I have just bought a 60 plate Ford Focus Mk2 1.6 TDCI and I was wondering if it has a timing chain or belt and when this would need replacing. I do not have any paperwork to show the timing belt has ...
HonestJohn.co.uk: Does the timing belt in a Ford Focus last the lifetime of the car?
Does the timing belt in a Ford Focus last the lifetime of the car?
autoevolution: NHTSA Investigates Ford 1.0L EcoBoost-Powered Manual Vehicles Over Timing Belt Failures
My daughter's Peugeot 208 is now six years old with 52,000 miles on the clock. It has a full service history. The official interval for changing the timing belt is 10 years/112,000 miles, whichever ...
Does the latest Volkswagen 1.2 three-cylinder diesel use a timing belt or chain? I am considering a new or nearly new car, but try to avoid timing belts. Does my Vauxhall Vectra estate have a timing ...
I`ve just bought (privately) a Fiat panda 1.3 diesel registered Jan 2005. I hear a lot of talk about timing and cam belts breaking and costing a fortune to repair. What exactly are they and does my ...
HonestJohn.co.uk: Do EcoBoost engines in the Ford Puma have wet belt issues?
The 1.0-litre and 1.5-litre EcoBoost engines in the Puma are of a different design to earlier versions and use a timing chain rather than a timing belt, so there is no risk of this problem occurring.
From the very start, everyone with a hint of mechanical understanding was aware that Ford's 1.0-liter EcoBoost inline-three turbo may pose serious mechanical problems due to its belt-in-oil system.