“If the battery goes flat overnight it can be caused by screenwash being drawn up the wiring and into the Body Control Module (BCM) behind the glovebox,” exclaims Mark Shipman at AES York Ltd as he shows me some green-coloured connectors inside a BCM and some equally green contacts inside an electrical plug. This is only one of many potential problems that can arise. Use the wrong engine oil for instance and the timing belt can rapidly deteriorate. There are a few coolant issues, which can result in the engine overheating and should the head gasket fail, a new cylinder-head may be needed because it cannot be skimmed.
However, it’s not all doom and gloom with this three-cylinder EcoBoost engine. Introduced in 2012, the compact turbocharged twin-cam petrol engine boasts direct fuel injection and variable