Ford duratec 1.4 cambelt

[comfortablynumb]

So its looking like one of these is heading my way, i keep hearing horror stories about no woodruff keys and specialist timing tools, is this true or is it likely to be a ‘Get it done’ job?
Tia

[wildy]

If you want to do it properly then buy a timing kit (on Ebay for as little as £6.99). Find TDC. Find the blanking screw, take out and thats where the locking pin goes in. Take rocker cover off and line the cams up, the bar then slots in across the back. Not difficult and I hate cambelts.

[stealthstylz]

Hardest bit is removing the crank bolt. They sometimes go with a good impact gun and short impact socket, but most need either heat or somebody sat in car/5th gear/press hard as possible on brakes and a breaker bar to undo. Best to fit a new bolt too. Tightening up is easy enough but make sure as you put the crank pulley on you only turn it clockwise so it pushes the crank against the locking pin.

[comfortablynumb]

Thanks guys, currently trying to find out if it had one at 100k, would make life much easier
‘So many cars, so little time’

[steveo3002]

no big deal , don't try and get around doing it properly when the timing kit is under a tenner

[ChasR]

Dec 8, 2019 8:52:03 GMT comfortablynumb said:

Thanks guys, currently trying to find out if it had one at 100k, would make life much easier
‘So many cars, so little time’

They'll be too old now anyway.

It's 10 years or 100k.

As said, in a Focus with the tools, it's not that bad a job.

[comfortablynumb]

Wish it was a focus ChasR, its a fusion so not so much space😬

[mk2cossie]

Dec 9, 2019 18:24:16 GMT comfortablynumb said:

Wish it was a focus ChasR, its a fusion so not so much space😬

Famous last words, but they arent too bad to work on

As said, get the proper timing tools and it isnt too bad a job. Also worth changing the water pump at the same time, and the stretch belts if it has them

[spookies]

Done three of these for family over the years. Quite simple to do, as said earlier the crank bolt can be difficult to remove. Make sure you get the correct length bolt to refit. On all the ones I have done (Fiesta and Focus) I have removed the headlight.