Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2016-2018 Ford Focus and 2018-2022 Ford EcoSport vehicles, according to a statement from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The oil pump drive belt or drive belt tensioner may fail, resulting in a loss of engine oil pressure, which may cause an engine stall, a loss of power braking assist and increases the risk of a crash
Dealer will replace the oil pump tensioner assembly and oil pump drive belt.
Only 139,750 vehicles.
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Not even Ford's nifty 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine could escape the regulatory eye of the US government. Ford has issued a recall for certain 2018-2022 EcoSport and 2016-2018 Focus models equipped with the three-cylinder engine and 6F15 automatic transmission. They could suffer from a loss of engine oil pressure due to a defect with the oil pump drive belt tensioner arm. (Yes a belt !!! - ha ha ha, not a joke)
Ford Recalls 1.0L EcoBoost Engine In Focus, EcoSport For Oil Pressure Issues (even after the DVP classes...)
Here's the reply from Joe Citizen: (even they know it)
What genius thought up a belt that would be used IN OIL? Ever see what happens to a timing belt when it gets oily? Disaster. My 05 VW GTI 1.8T has its oil pump driven by a chain. A chain might have cost then an additional what, ten bucks per engine? Sad thing is, you have to take the engine apart to get to the belt too. Why is a gear driven oil pump so hard to figure out? Even mine, driven by a chain is better than this., A small block chevy oil pump failure is rare (the OLD SBC). It takes the distributor locking up to keep the oil pump driveshaft from spinning (That or the cam snapping in half maybe). Now race cars will use a DRY SUMP oil pump powered by a belt, but it's not run in oil, it's external.
My mitsubishi 4G63's run the oil pump off the timing belt and if that front seal on the oil pump goes, the engine will grenade due to the timing belt shredding teeth. On an interference fit valvetrain, valves hitting pistons pretty much grenade the engine instantly. Oddly on the mitsu, the pistons HAVE valve reliefs, but they are in the WRONG PLACE. And every single piston I've seen made for one ALSO has them in the wrong place. Odd.. After market or OEM too.
Anyway, the idea of a belt lasting while being in an oil bath is simply ridiculous. They should retrofit a chain in there.
Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/ford-recalls-1-0l-ecoboost-engine-in-focus-ecosport-for-oil-pressure-issues/ar-AA1mLNAA?ocid=msedgntp&pc=EDGEDSE&cvid=024f47dffbc342e99fc01ccc6d3cac57&ei=25
BEV's will have new campaigns... but yes of course they won't have engine oil pump rive belt campaigns.
Yet another campaign that would never happen with a BEV Model e vehicle.
Take note.
One crash and two Ford passengers injured. Surprised Ford couldn’t duck the recall as we don’t really care about customers. Didn’t they listen to the “warning signs.” Always someone else’s fault other than Ford.
As Ford Authority reported last September, a number of Ford EcoSport engine failures are the subject of an investigation currently being conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The agency opened this investigation after it received a total of 95 customer complaints regarding engine failure caused by a loss of oil pressure. Some of those owners report that the low engine oil pressure warning light illuminates, after which they experience an immediate loss or reduction of power while the vehicle is in motion. The agency noted that this problem may be caused by an oil pump failure, and added that an engine replacement is typically required after a customer suffers a loss of oil pressure. Now, select Ford Focus and Ford EcoSport models are being recalled over this particular problem.
A grand total of 139,730 Ford Focus and EcoSport models powered by the turbocharged 1.0L I-3 EcoBoost engine are impacted by this new recall, specifically, 2017-2021 EcoSport crossovers built between April 3rd, 2017, through October 12th, 2021, as well as 2016-2018 Ford Focus models produced between March 24th, 2015, and May 4th, 2018. In affected vehicles, the engine oil pump drive belt tensioner arm may fracture, separate from the tensioner backing plate, and/or the oil pump drive belt material may degrade and lose teeth, resulting in a loss of engine oil pressure, which can cause engine damage and even total failure. The defective parts are manufactured by Dayco Europe SRL in Italy.
Thus far, Ford is aware of one crash resulting in two injuries that could possibly be related to this issue. It also has a fix in the form of a revised oil pump tensioner assembly with a shorter tensioner arm that prevents contact with the balance shaft, as well as updated material properties that reportedly help prevent the drive belt material from degrading or losing teeth. Problem is, this part isn’t yet broadly available, so owners are being instructed to stand by until they receive notification that they can take their vehicles to a dealer for a no-cost replacement, with that communication expected to go out in February.
“There are warning signs and alerts that precede this issue including a low oil pressure warning message, a check engine light, and loud noises,” Ford spokesperson Maria Buczkowski said in a statement to Automotive News. “Ford will provide repair instructions to dealers when parts are available. In the meantime, if a customer experiences any of the warning signs they should safely bring their vehicle to a stop and reach out to their local dealer.”
You mean once daily.
You should expect a recall from Ford once per week. No surprises here.