ford focus 1.6 petrol cambelt

[MrPetrolHead]

hey guys does anyone know how long the cambelt survives on the ford focus 1.6 petrol 2005 model?

[MrGTI6]

I think Ford suggest somewhere in the region of every 100k/8y. If it looks like it needs replacing before then, personally I would do it for peace of mind.

My car's recommended a new cam belt every 36k/3y so think yourself lucky!

[Dogwatch]

MrGTI6 said:

I think Ford suggest somewhere in the region of every 100k/8y. If it looks like it needs replacing before then, personally I would do it for peace of mind.

My car's recommended a new cam belt every 36k/3y so think yourself lucky!

I changed it at about 70k before passing mine on to my daughter. I think it is now up to about 140k and has had a second one. Lot cheaper than a new engine!

3 years/36k sounds like a scam!

Garage observed that they get more cambelt failures in Winter as the ageing rubber stiffens in the cold and can't cope with starting up on cold 'n frosty mornings.

[MrGTI6]

Dogwatch said:

3 years/36k sounds like a scam!

That's what I thought at first! To start with they recommended changing the cam belt every 72k/6y, but some started to go earlier than that, so they halved it!

I've been told that they can last a fair bit longer than that, but I'd rather be safe than sorry! In fairness it's a pretty easy job as far as cam belt changes go!