From the very start, everyone with a hint of mechanical understanding was aware that Ford's 1.0-liter EcoBoost inline-three turbo may pose serious mechanical problems due to its belt-in-oil system.

Ford’s 1.0-liter engine is under investigation for a fault that could quietly destroy engines without warning, potentially ...

The Ford EcoBoost engine family is pretty well-known, but the most interesting and smallest of the bunch was the 1.0-liter EcoBoost, which is not available in any car in the U.S. anymore. The EcoBoost ...

Back in September 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation started looking into 1.0-liter EcoBoost oil pump failures. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was aware of no fewer than 95 ...

How'd Ford do it? The three key EcoBoost technologies were part of the solution. They are, in no order, direct-injection, turbocharging, and variable camshaft timing. Of course, those are only the ...

It's a sign of the times that Ford is gearing up to launch the smallest capacity engine, with less cylinders than any it has previously produced. The new 1.0-liter EcoBoost will be launched globally ...