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Mondeo 2008. Cam - Belt Or Chain

Whitters
Whitters
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I've just become a pround owner of 2008 Mondeo. Can someone tell me if the Cam is a belt or chain and how often it has to be changed.

Thanks

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    Hi,

    Is it a diesel or petrol.

    If diesel it has a chain and should be changed at 150,000 along with the turbo.

    If its a belt i usually go with 80-100,000

    Dave

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    Thanks Dave,

    Fortunately enough its a diesel. It's long way off doing 150,000 miles. I hope I have may years of low cost motoring before then.

    Phil

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    the mk 4 mondeo tdci went back to using a belt, ford recomend 10 years or 125,000 miles unless its an automatic and then its half that, would i personally leave it that long? no it seams a long time for a belt to last.

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    OMG they went back to a belt..... why on earth would they go backwards....

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    when was the last time anybody made money from a broken chain ;)

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    OMG they went back to a belt..... why on earth would they go backwards....

    Economics belts are cheaper than chains, a few pence saved at point of manufacture saves thousands nae millions over the production run, got to keep the accountants sweet, sod the customer

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