FORD ADMITS ECO BOOST ENGINE FAILURE 

If anyone has experienced Engine failure on a 1.0Ecoboost engine in particular fitted with an automatic gearbox on models 2016-2022 please get in touch by email in the description. I would like to hear from you. 👍👍

And this is the engine that won so many awards. Just shows that awards mean very little.

Hope you enjoy this short video where I discuss the latest news from Ford over its 1.0 Eco boost engine and the latest recall they have ordered in the US. Watch this space as recalls will no doubt end up happening in the UK.

I'm a mechanic that has seen 3 of these failures in the last 6 months. The kicker is that not only is the belt an issue but changing it is a serious job that needs very special tools to be done correctly. Too little too late in my opinion.

I have a Ford Fiesta 1.0l Ecoboost and believe this is the issue I am experiencing. Going to ring Ford to see what they say tomorrow, thank you for this video! Much needed knowledge

I have a 2015 ecoboost fiesta have done 38000 miles. Had overheating problems and took it back to ford they said there was nothing wrong and charged me for a diagnostic check. Also had clutch problems where i could not get the car into gear but it was so intermittant private garages could not sort the problem without a total strip down. I am now waiting for the belt problem because i know someone with an earlier model than mine who had the problem so i think it goes back beyond 2015. It costs a fortune to own this great little car. Have not been back to ford as i am disgusted with their attitude on the overheating problem. Thanks for highlighting this cars many faults.

I had a cambelt snap on a vauxhall, valves hit the pistons, complete mess. It was recovered to main dealer. Only had about 20,000 miles on it. But vauxhall rebuilt the engine, no quibbles, no charge, customer service was very good.

What winds me up is when Rover had hgf with their new K series engine they were slagged off by everyone. Yet when the Ford badge is on the car they get away with these issues for years!

All of these car companies should be held fully accountable for their major defects. It isn't right that large companies get to screw people over and basically say we don't have an issue when they know they do.

Ford used to be a really great company, but they have fallen hard over the years. Both my older brother and my father were automotive engineers. I grew up around people who were passionate about their craft and wanted to produce quality products. While I miss them both, I am glad that they did not have to see how bad things are today. Admitting that there is a problem is the first step. Make America Great Again is more than just a slogan, and we want to see US companies- both large and small return to the greatness they once had. Ultra-Mega-MAGA

With the new EcoBoost engine (starting for the Focus Mk4 2018) they already began to use the chain for the cams, the oil pump is still driven by a stretch belt.

Ford have been lying about this for years. Blaming poor servicing. What about people who had these cars on hp or a bank loan? No car, but still paying for it ! I have my son's 14 plate focus on my drive with a gubbed engine. Scandalous they can just forget about the earlier cars with the same engines that they ignored! Poor show Ford, get the finger out ! Do the right thing. By the way, great video .

Hope Vauxhall/Peugeot/Citroen follow suit with the 1.2 Wetbelt engines!

My name is Kevin Archer I am in the motor trade and have a vast knowledge and experienced in rebuilding engines over 50 years. I have been a Dealing for three international companies. I have purchased a one Litre Eco Boost Focus 2014 plate and very impressed with the performance. This vehicle has had thee cam belt failures and is currently waiting to be booked into our work shop. The failure is how you explained and spot on with your diagnosis the oil pump strainer plugged with cam belt debris and this caused a complete failure to the first engine. The second and know the third failure the oil warning is on when engine is idling. All these engines have supplied with genuine Ford parts. Ford must recall one litre Eco Boost product and pay out compensation should be awarded to any owner weather purchase this product when new or second hand of this known failure.

Eco boom! Very common unfortunately due to the wet belts. Great content 👍

I can remember buying a 1994 ford fiesta si , and having a recall by ford as the zetec engine had sticking valves ! I think like anything nowadays they don't test "new" engines , just bang them out as quickly as they can ...it's a real shame 😢😢

Lost about 4 grand on one of these ecobooms! 2015 37k what a joke!! Good job in getting this info out there for the people that dont already know! Keep up the good work mate, love the auction vids too

Ford should have carried on with the yamaha designed 1.25,1.4 and 1.6 zetec-se engines (called duratec in the later ones) it was such a reliable engine,that would run forever if maintained. This is what puts me off changing my car, its a 2013 honda jazz 1.4i-vetec, never had a problem with it from new, and i reccon it's one of the best small engines around.

