Ford engine problems

[Miggs]

Friend of mine has a Benimar on a Ford platform, 2020, 12,000 miles.
He noticed lumpy tickover and loss of power at speed.
We assumed the notorious injectors and they were replaced (£2k), made absolutely no difference. Garage dug deeper and found very low compression on number one cylinder. It has been decided that an exchange engine at £8000 is best plan . If it were mine I would strip it and investigate but time is not on his side.
Seems Ford have forgotten how to make decent engines, I was reading about the horrendous failure rate of their Ecoboost range as well!

 

[mitzimad]

i belive fords are now accepting some of the blame for eco boost failures pretty strict rules on what qualifies though

youtube ford ecoboost engine - Google Search

if iu recall correctly they are even entertaining claims where people have paid for the repairs previously so if any one has had to replace one worth contacting dealer
i think this is only the 1 litre so probably no help for motorhomers

 

[Ponner]

I suppose reading the comments owning a Lotus Carlton is a no no then