Ford 2.0 EcoBoost: TSB Reveals Alarming Major Problem! 2015-2019

In this video, we're going to be discussing the Ford 2.0 EcoBoost and how it's been known to have a major problem! (2015-2019)
TSB has revealed that there is a problem with the Ford 2.0 EcoBoost and that it's worth your attention. This major problem with the Ford 2.0 EcoBoost can cause the engine to fail and result in serious damage. If you're thinking of buying a Ford 2.0 EcoBoost, it's important that you know about this problem and take the necessary precautions to protect yourself!
Ford 2.0 EcoBoost Major problem! 2015 - 2019 TSB
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[@ozzstars_cars]

Great info Will. Thanks for sharing. No wonder I saw so many '15-'19 Fusions at the Ritchie Bros auction last month. Good news is I wasn't the highest bidder on any of them!!

[@robinsonsauto]

Thank you Glen, yea I have a feeling these are being unloaded quickly

[@mojorisin7317]

In 2020 Ford fixed the issue by drilling a bypass tunnel for coolant in between the cylinders making the headgasket adhere better and prevent the coolant intrusion issues. Planned obsolescence is evident as they should have been aware doing that design with a open deck design with slits in between cylinders would cause these issues especially in hotter climates and poorly maintained motors that go to extended maintenance intervals rather then severe service intervals which these motors and actually all turbo motors require.

[@Anytsu_j]

I recently bought a 2020 Fusion 2.0 ecoboost. I was horrified as my mechanic told me to sell the car quickly due to frequent problems with this engine. He said he had repaired 5 of these in the last month, one of which couldn't be saved and the car went for scrap. Should I be worried about similar problems? I am shocked

[@johnasosajr]

Commented before watching but I knew where this was going

[@robinsonsauto]

I take it this is very common

[@Screenguy3]

Wonder how many people are driving these around and still have loans on these cars? This type of problem will leave you stranded in the middle of BFE.

[@robinsonsauto]

Unfortunately this customer took a loss and decided to trade in. Still owing more than they gave on trade. just over warranty.. and couldn’t wait for the engine. only vehicle. Very disheartening.

[@mrspunk61]

@@robinsonsautoThis is the problem my daughter has, She is still under extended warranty if they will agree but they said they are backed up 2 months . she needs a car tomorrow

[@beauandrenunez]

Me!!! I don't know what to do, this just happened and im trying to find a solution

[@mrspunk61]

@@beauandrenunez my daughter traded her car in and took on a new Sentra

[@alienechos3522]

My engine is junk too. 2018 Ford Edge 2.0L. Purchased at 37500mi, failure began around 70k mi. Verified coolant intusion into cylinder 2. Symptoms were dissappearing coolant and intermitent p302 code. Dealer maintained vehicle, used it gently for what little good that did. No extended warranty so $7500 to replace the entire block. Haven't replaced the engine yet. Used blue devil head sealant to bandaid the issue until I can afford it. Still overheats under heavy uphill load, but works fine around town. Might as well get every mile out of it before eating the bill. Purchased from Carvana in 2021 for $31900. After this, it would have been cheaper to just buy brand new. Would have actually been cheaper. Last time I'll ever touch a Ford, lesson learned.

[@submoa9278]

Did you remove the thermostat? And Drain it and add water?

[@annierenard5954]

good video, thank you

[@robinsonsauto]

Glad you liked it!

[@elcheapo5302]

Hey Will, nice work. Sucks for the owner. As for Ford, I am always amazed how they continually manage to screw up technology that was perfected 100 years ago.

[@robinsonsauto]

Thank you. They couldn’t keep it simple could they. They should Bring back the old faithful 300 straight 6.

[@pbaker7160]

It's a problem, but not wide spread. My mechanic told me this problem affects about 1-2 percent of the engines. I owned a 2017 Edge with the 2.0 and never had any issues with more than 100k miles.

[@jonswenson]

Im at 86k on a 2017 SEL, no problems. Anything I should look out for?

[@SniperPilotX]

Just had my 2.0 replaced on my 18 Fusion, 58000 miles… coolant in both 2 and 3. Thank god I had an outside warranty cause I was 6 months out on the powertrain. Car is worth 16k, work total was $8,800, more than half its value. My dealership charges A LOT for labor but $0 deductible warranty paid everything. Now let’s hope she stays running cause I want to keep her for a while

[@theKevronHarris]

My mother had a 2017 Ford edge Titanium with the 2.0L EcoBoost engine that was an ex-rental vehicle. She bought it in May 2018 until problems occurred in December 2021. She heard some sloshing noise within the EcoBoost engine prior to taking the car to the Ford dealership for an unrelated issue just before New Years Eve.

