Hello Everyone and thank you in advance should you read or reply to my thread.

So I have a '67' plate Fiesta Ecoboost 1L that has been fairly modified (and not driven like a loon). Engine remap by Revo (stage 1) and quite a few others, however I just want to ask about the engine, I have done just under 30k and have had the oil changed every 5k or so with the ford recommended oil etc... I am fully aware of the wet belt issue and am wondering (as my service is due soon) should I have the sump checked for any blockage? Also I have heard a rumour that Ford will be recalling the Fiesta for a modification this year to address the oil pickup filter in the sump, has anyone else heard of this?  

39 minutes ago, lee4941 said:

has anyone else heard of this?  

only the tooth fairy and possibly tinker bell 🤣

52 minutes ago, Tiexen said:

Only for US Focus and Ecosport

Ford has issued a recall that applies to nearly 140,000 units of the Focus and the EcoSport built between the 2016 and 2022 model years. The vehicles included in the campaign were built with an engine oil pump drive belt tensioner arm that can break and damage the engine.

Assigned recall number 23V-905 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the recall includes the following cars:

• 26,041 units of the Focus built between March 24, 2015, and May 4, 2018.
• 113,689 units of the EcoSport built between April 3, 2017, and October 12, 2021.

That's a total of 139,730 vehicles on the American market. Ford notes that they're all powered by the turbocharged, 1.0-liter three-cylinder EcoBoost engine and equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission. It adds that the defect is found in 100% of the recalled cars.

 

Yes, Ecoboom with 6F15 gearbox is at highest risk due to the extra strain caused by the balancer shaft (so I've read)

The manual does not have a balancer shaft, it instead has an unbalanced flywheel

That's one of the reasons I decided to get rid of our 2017 1.0 Auto as I was worried about the oil pump belt

Hi, anyone know approximately how much it should cost for a wet belt replacement on a 1.0 eco boost?

Anything from a poor job £800 to a proper job £1800

10 hours ago, DaveT70 said:

to a proper job £1800

Well that frightened @pdf1 so much they haven't been back to read the answer 🤣

9 hours ago, unofix said:

Well that frightened @pdf1 so much they haven't been back to read the answer 🤣

He probably went straight on to We Buy Any Car. com, I would have