Does a Focus TDCi have a Cam Belt?

Does a Focus TDCi have a Cam Belt?

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grayme

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936 posts

243 months

Thursday 16th March 2006
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Just bought a 122k '52 Focus TDCi; should I be concerned about a Cam Belt?

It came with a comprehensive listing of what has been done to it, down to new bulbs but there is no mention of a cam belt change, would the dealership be able to tell me about a change (if it had one)?

Thanks

GreenV8S

30,481 posts

291 months

Thursday 16th March 2006
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Don't know, but this information from www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/?id=154 seems to indicate that the petrol engines use chain drive, and the Diesels use belt drive. I suppose the belt drive provides the extra torque for the diesel injection.

1,388cc 16v Duratec chain-cam petrol

1,596cc 16v Duratec chain-cam petrol

1,596cc Ti-VCT 16v Duratec belt-cam petrol

1,999cc 16v Duratec chain-cam petrol

1,560cc 16v Duratorq TDCI belt-cam diesel

1,997cc 16v Duratorq TDCI belt-cam diesel

(Taken from www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/?id=154 )

grayme

Original Poster:

936 posts

243 months

Thursday 16th March 2006
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Thanks.

It's a 1.8l which is interesting, but a search on that site revealed this: 1.8 TDCi diesel engine is belt cam, not chain cam like 2.0 Mondeo TDCi.

So thanks for your help, I've got the answer (just not the one I wanted!)

Do you reckon if I rang the dealership that did all the servicing they would be able and willing to tell me if they changed the cam belt?

nighthawk

1,757 posts

251 months

Thursday 16th March 2006
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The 1.8 diesel (kent/lynx) engine does have a cam shaft drive belt and it's replacement interval was 100k, the belt drives the camshaft via the fuel pump gear. The fuel pump is chain driven from the crank.

Quite a reliable system really