The exact wording on my inside filler cap (early 2015 build) recommends using the highest grade petrol you can. I use BP Ultimate which in my area is cheaper than the Shell equivalent.Very wise to change the oil every 6k; look after the turbo seals at the very least.
Mine is 125 ecoboost and I've looked on the inside of the fuel filler door which states 95 RON, or do you mean that you use 97 RON no matter?
Concur with all of what you say including the new Puma!My 1.0 123 din B Max is brilliant. Does 120 mph and has averaged 46.4 mpg over 34,000 miles in the 4 years I've had it. I've never ever got near 120 mph though, but it's very comfortable and quiet at motorway speeds and accelerates like a 1.6. I've been driving for 45 years now and I'm enjoying the B Max more than any other car I've driven in those years and that includes a few big and powerful cars. I'm drooling over the new Puma though 😀
Forgot to add - do not under any circumstances allow a non franchised garage (for example) to use 5W-30 oil in the engine - it can "cause catastrophic engine failure"!I have a 1.0 ecoboost 125hp and it performs brilliantly. I have also actually seen 55mpg on the trip computer but you have to be very gentle on the loud pedal to achieve.
I ensure I observe a few things to ensure longevity of the plant -
1. Only use 97 ron petrol (this is on a sticker inside the fuel filler actually)
2. Change the oil and filter every 6000miles and not 12000.
3. Obey any warning lights on the dashboard including coolant temperature.
Forgot to add - do not under any circumstances allow a non franchised garage (for example) to use 5W-30 oil in the engine - it can "cause catastrophic engine failure"!
Only fully synthetic SAE 5W-20 Eco B oil to spec FORD WSS-M2C948-B must be used.
Having had the last (proper) Puma Black available in Blighty, two decades ago (smashed into at 60mph by two giggling teenagers, leaving my wife with 2 years of physio, agro from the dealer repairing it - Godfrey Davis, Welwyn, then the car never quite feeling the same) I still miss it - only nowadays I’d struggle to get out of it compared to my B Max! 😳.My 1.0 123 din B Max is brilliant. Does 120 mph and has averaged 46.4 mpg over 34,000 miles in the 4 years I've had it. I've never ever got near 120 mph though, but it's very comfortable and quiet at motorway speeds and accelerates like a 1.6. I've been driving for 45 years now and I'm enjoying the B Max more than any other car I've driven in those years and that includes a few big and powerful cars. I'm drooling over the new Puma though 😀
I wonder what that means with the imminent introduction of a new (eco) petrol grade across the country? Will the Ecoboost require the current premium grade? 🤔The exact wording on my inside filler cap (early 2015 build) recommends using the highest grade petrol you can. I use BP Ultimate which in my area is cheaper than the Shell equivalent.