Re: Zetec-e cam belt renewal interval

Apr 08, 2004 3 Replies


> No more s**te than the OE Ford ones which last a similar period. I


> > believe that Ford produced a modified control arm for the Mondeo in
> > which the bushes last a lot longer. You might consider fitting these
> > if/when they fail again and if you intend to keep the car for more
> > than a few years.
>
> Thanks again Paul, you're a mine of info ;)
>
> I'll look into the modified arm when they need replacing again, cheers :) >
> BTW 100,000 miles or ten years between timing belt changes, is this normal
> nowadays ? Seems a little excessive, it makes me nervous ;)
>
> --
>
> Tony Bond / UncleFista
>
> Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
> Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
> At night the ice-weasels come...
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Why would this make you nervous? surely if ford recommend 100 thou miles it'll be their fault if it breaks before hand - will it not?


Bill


Because if it snaps, valves meet pistons and I'm without a car until I find the small fortune it'll cost to put right.

before hand - will it not?

Maybe, but I can't imagine them saying "no problem sir, although the car has been out of warranty period for a couple of years, we'll replace the engine free of charge" ;)

Tony

Might be worth asking ford will they honour this 100thou agreement - the belt isn't likely to snap without a fault like a seized water pump etc! anyway.

Bill

When the Focus head at the garage came back from the engineers they said they do a lot of those as the tensioner colapses at 50 to 60k.

-- Jon

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