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Timing belt OEM FORD or DAYCO
La voiture de mon pote avait une courroie Dayco qui était en bon état à 65 000 + miles
Pros: bon état, longue durée
Mileage: 104607 km
The OEM Ford belt I replaced in a 1992 Escort looked better than that when I did it a year ago. Quality matters.
Pros: good quality, looked better
Vehicle:
Ford Escort
Vote 1, for Dayco Timing belts
Pros: recommended
I replaced the original belt on a 1997 ranger 2.3 last month it looked about the same and had 126,000 miles
Pros: long lifespan, good condition
Vehicle:
Ford Ranger
Mileage: 126000 km
Dayco isn’t original meaning someone’s changed it before. Cracks mean way too long ago. Don’t chance it
Cons: cracks mean way too long
My Ecoboost is supposed to have a belt replacement at 150000 miles or 10 years. I cannot fathom how it is supposed to hold up that long.
Vehicle:
Ford
If it has been done they are actually a good engine when working fine. Plenty of torque and good on fuel. It’s just the reliability of them that’s the major issue. They switched to a timing chain from the wet belt from 2018 for a good reason. The 1.2 turbo engines from PSA are also wet belts and also switched to a chain around 2023. They are a terrible design and simply not going to be economical to maintain properly as the car ages.
Pros: plenty of torque, good on fuel
Cons: major reliability issue, terrible design, not economical to maintain
Vehicle:
Ford Focus
Id stay away from that motor. It uses a wet timing belt. Not a great design. Expensive to replace and will only last about 100,000 miles.
Cons: expensive to replace, short life
Mileage: 100000 km
The newer Ford EcoBoost engines are notorious for their wet timing belts failing and clogging the oil pickup, thus killing the engine.
Cons: wet timing belts failing
Vehicle:
Ford
About 67k on the clock, 17 plate. Engine blew on a dual carriageway. Took it to a proper, full-fat Ford Dealer and Repairer to have a look and turns out, bad belt. They tried to replace the engine but they couldn't work out how to fit it, nor code it correctly. Ridiculous. Always had Fords, but this entire experience put us off them completely.
Cons: engine blew, bad belt
Vehicle:
Ford Transit
Mileage: 67000 km
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