Vehicle

Ford S-Max

The seven-seat MPV, and the same vehicle as the Ford Galaxy of the same year — one car, two names, so search both. Built on the EUCD and later CD4 platforms shared with the Mondeo, which is where its powertrain information lives. Family and taxi duty at high mileage is the population, so the 2.0 TDCi's dual-mass flywheel and EGR cooler are the two wear items behind most of what it sets codes about; the powered tailgate and sliding second-row seats add body-control faults of their own.

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Ford S-Max, front view — Vauxford · CC BY-SA 4.0 (external)

Generations

First generation 2006–2014

EUCD, shared with the Mondeo Mk4 and the Galaxy; taxi and family mileages make flywheel and EGR wear the standing pattern.
- Getrag 6DCT450 (MPS6) 6-speed dual-clutch
Body styles

MPV

Platform

Ford EUCD
Engines
1.6 EcoBoost — petrol · 118 kW (158 hp)

2.0 EcoBoost — petrol · 149–176 kW (200–236 hp)

2.0 Duratec — petrol · 107 kW (143 hp)

2.5 turbo five-cylinder — petrol · Volvo-derived

1.6 TDCi — diesel · 85 kW (114 hp) · 270 Nm (199 lb-ft)

2.0 TDCi — DW10 · diesel · 85–120 kW (114–161 hp)

2.2 TDCi — diesel · 129–147 kW (173–197 hp) · 400–420 Nm (295–310 lb-ft)

2.3 — petrol · 118 kW (158 hp)

1.8 turbo — diesel · 92 kW (123 hp) · 320 Nm (236 lb-ft)
Transmissions

5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 6-speed PowerShift dual-clutch · 6-speed 6F35 automatic · 6-speed 6DCT450 dual-clutch

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive
Second generation 2015–2023

CD4 alongside the Mondeo Mk5, gaining the hybrid powertrain late in the run.
- 6F35 6-speed automatic
- Getrag 6DCT450 (MPS6) 6-speed dual-clutch
Body styles

MPV

Platform

Ford CD4
Engines
1.5 EcoBoost — petrol · 118–121 kW (158–162 hp) · 240–242 Nm (177–178 lb-ft)

2.0 EcoBoost — petrol · 110–177 kW (148–237 hp)

2.5 hybrid — hybrid · 110 kW (148 hp) · 200 Nm (148 lb-ft)

2.0 TDCi — diesel · 88–155 kW (118–208 hp)

2.0 EcoBlue — diesel · 88–155 kW (118–208 hp)
Transmissions

6-speed manual · e-CVT · 6-speed 6F automatic · 8-speed 8F automatic · 6-speed Getrag 6DCT450 Powershift dual-clutch

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

Service information

Motorcraft Service (Ford/Lincoln PTS) (external) — Workshop literature

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