Focus Mk2 1.8 Or 2.0 Tdci

[steve1127]

Hi,

Considering buying a mk2 foci 1.8 or 2.0 tdci.

Can you advise which to get please.. based on reliability / which stronger / better to map

faults..

Thanks

[IINexusII]

what kind of driving do you do. town/motorway?

[steve1127]

motorway with bit of town.

[FatHead1979]

For the 1.8 do you mean the petrol or 1.8 TDCI?

[steve1127]

both tdci

[FatHead1979]

1.8 TDCI is an old school Ford engine (8 valve, cast iron engine block) with the modern bits bolted on e.g. a turbo & common rail injection. The 2.0 TDCI is a Peugeot engine (16 valve, lighter weight aluminium engine block).

1.8 doesn't have a Diesel Particulate Filter (a good thing) & the 2.0 does have a DPF (not good a is expensive to remove or replace when it eventually dies/fills up). The 1.8 has about 15-18 BHP less than the 2.0 & is a bit less efficient. The 1.8 gets a 5 speed box & the 2.0 gets a 6 speed box which is handy for 70+ cruising on the motorway (fuel efficiency etc).

It I guess it comes down to which pros & cons are most important to you.

[Stoney871]

The 1.8 is pretty much bombproof.

Only things I ever needed doing to my old 1.8 was a new intercooler hose (very common) and ensuring I changed the fuel filter on every service (dirty filter can cause fuel pressure warnings and a limp mode).

The 1.8 is indeed a bit less refined but has excellent torque and cruises well on motorways.

[FatHead1979]

The 1.8 is pretty much bombproof.

Only things I ever needed doing to my old 1.8 was a new intercooler hose (very common) and ensuring I changed the fuel filter on every service (dirty filter can cause fuel pressure warnings and a limp mode).

The 1.8 is indeed a bit less refined but has excellent torque and cruises well on motorways.

Funnily enough I had to replace my intercooler hose last year due to the infamous hairline crack, a £35 silicon part ensured it'll never happen again. The fuel filter change is a bit of a pain in the !Removed! though, not just seating the seal correctly but bleeding it as well.

[FocusSmudge]

I've had the 1.8TDCi for just under a year and really enjoy the engine. Plenty of power available ; a few quirks which take a bit of getting used to but it racks up 110 miles a day and returns 62mpg so I'm happy!

Only issue I've ever had was fuel starvation due to an incorrectly installed fuel filter (garage fault).

[Vendee]

1.8 TDCI is an old school Ford engine (8 valve, cast iron engine block) with the modern bits bolted on e.g. a turbo & common rail injection. The 2.0 TDCI is a Peugeot engine (16 valve, lighter weight aluminium engine block).

1.8 doesn't have a Diesel Particulate Filter (a good thing) & the 2.0 does have a DPF (not good a is expensive to remove or replace when it eventually dies/fills up). The 1.8 has about 15-18 BHP less than the 2.0 & is a bit less efficient. The 1.8 gets a 5 speed box & the 2.0 gets a 6 speed box which is handy for 70+ cruising on the motorway (fuel efficiency etc).

It I guess it comes down to which pros & cons are most important to you.

Not all 2.0 TDCI's have DPF. Early ones like mine don't have one (good thing too).