Originally Posted By: clarkmc3
Originally Posted By: Joseph_S37
Unrelated question, what are the differences, if any, from this 1.5L eco and the 1.6L in the escape?
I ask because my wife has the 1.6L in her escape. It also calls for
5w-20, but her super short trips leave the oil smelling like fuel, so I've never let the OLM go off, I have always changed early.
This is what I found from a quick search on Wikipedia:
A 1.5L version of the EcoBoost engine family was first unveiled in the 2014 Ford Fusion as a downsized version of the 1.6L EcoBoost engine.[17] The downsized displacement is a result of Chinese vehicle tax regulations which tax vehicles with engine displacements of 1.5L or less at lower rates. The 1.5L EcoBoost adds new technology compared to the 1.6L on which it is based, including an integrated exhaust manifold and a computer-controlled water pump clutch to decrease warm up time. In the 2014 Fusion, the engine produces 181 hp (135 kW; 184 PS)and 185-lb ft .
The two engines are unrelated, so the 1.5 is not just a downsized 1.6. The 1.6 is made in Wales, the 1.5 in Poland and Romania. The 1.5 is a more "modern" engine so it's not clear to me why Ford continues making the 1.6 unless it's simply a plant capacity issue. It doesn't seem to make sense otherwise for Ford to support 2 different engines of essentially the same size, output and application. As pointed out, in the U.S. The 1.5 is used only in the Fusion, the 1.6 only in the Escape.