[@1967davethewave]

According to all my Ford mechanic buddies the block cracks around the top of the cylinders and the only fix is a new short block. So let's recap, the 6.0 diesel, leaky head gaskets, the 97-2002ish 5.4 just blow spark plugs out for no reason, the 2008 to 2013 5.4 3 valve has cam phasers that last less than 100k miles and forget changing the 2 piece spark plugs without the extraction tool, the 2011 to 2015 Focus and Fiesta with the automatic trans, enough said, the 6.4 diesel, don't even let one of these park near your house as it might never move again. And the 1.5, 1.6 and 2.0 turbo motors are all cracking the blocks and leaking coolant into the cylinders. I work for a utility company in the service department so we deal with the 6.7 diesels these days and for the most part they have been pretty good with a few valve seat issues on the very early engines. But we have started to get the new 7.3 gas as it is cheaper to maintain and so far we have had several drop seats in them, and this is on 50k mile engines. I swear Ford must fire their entire engineering staff every 3 years and hire kids straight out of college to design the newest stuff.

[@robinsonsauto]

Wow 😯 thanks for sharing this! As I’m sure it will help others as well. When you break it down like this it’s a big eye opener

[@Bris650]

Had the problem 2017 edge titanium. Ford would do nothing. Traded it at a loss for a Toyota. Ford will never get another cent from me. I will always encourage my friends to do the same !!

[@jonkarle8670]

I have a 2017 fusion with the Gen 2, 2.0 ecoboost as well. I am not having misfires currently, however occasionally rough at startups, and right after for a little while, and it also consumes coolant at a rate of about 1/2 cup a week

[@mrspunk61]

sell it now

[@75hdfxe]

I saw on another video that Ford was very concerned about overheating on the Ecoboost engines so they went with open water jackets for more surface area coverage next to the cylinder walls. This resulted in less head gasket material in that area leading to failures.

[@robinsonsauto]

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing, that’s exactly what I’m finding out. What a shame. Can’t help but feel for those that are still out there. It’s just a matter of time

[@jonf2009]

This is true except for the Ecoboost in the focus st, ironically it's the higher end AWD focus rs with the open deck and cylinder cracking issues in the focus line go figure.

[@johnasosajr]

We let them sit over night and then put the borescope down the cylinder and you can see coolant on top of the piston

[@robinsonsauto]

Thank you for the tip! I’m sure this will help others as well

[@dtandfam8100]

Flawed block. The bulletin should list a part number for the new revised block. I believe there's some sort of groove or pocket between each cylinder that is the potential for leakage. New ones seem to have more material.. At least from what I can tell

[@robinsonsauto]

This is great to know! Thank you for sharing. I’m certain it will help someone if they decide to go through with the new design

[@newfie-dean5803]

The TSB states the vehicles affected are the ones per the dates below. If your specific vehicle is made after the specified date you should not have the problem. I have a 2019 Escape with the 2.0 made in July 2019 so I should be ok. 2015-2018 Edge - 2017-2019 Fusion/MKZ built on or before 8-Apr-2019 - 2017-2019 Escape built on or before 16-May-2019 - 2017-2019 MKC built on or before 18-Apr-2019

[@shekharmoona544]

What's your opinion on the naturally aspirated ford Fusion 2.5 duratec that's also a Mazda 6 engine?

[@barrymantei7795]

The 2.5 is very reliable but not very powerful

[@sjn7220]

Ours went bad on our '17 Fusion. Luckily we got it replaced under warranty but then got totaled in an accident earlier this year. Maybe someone was able to pull the engine from the junk yard.

[@robinsonsauto]

Hope everyone was ok? Yea that’s very unfortunate

[@johnasosajr]

Coolant intrusion? I work at a ford dealership the escape does the same thing

[@robinsonsauto]

You nailed it! It’s a sad reality for you I take it. Probably seeing this very often from the sounds of it

[@dkrawk8309]

FYI 2015 motors were quite different from 16 and up, and they were better.

