Razor88 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Hi there. My first post! Looking to replace my existing car and get a mk3 focus. Looking at the 1.6 ecoboost as I've ready good things and seems to tick most of the boxes. Is there anything I should be looking out for when looking at cars? What is the service schedule like for these engines? Going to test drive a 2012 one tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewP Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 I have a frozen white focus Zetec s 2012 and it grate, one of the things I would check for is water in the boot, mostly in the spare wheelwell, and a damp smell in the boot area, this mean's there is a leek, and it comes from a very strange place and is a pain to fix, or have a look at my thread I hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor88 Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 2 hours ago, DrewP said: I have a frozen white focus Zetec s 2012 and it grate, one of the things I would check for is water in the boot, mostly in the spare wheelwell, and a damp smell in the boot area, this mean's there is a leek, and it comes from a very strange place and is a pain to fix, or have a look at my thread I hope that helps. Thanks for the tip there. I'll be sure to check the spare wheel well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor88 Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 Also, are these engines driven by a chain or cambelt? If it's a cambelt what's how often do they need to be replaced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1982 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 The 1.6 ECOboost engine has a timing belt. The prescribed changing interval for the timing belt is 125000 Miles or 10 Years (whichever comes first). service is scheduled every 12500 miles or every Year (whichever comes first). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famas Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Does the 1.6 ecoboost use the same oil bathed cambelt like the 1.0 one ?Στάλθηκε από το Redmi Note 4 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW1982 Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 No, the 1.6 ECOboost has no wetbelt but a normal (dry) timing belt. The 1.6 ECOboost is basically based on the old Sigma (1.25/1.4/1.6 Zetec/Duratec) engine family. The 1.6 ECOboost (also called 1.6 Sigma GTDI) is a direct injected, turbocharged further development of the 1.6 Duratec TI-VCT engine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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