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Known fault

1.6 EcoBoost: dislodged cylinder head cup plug, coolant loss

It does not show up on every car. Check before you buy.

critical

severity

not available

mileage

1

sources

1 source next to the write-up.

The fault

How you spot it

The cast plug in the cylinder head (the "freeze plug") can come out of its seat, and a large part of the coolant then leaves in a short time. According to the authority, coolant spilling onto the hot engine evaporates and the glycol can ignite, so an engine compartment fire can follow. NHTSA issued a campaign for this in September 2012 (12V431000) for cars with the 1.6 litre engine.

A sweetish smell and dried whitish deposits around the cylinder head point to an earlier leak.

Which model

Who it affects

The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.

Generations and models

1 generations.

Checklist

1.6 EcoBoost: dislodged cylinder head cup plug, coolant loss

What you would check for this fault. Take it to the car.

Before you buy

Checklist

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Sources

How we know

Information, not an expert opinion

We write the descriptions, and we put the source next to them. A person reviews them before they go out. They are still information, not a technical expert opinion.

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