Coolant use with ecoboosts

[Area51BS]

Asking here for my wife’s Sport since this group is far more knowledgeable about vehicles in my opinion than the Sport forum. Should there be any loss whatsoever of coolant? Max to just below minimum little over a year. I’m thinking minor leak somewhere. Did find a sticky residue while changing oil on water pump side of engine.

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[Ducati1098]

Pretty normal loss over a year. But if you see something leaking, worth having it looked at.

 

[Notmattwong]

common issue with 1.5l bronco sports. Took the wife’s bronco sport in for coolant loss and they replaced the water pump. People on the sport forums have reported multiple replacements.

 

[Area51BS]

common issue with 1.5l bronco sports. Took the wife’s bronco sport in for coolant loss and they replaced the water pump. People on the sport forums have reported multiple replacements.

That was done just over a year ago.

 

[Notmattwong]

That was done just over a year ago.

That’s strange. We haven’t noticed any more coolant loss since our water pump was replaced. As long as it doesn’t drop below minimum, you’ll be okay. Maybe you had air in the system and it took a year to work it out. I’d keep an eye on it and take it in if it gets lower. People reported coolant loss even with the “new” part. It’s hard to find a coolant leak with the under shield.

 

[HBTFD 2.0]

Cooling systems are not designed to leak when operating normally.

 

[Brian_B]

The 1.5s are notorious for water pump issues - small weeping that won’t leave a puddle

 

[B-Dog15]

Most likely a water pump failure. My 1.5L BS had two of them during my short time with it.

 

[bobogto]

Cooling systems are not designed to leak when operating normally.

Not leaking, but they will loose coolant over time. Not to mention you might have an air bubble here and there that will contribute to lower coolant level eventually. Especially on a new vehicle.

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