FORD TRANSIT OIL PUMP FAILURE T280 61 REG!

[sameday262]

Hi I am a courier and have always owned a driven different diesel transits(28 years) so 10 weeks ago decided to have an up an upgrade! my faithful 56 plate T280 never missed a heart beat in over 4 years delivering to one of the worst places in the country during the winter and best for summer Exmoor national park! so not being V.A.T registered (private sale) searched for 5 months for a FWD T280 and got one(82k on odometer) with very good proper garage service history! bargain I thought(sold as seen and in excellent condition)! until after 10 weeks just driving up to Bristol from Bridgwater(38 miles)!! oil light suddenly came on just where I was going to have a meeting about a new job contracting ???? oil checked regularly by me! let it cool down for an hour and went to drive home(oil level fine) 2 miles and that was it !! emergency call outs and recovery back home by the AA(thanks mark!) got it tail lifted to main ford dealer in Bridgwater and today have been told they(FORD) will honour the warranty(new engine & turbo to be fitted!) just by one phone call odd! and my neighbour who delivers parts & new transits for them(at Bridgwater Ford) has said there has been several from around the same year as mine was manufactured with the same problem!!!!! oil pump failure!!!! I think there is a problem that ford have got with this(engine/ van!! I have to also pay out over £650 in hire charges to carry out my work because of this(while they fix it) !!! I think I may make a claim for this as well !! If ford put there hand up that quickly, there is something going on???? views/comments please>Barry

[electrician69]

I will be picking up a 42000 12 plate 125ps on Monday. Is this an issue I should be concerned about.

[sameday262]

From my part and yes I am a newbie on here! when I get my transit back! I am going to take out my own warranty on the" new" engine/turbo at my expense because ford will only give me another six months warranty and then the vehicle will be 3 years old and they will" NOT" be interested as I have been told by them! I am not scare mongering just alerting everybody to what ford might know already??? and I love my transits but needs must!!

[Guy88]

iv picked several euro 5 ones that have gone bang

[V184]

One would hope the replacement engines have modified oil pumps ?

[sameday262]

I have taken the time to phone Ford motor company on the issue's I have raised! there reply is" there is no issue with the oil pump?" I will tomorrow(Monday) be given a ford transit for free use during my van's down time as a gesture of good will!!

[blue estate]

I have taken the time to phone Ford motor company on the issue's I have raised! there reply is" there is no issue with the oil pump?" I will tomorrow(Monday) be given a ford transit for free use during my van's down time as a gesture of good will!!

Standard ford response

[sameday262]

I have my 2011 ford transit T280 125ps back now after three weeks and thank god! no explanation from ford or there technicians about have they fixed the oil pump problem????? new engine came from Germany!!!! thought they were made in Wales??? and also to add very nice of ford to give me a free loan of the new 2014 LWB transit thanks! review on my part multi-dropping on this vehicle! well no good for street work and tight lanes! and worst 2.2litre in LWB average or combined fuel consumption 21.7 MPG!!(well under powered) my god I spent more times in the fuel station than a 7.5tonner and that is driving it shall we say gingerly !! far more suited as a conversion to an expensive camper! and to add has the cut out profile already in the middle of the roof already just for this purpose!!

[Raceytracy]

Hi I'm new to this but am soooo angry. I brought a brand new 12 plate Euro 5 transit van from ford as I am a courier driver pulling in 180-200 a day, all running fine until last Wednesday driving home from work, funny noise from front, then loss of power. Got home had hubby look at it who's a trained mechanic 20 years + found the turbo to be blown. Got it up to local ford garage as still in warranty (or so I thought) who diagnosed no oil pressure and turbo bearings knackard, so need new oil pump and turbo. Can't say if engine has been effected so recommending new engine at a cost of nearly £7000!!!!!! Contact ford credit because I am just over the 100,000 mileage my warrantee is gone!!!! Now ford are looking to see if they will help me in some way with the cost of this, but now I have just found out that this has happen on more than one occasion AND ford have been aware of this but not informed anyone about this,I think we may have a case if not then I am involving trading standards as I have pay nearly £1000 in rental vans, insurances etc has anyone else had a transit over 100,00 have the same problem
Thanks in advance

[ake]

Hi I'm new to this but am soooo angry. I brought a brand new 12 plate Euro 5 transit van from ford as I am a courier driver pulling in 180-200 a day, all running fine until last Wednesday driving home from work, funny noise from front, then loss of power. Got home had hubby look at it who's a trained mechanic 20 years + found the turbo to be blown. Got it up to local ford garage as still in warranty (or so I thought) who diagnosed no oil pressure and turbo bearings knackard, so need new oil pump and turbo. Can't say if engine has been effected so recommending new engine at a cost of nearly £7000!!!!!! Contact ford credit because I am just over the 100,000 mileage my warrantee is gone!!!! Now ford are looking to see if they will help me in some way with the cost of this, but now I have just found out that this has happen on more than one occasion AND ford have been aware of this but not informed anyone about this,I think we may have a case if not then I am involving trading standards as I have pay nearly £1000 in rental vans, insurances etc has anyone else had a transit over 100,00 have the same problem
Thanks in advance

The warranty is 3 years OR 100000 miles, which ever comes first. By rights Ford don't have to give you anything.

Ford will never admit that there is any problem with any vehicle, it would open the flood gates to claims from everyone who has ever had an issue!

[man le-mans]

Ake is correct with Fords don't have to pay. But as long as the van has Full service history and ideally with Fords you may well have a good case. I say this because I know people to take on Audi and won at court and also the van would be expected to last much longer than 100k

[sameday262]

I really feel sorry for the member from Norwich personally about the ford transit 12 plate with a blown engine/Turbo and the cost's involved and also all the other expenses and inconveniences to say the least! because I count myself very" lucky" for want of a better word because that could have been me out of pocket to the tune of £7000 +! just because mine had only done 81k! I wish I could/did have recorded the conversation with the ford technician/mechanic after mine was fixed about how many van's they were actually having in for the same problem(this is only a small ford main agent garage with only 3 trained mechanic's which in my mind makes it all the more serious as far as number/ratio of engine problems involved) and this is true! and I am also sorry "I do not agree" with the statement of opening the flood gates for everyone on this issue! because there is a genuine case in my mind for ford to" answer"! which they probably "will not"!!! because any genuine person who lays out there hard earned cash on buying a new ford transit van expects something to last(engine/turbo) more than 100k like I did!! and I still feel that without any suitable answer/explanation from ford themselves I am taking out a very expensive extra warranty on my van's engine/turbo when the 3 year ford warranty run's out even though I have a new engine/turbo fitted ! I cannot afford the repairs and want peace of mind! and please don't forget I have owned/driven ford transits for near 30 years because I don't own/drive a car and love my ford transits with a passion!!!! so I wish the member from Norwich all the best in getting your just due's out of ford for what is still to me a unresolved hidden issue with the oil pump failure on the euro 5 engine!!! in my mind!

[ake]

I totally agree, there is clearly a problem with oil pump failures, we can add this to a long list of problems that Ford will never admit too, because if they do they will be accepting liability for repairs which would run into millions of pounds.
The best you can do is call Ford customer care and ask for some goodwill, they may well cover it all, they have helped us on a couple of occasions, but the vans service history must be absolutely water tight, and missed services, or advised items not attended to and you can forget it!

[Guy88]

was talking to a chap from one of the biggest recovery companies in the UK, they run a fleet of 400+ transits all 61 plate or newer both MK7 and customs

theres at least 10 a week in at ford for engine issues

[V184]

Time to move mine on i think