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[JimbbobW1977]

The old ford engines mainly the 1.8 and the. 2.0 mk3 mondeo engines were average and nothing to do with the joint venture.

 

[JTD_Liam]

Thanks for clarifying with the links. I'm guessing Peugeot went into the joint-venture for financial reasons - quite surprised that they'd need anyone's technical help developing a diesel engine after their older DT engines

Sorry that I misinterpreted - the curse of text, you have to be so careful not to offend

 

[RobinPJ]

the curse of text, you have to be so careful not to offend

Maxi doesn't.

 

[UFI]

The EU6 Twin Air adds the three features that the Ecoboost has over the the EU5 TA:

Flow controlled oil pump
Electronically controlled thermostat
Exhaust manifold cast within the head, to promote much faster coolant warm up.

What's the reasoning behind the E-T'stat?

 

[306maxi]

What's the reasoning behind the E-T'stat?

Needless complexity?

 

[bgunn]

What's the reasoning behind the E-T'stat?

Allows faster warm up. BMW have been using them for years (since the M52TU) - the wax bulb won't fully open until around 105 degrees, but there's a small heater that's ECU controlled to allow it to open the 'stat at a more 'normal' temperature. This means the warm up part of the process happens very quickly, as the 'stat isn't opening by a gradual amount, bleeding hot water into the radiator. Instead it 'cracks' it open, more quickly.