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Timing belt OEM FORD or DAYCO
My 94 ranger had 230k on it on the original belt. Looked about like this too, sold the truck in 2018, still had the original belt on it.
Pros: original belt, 230k longevity, still functional
Vehicle:
Ford Ranger
Mileage: 370148 km
My rangers belt was identical to this when I bought it at 210
Pros: long lasting, good condition
Vehicle:
Ford Ranger
Mileage: 337961 km
Sold my 87 F150 Lariat, normal cab, 8 foot bed, 302 2 wheel drive, it had over 450,000 miles, sold it to a drummer, then he sold it to a pest exterminator company! Had 3 different radiators and 3 different alternators, timing belt replaced, otherwise pretty trouble free!
Pros: pretty trouble free
Vehicle:
Ford
Mileage: 724205 km
Dayco, continental should be fine, as long as it’s not China Amazon stuff. Gates it usually good but as with anything these days quality control is a crap shoot.
Pros: Dayco, Continental should be fine
Cons: quality control is crap
Dayco is an OE manufacture for many manufacturers, it's a pretty solid belt. Quick answer is yes you should get it changed ASAP, I've seen a lot worse belts than this one and they drove to the dealership just fine.
Pros: pretty solid belt
I bought my timing belt/water pump off amazon. It’s a Dayco product (part number WP215K1B) and so far I’m happy with it. Obviously I won’t know if it’s some trash until a little further down the road, but I’m 20k miles into it and so far no trouble.
Pros: happy with it, no trouble
Cons: durability unknown
Mileage: 20000 km
Part number: WP215K1B
I have a lease 2020 transit, put it in for a new timing belt at 96k miles, drove a further 500miles after belt change and engine blew, found fault to be a bolt snapped on belt pulley, engine now scrap!\nThis van has full ford service history at every interval, and top-up oil was correct Castrol grade used everytime, garage told me they have three other vans in with same fault!
Cons: engine blew, bolt snapped
Vehicle:
Ford Transit
Mileage: 96500 km
I hate Ford Ecoboost with all of my soul. I drive a Focus Ecoboost with a fucking rubber timing belt running inside the oil, no way to check it but Ford says it should last 10 years or 240.000 km. Well.. mine lasted for 7 years and 117.000 km and with it slowly crumbling and destroying the engine.
Cons: crumbling, destroying engine
Vehicle:
Ford Focus
Mileage: 117000 km
My 1.0 eco boost is on its third engine at only 80k due to Ford’s brilliant oil soaked timing belt time bomb
Cons: oil soaked, time bomb, engine failures
Vehicle:
Ford
Mileage: 128747 km
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