Jump to content
CAG Ticker
Car dealer who sold death traps and forged court papers ×
Are you going to pay your builder or your second-hand car dealer in cash or with a bank transfer? ×
Have we helped you – would you like to make a donation to us?
Car dealer who sold death traps and forged court papers
Are you going to pay your builder or your second-hand car dealer in cash or with a bank transfer?

Stumble On

Registered Users

Change your profile picture
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Content Count

    16

  • Joined

  • Last visited

Community Reputation

1 Neutral

About Stumble On

  • Rank
    Basic Account Holder
  1. Stumble On
    Nope - I'm not running Bio Diesel or anything like that. The car has been run pretty lightly and normally since I bought it and had 2 oil changes in the past 12 months with Ford's recommended oil. Only 11,000 miles driven since December 2009. I think my only option now is to sell it as "spares or repair" to someone who knows what they're doing.
  2. Stumble On
    This is what is ridiculous to me as a complete layman. How can so many people be suggesting that Ford screwed up somehow, yet they can get away with it? Sure... but they're essentially turning away the work now, which leaves me pretty stuck, doesn't it? Going elsewhere would put me back at square one in terms of costs. Besides, I'm not sure how many experienced mechanics out there (who have yet to come across this particular issue) would have the humility to declare a Ford Focus to be a challenging fix. It's not the most exotic of cars! In other online discussions I've
  3. Stumble On
    Hi Mothy As I understand it, Ford are required to make the TSB available to those that ask for it, but that doesn't mean they are required to go out of their way to provide the information unfortunately. It would make sense if it were provided with each replacement turbo as standard, but such a move appears to be too generous for the likes of Ford. A word of warning - even following the TSB to the letter is no guarantee. My car's oil flow at the turbo was measured at 3 times the recommended minimum when my 2nd replacement turbo was fitted, but it still failed a couple of months later
  4. Stumble On
    Just called the UK distributor for Garrett. I mentioned I have a Ford Focus that has been through several turbos. Was immediately asked "1.6?". Paraphrasing - Those engines are problematic. They should have been recalled by Ford, but weren't because there are too many out there now. It will keep blowing turbos due to carbon build-up, it doesn't matter what you do.
  5. Stumble On
    I don't understand. What is this referring to? Since the repairers have already tried to fix this twice, I was wondering if there are any specific issues I should ask them to investigate this time, beyond just "taking another look". Mis-fuelling? Injector seals? I have already discussed this 3rd failure with the repairers, who also discussed this with the Ford branch, and the official line so far is that the engine flush was insufficient. But this is just par for the course (allegedly) - sometimes the flush doesn't work no matter who is doing it, and it's my tough luck acc
  6. Stumble On
    Sure... I realise that getting any kind of satisfaction from Ford will be pretty much impossible. A family friend who has been in a similar position with a Peugeot advised me that I should just write the car off, sell it as scrap, and move on ASAP because these kinds of situations can get very depressing. Thanks for asking around for me. Are there any specific questions I should ask? Or will simply asking them to establish why the 3rd turbo has failed be enough? If they establish that the oil ways are blocked again, could I reasonably expect them to lo
  7. Stumble On
    So the theory is - - a leaking injector seal allows hot gas to escape, which heats up a certain area of the engine - this then "cooks" the oil that passes through this area - this cooked oil causes carbon build-up - this leads once again to blocked oil ways and turbo failure. Does this make sense to any of the more mechanically-minded forum members? It could certainly explain why my car's 3rd turbo has failed, even after an extensive engine flush and replacement of parts. And also explains why my 2 replacement turbos did not fail immediately, but instead they both failed
  8. Stumble On
    I'll try and collect some links and quotes that I have found (my post count isn't high enough to put up URLs yet): Discussion of Injector Seal leakage in the 1.6 Focus TDCi leading to carbon build up, leading to turbo failure: w w w.ilexa.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=29874.0 [with thanks to OldGeezer]
  9. Stumble On
    It drives, but without a functioning turbo, so it struggles to get over 30-40 and decelerates whenever there is an incline on the road, so I consider it unsafe. Plus I'm concerned that driving with blocked oil ways will do further damage to the engine. I haven't driven it since the turbo went for a 3rd time (the beginning of August). Ford came and picked it up and dropped it back on August 9th, which is when they diagnosed it as needing a new engine. Since then it's been parked up. I don't really know what stage I'm at with the repairers. - They know that the turbo has failed again
  10. Stumble On
    Thanks Hammy. Just to keep everyone posted, after receiving details about the leaky injector seal issue from OldGeezer, I popped out to the car and lifted the bonnet. Lo and behold, the 3rd injector has a noticeable amount of shiny black slime around its base, when viewed from above. The other 3 injectors don't. It's by no means extreme, but it's certainly there and identifiable to my untrained eye. So now I'm wondering why neither the independent garage nor the Ford branch noticed or thought it worth checking. If Ford are advising customers to replace their entire engine when instea
  11. Stumble On
    Thank you oldgeezer I have enough posts to PM now, so I have sent you a private message with my email address. I will also be able to contact the poster called Hammy mentioned up thread.
  12. Stumble On
    This is too confusing. I can see how the need for a system flush and change of pipes / filters is a known issue, since there is a TSB from Ford themselves which I have seen with my own eyes. How can I establish that the leaking injector seal should have been identified? This car has been seen twice by the same Ford branch in the past 6 months and injector seals have not been mentioned or identified as a problem. The independent garage also consulted a couple of other people in the trade who had dealt with turbo failures on the 1.6 Focus and none of them advised to check the injecto
  13. Stumble On
    Thank you for the info. The plot thickens. I asked the independent garage last week if there were any other possible reason for the buildup of debris in the system and was told that there wasn't. It was explained that there was just too much debris in the system despite the flushing out and replacement of pipes and filters, and the banjo bolts are so small that it only takes a tiny bit of remaining debris to starve the turbo of oil. If it's well known, why didn't the Ford branch advise me that this is the probable cause of the 3rd turbo failure? Instead they first claimed the turbo rework
  14. Stumble On
    Thanks for the reply. Yes - this is one of the main sticking points. I consider the independent garage to be straight up, but of course I'm wondering if they should have known about / researched the correct procedure for changing the turbo in December. From reading discussions online, I gather that some garages know about it, some don't. I agree that it would make sense to supply the TSB with the replacement turbos. It seems irresponsible not to. OK. I will try this. I have already written to Ford UK and received a "we have looked into the issue and our position ha
  15. Stumble On
    No-one? Do I really have no options here?

Follow: @real_CAG

Navigation Links

Welcome
CAG Community Centre
CAG Library
Banks & Credit
Other financial Institutions
Retail
Non-Retail
Work & Social
PayDay and Short term Loans
Debt
Motoring
Legal

Latest

Our Picks


Help and Support

CAG Library
Questions about This Site
Change your notification sound
Change your profile picture - FREE!


Useful LInks

County Court Forms
MoneyClaim Online
CPR - Pre-Action Protocols
Civil Procedure Rules
UK Legislation
Youth Consumer Service

Reclaim the right Ltd

registered in the UK
reg.05783665
reg. office:- 923 Finchley Road
London NW11 7PE

The Consumer Action Group

The National Consumer Service
×
×
  • Create New...