Ford Ecoboost - engine failure

Stoke

hollie.weimeraner wrote: »

And therein lies the issue. I was pretty much happy with my Focus (apart from the door seals issue until I fixed it myself) although Ford Customer Service was awful.
The problem with the engines is that you don't know they're going to fail until they actually do fail and by that time you need a new engine at a cost of thousands (a coolant level sensor could possibly have helped).
The fact that there was no way of knowing if my car was going to die on me or not was what prompted me to get rid of it (along with the awful responses from Ford that are well documented).
I do hope you continue to enjoy your ecoboost and are one of many that don't have a problem but for me that growing problem was more than I could put up with.

Is there really no coolant level sensor? My 20 odd year old Lupo had a coolant level sensor.....

hollie.weimeraner

Stoke wrote: »

Is there really no coolant level sensor? My 20 odd year old Lupo had a coolant level sensor.....

Not sure if the latest models have them or not but my 2013 Focus and my wife’s 2015 Fiesta didn’t have them. Apparently it’s not unusual with a number of modern engines.

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Stoke wrote: »

Is there really no coolant level sensor? My 20 odd year old Lupo had a coolant level sensor.....

The 1.0 litre petrol turbo Focus cars 2012 to 2014 certainly do not have coolant level sensors, maybe newer engines also lack this basic safety element. The 1.6 also didnt, but due to a safety recall in Jan 2018 due to a fire risk, it will have a level sensor fitted along with a completely new coolant system layout with new pipes and new software.

The 1.0 litre desperately needs a recall to fit it with an appropriate coolant system to significantly prevent over heating events occuring which lead to severe engine damage to the point of needing an entire new engine.

Arklight

The Facebook group is showing people with coolant tanks that are just disintegrating with cracks inside the bonnet.

Apparently you can replace it for £15 at a dealer. Whoever heard of having to replace a coolant tank for wear?

hollie.weimeraner

Arklight wrote: »

The Facebook group is showing people with coolant tanks that are just disintegrating with cracks inside the bonnet.

Apparently you can replace it for £15 at a dealer. Whoever heard of having to replace a coolant tank for wear?

I've been driving since 1973, lost count of the cars I've owned but definitely know I've never replaced a coolant tank and none of my mates have either (mind you they haven't owned an ecoboost:rotfl:).

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Arklight wrote: »

The Facebook group is showing people with coolant tanks that are just disintegrating with cracks inside the bonnet.

Apparently you can replace it for £15 at a dealer. Whoever heard of having to replace a coolant tank for wear?

I've been reading the facebook page almost daily for over a year. There are multiple points of failure that can occur. Pipes/hoses, gaskets, expansion tank, cabin heater matrix. All this within 3 to 5 yrs is an indication that the materials of the components combined with the temperature and pressure and coolant mix is not fit for purpose. This could be a bad batch but the system can leak in too many places for it to be isolated to a bad batch of 1 component.

Cracking plastic as we all know is a sign of aging.

If the consequence of a coolant leak is almost certain engine failure and a bill for £6000, Ford should have a modified their preventative maintenance schedule to change these parts before the parts start to fail.

Stoke

I've also owned many old cars and never once replaced a coolant tank.

hollie.weimeraner

Stoke wrote: »

I've also owned many old cars and never once replaced a coolant tank.

Or heater matrix for that matter.

I have replaced the odd coolant pipe but the last one I can remember doing was a 1970 Hillman Imp and the engine was fine afterwards despite having an alloy head

hollie.weimeraner

Pulled into supermarket car park on my way home tonight and saw a 14 plate Focus, bonnet up, empty coolant tank but unattended. Obviously awaiting collection.

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UPDATE....

Inside Out BBC show to air TBC 1 Oct 7:30 pm

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