Thank you for your video.our sons ecoboost engine on his 67 plate focus has blown due to wet belt system. Our son purchased this vehicle in 2019 as pre-owned.he and the dealership have contacted for who have declined to repair as one service is missing however this missing service was before our son purchased the car.we have argued with Ford this point and infact the engine was not fit for purpose. Ford at present haven't interest in their customers and also that an accident was avoided they could not care less. Although we are going to keep fighting , oursons needs his car so it looks like we are reluctantly going to buy a new engine . Ford's need taking to task.we contacted Watchdog and the ombudsman utneither has interest so the bigboys win again

I've had the same issue with the Peugeot PureTec 1.2 engine in a 2008, low oil pressure warning and I was covered on the manufacturer recall. But there were so many and I had to wait my turn in the queue. So my car was off the road for 10 weeks. Fortunately I am retired and we have a second car but it was hassle. Anyway, all sorted and the car is ok.

I'm old enough to remember a row of 11 Ford Mavericks in a junk yard... all had 60 to 64 thousand miles on them. None had any body damage. I also recall Ford Pintos with jumped timing belts at right about the same mileage. It's just a Ford thing. After working on many economy Ford products, it's perfectly clear that they have a point of failure build into the design. Ford knows how to build an engine that will last. They do it for their more upscale cars. They also know how to make a car that will fail like clockwork. And that isn't a design defect, it's absolutely their intention. I can site more examples. Using a chain instead of a belt would keep the cars on the road too long, even if it were cheaper to do and in terms of Ford engineering cars lasting too long is a taboo. Basically, if you are a good Ford owner, you buy their economy model, drive it for 5 relatively trouble free years and trade it in for your new Ford. The second owner, who isn't a good Ford customer gets screwed in the worst way possible. The car is too expensive to fix and hopefully the fellow who bought the second hand Ford that blew up six months after he brought it learns his lesson and buys a new Ford too. In any event every time an eco-boost Ford blows up, there's one less car in the automotive environment that needs to be replaced by a new one. Ford has been screwing people who failed to trade in their car on time and second hand car buyers on purpose since I was a kid (in my opinion) and that's not about to change any time soon.

Thank you for saying it's the 1 liter EcoBoost, as there are many Ford "EcoBoost" engines of varying size and design.

One of my work friends had this exact problem with his Ford!

that engine killed the Fiesta! thats why they cancelled it!

I drove one when they first come out. On the test drive it was awful, it was gutless so I went for a diesel instead.

All wet belts engines should be recalled 1, Vauxhall, Peugeot, Citroen.......

All of Fords older Duratorq diesels where wet timing belt, including transit engines, caused no major faults and people do crazy miles in those without ever changing the belt, so it can be done looks like Ford did everything they could to make sure the 1.0 ecoboost award winning engine of the year lump was the least reliable engine of the last 10 years

I had a fiesta on a 19 plate with the ecoboost engine, kept it for four years, not one problem.

A general trend among many manufacturers these days is that "made to last" is replaced by "made to brake"

All your misgivings vindicated as Ford finally puts their hands up ! Quality Lee as always 💪👏

I only buy cars with timing chains ...elastic bands shouldn't be used on any engines 😊

