Ford Focus 2014 1.6tdci

Gary*

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We're looking at buying at 2014 Ford Focus Estate which is the 115bhp 1.6tdci engine, it has full service history, it's also had its cambelt done and it's at a very good price for £5.5k with only 1 owner from new.

Is there anything we should be worried about when it comes to these engines, turbos or transmission? What are your experiences with this engine?

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if your doing long runs then that engine isnt bad, but if your doing town driving a lot , then forget it get the petrol
 
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ShiWarrior said:
if your doing long runs then that engine isnt bad, but if your doing town driving a lot , then forget it get the petrol
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Ah bugger, I think you confirmed my concerns :p we'll be doing mostly shorter trips with longer runs twice a week.

Our budget tops out at 6K which understandably isn't a lot for an estate car which we're in desperate need of with a 2 year old and another on the way.
 
Diesels on short runs are terribly unreliable.

The 1.6tdci is the PSA group engine that's fitted in fords, volvos, Citroen, Peugeot, BMW minis.

It's ok but also not ok.

The oil change interval is far to long and it cokes the oil galleries. The turbos fail left right and centre there is a modified oil feed and drain to the turbo to alleviate this. The intake manifold and head clog up and cause all sorts of running issues. The injector seals leak, and you don't tend to realise until it's too late and the injectors are seized into the head with carbon, sometimes easy to get out sometimes need a specialist with hydraulic tools to get them out.

These issues are most prevalent on cars that do lots of short journeys, and cars that have poor service record's. I can't remember the exact service interval, but it's something around 12.5k miles, this should really be done in half this duration to keep the internals clean.

The above issues are more prevalent in PSA group cars due to them having an even longer service interval of 15k miles.

For short journeys you want petrol engines really.

Though as has been mentioned stay clear of 1.0ltr eco boosts they're worse than the diesels mentioned above.

The above said it does sound a good deal and if you keep on top of maintenance and half the oil change time it might work out really reliable
 
My ex had a 2012 1.6tdci Focus from new to 40k miles and had no problems at all despite doing predominantly short trips, I bought one with 105k on the clock and ran it for approximately 30k miles again on predominantly short trips and also had no problems with it.

Given you have a longer run twice a week this should be enough to keep the DPF happy I’d have thought especially as I say in my own experience I rarely went on longer runs yet still had no DPF issues with the Focus diesel.

I’d certainly prefer a diesel Focus over an Ecoboost petrol!

Generally, as already said, diesel’s and short trips are not good bedfellows - I’ve had no end of grief with the DPF in my V70 D5 despite it getting a good hour+ run weekly.
 
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Got the same engine on a 2015 Ford focus. I do mainly short journeys due to a change in job and the engine is starting to complain. Dark as sin engine oil, rough start and lack of power on cold start (glow plug type failure after 50k miles), stop-start doesn't activate at traffic lights and generally turning into a dag-dag sounding diesel. Still a good overall car though. 55mpg and never let me down.

FluffySheep
 
Scania said:
My ex had a 2012 1.6tdci Focus from new to 40k miles and had no problems at all despite doing predominantly short trips, I bought one with 105k on the clock and ran it for approximately 30k miles again on predominantly short trips and also had no problems with it.

Given you have a longer run twice a week this should be enough to keep the DPF happy I’d have thought especially as I say in my own experience I rarely went on longer runs yet still had no DPF issues with the Focus diesel.

I’d certainly prefer a diesel Focus over an Ecoboost petrol!

Generally, as already said, diesel’s and short trips are not good bedfellows - I’ve had no end of grief with the DPF in my V70 D5 despite it getting a good hour+ run weekly.
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Funnily enough the one we're looking at has 105K on the clock too, it has full service history so that's a win I suppose.
 
Gary* said:
Funnily enough the one we're looking at has 105K on the clock too, it has full service history so that's a win I suppose.
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Well, I bought mine on the back of my ex’s experience and wasn’t disappointed, it was a great car and the DPF just wasn’t an issue even though the way I drove it should have maybe caused problems…

As I said, so long as you’re giving it a relatively long run once a week I can’t see it being a problem (unlike my V70!) I’ve resolved the problem with my Volvo by removing the DPF and remapping it - which has transformed the car - I can’t honestly see you needing to take this extreme step with a Focus given my experience…

I ditched mine as it needed suspension work a new clutch and dual mass flywheel and a couple of shock absorbers…

Many a time I’ve wished I’d just thrown the money at it and kept the car as it was great to drive, far better than the Volvo even though the D5 engine is in a different league….

The Volvo is undoubtedly more comfortable and powerful, that said, dynamically the Focus beats it hands down.
 
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