TRansit - diff noise.

[JohnD]

2 hours ago, mpbarrett said:

looks very nice. But does it have the wet belt engine?

It has the 2.2L Duratorq-TDCi (Puma) engine.  Is that "wet belt"?  Is that good?

 

I'm back in a "Today, I B*66*cks" situation with it as I took it for a full service and MoT at a Ford dealer, collected it and it showed the "Engine Service NOW" warning.   Drove straight back, the workshop boss came out, said that Ford insisted on resetting such things using the computer, but that he knew the old way.  Which he used, and which got rid of the warning, so I drove away.  And it came back.  Again.  And again!

The workshop has it back.   Please test drive it before you tell me it's ready!

John

[Hamish]

Looks very smart john

my Ducato service lights came on in France a quick google search told me the fix

which involved lots of accelerator presses and ignition on and offs and repeat and it worked and kept it out of limp mode

[RedRooster]

Recommend that you get a iCarsoft if you have a puma engine 😉 http://xlk7u.mj.is/lnk/AW4AAGeoMlsAAc5udjQAALN21IIAAAAAAgQAAAAAAA672QBn3ExKNqDNQfRiT_qW16pvfCZ3egAAARc/3/E-AjWqqe08OihTGXUPSPBQ/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5uZXdzbGV0dGVyLWVjb21tZXJjZS5jb20vODAwOTYvbi84MjkvbC8zP2lkPTc1ODM0NDM

[JohnD]

33 minutes ago, RedRooster said:

Recommend that you get a iCarsoft if you have a puma engine 😉 http://xlk7u.mj.is/lnk/AW4AAGeoMlsAAc5udjQAALN21IIAAAAAAgQAAAAAAA672QBn3ExKNqDNQfRiT_qW16pvfCZ3egAAARc/3/E-AjWqqe08OihTGXUPSPBQ/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5uZXdzbGV0dGVyLWVjb21tZXJjZS5jb20vODAwOTYvbi84MjkvbC8zP2lkPTc1ODM0NDM

I already have a FordScan!

[Escadrille Ecosse]

Quite right John. No point having a dog (garage workshop) and barking yourself (fixing the work you paid them to do).

PS Ford wet belt would appear to be the spawn of the devil.

[thebrookster]

John, it shouldn't be a wet belt. Up until 2016 the Transits shared the 2.2L engine with the Ranger, which is chain. I wish you all the luck with that engine, it does not have a good rep in the Ranger (my Ranger is the big brother, 5cyl 3.2).

Word of caution however, these engines have vaned oil pumps, which DO NOT self prime. Oil changes must be carried out in less than ten minutes or wave goodbye to the engine! A well known issue with these engines that Ford refuses to acknowledge. You can however get an "upgraded" pump for it, which is actually an older gear pump, which is what I had done to mine.

[mpbarrett]

On 4/1/2025 at 12:10 PM, JohnD said:

It has the 2.2L Duratorq-TDCi (Puma) engine.  Is that "wet belt"?  Is that good?

 

I'm back in a "Today, I B*66*cks" situation with it as I took it for a full service and MoT at a Ford dealer, collected it and it showed the "Engine Service NOW" warning.   Drove straight back, the workshop boss came out, said that Ford insisted on resetting such things using the computer, but that he knew the old way.  Which he used, and which got rid of the warning, so I drove away.  And it came back.  Again.  And again!

The workshop has it back.   Please test drive it before you tell me it's ready!

John

Dont know if that has a wet belt but in general wet belts seem to be a problem. The belt starts to fail and bits from it block the oil pump and then the engine dies. I think if you have one you need to change the oil very regularly and make sure the correct oil is used. Rubber belt running in hot oil just doesn't seem like a good idea but there must be some advantages!

Quick google of wet belt problems is a bit depressing......
Fleets warned of 'engine killer' wet timing belts

mike

[JohnD]

Hmmmmmmmmm!  Just had call from Ford dealer.    The problem was a thermostat housing leak.  Causing misreading of various ECU inputs (???) and reversion to 'limp mode', hence no power.

It's not a recommendation for the cost of going to a Ford dealer, is it?!   Anyway, in for a penny - new housing.

I'll check exactly which engine when I get it back.  Thanks for advice!

John 

Edited April 2 by JohnD