Ford eco boost

Good to see the beeb covering it. There seen to have been several reports via the current route on this issue, which seems to be a design flaw, not to put too fine a point on it. Anyones guess as to the second value of such cars after that.

I started working as a mechanic in the late 60s, and formed the opinion that they were heaps of sh*t then. When the mk3 Cortina came out with the pinto engine I lost count of the number of worn out camshafts I changed after only a few thousand miles (only 12 month warranty on new cars in those days). What made it worse was that the crap design meant that you couldn't remove the camshaft without taking the head off. In the last couple of years my company has had to have new engines in 2 Transits, bought new and fully serviced by Ford, a 2018 one that broke its wet belt 30,000 before it was due for change and a 2019 one which blew its head gasket and the Ford main dealer couldn't get the seized injectors out to get the cam cover and head off (only 77,000 miles). My original opinion has never changed, NEVER buy any Ford vehicle!!!

Who the Hell would want to buy a Ford Car with Ecoboost on the Used Car market or Trade in. Ford should be taken to Court and ordered to do the right thing. I have a 9 year old Focus with Ecoboost bought from new with a full service history, it is now like driving a ticking time bomb!

Wet belts are going every day in a variety of vehicles including the Ford Transit. The problem is that it isn't a service item, so - over time - the oil strainer and some filters in the vacuum pump can get blocked with belt debris (resulting in catastrophic loss of brakes as happened to my son). The side wall of the belt - being exposed to oil and oil debris - can cause delamination of the belt layers. It's apparent from the internet that Ford are having a lot of premature wet timing belt failures on the Transit's EcoBlue engine - regardless of regular maintenance and oil changes. There is nothing the driver can do to prevent it from happening or even be aware that it is happening. It is a fault, an issue Ford now know about and the only thing that can be done is to replace the part before it fails.

Excellent and interesting vlog, I have a 68 plate Ford ecosport 1 litre automatic for the mrs, I just hope it’s ok as it only has 18k miles so far and will use the correct Westway oil (no I don’t work or advertise for them) but I have an unusual question…. Is it possible when changing the oil, to put a mini camera through the oil pan drain plug and check the mesh filter for any debris from the wet belt 🤔🤔 just wondering and I wish everyone well out there, kind regards Mark from Billericay 😃👍

It’s not just there 1 late ecoboost engine it’s also in the ford transit engine even Peugeot 1.2 engine use a wet belt .

Some time ago I was even thinking about upgrading from my Mk2.5 Focus to a Mk3. However since reading all these reports about the tiny little 1.0 Ecoboost and it's potential problems I'm so glad I didn't. My older '08 plate 1.6 petrol engine Focus has been so reliable I decided to hang on to it for the time being because as the saying goes it's better the devil you know. Such a great shame as I've owned 4 Ford's over the last few years and never had an issue with any of them. When and if I do decide to change it won't be another Ford that I'll be buying that's for sure.

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The problem is mostly down to using the wrong oil. And skipping service etc. even topping the oil up with the wrong grade oil will cause premature belt degradation.I am not a fan of this system but these belts do last if you properly maintain the car.I have had these engines for the last 10 years without a single issue.

Ford USA as part of the 1.0 ecoboost recall have changed the specification of the timing belt / oil pump belt. One imagines this will change the specification of replacement belts in the uk and Europe and thus its part number. If the part number has been updated in recent times this surely is smoking gun evidence that Ford acknowledge the belt degradation ? I suspect all belts will have changed part number following the recall announcement, across all the engines effected that I also expect is a bigger list than just auto transmission cars. But I’m not an investigative journalist.

Its nickname is EcoBoom! When this engine launched some years ago people said I was speculating on its reliability, I’m not an expert but have enough vehicle mechanical knowledge to see a 💩 design when I see one.. say the least I’m correct. I feel for the folk that have lost out big time.

latest timing chain engine has the same problem,due to leaving the rubber belt on the oil pump...must be a very cheap belt cause some vw diesels have rubber oil pump belts and have not seen a problem with them....still a crap engine,along with the 1.2 psa engine

I watch this on the one show, bad news for a eco boost powered Ford. Thats my uncle he has an Eco sport, with the eco boost, but he had gearbox trouble with his car , that problem is now fixed, and the car is getting close to 40000 miles what life is the left in that engine

Ford pile of shite, keep with me vw nuff said.