A friend has purchased a focus st that's just over 3 years old with suspected cam belt failure.
He was wondering what sort of costs the engines are going for used?
He works at a dealership but doesn't want to fit a new engine due to the high costs and low profit.
I advised to have the head pulled off and inspected for damage but he wants a replacement engine.
This is not a advert trying to buy one, just a general pointer to help a friend.

 

Your going to pay anything from £800-£2k for a 2.5t engine. Looks an involved job too.

 

buy volvo t5 there 2 a penny keep costs down

 

yeh £1400 seems to be thr average



wont fit

 

He estimated around a grand. I thought 2 maybe more.
The fitting will come out the budget so its not much of a biggie for a dealer I guess.
Has anyone know a cambelt to fail on one first hand?
Seems strange it failed so prematurely at 30k and just over 3 years old.

 

my mate bought a flood damaged focus and put a t5 engine in as my mate broke volvo i loaded engine onto a trailer for him

 

There's a few different guise of the T5 and I'm sure it's only the C30 that's the same.
I've just sold a new crank & a non running ST engine for £650.

 

yeh the c30 and the s60r are the same the t5 engine is longer and taller

 

Mine would be a grand but you arent local

 

We had one of those come into work just before Christmas, it was a right off, so was taken away