Broken piston 1.5L ecoboost

**StockEngine** · February 17th, 2019 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by hardwang

It was changed around mid December last year. They used Shell Helix Ultra AF 5w30.

ah kaya pala covered.

i have a feeling hindi pinalitan though. that oil looks kind of dark after 60days. is that your daily driver? ilang kilometers ran after that oil change?

**hardwang** · February 17th, 2019 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by StockEngine

ah kaya pala covered.

i have a feeling hindi pinalitan though. that oil looks kind of dark after 60days. is that your daily driver? ilang kilometers ran after that oil change?

Hindi ko din kasi nakita ang pag change oil niya. But I noticed smoother performance after the oil change, so baka naman pinalitan.

Its my daily driver. Ran for about 800 to 1000 Km siguro after the oil change then this happened.

**yebo** · February 17th, 2019 10:44 PM

Burning oil is a sign of broken oil control rings, damaged piston ring grooves or worn cylinders. Or broken pistons.

When you say "short block" that means an engine with NO cylinder head cover, starter, alternator, etc. When you say "long block" it means an engine that just needs bolting in, an almost complete engine sans intake manifold and exhaust manifold. So saying to make sure the replacement engine should have a short and long block together does not make any sense.

**Lew_Alcindor** · February 18th, 2019 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by hardwang

Not sure who supplies their pistons. Maybe they are manufactured in house.

This might be a one-off case, or this might affect other 1.5L ecoboost as well. Who knows. Ford said they will be analyzing what caused this. My only problem is I don’t have a car to drive now. Pwede sana magpahiram sila kahit Fiesta man lang. 😂

Kung manufactured in-house ang pistons nila eh malaking problema yan.

**babkalakal** · February 18th, 2019 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by yebo

Burning oil is a sign of broken oil control rings, damaged piston ring grooves or worn cylinders. Or broken pistons.

When you say "short block" that means an engine with NO cylinder head cover, starter, alternator, etc. When you say "long block" it means an engine that just needs bolting in, an almost complete engine sans intake manifold and exhaust manifold. So saying to make sure the replacement engine should have a short and long block together does not make any sense.

yep. burning oil will also have obvious give aways like blue smoke. my uneducated guess leans me toward maybe an unseen defect sa piston na nakalusot sa quality control.
nga pala curious lang is the car an automatic?

**Egan101** · February 18th, 2019 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by babkalakal

yep. burning oil will also have obvious give aways like blue smoke. my uneducated guess leans me toward maybe an unseen defect sa piston na nakalusot sa quality control.
nga pala curious lang is the car an automatic?

The local Focus 1.5L Ecoboost only came with a 6AT tranny.

**12vdc** · February 18th, 2019 12:52 PM

Demand Ford to replace no less than a B'new egoboost motor, whole engine in crate

**jaypee10** · February 19th, 2019 01:28 PM

ecobooooommm...

kakatakot naman factory defect .palit nalang dapat ng buong makina..

**hardwang** · February 19th, 2019 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by jaypee10

ecobooooommm...

kakatakot naman factory defect .palit nalang dapat ng buong makina..

Mas maganda nga buong sasakyan.
Wala pang update ang Ford kung ano na ang gagawin.

By the way, just posted this sa Focus club. Meron na din pala nagkaroon ng ganitong problema. All in all, 5 na focus including sa akin ang alam ko na nagkaroon ng issue na ganito. Naayos na daw yung iba, pinalitan lang daw ng cylinder head assy.

There really is a factory defect sa batch na ito. Dapat may recall or announcement ang Ford.

**hardwang** · February 22nd, 2019 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by Egan101

A good friend drives a Focus Ecobooost told me he knew of two other people who had the same issue. One is from a heavily modified engine while the other is stock. He is complaining that he is experiencing oil burning with his 1.5L Ecoboost engine.

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Bro, I have a question. Did your friend and the other owners drive their Focus hard during the break in period?

I just remembered when my dad and brother test drove and borrowed mine, they said they drove the hell out of it to “test the capabilities” and even reached 160km/h... from what I know, one should not exceed 100km/h during the break-in period...

Any input from them would be great.