It would be reasonable to say that the Ecosport as a model has most of it's problems with the Automatic gearbox. On the other hand the 1.0 Ecoboost engines have quite a number of issues mostly to do with the wet belts, oil pressure, cylinder head overheat, turbo lubrication failure, but to be fair I've not know of any problems with the belt tensioner, and I'm sure if it was an issue there
Ford Focus - Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost tapping noise from engine - Dunsten : My car Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost 2012 onwards model is making a tapping noise heaed from the engine bay. Reg YD62ZGN. Please help to to diagnose this problem. Please see the youtube video for the engine sound. youtu.be/a5P_XASHC5QThe car is from 2020, with only 250 miles it must have sat around a lot. The oil can still degrade and condensation can form in the engine. The 1.0 Ecoboost is to put it politely sensitive and frequent oil and filter changes is one way to help reduce problems. It's cheaper to change the oil than the engine. The wet belts are due for change at
Ford has agreed to fund 100 per cent of the repair costs for thousands of customers affected by overheating 1.0-litre EcoBoost engines. The issue relates to 44,682 Fords with faulty coolant hoses
. 355 121 231 20 134 209 389 207 181