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#604 of 651 Re: Ford Escape 2013 Special Features [bigmclargehuge] by mike_zarnock

Mar 13, 2013 (6:36 pm)

Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Sep 10, 2012 4:00 am)
Sorry to burst your bubble guys, but any engine with a compression ratio above 10:1 runs into pre-ignition problems with 87 octane fuel. If you have a turbo charged engine with 10:1 comp ratio or higher you will blow the heads right off of it as soon as you start to build boost. The cylinder pressure climbs dramatically once the turbo spools up. The cylinder pressure is so high that it ignites the fuel as soon as it gets into the combustion chamber and doesn't wait for the ignition to ignite it. That's why "Turbo Charged" engines have low compression ratios. Oh, and the compression ratio never changes, cylinder pressure is constant. The 14:1 ratio you are reading about or seeing is the stoichiometric air fuel ratio, not compression ratio.

#606 of 651 Re: Ford Escape 2013 Special Features [tim156] by mike_zarnock

Mar 13, 2013 (7:02 pm)

Sorry....
I was replying to someones post that said the engine had to be at a static comp ratio of 13:1 to be economical and more stuff.... It must have ended up in the wrong place. At 13:1 you would need to run methanol for fuel instead of gasoline.

#607 of 651 605 by pzam

Mar 14, 2013 (4:31 pm)

Hey -- where'd message 605 go?

#608 of 651 Re: 605 [pzam] by steve_ HOST

Mar 14, 2013 (5:46 pm)

Replying to: pzam (Mar 14, 2013 4:31 pm)
It was a Mercedes ML Prices Paid post; just got misplaced in here somehow.

#609 of 651 any 2013 escape + scangauge2 users here? by dan5678

Mar 22, 2013 (9:08 am)

I've made a couple attempts to set up some x-gauges (gear ratio, cylinder head temp) using codes from linear-logic's site, but no success yet. How about u ?
 
My unit is 3.15(not the freshest software version), but the email reply from the scangauge folks is that it's probably not worth paying for an update, the vehicle might just not report this info.

#610 of 651 Re: any 2013 escape + scangauge2 users here? [dan5678] by automelon48

Mar 22, 2013 (12:20 pm)

Replying to: dan5678 (Mar 22, 2013 9:08 am)
I use the DashComand sorftware with my iPad and an OBDII WiFi transmitter. I had to enter the gear ratio info from the Ford published specs.
Temperature wise, I can read Ambient temp, Coolant temp, Intake temp and Catalyst temp. These are the 4-temps that come pre-programmed. Others may be possible, depending on what is available from the OBDII port.
Not sure about Cylinder Head Temp.
I mainly got mine for reading boost pressure, but I really enjoy looking at dozens of other variables available.

#611 of 651 Re: Ford Escape 2013 1.6L Engine Noise [thayer_m1] by younghoonp

Mar 28, 2013 (11:45 am)

Replying to: thayer_m1 (Nov 26, 2012 7:16 pm)
Hello
 
I purchased 2013 ford Escape 1.6 Eco Booster but EXACTLY same issue with you. I dropped dealershop this morning but they said it is normal they have nothing to do.
 
Anybody has idea what can I to do for this issue??

#612 of 651 Transmission by john364

Mar 30, 2013 (7:03 am)

Has any one had a problem where when shifting from Reverse to Drive that it doesn't want to engage immediately when you push the accelerator? It pauses for a couple of seconds and then lurches forward.
 
Thanks

#613 of 651 Re: Transmission [john364] by automelon48

Mar 30, 2013 (8:23 am)

Replying to: john364 (Mar 30, 2013 7:03 am)
Yes, sometimes when backing out of my driveway and shifting from Reverse to Drive it takes a bit longer to engage Drive than expected. I always wait to hit the gas, until I feel that Drive is engaged, otherwise, you will feel the lurch when it does engage.

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