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Ford Transit Connect T230L 1.8 TDCi 90hp Ambiente common faults.

2008–2013, van, diesel, 90 HP.

The fault list covers: P9PB, P9PC, P9PD, R3PA, RWPE, HCPA, HCPB, HCPC, HCPD, P9PA, RWPF engine, MTX75 transmission.

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2 fault write-ups. Both are important. No recall on the list.

If you know the year, pick it. Faults for other years drop out of the list.

Before you buy

Known faults

2 important faults

Turbo oil starvation: the gauze blocks with soot from the EGR

expensive

A fine gauze filter sits in the oil feed line of the turbo, and soot and carbon particles coming from the EGR system block it. With less oil the bearing of the turbo overheats and fails. The fault appears above 150 000 kilometres, and comes sooner if the oil is poor or a long time passes between oil changes.

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The symptom is a loss of power under load, blue or black smoke, a metallic turbo noise and limp mode.

One check decides what the next step is: if the shaft of the turbo can be moved along its axis, cleaning no longer helps and the turbo has to be replaced. If there is no play, the gauze filter has to be cleaned or replaced, and the flow through the oil feed line has to be checked at every service.

Replacing the turbo on its own is not enough: the lubrication system has to be cleaned out as well, otherwise the new part goes the same way.

above 150,000 km

What to check

  • Accelerate under load and listen to the turbo: a metallic noise shows a bearing fault
  • Watch the exhaust: blue or black smoke and limp mode belong here
  • Ask for a check: axial play in the shaft of the turbo means a replacement is needed
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MTX75 manual: leaking seals, worn shafts

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The gearbox itself is reliable and has two weak points. One is the input shaft bearing, which is short-lived, the other is the oil seals, which leak continuously.

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The leak is the more dangerous one: any drop in the oil level wears the shafts and the gear rims, and that wear cannot be undone. Most versions come with a dual-mass flywheel, which is not the most durable part either.

What to check

  • Look at the bottom of the gearbox and where the driveshafts come out: fresh oil means a leak
  • Ask when the gearbox oil level was last checked, and ask for the invoice
  • At a steady speed, listen for noise: a worn input shaft bearing drones
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Checklist

Ford Transit Connect T230L 1.8 TDCi 90hp Ambiente

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Checklist

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Faults of this model

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Engine and transmission

11 engines · 1 transmissions

P9PB · 1.8 TDCI

66 kW (90 HP) · diesel

MTX75 · 5-speed manual

manual · 5 speed

Torque limit240 Nm
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We built the code from the model and the gear count. The factory sheet does not state it. More than one engine code is possible. The fault list shows the faults of each.

Variant data

What is in this version

Factory data

Trim
T230L 1.8 TDCi 90hp Ambiente
Body
van
Fuel
diesel
Transmission
manual
Engine size
1753 cc
Power
66 kW (90 HP)
Drive
FWD
Production
2008–2013

Factory service interval

The manufacturer specifies this for this version. Of the mileage and the time, the one that comes first is the one that counts.

  • Air filter

    • 60,000 km or 4 years

  • Cabin (pollen) filter

    • 30,000 km or 2 years

  • Brake fluid change

    • first: 3 years, then 2 years(first change at 3 years, then every two years)

  • Fuel filter, diesel

    • 60,000 km or 2 years
All Mk1 versions

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.

  • A fault on the list does not mean the car you are looking at has it.
  • A fault missing from the list does not mean the model is fault-free. Write-ups are made model by model. Not all of them are done.
  • You decide whether to buy. This is no substitute for an inspection. That needs a workshop and a history check.
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