When do I need to change the cam belt on my 1.6 zetec on an 04 plate has done 70K at the moment and how much should I expect to pay.

Thanks

ford say 10 years or 100000 miles but i would do it earlier for piece of mind, £60 for parts and a couple of hours labour should cover it.

Just had my Mk1.5 TDCi (53 plate) done at approx 74,500 and it cost me £45.50 + VAT for the kit and £87.50 + VAT for the labour (which was just under 3hrs). In total it was £152.95.

Not sure if the belt kit is the same for yours (incidentally the part number was VKMAQ4108 if that is of any use to you).

This was done by a local guy who I use, not a Ford main dealer or anything. He showed me the belt he'd removed & said there was no signs of wear on it & so it would probably have lasted longer, but it's better to be safe than sorry!!

Just had my Mk1.5 TDCi (53 plate) done at approx 74,500 and it cost me £45.50 + VAT for the kit and £87.50 + VAT for the labour (which was just under 3hrs). In total it was £152.95.

Not sure if the belt kit is the same for yours (incidentally the part number was VKMAQ4108 if that is of any use to you).

This was done by a local guy who I use, not a Ford main dealer or anything. He showed me the belt he'd removed & said there was no signs of wear on it & so it would probably have lasted longer, but it's better to be safe than sorry!!

the belts sually dont cause the problem its the tensioner so make sure you have it replaced vw passats have the same issue the tensioner goes taking the belyt out with it

Think about getting it done before 80k, I lost 2 Mondeos to tensioner failures (same engines as the Focus) after I put off belt changes for "just another month or so". Both of these had complete belts when I stripped them down. Belt is £45-50.