thats to do with the throttle plate being partially open. most manufacturers switched to electronic throttle body to cut down on pumping losses.
Ford Ecoboost 1.0 Cambelt Changes starting to be due @ £1000+
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Electrically controlled rather than a cable. There’s still a throttle to control Airflow (in a petrol )
Lert's hope they are better than the VW "lifetime" timing chains that seem to stretch around the 100k mark and need an expensive replacement.Looks like my mk3.5 Focus ST has a timing chain
Don
Or a lot of BMW/Mini engines that have have chains, but suffer from chain tensioner issues.
There are issues with almost every car, just a lot of them are less well known (as many haven't caused fires as has been the case with various Ecoboost problems).
Most "non-car" people also don't go looking for the issues before buying a car, and then only learn about the issue when it happens to them.
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If anyone is actually looking this up like I was;
I have just paid £634 for a new timing belt and variable timing valve (I don’t know what this is)
And apparently my car is ready for collection.
If your car is making the god awful ticking noise which is common with the ecoboost. Please do not drive it. I think this was my saving grace. I associated this noise with no oil and issues with tap it’s and I knew no drivey-drivey.
So £380 to clean the filter to rescue it temporarily, then £500 for clutch which I dunno if that’s relevant. Then £634 for timing belt.
Fingers crossed my car lives and DONT BUY A FORD.
I have just paid £634 for a new timing belt and variable timing valve (I don’t know what this is)
And apparently my car is ready for collection.
If your car is making the god awful ticking noise which is common with the ecoboost. Please do not drive it. I think this was my saving grace. I associated this noise with no oil and issues with tap it’s and I knew no drivey-drivey.
So £380 to clean the filter to rescue it temporarily, then £500 for clutch which I dunno if that’s relevant. Then £634 for timing belt.
Fingers crossed my car lives and DONT BUY A FORD.
Don
Seems fairly reasonable
You'll have to be more specific, as they make a ticking noise anyway (injectors - as do several other modern cars)
The clutch cost isn't relevant - that's a cost you could pay on any second hand car that you don't know the history of - hardly a Ford Ecoboost issue
Fixed that for you. All cars can have issues - some more serious than others, some more common than others, some more reported than others. Don't pretend that Ford are the only manufacturer who have issues.
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your reply is so combative and rude I can’t even be fluffed to reply.
I don’t “pretend” anything.
I said that the clutch probably isn’t relevant.
My opinion still stands - do not by a Ford ecoboost.
Have a good day.
Underboss
his reply was fine 
he answered your questions, or stated the relevant facts
do not assume that all fords are crap because they are great workhorses
mines still going 15 years !
he answered your questions, or stated the relevant facts
do not assume that all fords are crap because they are great workhorses
mines still going 15 years !
jeez - does sound like a useful piece of information that unexpected tappit noise can be associated with imminent cambelt failure
( as that thing called google corroborates https://www.fixter.co.uk/blog/why-is-there-a-ticking-noise-coming-from-my-engine/ )
( as that thing called google corroborates https://www.fixter.co.uk/blog/why-is-there-a-ticking-noise-coming-from-my-engine/ )
VW had issues with timing chains for ages. Stretching, plastic guides wearing etc. The S4 V8 was notorious for it.
I don't get why they are so bad at it yet other manufacturers have no issues
So glad I found this thread.... bought a 2014 Ecoboost in June then an EML came on... code came up during the really hot weather as turbo problem but light didn't come back on when driving after it had been cleared so garage said to leave it until it came back on, which it did last week. It was a cam and crank shaft correlation code to do with this wet belt issue. Local garage didn't have tools and recommended taking to Ford as it shouldn't have gone wrong yet.
The local dealership are an absolute shower (to put it politely) and wouldn't touch it so am having it towed to one 25 minutes away as I can hear the ticking noise and don't want to do any more damage by driving it there. It has only done 68k miles so well below the 10 years or 150k. What do you reckon my chances are of getting Ford to do this for free/reduced cost?
The local dealership are an absolute shower (to put it politely) and wouldn't touch it so am having it towed to one 25 minutes away as I can hear the ticking noise and don't want to do any more damage by driving it there. It has only done 68k miles so well below the 10 years or 150k. What do you reckon my chances are of getting Ford to do this for free/reduced cost?
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I didn’t really ask Ford themselves as it’s not a recall.
I found a garage willing to change the belt and shaft. Around the £700 mark.
They only did it because I hadn’t snapped my belt. Hope it all goes well and they help you!
well dealer get out clause will probably be has ford serviced it on schedule.
dont get me wrong out of all the manufactures i reckon in 50 years of motoring i probably have had more fords than anything else going back to mk 1 escorts
. on the whole they have been pretty reliable.... however i dont have a high opinion of dealers having been on both sides of the fence so to speak.i hope you are lucky , having seen many threads about these engines etc , i feel you are right to not drive it.
good luck and fingers crossed for a positive outcome.
Im no expert with cars (I know where the petrol cap is lol) , but were looking to buy a 2nd hand Focus , reg plate probably around the year 2017, but starting to be put off by all this talk of engine failure, let alone the £1k to replace the belt. I guess it will be hard to know if these cars have been serviced regularly and with the right oil properly. I dont know if we should be put off, or is it just good that were aware of this issue and chose a Focus accordingly? If so, is there a similar sized car that any of you would recommend as a good alternative to the Focus. Thanks in advance
Caporegime
Nothing intrinsically wrong with a Focus, they are generally more than good cars, I’d just avoid one with the Ecoboost engine.
Don
Look for a 2018 onwards version that has a Timing Chain
Ford Ecoboost 1.0 Cambelt Changes starting to be due @ £1000+
Wife got a quote for her fiesta's cambelt which needs doing next year when she had a service and MOT yesterday, came out at just over £500 from a Lookers Ford dealer. Do you not think that was someone just looking it up on the system wrongly and/or not really understanding the extra work involved?
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Amazing how many one-post members are posting in here, must be ranking quite high on Google.
Is this really as bad as it looks? I know all cars have their issues, but going by the posts in here, this seems to be disproportionately higher than the competition?
Is this really as bad as it looks? I know all cars have their issues, but going by the posts in here, this seems to be disproportionately higher than the competition?