I had a shop replace the timing belt, serpentine belt, waterpump, all tensioners, inspection, and had them install a UDP while they were at it. Was around $418 total I think. I was too scared to try it myself also.
I just purchased a Comp O SVTF with 101K miles on it. The previous owner had no idea if the timing belt had ever been changed. The serpentine belt looks new and the pulleys look new. I am new to this motor but is there a way that I can inspect the car to see if it has been changed or not? The car is perfect right now and I want to get a lot of mileage out of it, but don't want to change the TB if it was done 10K miles ago and would be unnecessary.
If your unsure of when it was done then you should probably have it done. Better to do it and know it's been done than to take the chance and have it fail.
I just changed mine a couple of days before Focus Fest. Had about 95k mi on it, would have been done sooner but I been busy working on other peoples cars and fixing other problems on mine.
No problem glad to help. I've changed at least a dozen timing belts on the Zetec's and SVT's so if you need any help or advice feel free to ask [thumb]
Job is done, no issues, old belt wasn't even that bad. Tensioner bearing makes little noise, but not bad, changed em anyways. Glad its over with. and whoever at ford said to remove the cam gears, should be fired. there is no reason to remove them at all unless your removing the seal. other than that, leave the cam gears alone.
2003 with 126,000 miles. Just dropped it off at the shop today.
I thought the planned mileage was 120,000, so I am not too late. I still drive the car hard every now and then. Wife sometimes drives the car and says she red lines it everywhere.
Car is strong like bull. Or I have been lucky.
Also having them put on cheap Fuzion UHP tires. I am hoping to drive this thing until 200k.
UPDATE: Shop said the belt looked pretty good for being 10 years old. Charged $413 for that job. $260 for the water pump. I have only driven a few miles but the Fuzions are much more quiet than worn out Wide Oval Indy 500 tires.
for the timing belt (the crankshaft pin and the cam locking bar) you NEEEEED those proper tools! You could jimmy up a solution for the pin but the cam locking bar is a pretty specific thickness to be bang-on. I bought it.... made the job a breeze! worth every penny and some....
The job should take you an entire day... or weekend (Depending on your skill level)
I've done it twice now and could bang it off in a day. Thinking of doing the Timing Belt again once I hit 300,000kms which is 50,000kms away!
138471 miles and still on original belt. took upper timing cover off and the belt looked really good no cracks, numbers on belt looks new. Its the first thing i do but not it desperate need.
Even if the belt looked like new, I would still be extremely concerned about the state of the tensioner and idler pulleys. The belt snapping is only about 50% of the failures we see around here, with the other 50% being tensioners and idlers giving out.
For as cheap and as easy as it is to replace these belts I would never risk it. Not when you're looking at $1000-$1500 to rebuild the engine. You could actually be in way deeper than that if something happens to block or pistons.
I just had my belt done at 113,XXX miles only because mine broke.
No damage to the head or valves though!! SVT 2064 Lives on!!
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