Ford Powershift Problems: The Complete Guide
Powershift is Ford’s automatic gearbox, fitted to many Focus, Fiesta, Kuga and other models over the last fifteen years or so. When it works, it’s smooth and efficient. When it goes wrong, it typically shudders, hesitates or jerks between gears, and the repairs are among the most expensive a Ford can need. On an older […]
Is It Worth Repairing Your Ford, or Should You Sell It?
There’s no single yes or no here, but there is one comparison that settles most cases: what the repair will cost against what your Ford is worth right now. If the repair costs more than the car is worth, or close to it, repairing rarely makes financial sense. If the car is otherwise sound and […]
Ford Wet Belt Failure: The Complete Guide
A wet belt is a timing belt that runs inside the engine, bathed in oil, instead of outside it. Ford fits one to its 1.0 EcoBoost petrol engines, found in the Fiesta, Focus, Puma and others. It works well when it’s healthy, but as it ages it can break down, and if it fails it […]