161 posts · Joined 2012. #4 · May 23, 2015. Ford say 8 years or 100000 miles. I got mine done in January - 8 years after the car was built rather than registered. The Haynes manual suggests every 5 years as a precaution but touch wood in all of my years of driving Fords I have never had a belt snap before the interval (or indeed afterwards
From the model year 2018 to 2022 the Ford Ecosport has various engines with either a timing belt or a timing chain. However, all of its engines are interference. Scroll down to see specific data for your model year below. The timing belt (or chain) maintains the proper synchronization between the various engine components in a combustion engine.
3. Engine misfires. A worn out timing belt might also impact the engine's fire rate. The timing belt is attached to pulleys that drive the crank and camshaft as we've indicated above. However, sometimes the belt will slip on the camshaft drive and cause one cylinder to open or close earlier than it should. This might cause a misfire situation Ford Cambelts. The cambelt (also known as a toothed/timing belt) and tensioner pulleys ensure that all the moving engine components, such as the pistons and valves, are synchronised and keep the belt at the correct tension, avoiding any unwanted contact with each other. Call Our Ford Parts Team today on 01925 651111 for all your Ford Parts. 1.5 and 1.6 4 cylinder GTDI/Ecoboost have a timing belt. Your owners manual scheduled maintenance only had information for the 1.6. The 2.0 has a chain. I lost the battle with my wife on getting the 2.0 versus the 1.5 in my 2017 Escape, the premium for the 2.0 is probably close to the cost of having the timing belt replaced. 892Ruvn. 103 233 275 344 107 254 83 303 101