ▁fuel ▁economy . ▁Only ▁about ▁ 1 , 6 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁E FI ▁variants ▁were ▁produced ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁ 3 . 0 L ▁was ▁en larg ed ▁to ▁ 3 . 4 L ▁by ▁b oring ▁the ▁cyl ind ers ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁c rank sh aft ▁with ▁a ▁stroke ▁of ▁ ▁giving ▁a ▁disp lacement ▁of ▁, ▁this ▁was ▁done ▁for ▁the ▁engine ▁to ▁be ▁better ▁su ited ▁to ▁ 4 x 4 ▁vehicles ▁where ▁tor que ▁is ▁needed . ▁The ▁ 3 . 4 ▁version ▁produced ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁All ▁ 3 . 4