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151 Ford C Max

  • 02-04-2019 2:44pm
    #1
    lazyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 266 ✭✭


    Hi
    I am looking at a 2015 Ford C Max for the family,
    Has anyone any advice as to the concerns to look out for?
    It's a 1.6 diesel titanium model,
    Thanks


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  • #2
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,042 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    I would assume thats the 1.6 PSA diesel unit that Ford have used for many years in all their cars.

    I used to own 2 x Focus with it in.

    Apparently if can be a troublesome engine if its not regularly serviced and the correct oil used. One of my Focus had an EGR issue after 3 years use, caused by DPF.

    So I'd check its service history and make sure all done on time. What sort of mileage is on it, if it has been doing a lot of short city centre driving and little mileage over its lifetime, it might be more susceptible to having these sorts of issues.


  • #3
    lazyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 266 ✭✭lazyman


    NIMAN wrote: »
    I would assume thats the 1.6 PSA diesel unit that Ford have used for many years in all their cars.

    I used to own 2 x Focus with it in.

    Apparently if can be a troublesome engine if its not regularly serviced and the correct oil used. One of my Focus had an EGR issue after 3 years use, caused by DPF.

    So I'd check its service history and make sure all done on time. What sort of mileage is on it, if it has been doing a lot of short city centre driving and little mileage over its lifetime, it might be more susceptible to having these sorts of issues.

    I believe the psa system needs to be serviced and oil changed every 15k, Has 80k on it now so it has been driven a good bit, more than a trip to the local school or shop I'd say.
    Thanks for the info and reply


  • #4
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,297 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Try and get the newer 1.5 TDCi engine especially in 120bhp form. It came out in 2015 in the C-Max and is a better unit than the PSA derived 1.6 litre.

    For example:
    https://www.carsireland.ie/detail.php?ad_id=2211912&r=s.php%3Fm%3D26%26o%3D1218%26r%3D2015%26pp%3D50%26g%3D0


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