[@robinsonsauto]

Correct on most models. Service bulletin points out the effected make/model/year and engine code. If your 2.0 fell outside of this, then your golden! Prior years are proven solid engines

[@namvet_13e]

This is an issue that has been known for years now. It is due to a design feature of the block which has an open deck with slots cut between cylinders which eventually causes head gasket failure. Ford redesigned the block to eliminate this problem and has been replacing the bad engines. Of course this caused a huge backlog in orders for replacement engines. The design was changed around late 2019. If a newer engine develops a coolant ingestion problem it is probably due to a leaky intake cooler and is a very rare problem. EcoBoost 2.0 engines made in the 2015-2019 date range should be replaced as soon as this occurs. Some of the smaller Ecoboost engines of the same date range also have this problem and on those, Ford was replacing the block rather than replacing the entire engine.

[@robinsonsauto]

Thank you for sharing this valuable information with us!

[@austinfisheroutdoors]

I'm looking at a 2015 Edge with 110k miles. It has the 2.0 4 cylinder. Doesn't sound like there has been any issues. Should I avoid it?

[@testosteroneinc.3800]

First... America first!!

[@robinsonsauto]

Bam! God bless America

[@davidgoodman3545]

Why Aren't they recalling these?

[@Bris650]

Because it’s not a safety issue. Sad but true.

[@Denali-gi7sb]

Is the over heating issue only to the ecoboost engines? Or all 2.0

[@robinsonsauto]

The overheating issue can occur in various engine types, not just limited to Ecoboost engines. however this block concern and TSB I believe is limited to this particular engine

[@stuuuporman]

Inane CAFE requirements have caused many manufacturers to produce lousy engines.

[@petar443]

Search youtube video "Ford 2.0L Ecoboost Engine Misfire and Coolant Consumption Issue Fix!" around 3:35 minute . Also good information in this video - "This is Why the Ford 1.5L 1.6L 2.0L and 2.3L Ecoboost Engines are Gulping Coolant!"

[@robinsonsauto]

Thank you for sharing. I’ll check it out

[@Doob2x]

This happened to my 2020 fusion at 82k $8400 quote

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

those are junk engines ! great info will help some folks out..

[@robinsonsauto]

Hi Shawn. Thank you for stopping by. Hope your doing good

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

no , been in and out of the hospital and riding in the ambulance .. thanks for asking & the vid..@@robinsonsauto

[@robinsonsauto]

@shawnmrfixitlee6478 sorry to hear this. I will keep you in my prayers

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Thanks Man , I need them !@@robinsonsauto

[@scuba422123]

ahhhhh! the old slot strikes again!!

[@robinsonsauto]

Damn slot lol they are nothing but trouble

[@willie9397]

My is a 17 escape 176000km never had to add a drop of coolant still purrrs, using full synthetic every oil change 👃🤞

[@barrymantei7795]

My friend has a 16 escape 220k still running strong

[@ericwirtz6362]

Ford had been making 4 cylinder for over a 100 years, you think they would have it figured out.

[@samaz79]

Is that an expensive repair?

[@sjn7220]

$10k+

[@robinsonsauto]

Very

[@billrimmer5596]

How long does it take to figure out to do a head gasket. Mr. Ford??

[@MrTurboRotary]

Yes! Extremely expensive as you will need a new short block which means taking the whole engine out and apart.😱😱😱

[@jonkarle8670]

Its more than just a head gasket, the cylinder wall is too thin for the head gasket to work properly, thats why its an engine block change​@@billrimmer5596

[@chekelley6861]

Well documented all over the inter web.

[@antonoudenhoven7573]

Ford strikes again 😅

[@robinsonsauto]

This one will leave a mark. From the sounds of it, this issue is popping up a lot

[@chrisfreemesser5707]

Are ANY of those EcoBoost engines not piles of junk?

[@robinsonsauto]

That’s a good question. I believe the revised engine block takes care of this. And Aside from the carbon issues, I don’t see them often. As an independent shop 2017 and newer are just starting to come around out of warranty.

[@johnny.3693]

Very dirty and neglected engine department

[@graul1142]

REPORT ALL THESES FORD EDGE 2018 AND OTHER YEARS COOLANT EVENTUALLY GO INTO CYLINDERS ABD CRACK CYLINDERS!!! FORD MOTOR WILL NOT RECALL OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!!!!! TAKE BACK DON'T BUY FORD!!!! IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED IT WILL!!!🤢🤢🤮🤮

[@jeffreylindley845]

3.5 is a much better motor.

[@robertsullivan4424]

Water pump is run by timing chain..bear to get to...and not a good idea....