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Ford Focus 2008 Timing Belt

  • 28-07-2014 6:22pm
    #1
    target assassin
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭


    What should i expect to pay to change a Ford Focus 2008 timing belt?


    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Which engine?


  • #3
    target assassin
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭target assassin


    2008 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI Style 110BHP 5DR

    :-)


  • #4
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    Average would be €300 or so for the kit and water pump in an independent garage.

    Will cost more than that in a main dealer obviously.


  • #5
    target assassin
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭target assassin


    Thanks,

    i got quoted 360 from a nissan dealer, just wondering should i shop around.

    another question my car is at 97524 Miles. is it urgent i do it or could i wait another 2000 miles.

    Google says 100 000 miles or 8 years, which ever comes first.


  • #6
    mullingar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,340 ✭✭✭mullingar


    The 1.6tdci is a 125k mile interval

    http://www.etis.ford.com


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  • #7
    mullingar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,340 ✭✭✭mullingar


    George Dalton wrote: »
    Average would be €300 or so for the kit and water pump in an independent garage.

    Will cost more than that in a main dealer obviously.

    €300 for TB to also include pump/coolant? Good price.

    Edit, I see the full kits are €100 now (mister-auto) plus €20ish for coolant, plus any trade discounts.


  • #8
    target assassin
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭target assassin


    Ok so i can wait a month or two to do that and cause i have a list of other **** to do.


  • #9
    target assassin
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭target assassin


    thanks for the info buddy


  • #10
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    Just don't leave it until smack bang 125,000 miles, those belts are known to snap early, and prevention is better than cure. I've the 1.8 unit, which also says 125 as the recommended change, but I got it done at 100,000 miles to be on the safe side.


  • #11
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Noccy_Mondy wrote: »
    Just don't leave it until smack bang 125,000 miles, those belts are known to snap early, and prevention is better than cure. I've the 1.8 unit, which also says 125 as the recommended change, but I got it done at 100,000 miles to be on the safe side.

    The 1.8 is a very different beast.
    Before it was a chain with a 200000 km interval but really it would last the life of the car, with an auxiliary belt, to be exchanged every 200k km.
    After 2006 that the chain was replaced with a wet belt (Lunacy!) and they left the interval at 200k km, but it was only designed for 100k km, queue a raft of snapped belts and ruined engines.


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