axxeman

Hello there, I have searched high and low but to no avail.

2001 1.8 TDi Ford Courier. What is the timing belt change interval please?

Thanks in advance.

Axxe

Rowe

usually 10 years or 100,000 miles.

axxeman

Thank you. I was thinking nearer 60k and 5 years. Would anyone realistically recommend leaving it that long? I only use the van for very light work and do around 28k per year but even so...

Thoughts please?

Axxe

Rowe

Personally. I'd change it.

Whenever i buy a secondhand car it gets a new belt on. That's just something i do.

axxeman

Yeah, I just did. 185k and no service history so no brainer. I was very fortunate as many of the teeth had started to pull away from the belt. Was just a question of when, not if, it failed.

Made me consider changing it every 2 - 3 years irrespective of the mileage*

*(assuming it's still under 100k!)

Axxe

perry3188

The older diesel engines are very common for snapping belts. For the escort van 1.8 na I think autodata gives 70k but every mechanic I've ever talked to about it says 20k without doubt.

axxeman

Interesting reply, Mr Perry, Sir. My previous was indeed a 1.8 D n/a which had the belts changed some 2 years ago; maybe 2.5 years. Anyways, I snapped it after approx 42k, so I take your point. I learned the hard, and expensive, way!

Axxe