I currently have 103k miles on my eco boost and it’s starting to run into problems it’s rattling a lot it’s making whining / squeaking noises when idling and everytime I let go of the throttle it’s trembling I was wondering what the best and cheapest engine swap would be because eco boost engines are renowned for blowing up around the 100k mark 

Well I assume it is now overdue to self destruct unless it had the wet belts replaced before 100,000 miles.

Ford have a special offer on at the moment "Brand New" Ecoboost 1.0 engines for only £2500 they were at one time about £4000. Of course that does not include fitting which is about 8 to 10 hours and at Ford prices that's about £1200

A second hand ecoboost engine with say about 50,000 miles on the clock will set you back about £1400 - £1700. It would then of course be very wise to get the wet belts replaced before fitting the engine which will cost about another £600 to £800. Plus the cost of fitting and setting it up which will still be £1000

So the real question is should you be thinking of spending that sort of money on an 8 year old car ? Remember even after changing the engine the rest of the car will have still have done over 100,000 miles. What are the brakes like, will the gearbox be OK is the suspension going to last ?

I'd do a quick oil and filter change and move it on to one of the many "we buy any wreck .com" companies, and use the money you were going to spend on it to buy something a bit newer and with less miles.

2 hours ago, unofix said:

Well I assume it is now overdue to self destruct unless it had the wet belts replaced before 100,000 miles.

Ford have a special offer on at the moment "Brand New" Ecoboost 1.0 engines for only £2500 they were at one time about £4000. Of course that does not include fitting which is about 8 to 10 hours and at Ford prices that's about £1200

A second hand ecoboost engine with say about 50,000 miles on the clock will set you back about £1400 - £1700. It would then of course be very wise to get the wet belts replaced before fitting the engine which will cost about another £600 to £800. Plus the cost of fitting and setting it up which will still be £1000

So the real question is should you be thinking of spending that sort of money on an 8 year old car ? Remember even after changing the engine the rest of the car will have still have done over 100,000 miles. What are the brakes like, will the gearbox be OK is the suspension going to last ?

I'd do a quick oil and filter change and move it on to one of the many "we buy any wreck .com" companies, and use the money you were going to spend on it to buy something a bit newer and with less miles.

Yup,absolutely,move it on,the car is not worth much,no point spending thousands on the thing.Sink it into a much later model.

18 hours ago, Hackney said:

Yup,absolutely,move it on,the car is not worth much,no point spending thousands on the thing.Sink it into a much later model.

So unfortunately this is my first car and I am financing it I started my insurance in July and I’m not wanting to loose one years NCD so I’m in a difficult situation at the moment in which way to go about it I regret buying such a high mileage car!

9 minutes ago, Supraboi said:

I’m not wanting to loose one years NCD

you can change your car as often as you like, you just transfer the policy to the new car and pay any difference or admin fee (normally about £20) and you will keep your NCD.

Even if the car is on finance you can get rid of it, so long as the amount you can sell it for is more than the out standing finance. Companies like "we buy anything .com" will deal with the finance company for you.

I understand you are in a difficult situation but keeping the car will cost you a lot more in the long run. You need rid of it now, the wet belts should have been changed at 100,000 miles they won't last very much longer.

4 hours ago, Supraboi said:

So unfortunately this is my first car and I am financing it I started my insurance in July and I’m not wanting to loose one years NCD so I’m in a difficult situation at the moment in which way to go about it I regret buying such a high mileage car!

Good luck then,hope it goes well for you.🦘🦘🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