Tuesday, September 20, 2011

When does a timing belt on a diesel need changing?

I have a ford fiesta 1.8 diesel and I want to know at what miles its cam belt should be changed?

thanks!
When does a timing belt on a diesel need changing?
Hi



Up to 1997 the cam belt should be changed every 40000 miles or 5 years whichever comes first, as should the injection pump belt.



1998 onwards both belts should be changed every 70000 miles or 5 years (40000 miles under adverse conditions).



IVOR G....You are correct, your engine is not belt driven, it is driven by a double or %26quot;duplex%26quot; timing chain, but it is not gear to gear. I have rebuilt a couple of these TDCI engines and replaced a couple of timing chains on them.



SKID.... The 1.8 Fiesta Diesel is belt driven, I have replaced numerous timing belts on these engines.
When does a timing belt on a diesel need changing?
just before it snaps...nahh serious if you intend to keep it,change it now,if you have no idea when it was last changed,its that simple
PLEASE refer to your owner's manual in the scheduled maintenance section. From experience, I know the VW diesel belt from the 80's needed changing at 80,000 miles. You might consider calling the dealership where they will be HAPPY to look this information up for you for FREE!!
im familiar with that particular diesel engine, but every one i ve ever worked on didnt have a timing belt, they were gear to gear because of the torque a diesel puts out, even that little 4 cylinder you have. You need to research this first. I may be wrong.
I would tend to listen to Skid, I have a 130 h.p. 1.9 TD Ci Ford that probably is of the same or similar design and that has no timing belt, ask at your local garage or a telephone call to a Ford dealer would probably be better.

Hope this helps

Good luck