22 Bronco Sport 1.5L

[Hootbro]

Coming up on 30K miles with my wife's Bronco Sport with the 1.5L. Been doing 3K-5K mile oil changes. After the 2nd oil change, went to 5W-30 because of fuel dilution.

I do not think changing the oil pump wet belt would that easy of a job. Looks like it would be easier pulling the engine and doing it outside the vehicle than in.

 

[MParr]

Coming up on 30K miles with my wife's Bronco Sport with the 1.5L. Been doing 3K-5K mile oil changes. After the 2nd oil change, went to 5W-30 because of fuel dilution.

I do not think changing the oil pump wet belt would that easy of a job. Looks like it would be easier pulling the engine and doing it outside the vehicle than in.

Don't worry to much about the oil pump belt. Your 3,000 to 5,000 OCIs are a good start. Clean oil and proper oil levels are key to the longevity of the belt.
Lengthy oil change intervals with synthetic blend oil is evident in the video. Notice the Valvoline oil filter.

 

[YZJB]

Coming up on 30K miles with my wife's Bronco Sport with the 1.5L. Been doing 3K-5K mile oil changes. After the 2nd oil change, went to 5W-30 because of fuel dilution.

I do not think changing the oil pump wet belt would that easy of a job. Looks like it would be easier pulling the engine and doing it outside the vehicle than in.

That video is a bit misleading. You 100% do not have to remove anything more than the timing cover, sump and timing chain. Then the balance shaft gear comes off and you can get to the belt. There’s heaps of room in a C2 platform car as well, so definitely does not need the engine out.

 

[Shrike9]

Coming up on 30K miles with my wife's Bronco Sport with the 1.5L. Been doing 3K-5K mile oil changes. After the 2nd oil change, went to 5W-30 because of fuel dilution.

I do not think changing the oil pump wet belt would that easy of a job. Looks like it would be easier pulling the engine and doing it outside the vehicle than in.

What 5W-30 oil do you favor

 

[mrjlube]

and then what? I do 100 000 miles in five years or so, curious the cost of the job to replace it? never had an engine with belt driven oil pump. The idea scares me

Dealer quoted me $6,300 to replace the wet oil pump belt on my 21 escape 1.5l. Lasted 260,000 miles. Just had a 10,000 mile used engine installed way cheaper than the belt.

 

[UNC054]

What 5W-30 oil do you favor

When I bumped my nephews 2022 Escape 1.5L up to 5w30, I just made sure it meet the requirements of the Ford WSS-M2C961-A1 specification to error on the side of caution I guess. Thats is pretty much anything on the shelf at Walmart these days.

 

[Hootbro]

What 5W-30 oil do you favor

I am not brand loyal. Whatever major brand full synthetic that is on rebate or clearance is what I usually buy and use. Of late, that has been Pennzoil Platinum or Quaker State Full Synthetic.

 

[Hootbro]

Dealer quoted me $6,300 to replace the wet oil pump belt on my 21 escape 1.5l. Lasted 260,000 miles. Just had a 10,000 mile used engine installed way cheaper than the belt.

Did you have a failed belt or was the engine changed for other reasons?

You are not the first I have heard changing the whole engine was cheaper than any extensive engine repair in vehicle.

 

[YZJB]

When I bumped my nephews 2022 Escape 1.5L up to 5w30, I just made sure it meet the requirements of the Ford WSS-M2C961-A1 specification to error on the side of caution I guess. Thats is pretty much anything on the shelf at Walmart these days.

Same, this was my methodology too. Hence why I run Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W-30 in all of them now.

 

[mrjlube]

Did you have a failed belt or was the engine changed for other reasons?

You are not the first I have heard changing the whole engine was cheaper than any extensive engine repair in vehicle.

Belt started shedding rubber and plugged the oil pick up resulting in low oil pressure.

 

[Shrike9]

Valvoline

People here often recommend Mobil 1 ESP oil not because it's a some sort of unicorn golden oil, but because it's designed and preferred for turbocharged engines, regardless of if your car is EU, JP or US made.

However, I would recommend ESP 0W-30 or 5W-30 vs 0W-20.

People also recommend the ESP oil because of this:

The more I learn the bigger my waffling gets

It’s got 19,647 miles now (ford dealership has been servicing & using semi synthetic) and due at 20k (every 5k miles) and I’m seriously thinking about 0W-30 Valvoline Restore and Protect, it sits outside 24/7 here in Montana normally with under 5 miles to work and that’s hard on the engine

Or…..0W-30 ESP

 

[KCJeep]

Whatever you do get it off the Motorcaft syn blend. Numerous used oil analysis here have shown it doesn’t hold up well to Ecoboost abuse. Too much fuel dilution for it and you are short tripping to boot.

 

[Patman]

The more I learn the bigger my waffling gets

It’s got 19,647 miles now (ford dealership has been servicing & using semi synthetic) and due at 20k (every 5k miles) and I’m seriously thinking about 0W-30 Valvoline Restore and Protect, it sits outside 24/7 here in Montana normally with under 5 miles to work and that’s hard on the engine

Or…..0W-30 ESP

Restore and Protect is not available in 0w-30. Here in North America it only comes in 0w-20, 5w-20 and 5w-30.