Originally Posted by
Hardeep_Singh
Hi guys i have spent the morning trying to figure out what the cambelt interval is on this damn engine in order to do that i need to know what type of engine this car has, the car i'm talking about is a mk6 ford fiesta flame 1.4 04 reg, i've googled it, looked through the service manuals etc which is confusing as hell, and i found a website called
http://www.etis.ford.com/fordservice/ which refers to the car as both duratec and zetec DOHC, i'm still not sure if this engine is a duratec or a zetec se or whatever, it states duratec on the airbox.... anyway after all this i have come to the conclusion the cambelt needs to be done at 100000miles or 10years which ever comes first, can anyone confirm this is correct
Hi Mr Singh
Cambelt on the 1388, 1.4 16v Duratec/Mazda engine is every 60,000 miles. Best to change the waterpump and tensioner if the car is on over 120,000 mls. Fairly straightforward job to do yourself although access is tight. Wheel arch liner out job!. Or recon on £250+ for a good garage to do it.
Make sure you do change it because this engine will bend its valves causing major engine damage if it breaks.