Hi! I truly welcome your video and this is what I have to say about my 1.0 125HP Focus 3 from 2015. I knew about the oil pickup clogging issue and when I've reached 100k kms (I live in Eastern Europe), I've personally took a 2 hours work (about 2 hours it took me) to drain the oil, get the catalytic converter out (it had 2 nasty bolts towards the pipe under the car which I simply had to break because they were rusty stuck and bought a set of bolts and nuts to mount it back later), get the oil pan down and look at the oil pickup. And sure enough, there were hairy like pieces of one of the belts. It wasn't much but indeed it was there and was slightly clogging the pickup screen. I've cleaned it all out, inspected the belts. Both belts still looked wonderful. Seriously! They still looked like new with no signs of teeth wear. The only thing to notice was that both belts had like small longitudinal cracks in them. But longitudinal random small cracks shouldn't be an issue though. Transversal cracks which I didn't see would've been a problem. And hey..., forgot to mention. I drive this car like a speed maniac and racer. I mean..., I literally wanted to make the engine die somehow and see where it's weakness is and eventually buy a new one from a used car, but nothing..., the engine is just remarkably resistant unlike what people want or like to think. The Ecoboosts are very reliable as engines unless the headgaskets let a lot of coolant in them or the oil pickup gets so badly clogged that the engine dies slowly day after day, but except for those dangers, the Ecoboost really is a resilient and very performant engine in terms of carbon emissions and fuel consumption like I haven't seen on any other car. It's truly a marble of engineering, but it has these sensitivities to care of. I rev this engine sometimes even above 7000rpm during very sharp engine braking in 2nd gear from more than 100km/h, just like I'd be racing it on a track and I've been torturing the timing with crazy revs accelerations and decelerations like for 4 years before getting the oil pan down for the inspections I've mentioned. One thing which I indeed did right, so maybe this is the reason why even though I torture this engine on my liking and still the belts looked good with little debris clogging the oil pickup is the fact that I've always been using only original (more expensive though) high quality full synthetic Ford-Castrol 5w20 oil. NOT playing with stupid things. When Ford said that for this particular engine you should use only high quality original FORD-CASTROL 5w20 oil and it can last 150k miles, they know what they were talking but didn't know how dummies would not listen to that and put whatever oil and the belt gets worn rapidly, the engine dies in warranty and the same dummies blamed Ford for it. That ain't fair tbh! Oh, and the intake valves clogging with oil. Hmm...! Very simple. I use AMSOIL POWERFOAM and pour it into the intake manifold as prescribed in short bursts with engine above 1500rpm and over the weeks after spraying that thing, the clogging of valves and piston goes away at a given rate, but surely it does get clean. I must be careful not to pour too much of that spray at once, cause once I've must destroyed my original catalytic converter and turned it red hot. Now I've learned how to spray that into the intake in steps, not all at once and buy a new cat. Best wishes! Ford..., it's built tough!

My Fiesta Eco boost just lost power yesterday whilst driving into town, UK based btw. It's 2013, my mum owned it from new. It's got 48000 on the clock. I only put 3000 miles on it per year, driving mainly at 60mph in 5th to town in the countryside. It never missed a beat. Beautiful drive for a 1L. Now suddenly dead.

The award winning engine 😂 what bollocks we were led to believe

We had a 1.0 focus a few years ago as a courtesy car. Couldn't get the thing over 30mpg. Eco my arse.

The main issue though, is that older models who have had different owners, are getting different kinds (wrong) type specification of oil put into them. The composition of the belt breaks down when using a different kind of oil specifications. So debry starts collecting in the oil sump and clogging the oil pickup filter which results in low or no oil pressure.

we call them the Ecoboom in the trade, ive seen 2 go pop this year alone

How about we start boycott Ford?

My mate used to be on the cells at dunton They knew about the problems then but still went ahead Also the transit engine on the dynos were cracking casings around the big ends they also knew about that Il stick with my 2010 lynx engined c max 😊

There should be a place where people can register their engine failures and the reported cause. If certain engines look like they are failing far to frequently, then joint action could be taken against the manufacturer. Without a cental register, you as an individual, have no idea if its a design or manufacturing fault, or just bad luck.

My partner has a Ford Fiesta and I recently learnt the potential problems we might face with this stupid wet belt idea, Ford should be held accountable and rectify these issues!

have a 2016 Citroen C1 with the 1.2 puretech engine. I believe the same issues are occurring on that engine too. 2yrs ago at approx 28k miles I had its wet belts changed as a precaution. Its got ~33k miles now and running fine, but for sure I will be very cautious buying a used car with a wet-belt engine. The wife wants a Ford Puma and I'm very hesitant to agree

I have a 2019 1.5 3-cylinder petrol Focus, which I believe has a wet belt for the oil pump. I like the car but I’m not sure how much longer I want to keep it for fear of these kinds of failures.

Stellantis has the exact same issue with the entire EB2 engine range. Also won engine of the year with that lump of cheese and avoids admitting fault.

The one thing that concerns me is the wet belt technology is in the larger 2.3L and 2.7L used in the Rangers. I am considering to buy a 2024 but not so sure about the wet belt oiling system. Thanks for the info.

Great video. I shall stick with my MK 4 Mondeo PSA engine

I'm just glad I have a 15 year old Focus with the 1.8 tdci engine. It's got 178000 miles on the clock and still pulls well. My previous Focus had the same engine with 300000 miles on the clock when I traded it in for this one. I'm afraid of buying any new car now as so many from all manufacturers have big issues. 😕

It is the same issue on vauxhall/peugeot 1.2l turbo engines with wet belt systems. both firms have done recalls, my vauxhall was in the workshop for a week with the work required and i have no doubt that it will have taken a chunk off the resale value.

