Ford 1.5 TDCI reliability
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I know with the Citroen/Peugeot engines the 1.5 is bad news due to the under sized cam chain but what about the ford equivalent?
from what I know the Ford and PSA engine was identical in its 1.6 16V form, then the PSA went to a 1.6 8V variant, not sure about the valve arrangement on the Fords, but around the same time Ford dropped to the 1.5 engine whilst PSA kept the 1.6 for a while.
Does this mean that the Ford 1.5 and Citroen/Peugeot 1.5's are now totally different or are they basically the same engine again with the same problems. I cant imagine why they reverted back to 16V again after the success of the 8V version of the engine, its opened a whole can of worms for them. Saying that I had two or three vehicles in the past with the earlier 16V variant and never had a problem.
from what I know the Ford and PSA engine was identical in its 1.6 16V form, then the PSA went to a 1.6 8V variant, not sure about the valve arrangement on the Fords, but around the same time Ford dropped to the 1.5 engine whilst PSA kept the 1.6 for a while.
Does this mean that the Ford 1.5 and Citroen/Peugeot 1.5's are now totally different or are they basically the same engine again with the same problems. I cant imagine why they reverted back to 16V again after the success of the 8V version of the engine, its opened a whole can of worms for them. Saying that I had two or three vehicles in the past with the earlier 16V variant and never had a problem.
Frane Selak said:
I know with the Citroen/Peugeot engines the 1.5 is bad news due to the under sized cam chain but what about the ford equivalent?
from what I know the Ford and PSA engine was identical in its 1.6 16V form, then the PSA went to a 1.6 8V variant, not sure about the valve arrangement on the Fords, but around the same time Ford dropped to the 1.5 engine whilst PSA kept the 1.6 for a while.
Does this mean that the Ford 1.5 and Citroen/Peugeot 1.5's are now totally different or are they basically the same engine again with the same problems. I cant imagine why they reverted back to 16V again after the success of the 8V version of the engine, its opened a whole can of worms for them. Saying that I had two or three vehicles in the past with the earlier 16V variant and never had a problem.
If you mean the 1.5 engine that's currently fitted to the 2016 onward Ford Connect, that's a Peugeot engine. It's a dry belt in the Ford at least. It's an 8V as far as I'm aware. The biggest daftness is the pressed on cam lobes, meaning that if the belt goes, you have to replace the cams, something that was seemingly not especially well known until a couple of years ago. As an ownership prospect,I've had a 2018 model for 5 years, and love it.from what I know the Ford and PSA engine was identical in its 1.6 16V form, then the PSA went to a 1.6 8V variant, not sure about the valve arrangement on the Fords, but around the same time Ford dropped to the 1.5 engine whilst PSA kept the 1.6 for a while.
Does this mean that the Ford 1.5 and Citroen/Peugeot 1.5's are now totally different or are they basically the same engine again with the same problems. I cant imagine why they reverted back to 16V again after the success of the 8V version of the engine, its opened a whole can of worms for them. Saying that I had two or three vehicles in the past with the earlier 16V variant and never had a problem.
Heaveho said:
If you mean the 1.5 engine that's currently fitted to the 2016 onward Ford Connect, that's a Peugeot engine. It's a dry belt in the Ford at least. It's an 8V as far as I'm aware. The biggest daftness is the pressed on cam lobes, meaning that if the belt goes, you have to replace the cams, something that was seemingly not especially well known until a couple of years ago. As an ownership prospect,I've had a 2018 model for 5 years, and love it.
Its in things like the Focus as well, the Peugeot engine is definitely twin cam as thats where all the horrendous problems stem from with the chain connecting the two cams. I was just wondering if fords had the same fatal flaw.I had two Fiesta fleet vans for work with this engine, 3 years and over 80k miles in each. Only thing that went wrong were fuses in the engine bay corroding due to moisture ingress. I think that's pretty good.
Looking at MOT history they're still going with private owners, the 14 plate one has nearly 180k on it now, though admittedly I've no idea what it's cost to get it there.
The Peugeot partner I've currently got has had loads of faults in the same amount of time, I miss the Fiesta. Not to mention they are great fun to drive.
Looking at MOT history they're still going with private owners, the 14 plate one has nearly 180k on it now, though admittedly I've no idea what it's cost to get it there.
The Peugeot partner I've currently got has had loads of faults in the same amount of time, I miss the Fiesta. Not to mention they are great fun to drive.
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