Is this an Ecoboom?

[BUDFORCE]

Next door neighbour has I think.... an S-Max, it's a 2016 looks like a Fiesta on steroids I guess.

She's been complaining the engine warning light is intermittently coming on, and whilst mowing the front lawn I noticed the Ecoboost badge on the back.

I did a DVLA reg check and it says the engine is a 999cc petrol.

So is a 2016 Ford with 1ltr engine with an Ecoboost badge on one of these wet belt time bombs?

 

[Phemo]

Are you sure it’s an S-Max? I’m pretty sure the smallest engine they had was still an EcoBoost but was the 1.5. Wikipedia backs that up too, although that’s of course not always solid. Or is it a C-Max?

Either way, being a 1 litre 2016 almost certainly means it’s the 3 cylinder EcoBoost.

 

[Armageus]

She's been complaining the engine warning light is intermittently coming on,

Could be anything, without reading the codes it's just speculation (although it's a likely candidate)

So is a 2016 Ford with 1ltr engine with an Ecoboost badge on one of these wet belt time bombs?

Yes 2016 will be wet belt.

 

[BUDFORCE]

Are you sure it’s an S-Max? Or is it a C-Max?

Either way, being a 1 litre 2016 almost certainly means it’s the 3 cylinder EcoBoost.

Yea maybe it's a c-max.

It's like a Fiesta but bigger.

 

[Armageus]

Yea maybe it's a c-max.

It's like a Fiesta but bigger.

B Max is the fiesta one (with sliding door)
C Max is the focus based one
S Max is the Mondeo based one

 

[BUDFORCE]

Ok cheers guys.

Yea hopefully the engine light is something not sinister, problem is she doesn't have a clue about cars.

Now gotta try and work out how to approach this with her....

 

[dave28]

Go to indi garage, put on machine, machine says what is wrong, garage fix

That is usually how it goes

 

[Resident]

Next door neighbour has I think.... an S-Max, it's a 2016 looks like a Fiesta on steroids I guess.

She's been complaining the engine warning light is intermittently coming on, and whilst mowing the front lawn I noticed the Ecoboost badge on the back.

I did a DVLA reg check and it says the engine is a 999cc petrol.

So is a 2016 Ford with 1ltr engine with an Ecoboost badge on one of these wet belt time bombs?

Not an S-Max on that year with a 1.0

Smallest in the model range is 1.5 Ecoboost.

B-Max & C Max both came with 1.0 Ecoboost engines.

Intermitant EML is commonly the vac valve that controls the turbo. Isn't an overly expensive fix but needs to be read to diagnose.


B-MAX

C-MAX

And just for clarity - S-Max

 

[BUDFORCE]

@Resident

Thanks, it's a C-Max.

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

Just to confuse things a tad you've also got the grand C-Max
Think it was a tad wider with 7 seats and the slidey rear doors (they were awesome)

 

[Diagro]

Just to confuse things a tad you've also got the grand C-Max
Think it was a tad wider with 7 seats and the slidey rear doors (they were awesome)

I have a 2018 one, It is awesome!
1.5L TDI. Manual.

The Automatic ones with the powershift gearbox are terrible.

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

Mine was an 11 plate 1.6hdi Peugeot engine I think, manual.

The cavernous space was immense