What's wrong with a dry belt? The drive belt on my Harley Big Twin, which would have more strain on it than a cam belt, lasted 193,000 miles and only failed then because a dealer adjusted it way too tight when they mounted a new back tire!

Stellantis 1.2 Puretech (EB2) has a belt in oil and they have changed maintenance time on the belt I think two years ago. This system is said to save on fuel. That issue affects all turbocharged 1.2 Puretechs, all the same issues with Ecoboost you describe, like the vacuum pump failure. This is not surprising, the engine should be the similar deaign and materials and these issues have been known for quite some time. I'm surprised they dont admit issues with NA 1.2 Puretech, as it has the same belt in oil.

I think PSA group have similar issue with the 1.2 engine , same wet belt , degrades and bits can get in the engine !!

That is why you buy regular aspirated engines. No problem with turbochargers then.

Who remebers the old 1.8tdci lynx/endura engine that was revised with a wetbelt ? They were a massive problem back then

When you hire engineers who don't know which end of the hammer to use on a screw, this is the kind of krapp you get. I'm in the repair biz (with a background as a mechanical engineer), and every year, the "engineering" on cars gets more and more unnecessarily complex...and STUPIDER. The "wet belt" was a disaster waiting to happen, and any "engineer" worth his title should have seen it coming before it ever left the drawing board.

I’m still amazed they didn’t divert back to the zetec (with some modifications for current emissions and drive by noise compliance) as soon as the issues became apparent. A downbored 1.2 zetec with a turbo probably would’ve been fine.

I have a 2022 ford bronco and have 7 recalls now... Try to take it to a dealership to get "fixed" and they say "we're going to keep your bronco 2 to 3+ weeks". This is very disappointing and Farley should be fired immediately!!!!!

We keep running old cars that are mechanically simpler and very reliable. 2 cars we have are 16 years old and are great A lot of engines now are troublesome. They try to get top power out of small capacity engines. That to me is asking for trouble. I also have a 1969 moggy pick up and the other half has an 85 year old Morrius 8 . Working on these is bliss and so easy. Most modern stuff is basically expensive crap with maybe Honda and Toyota being the more decent engineered cars.

Great information, I have a 18 plate fiesta not had issues as yet but my heating system is totally random ie when in cold weather heater not warm in hot weather can't turn heater off and air con stops

These wet belt engines are really a disaster but there has been a problem for many years with engine design, now that wet belts are failing, is the fact that inlet and exhaust valves hit the pistons, not so much a problem with timing chains they are more reliable although some times a bit noisey

I have a 66 plate focus that had this exact degraded wet belt issue that destroyed the engine at about 55k mileage, Cost £4500 to replace, Ford stated the issue was down to not getting the car serviced at a Ford Dealership. Interesting article will definitely be writing to Ford in the vain hope of getting d SD I’m money back!!!!!!!

Every mechanic renamed this Ford engine as an “Eco Boom”, because so many of the engines were destroying themselves due to bad design and knew as soon as we saw a timing belt running inside the engine covered in oil isn’t a good idea, even if the belt is made from special material to resist oil, it still degrades because of the belt being constantly run in engine oil So are Vauxhall, Peugeot going to admit this same problem also. As there engine designs have the exact same wet belt timing belt set up with it running in engine oil.

They also don't cover the replacement engine when it fails with the same problem. Sorry, since you didn't pay for the new engine, it has no warranty.

Like the old Vectras, i had a 2.2 with cam chain from what i read before i bought it they where prone to chain rattle and tensioner failure due to the oil lubricator getting clogged and apparently my one was a newer version with bigger jets or ports, i took this info when looking at 4 cars in ine day and i told the people i want to hear it start cold and 2 of them rattled like mad, the one i bought sounded sweet, i had it 18 months and did an oil and filter change using decent parts not cheap ( apparently the jets or ports get blocked from using cheap filters wich break down and clog the oil ways to the cam chain ) around 18 months in it started to sound like a tank and something had 100 percent gone on the cam chain car had done less than 100k miles so was gutted, back then it would have cost over £500 for all the belts and cam chain and tensioners if i done it myself and it looked a lot of work or well over a grand to get it done so ended up scrapping the car wasn't worth the hassle or miney to fix and ive avoided cam chains since

My daughter has aFiesta 1.0 ecoboost 2013 model. We replaced the engine 2 years ago and now the oil pressure light keeps on popping up. We managed to drain the engine, clean out the sump, refill with new oil and redrain and refil has sorted out the oil pressure, but the turbo has now started failing. This 5nad a 1/2 k car has ended up costing me 10k now .

