Potential Turbo rattle

Scds33 said:

Hello - has anyone had any issues with a rattle when the clutch is out and in neutral? This often happens when cold.
Could this be linked to the turbo?
thanks in advance

Scott

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Hey Scott! Is this the Ecoboost 1.0L or a diesel? does the noise go away when you depress the clutch?

I found a thread on the Ford Focus forums where people have had similar issues, but it's been hit or miss on what the cause is.

helo735 said:

Hey Scott! Is this the Ecoboost 1.0L or a diesel? does the noise go away when you depress the clutch?

I found a thread on the Ford Focus forums where people have had similar issues, but it's been hit or miss on what the cause is.

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Hi - it’s the 1l eco boost. It seems rattle below 2000rpm but disappears when above that and when the engine is hot.

Do turbos last a long time? It’s only 24000 miles. Ive had it two months so hoping the garage can find the fault.

Scds33 said:

Hi - it’s the 1l eco boost. It seems rattle below 2000rpm but disappears when above that and when the engine is hot.

Do turbos last a long time? It’s only 24000 miles. Ive had it two months so hoping the garage can find the fault.

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Turbo is typically life of the vehicle. What concerns me is that the 1.0l ecoboost has a known and documented issue with oil pump drive belt tensioner failures that cause catastrophic engine failure, sometimes around your mileage. (Last one I filed was a little over 25k miles). I'm not sure if you get noises prior to failure, but it may be a good thing to have checked out at the dealer.

Okay - thanks, the noise came back today (in neutral and clutch out when standing still) but went when I depressed the clutch it disappeared - I've got it booked in at the dealer for the new year so hopefully, they can spot this - I will ensure to mention it to them as they struggled to find the issue during the last check-up. I'm also thinking a 1000 mile trip during the holidays is not a good idea then. Shame it's our bigger car so it'll make things a little squashed but better to be safe than sorry.

from pasted experience sound like possibly a throw out bearing on the trans/clutch

j c joossens said:

from pasted experience sound like possibly a throw out bearing on the trans/clutch

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interesting. It’s another good suggestion to give to the garage - is that easily fixed?

Scds33 said:

interesting. It’s another good suggestion to give to the garage - is that easily fixed?

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RE QUIRES TRANSMISSION TO BE PULLED IN MOST CASES