Timing Belt

[yfontalv]

That's interesting that the owner's manual wouldn't specify a time interval. Perhaps there's one in the service manual?

They usually base that on averages. The average US cit is said to average 10-12k per year. So if you divide 150 by 12, that comes out to 12.5 years.

Search 20XX Model Year Ford Warranty Guide for your vehicle. For 2015 Spanish version:






Timing belt change until 180.000km (110k miles)

 

[Intuit]

So the Spanish version specifies 110, but the English specifies 150. Makes sense...

 

[PunkST]

I saw that massive speed system makes a timing tool set for the 1.6 now. Something that will help us do it yourself folks

 

[Ford ST]

I'm all about doing my own work, but I'll probably pay to have this done.
Realistically it's a one-time thing if you keep the car long-term.

Sent from my LG-LS997 using Tapatalk

 

[Intuit]

@yfontalv - I checked the revision date (described as "First Printing") for the English (US/Canada) "2016 FIESTA Owner’s Manual" that I downloaded from Ford a few years ago and it's May 2015. Does the Spanish version you downloaded have the same "First Printing" month/year?

 

[PunkST]

I'm all about doing my own work, but I'll probably pay to have this done.
Realistically it's a one-time thing if you keep the car long-term.

Sent from my LG-LS997 using Tapatalk

I just crossed 95k lol. I might need to do it twice 😅😅

 

[Intuit]

Sometimes you don't have a choice, either time-wise or space-wise, but I frankly don't trust others to do that work. I did the belt at least three times with my prior vehicle. Paint and more especially bodywork require some level of skill/experience to do it right, but hanging parts is mostly about following instructions.