KNOWN FAULTS · Ford
Ford Mondeo (V) 2.0 EcoBlue common problems.
2014–2022 · Diesel
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
2 known faults with sources
Applies if: Same 2.0 EcoBlue with an oil-immersed belt; the new interval was published for the Transit and Transit Custom: confirm the one for your version at the garage.
Oil-immersed timing belt on the 2.0 EcoBlueValve timing
- Engine / equipment
- 2.0 EcoBlue diesel: Transit, Transit Custom, Ranger, Mondeo, S-Max, Galaxy, Kuga and Focus
- Period mentioned
- 2016 onwards
- Symptoms
- Often with no prior warning: belt debris in the oil, an oil-pressure warning or a broken belt with serious engine damage.
- Possible cause described
- Diesel from unfinished particulate-filter regenerations gets into the oil and degrades the belt, which runs in it; in extreme cases material comes off and blocks the oil-pump strainer. Ford cut the belt, tensioner and idler change from 10 years or 240,000 km to 6 years or 160,000 km on the Transit and Transit Custom.
- Check for the garage
- Follow the new 6-year or 160,000 km interval, check the belt condition and whether the oil level rises (diesel dilution); avoid trips that cut regenerations short.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Sources from the original database
View full entryApplies if: Weak points of this model from inspections, breakdown statistics and recalls; anything specific to one engine is stated in the sheet.
Lights, brakes, oil leaks and campaigns on the Mondeo VKnown weak points
- Engine / equipment
- Ford Mondeo V (petrol, hybrid and diesel)
- Period mentioned
- 2014–2022
- Symptoms
- Failing lights, excessive brake wear within a few years, a weak battery (2014–2015) and more oil leakage.
- Possible cause described
- Recalls: pressure plate on manual EcoBoosts, the A/C compressor pulley on the 2.0 TDCi, 2.0 Duratorq overheating, the 2.0 diesel fuel sensor and, on hybrids, a seat-belt pretensioner cable that could come loose.
- Check for the garage
- Check campaigns by VIN; check the oil level often; check lights and brakes.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.