Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 1.4 three-cylinder long-term test.....

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Thu 6 Aug 2009 11:00
1.4 three-cylinder long-term test..... - oldnotbold
The full story is here: www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=577806

The short story is that the 1.4 Focus, one owner since new, has had repeated visits to the garage to investigate a misfire.

On removing the head they found that a piston was missing, presumably never fitted.

Edited by oldnotbold on 06/08/2009 at 11:01

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Thu 6 Aug 2009 11:16
1.4 three-cylinder long-term test..... - SteVee
I thought: I bet the con-rod is missing too ...

but it isn't !! The whole rod is there, complete with gudgeon pin !
How did the engine survive ??

The garage didn't investigate the misfire very well.
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Thu 6 Aug 2009 12:14
1.4 three-cylinder long-term test..... - Lud
Could that engine have pulled the car at 80 on a motorway? Wouldn't it have made an unusual noise and felt grossly out of balance?

Something strange here. Someone's lying. It's a practical joke.
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Thu 6 Aug 2009 12:15
1.4 three-cylinder long-term test..... - Chas{P}
Looks like a wind-up to me.
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Thu 6 Aug 2009 13:30
1.4 three-cylinder long-term test..... - TheOilBurner
Has to be a wind up. There's no clear explanation of how the bores aren't mashed up, how the engine was able to run at all with zero pressure in that cylinder and most importantly, what happened to all the fuel and oil that would have mixed there too?

I'm sure somebody is wetting themselves with laughter that so many folk are taking this so seriously!
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