Jeremy.T Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Hi guys. New to the community. I recently bought my Focus mk4 1.0 ecoboost. Being paranoid about the timing belt in oilbath, I have been changing my oil strictly every 10.000km. Recently I heard that the Ecoboost engines in the Mk4 have replaced the belt with a chain. Is this true? Havent been able to find my clarification on the web. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1982 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 The Focus Mk4 does indeed have a new (totally revised) version of the 1.0 ECOboost. The new 1.0 ECOboost has a timing chain between the crankshaft and the camshafts. However there is still a wetbelt between the crankshaft and the oil pump (and balance shaft on the automatic transmission version). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyr55 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 If you have the Ford Pass app there is an oil life monitor. (Nb I do a low mileage) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy.T Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 4 hours ago, JW1982 said: The Focus Mk4 does indeed have a new (totally revised) version of the 1.0 ECOboost. The new 1.0 ECOboost has a timing chain between the crankshaft and the camshafts. However there is still a wetbelt between the crankshaft and the oil pump (and balance shaft on the automatic transmission version). I guess I dont need to be so paranoid anymore. Weird how no one have made an article about it or anything. Its hard to find any source of this except the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy.T Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Andyr55 said: If you have the Ford Pass app there is an oil life monitor. (Nb I do a low mileage) Got the app, and I also check it inside the car. However I dont know if you should follow that or the 10-15.000km oil change rule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 It's much cheaper to replace the oil and filter more often, than it is to replace the engine !! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Jeremy.T said: Its hard to find any source of this except the forum Yes, I don't recall seeing it mentioned in any of the motoring media, either. I think the first thing I saw was an earlier post on here by Wilco ( @JW1982 ) as above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy.T Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 Is there any way to see the chain without taking apart the engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 I don’t have that engine but I too would be kind of thinking I want to see it with my own eyes. I don’t know the layout. The only possibility I am thinking is in the oil filler with a dentist mirror or small camera. But I don’t know if that is possible at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Jeremy.T said: Is there any way to see the chain without taking apart the engine? Yes of course there is, you just need these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391311689599?norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-153696-560033-8&mkcid=2&keyword=&crlp=355246904598_&MT_ID=&geo_id=&rlsatarget=dsa-764521878456&adpos=&device=c&mktype=&loc=1006688&poi=&abcId=&cmpgn=2033188068&sitelnk=&adgroupid=71572595973&network=g&matchtype=b&gclid=CjwKCAjwoP6LBhBlEiwAvCcthNtrDzbKYwF4ibM95t_KMGskLVguH7qA-Yzm_WzYAkmkg5Z6l9uxjhoCkl8QAvD_BwE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyr55 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 6 hours ago, Jeremy.T said: Got the app, and I also check it inside the car. However I dont know if you should follow that or the 10-15.000km oil change rule Remember these cars have two year service intervals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy.T Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 11 minutes ago, unofix said: Yes of course there is, you just need these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391311689599?norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-153696-560033-8&mkcid=2&keyword=&crlp=355246904598_&MT_ID=&geo_id=&rlsatarget=dsa-764521878456&adpos=&device=c&mktype=&loc=1006688&poi=&abcId=&cmpgn=2033188068&sitelnk=&adgroupid=71572595973&network=g&matchtype=b&gclid=CjwKCAjwoP6LBhBlEiwAvCcthNtrDzbKYwF4ibM95t_KMGskLVguH7qA-Yzm_WzYAkmkg5Z6l9uxjhoCkl8QAvD_BwE Might aswell ask Superman then. Way cheaper😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizer Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 For anyone else reading this with the 1.5 petrol engine, the 1.5 3 cylinder Dragon engine is the same, large chain and small wet belt with no change interval specified in the service schedule, although the manual version has a Balancer Shaft as well as the Automatic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proch Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 It seems to me that this new engine ecoboost 1.0 B7DA, B3DA is a NASA secret, or the Pentagon banned it...? I couldn't find a single photo of the timing analysis anywhere. Youtube also failed. Only wet belt everywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecosport2019 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 It is on workshop applications I checked the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proch Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 So I was relieved...I was afraid this four years old engine is so good, that this nobody has ever did not repair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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