Ford Focus Ecoboost Oil leak

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rhinosaw

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I have a 2016 1.0 Ecoboost Focus with low mileage. Recently I have noticed some drips of oil coming off the tray under the engine, noticeable on garage floor
Just wondered if anyone had any ideas , sump gasket poss?
thank you
 
Could be just about anything.

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Ok, thank you, yes suppose could be many things. Will have to take it in
 
Fair comment, thanks, is rocker box gasket a possibility, slightly wet at the front but can't see the back
 
Yes, I am Def doing that.
By the way, on another subject, I have read bad things about the cambelts on these engines , I think they're semi immersed in oil, prone to snapping and should be replaced at 8-10 years at over £1000.
Any comments, thanks
 
rhinosaw said:
Yes, I am Def doing that.
By the way, on another subject, I have read bad things about the cambelts on these engines , I think they're semi immersed in oil, prone to snapping and should be replaced at 8-10 years at over £1000.
Any comments, thanks
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Regular oil changes with good oil are essential on this engine.
 
rhinosaw said:
Yes, I am Def doing that.
By the way, on another subject, I have read bad things about the cambelts on these engines , I think they're semi immersed in oil, prone to snapping and should be replaced at 8-10 years at over £1000.
Any comments, thanks
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Yes, the wet belt requires replacement at 10 years. A big job costing more than £1000 at a garage. Don't use anyone to do the job who has not done it before, it is much more complicated than a normal cam belt change and requires several specialist tools. It would be best entrusted to a Ford dealer. There are actually two separate wet belts, one to drive the cam shafts and the other to drive the oil pump. I don't think that there is a specified service interval for the oil pump belt but if either belt fails the results are catastrophic for the engine.

Using the wrong oil, leaving long periods between oil changes or using an engine flush are all things that can significantly reduce the life of these belts.
 
Get rid! We try to avoid buying "problem engines" but my parents bought an earlier one (64 plate) where it was sold as a non replaceable lifetime part (hence the difficulty of changing it). Low mileage is the worst for this failing (oil/warmup issues I believe) - with some failures reported at under 30k. Ours (27k miles) is being traded in for a Peugeot 108. We got a reasonable trade-in price and I see no reason to shell out all this money with the associated risks of having a complicated engine stripped down and rebuilt.

If you want long term peace of mind, give it a wash, wipe the oil off and get round the car supermarkets this weekend.
 
pcaouolte said:
Yes, the wet belt requires replacement at 10 years. A big job costing more than £1000 at a garage. Don't use anyone to do the job who has not done it before, it is much more complicated than a normal cam belt change and requires several specialist tools. It would be best entrusted to a Ford dealer. There are actually two separate wet belts, one to drive the cam shafts and the other to drive the oil pump. I don't think that there is a specified service interval for the oil pump belt but if either belt fails the results are catastrophic for the engine.

Using the wrong oil, leaving long periods between oil changes or using an engine flush are all things that can significantly reduce the life of these belts.
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I've known of 2 engine failures down to the oil pump belt failing. Both had poor records of oil changes
 
Thanks for your comments, would the £1000 cost include changing both belts or just the cambelt.
If only the cambelt is the oil pump belt just as complicated to change.
Thanks again
 
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