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New 1.5 Ecoboost Has An Issue But Ford Are Fobbing Us Off

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@rm9 @alexp999 @James Parnell Hey guys , i do have a 2015 1.5 Focus 150 ps version , i am now having this issue and have been trying to diagnose the problem for so long but i can't , nor the shops/ tuners i went to. can you guys tell me exactly of what is the issue ? is it the wastegate spring , catalytic or DP ? Thank you ! 

 

 

P.S: Did you guys feel a change in the car behavior when this sound happened vs before it happened ? 

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      For what its worth, I have a new 2015 Focus 1.0 ecoboost, and considering its a 3 cylinder I reckon its the quietest engine I have had on any car yet. Even with the windows wound down I can barely not

    • rm9
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      Remon,  With my one, my issue was indeed the wastegate. All I did to fix said problem was tighten the wastegate actuator arm and hey presto, no more rattle. All the power has come back in the low

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      I'm with you there Alex. Got a Titanium X with the 1.5 engine (180ps). Definite rattle. We've had plenty of Focus' and had a few Mk3 with the 1.6 engine and it never made a noise anything like this at

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    On 2/1/2019 at 10:26 PM, Remon said:

    @rm9 @alexp999 @James Parnell Hey guys , i do have a 2015 1.5 Focus 150 ps version , i am now having this issue and have been trying to diagnose the problem for so long but i can't , nor the shops/ tuners i went to. can you guys tell me exactly of what is the issue ? is it the wastegate spring , catalytic or DP ? Thank you ! 

     

     

    P.S: Did you guys feel a change in the car behavior when this sound happened vs before it happened ? 

    Remon, 

    With my one, my issue was indeed the wastegate. All I did to fix said problem was tighten the wastegate actuator arm and hey presto, no more rattle. All the power has come back in the low range too. Its a pain in the backside to do because you have to remove quite a few things to get to it eg intake pipes to turbo, exhaust manifold heatshield (I bent mine, couldn't remove it fully), wipers. It does take a few hours

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    21 hours ago, rm9 said:

    Remon, 

    With my one, my issue was indeed the wastegate. All I did to fix said problem was tighten the wastegate actuator arm and hey presto, no more rattle. All the power has come back in the low range too. Its a pain in the backside to do because you have to remove quite a few things to get to it eg intake pipes to turbo, exhaust manifold heatshield (I bent mine, couldn't remove it fully), wipers. It does take a few hours

    Thanks for informing me! Yeah that is what i wanted to check, do you know the place for the WasteGate vacuum line in our car? 

    P.S: is there any special technique needed to tighten the wastegate arm? ( saw couple videos about changing boost with it) and do i have to take anything into consideration? 

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    I haven't experienced this with my car but I will listen out for it now that I know it could be a possible issue

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    3 minutes ago, Joel Bavidge said:

    I haven't experienced this with my car but I will listen out for it now that I know it could be a possible issue

    Yeah mate, happened after 40k Kms with me

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