not bad cars tbh for what they are. They do lack power especially with AC on but thats to be expected ig, the 1.25 its a tough little engine but bad on fuel very thirsty. However im not a fan of the IB5 Gearbox on these, not clear if they are meant to be serviced ppl liek to claim the oil is for the lifetime, but no oil lasts forever. Mine developed a gearbox leak and now i cant put new oil in the gearbox since the fill bolt has sheered and stripped.
I called some dealers and i checked some forum, 2 Ford dealers said i should us 5w20 Castrol and 1 Ford dealer told me i should use 5w30...... On the forums i got the same result, half of the people recommended 5w20 and the other half 5w30... WTF should i do and why are people saying different things?? 😵
A quick update on the oil grades. On the “5W” bit, that is how well the oil flows at lower temps in winter. The lower the number, the easier it flows in the cold. The 2nd number is how easy it flows at normal engine temperature. Not seen a 20 before but my thoughts at the manual says 5W30 so I’m going with that. 👍
