owls4ever Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Hello all, I have a Focus Edge 1.6, just tripped the 90,000 mile mark and i got to thinking about cam belts cos my mate just recently had his replaced. I havent had mine replaced since i got the car when 4 years back, and to be fair i had no reason to i suppose. So a few questions really just to put my mind at ease - 1) Are there any symptons which the car gives which would potentially flag up that the cam belt has had enough? 2) When the cam belt does go i have assumed it just snaps and thats it? 3) Is there any mileage in asking my mechanic to take a look at the belt? or will this cause more hassle than anything? (Is the cam belt easily accessible for a mechanic??) Any help / advice would be much appreciated Nice one :) Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintalkin Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 there will be no warning signals, when the belt goes it will usually go with a bang and take your valves with it,ford say 100000 miles or ten years but i would do it sooner than later, its better to pay for a cambelt change than pay for the valves when it lets go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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