Focus Timing Belt Replacement
Discussion
On my old 1.6 i had it done at 75k, think Ford say 100k but don't think it's worth the risk.
Current daily hack (03' 2.0 Zetec) has 50k on clock, not been done yet but will have it done before too long.
To be honest i'd get yours done, i payed £75 for mine doing on the 1.6 (Local mechanic needed some beer money), think Ford charge about £250.
ChrisRS
Current daily hack (03' 2.0 Zetec) has 50k on clock, not been done yet but will have it done before too long.
To be honest i'd get yours done, i payed £75 for mine doing on the 1.6 (Local mechanic needed some beer money), think Ford charge about £250.
ChrisRS
I had mine done at 100k. Ford wouldn't recomment 100k lightly. It'll have been thoroughly tested to last that long with a pretty large safety margin built in. If you have had a car serviced as it should be on time with accordance to the schedule, and it's cambelt failed early, then Ford would be in hot water. I wouldn't worry about it.
I had a cam belt go on a focus outside of the manufacturer’s warranty.
I did some investigation on the Ford website and it stated it should be changed every 10 years or 100K miles. The ford garage wanted a fortune to do the work and that it wasn't covered by Ford. I pushed a little and asked the dealer to escalate it to Ford and they ended up doing a full top end rebuild to discover the damage sustained on the bottom end.
Two weeks later and I had what was effectively a new engine and all covered by Ford UK.
This by far the best approach to customer service I have experienced from any car manufacturer to date.
I did some investigation on the Ford website and it stated it should be changed every 10 years or 100K miles. The ford garage wanted a fortune to do the work and that it wasn't covered by Ford. I pushed a little and asked the dealer to escalate it to Ford and they ended up doing a full top end rebuild to discover the damage sustained on the bottom end.
Two weeks later and I had what was effectively a new engine and all covered by Ford UK.
This by far the best approach to customer service I have experienced from any car manufacturer to date.
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