Mike B Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Hello, It's been a long time since I've been here. Getting serious about purchasing a fusion. I am wondering just how reliable the Ecoboost engines are. Should I even look at the smaller Ecoboost engines or look at the non turbo engines. Car would mainly be driven around town and a few road trips. Thanks for any advice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolharts Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Our 2013's 2.5L has been very reliable, with our 2018 on order we did not even consider an Ecoboost. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusionpursuit Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 My 3.5 NA is still running strong, at 65K miles now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirtanon Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Keep in mind that the 2.5 liter L4 has been in use for around 10 years, starting in 2010 in the Fusions, as well as some Mazda cars, etc.. They are rock solid engines, and I've heard them referred to as "bulletproof" by multiple mechanics. It's a very well tested engine, and has the benefit of having been 'tweaked' over its lifespan to improve it. FWIW - My 2010 Fusion has the 2.5 and it just hit 251,000 miles last night. If I were buying a new Fusion, I'd get the 2.5. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCEcoBoost Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) Starting with the 2019s, you can no longer get the 2.5 on anything other than the base S. I was leaning toward the 2.5, but couldn't find one acceptably equipped last fall (2017 SE). So, I went for the 1.5, which has been trouble free to date (as has been the whole car, save glitch issues with Sync3). There was also an additional EcoBoost discount at the time, which made it cheaper than the 2.5L. I too, am mostly around town with a highway trip here and there (work primarily out of my house). I don't really think it matters, since we don't rack up high miles. My previous ride was an '04, which I traded in September with just under 60K miles. (Truth be told, I have 2 personal vehicles, the other one that I "inherited" and I try to split mileage equally between the 2. When works gets busy and I'm running around town like crazy, lately I've been preferring the older car, since, it's, well, older, and first to be replaced). I only have 2K on the Fusion. Edited March 24, 2018 by NCEcoBoost 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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