I have a 2016 1ltr ecoboost focus no recall notice issued to date. Local dealer does not know of any.

I bought my 2012 Focus 1.0 ecoboost for £4500 in 2022 and immediately changed the timing belt that cost me an additional 1300. At the same time the catalytic converter failed which basically summed up to almost £7000, 10 years old car with a tiny engine that essentially is a ticking bomb. From that time onwards, I never recommend ecoboost engines. They're good when new and still under a valid warranty but that's it.

I have two of 'em. C-Max from '14 which had a overheating before my ownership, so when I got the belt changed at around 210.000 km, it was fine. So they must've changed it, when they fixed half of the engine, I guess. Then a Fiesta '15 which haven't changed belt yet. I was actually expecting it to get changed next year (2025), I can't remember the ODOmeter right now - it's the wife's car :) GREAT engines to drive, and haven't experienced anything - yet

Are Peugeot going to admit problems with there wet belt degradation causing blockage, I think there answer was a different type off oil,

Holy molly same thing happened to my Ford Fiesta Ecoboost 1.0, 2016 this week. Mycar has 69,000 miles on it.

Helped buy my grandson a used focus ecoboost 18 reg with 29k miles. He needed it for his new job. Had it 12 months and the wet belt went after 38k miles. I had to pay £960.00 for the new belt and sump cleaning and then the turbo went faulty due to the damage it caused- another £970.00. He ended up losing his job and could not pay the installments on the car. He is broken hearted over the whole affair as he loved the car. I wish I was rich enough to sue fords for the distress they have caused our family. Now got it up for sale but can't see any compensation for the repairs. We are just in the process of selling it.

A friemd had a 2013 focus that destroyed the belt, defo an issue before 2016

I had a recall on that. So NO PARTS AVAIL for a year. So if my engine blows do that just MAIL ME A BELT FOR FRAMING - RIP!

All manufacturers avoid any acknowledgment of any fault. Neither is a warranty work performed.

Shame there isn’t a removable inspection cover on the oil sump near to the oil pickup pipe and Cambelt . Would allow checking of the belt and cleaning of the pickup pipe . Would be easy to fabricate one while the Sump is off having the belt replaced 🤔

Yeah our engine (2014 Focus 1.0t eco boost) completely seized in Bluewater car park! Luckily we knew a guy that worked at Ford in Bromley and we had a brand new engine fitted at their expense at 100k. We’re now at 122k (so 22k on new engine) and it seems fine. They said it was something to do with a cooling pipe being too close to exhaust manifold? We had to sign a waiver saying we wouldn’t bring it back with the same issue

When ford get it figured out they will make a major changes an then it’s back to junk and a bunch of recalls ,that’s why I quit buying for years ago , I buy nothing but Toyota now, they say if it’s not broke don’t fix it, an that’s how I feel

My daughter bought a ford transit connect, the belt failed at 60000 miles, it broke valves destroyed pistons etc. It cost a fortune to fix.

I Have a Ford Grand c-max 1.0 eco boost engine 2018 , sounds like a bike chain when driving ask for and other garages about it was told it just a default with the engine , to me sound like the wet belt myself hearing what you have said also keep getting service engine now light coming on when engine is under low revers , 2 codes come up turbo pressher and gas sensor - this is stating to get me mad because garages keep saying to take it to ford as they do play around with eco booms . this problem has been going on for 2moths on and off now

Funny how this happens and theyre stopping production of focus and fiesta. Cars we actually want to buy.

Months ago I road tested one of these Ecoboost and wasn’t particular impressed especially after the salesman confided that Ford was having some failures on these engines. Best advice is to stick with the tried and true Coyote 5.0. When and if Ford quits making the Coyote then I will quit Ford!

I almost bought a Fiesta with the 1.0T. Glad I got a Mini Cooper instead. Better economy, refinement, cost the same and far more reliable the behest generation.

A regular Ford owner with two focus and one fiesta eco boost engine in each I now drive a Suzuki which is really a rebadged Toyota. Ford use to be good solid value not any more.

