advice

[exzafira]

looking at getting a 16 plate fiesta 1.0 ecoboost   not taken it for a test drive yet hopefully will have it sorted in acouple of months, any pitfulls to look out for. t.i.a.

[isetta]

check for rust on the water colling pipes that go into the turbo. hopefully it won't be an issue on a 2016 car but some have had rust seeting in when not very old.

This is a long thread with 427 replies from many people with photos of rust on their pipes

 

[Cameron583]

1 hour ago, isetta said:

check for rust on the water colling pipes that go into the turbo. hopefully it won't be an issue on a 2016 car but some have had rust seeting in when not very old.

This is a long thread with 427 replies from many people with photos of rust on their pipes

 

I thought this was limited to 2013/14 cars?

[Cragrat]

I haven't had any issues with my 2014 100ps ecoboost. Just had to get used to a different driving style ie don't let the revs drop as at low revs it's a bit gut less. As above check the turbo cooling pipes and make sure it has the correct oil and has been changed frequently.

[jbell]

2 hours ago, Cameron583 said:

I thought this was limited to 2013/14 cars?

It shouldn't affect a 2016 but worth checking anyway - since if it does affect it, it could eventually be an engine killer if left unpainted. 

[exzafira]

thankyou for getting back will have a good loking when I take it for a test drive

[isetta]

"I thought this was limited to 2013/14 cars? "

I am not going to read through the 427 replies right now but when I have read the replies as they were added gradually, I am pretty sure there were examples of cars later then 2013/2014 which had rust on these pipes.

Anyway, it's easy to see when you open the bonnet without having to move stuff out of the way

[Cameron583]

16 hours ago, Cragrat said:

I haven't had any issues with my 2014 100ps ecoboost. Just had to get used to a different driving style ie don't let the revs drop as at low revs it's a bit gut less. As above check the turbo cooling pipes and make sure it has the correct oil and has been changed frequently.

Highly worth remapping 🙂 A stage 1 gets you a very decent performance uplift, resulting in a really nice pull. The extra torque lets you pull away in 2nd gear quite easily now