mountune Forged 1.6L EcoBoost Engine Component Kit

[CB022481]

I was under the impression that the ford escape head was at risk of overheating due to a coolant flow issue, caused by a leak. Brian (formerly Sourskittle) would be an example of this issue. Then again he was the only person in these forums to have an overheating issue. He used a ford escape longblock with his cyborg setup, practically turned the head to junk.

heads are the same exact part number bm5z6049d

 

[haste]

Wasn't he way turned up on the boost at the time?

Yeah and he admitted flogging it while it wasn't up to operating temp.

 

[fiestastdaily]

Some escape blocks/heads are different than fiesta blocks. Not sure when they changed over, maybe 13-14.

But the head in the fiestas have a secondary coolant temp sensor above the trans on drivers side. Early escapes are missing this, it's for cyl head over temp protection. Without being plugged in, the car will go into limp mode and coolant temp gauge will peg at max, must see temp change in coolant as well and not just plugged in. I'll see if I can snag a pic later today.

Just a fair warning as I've come across this many times while buying these used engines. Still have two 1.6s in the back of my truck.

 

[flbchbm]

The key is to find a 1.6 Escape motor. Same exact motor, way cheaper cause it’s not “ST”
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and probably less abused... I called Mountune and they don't have an ETA on the kit. Sounds familiar.