Ford

Ford from 1995 to 2025: what thirty years of intensive use means for the engine or gearbox

A fully loaded Transit on the motorway, a Ranger on a track, a fleet Focus chaining short urban trips, a Galaxy in shuttle service: every use puts different demands on the drivetrain. That is precisely what the Ford collection on this page reflects — 286 engines, 215 gearboxes and 75 turbos covering vehicles as different as a Fiesta 1.25 Ti-VCT and a Transit 3.2 TDCi. The part that fails varies depending on whether the vehicle has spent its life in town or on the open road.

Vans and SUVs: TDCi engines under pressure

The Transit alone accounts for the largest share of the collection, followed by the Ranger and the Tourneo. These vehicles are predominantly fitted with 2.2 TDCi, 2.4 TDCi and 3.2 TDCi engines (codes DRFA to DRFE, PGFA, UHFB, BKFB), whose longevity depends closely on the load carried and the regularity of oil changes. On the Transit, the 6-speed manual gearbox and the 5-speed manual gearbox coexist depending on the year and power output: the same generation of van can receive two different transmissions, which makes the engine code essential for correct identification. The Kuga and the EcoSport introduce the only transfer case in the catalogue — not to be confused with the main gearbox.

City cars and saloons: compact EcoBoost and TDCi engines — families worth telling apart

The Focus, C-Max, Fiesta and B-Max share several families of petrol and diesel engines. The 1.0 EcoBoost (codes SFJA, SFJB, SFJP) is fitted to the Fiesta and the Focus from 2012 onwards; its three-cylinder design makes it susceptible to overheating, which explains the frequency of requests for reconditioned bare engines on this unit. The 1.6 TDCi and the 1.5 TDCi (codes M1JA, M1JE, XYJD) cover a wide range of years on the Focus and C-Max: the registration date and the engine code stamped on the block are the only reliable references to avoid ordering the wrong part. For the Galaxy, S-Max and Mondeo, the 2.0 TDCi and the 2.0 Ti-VCT dominate, with 5- and 6-speed manual gearboxes depending on power output and generation. The turbos available new or reconditioned complete the collection for most of the TDCi and EcoBoost engines listed above.