How Do You Check And Replace A Timing Belt In A Ford Focus?
Timing belts can stop working without warning. Checking and changing your belt regularly prevents breakage, serious engine damage and keeps your car from breaking down. Replacing the timing belt in your Ford Focus may not be inexpensive but it beats the alternatives. Here’s how that’s done in most Ford Focus automobiles with a 2.0L engine. Check your owner’s manual for the recommended mileage for replacing your timing belt. Replacement for a Ford Focus is at 120,000 miles. Locate the timing belt and examine it for breaks, damage, fraying, worn spots or looseness. Inspect the belt for cracked or missing teeth caused by foreign material collecting between them. Determine if there is damage on both sides of the timing belt. Single-side damage may be caused by the timing belt’s guide. Disengage the negative battery cable in all models. Detach the passenger inner splash-shield and wheel cover, the accessory drive and timing belts, the tensioner and the crankshaft pulley. Remove the spark pl