My ex bought one with all the savings she had paying more than she ever had to ensure she had something good.3 months later timing belt snapped 60k .Her car was 3months out of their recall and sympathy from Ford dealer was nil. She ended up selling it to a guy in Manchester who goes round the country hoovering these up.Her mental health and finances have taken a hammering through no fault of her own.If they are responsible for an engine that was not going to work as described why can’t they be held accountable any one with some sense would know that moving rubber timing belts immersed in hot oil is asking for trouble. There are real people and families at the end of this shambles

I would suggest going to the SMMT they go on about manufacturers about time they thought of the customer.

Head gasket failure on MK3 RS, ecoboom engines they're referred to

I had the gearbox mount and casing fail on a 1.0 eco boost manual after 3 months of ownership.

Downsizing was always a problem for all manufactures but Ford obviously peaked. An engine which as you stated has a good performance but doesn't save any fuel in reality and is not reliable isn't an engine one should buy at all. That is my view and it is appalling for FORD to hide the problems officially since 2016. A friend of mine works as a third party contractor for major car manufactures in Germany with their line of engine test benches. He had told me already a decade ago, that manufactures end the test protocols at 250.000 km cause it costs too much money for the OEMs - he had them run longer sometimes to see what parts would break down, but the manufactures had little interest in his results. So build to last ? That is no longer to no one's interest anymore, amongst those at the time even a German premium manufacturer. Thanks for sharing, I'll stick to my 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Diesel and my Fiat 500C Diesel Euro 6 95 HP. The only thing that downsized engines really achieve is to downsize your wallet/bank account 😂😉

My auto 1.0 ford focus ....while auto gear changing from 2-3. Vehicle jerk like crazy..but 4-5-6 are okay. No choice . already bough it. Have to live with it. Terrible terrible milage. Im very light footed , 70km-80km fella. On 225/40/18 tyre and rim. Best i get was 9km/L.

Son's fiesta 2019 just had engine failure due to wetbelt fault. Cost me 7k to replace with new engine. Ford said bugger off, not in warranty and cant prove we used genuine parts/oil when serviced, even though we had it serviced regularly by Halfords.

Years ago I had a Mk 3 1.3CVH engined Escort and the cam belt went at 15 k and again at 30 k on a new vehicle.No end of issues with moisture in the distributor etc.etc. I believe when they brought out the Focus they had Yamaha do the engine design and they are still running around today. Enough said.

But yet still haven’t recalled them in the uk🤬 im currently paying an arm & leg for an engine replacement in my auto focus estate eco boost or shall I say ecoBOOM!

Since this component is protected by oil it seems like a chain would be a no-brainer. What belt wants to be wet month after month?

At about 200,000 km last month our engine broke down of our focus 2017. I was assuming I didn’t check the oil level in time, as the oil lamp flashed one time. And surprisingly the dealer didn’t say anything of it. I got a spare motor as replacement. It cost be almost 6000 euro. But now I guess what was really the cause.

Mine focus is 2011 was recalled for the coolant issue then 8 weeks later failed. With same issue. Then told its out of warranty so not covered. Now it’s just dead on my driveway, Ford are useless when you try to get them to help.

My ford galaxy started smoking just before i was due to get on a motorway. Opened the bonnet and saw i had no coolant or oil. I thought it must have been due to a leak which i hadn't noticed. Now i realise it must have been the ecoboost issue. Ford charged me 1k to fix it, bkamed it on so many issues including gear box leak. Recommended i changed my head gasket asap. I still have the receipt.

Nice that they're taking some responsibility, but I don't think this stops at the wet belts tbh. It's fair enough turbocharging these tiny engines and tuning them in order to squeeze every drop of performance out of them while still maintaining a reasonable fuel economy, but at the end of the day, if you push an engine harder it's going to fail faster. I can't see many of these engines still kicking about in 15-20 years. These motors were engineered to a budget to begin with. Of course that suits companies like Ford just fine, because fewer used engines in the market means more new sales. I won't be surprised if we see a huge gap in the small displacement petrol engine market develop over the next decade.

I’ve had this issue despite taking it for service and oil change every year with Ford. They told me £1,800 then to £2,200 then to £8,000. Currently in dispute with them

My dad put over 300k on his 1.6 cvh Escort est with minimal problems and over 120k on his 1.6 capri whilst towing boats and caravans, engines and car these days are designed to go wrong because thats were they make money, spares and repairs, eco boost engine is a piece of shite, stay well clear.

I bet they aren't recalling the cars in the UK.

My ecoboost has been operating perfect for 10 years. People just dont know how to treat their cars.