![]() ![]() My sister in laws 2014 Escape SE 1.6 L just turned over 17,000 km's I'm sorry to say this to a fellow tech, your car needs to go into the dealer and be checked as per the many TSB's they have access to. core plug or loose sealing rings to micro cracks from bad castings that can't bee seen without help. These are now the days and have been for several years, Of adding black light die to a system, while some of these leaks are from parts like a water pump. You state your a gm tech? Then you should well know, We techs can no longer rely on our eyes and simple pressure testing to find leaks. ![]() These pretty much cover 1.6 ecoboost motors built from to June 2nd 2013 with coolant leaks and what ford has done for the better and our personal safety. There has been several major recalls for the early 1.6 ecoboost motors will give you the information your looking for. the list is long as is my pile of repair orders high, the final outcome was a new motor mine was one of many with a bad cylinder head casting, proven with the use both black lamp and dies showing external cracks and a bore scope that showed drops of coolant on the piston tops , Please let us know how you make out and what is found VC, timing belt and cover ,water pump, oil cooler and filter minus the intake and exhaust manifolds. photos of the engine can be seen in this ebay listing for a price I find way under dealer cost since they list for $3.358.52 plus a $800.00 core Ford Escape 1 6 Egoboost Eng 2012' 2013' CJ5Z 6006 G Under Dealer Cost No COR | eBayĪs I was told this is a complete long block engine with injectors. if you look on line for ford dealers selling parts, you will find the cylinder head for 1.6 l motors listed as to "discontinued use this number cj5z6006g which is a service long block assembly 2 times superseded to a 2015 number. ![]() low and behold there was drops of orange coolant on top of the pistons. įinally with no external leaks only the stink ,being found they did a over night pressure test on the system, next morning they pulled the spark plugs and dropped a bore scope down though the hole. Item one found was the copper compression seals on the turbo cooler lines, water pumps on the 13 1.6 were another common issue with them on back order for a while, I waited close to 2 months adding coolant every few days. Going by problems with my own and also having been a dealer tech factory dsm for a German car company. ![]()
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