Today I Picked Up My 1 Liter 3 Cylinder

A C1

 

A baby Ford eco booster.

 

Mate at work has an aygo
When I told him I was getting my C1 he reckons they’re basically the same car and share a lot of parts
Dunno if it’s true

 

I really like my C1
Cos it means I get one of these

 

I do love a good urban myth.

Funnily enough I researched this pretty carefully before buying one. All the lurid stories relate to about 45k Focus 1.0 models built between Oct 2011 and Oct 2013 where a nylon coolant pipe was prone to let go silently and unannounced causing the motor and turbo to overheat in seconds few.....especially on a motorway.....resulting in the symptoms you describe or lesser woes like blown head gaskets. Those that failed to detonate were subject to widely publicised recall. There was a separate overheating issue with the 1.6 engine (15k units) also now addressed.

So if it’s not a Focus you have no material worries and if it is then check it build date and whether the mod has been done. That aside, all turbos like regular oil changes. Got to say, I like ours far more than I thought I would.

In terms of 2019 reliability Ford is mid table with Toyota a couple of places ahead but PSA are in the relegation zone. That said, most modern cars are mechanically pretty good.

 

Have you ever thought of going into politics?

You have a happy knack of selective argument. Ford would not remain in business long making about 1M of these engines annually with a built in time bomb. Jeremy Corbyn usually has an anecdote from Cathy or Fred that he tries to spin as representative of the norm....... it seldom is.

 

I don’t dispute there was a spate of issues specific to one installation. The engine was designed from scratch for a turbo running at two atmospheres - two litres from one. In ps it’s pretty similar to a Speedy but with a different torque curve. The turbo allows great mpg when you are not asking for high cylinder pressures...... It IS a neat engineering solution. The problem? Well most manufacturers are actually part assembly operations and design engineers are chasing a knife edge of price v. quality. Expensive eats profit, too cheap eats profit with warranty claims. Gash plumbing, gaskets etc., from 3rd Party suppliers can spell disaster.

 

Is this the same engine that goes in the Honda Civic 1.0 L ? I know Honda don't make it. I looked at the new Honda last year but ended up buying a 2016 1.8 as the new 1.5 model was stupidly expensive and the 1.0 L was a bit crappy and the dealer didn't rate the engine much.
This was after running a 2007 Civic for ten years and 100,000 trouble free miles.

 

I am pretty sure it is a Honda VTEC unit of 988cc v the Ford 995cc.

 

No it's not. Not according to the dealership I went to.

 

The internet is full of woes, cos who goes online to say how good their car is running ???
Same as the fitter @ Ford, who takes their car in when's its no broken ???

When you make millions, some will break, go look at any statistical data. I understand bias, I personally wouldn't buy any French cars due to experience with one 20 years ago !!! But I love Ford, my Puma gave no trouble in 9 years, my X-type Jag the same.

If you go looking for trouble with any bike/car and you WILL find it.

 

Badly? Nope. Just lobbing in a little balance

 

No, this is my turn to disagree with you !!!