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Home DeliveryReserve & Buy OnlineHand-Picked, Never From AuctionHome DeliveryIf you drive a Ford with the 1.0 or 1.5 EcoBoost, the timing belt sits inside the engine, in the oil. As it breaks down it sheds rubber into the sump, blocks the oil pick up and takes the engine with it. We replace them properly, for a price agreed before we start.
Ford moved the 1.0 EcoBoost from a wet belt to a timing chain around the middle of 2018. Most owners take that to mean a later car is in the clear. It is not that simple.
The bit people miss: the revised chain engines still run a small wet belt driving the oil pump, down in the sump. So a 2020 Puma has a chain on the camshafts and a belt in the oil. Whether yours needs work, and which belt, depends on the exact engine in the car, not the badge on the boot.
That is why the £950 is a starting price, not a flat fee. Send us your registration and we will tell you what is actually in there, what it needs and the exact cost, before you commit to anything.
Not a Ford? Peugeot, Citroën, Vauxhall and DS models with the 1.2 PureTech have their own wet belt problem. See our PureTech wet belt page.
| Engine | Years | Commonly fitted to |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 EcoBoost | 2012–2018 | Fiesta, Focus, B-Max, C-Max, EcoSport, Mondeo, Transit and Tourneo Courier |
| 1.0 EcoBoost | 2018 on | Chain on the cams, but an oil pump belt in the sump. Fiesta, Focus, Puma, all mHEV |
| 1.5 EcoBoost | 2018 on | Focus, Kuga, Puma ST. Cam belt plus a separate oil pump belt |
| 1.5 / 1.6 TDCi | 2010 on | Fiesta, Focus, C-Max, Transit Connect |
| 1.8 TDCi | 2007–2013 | Focus, C-Max, Mondeo, Transit Connect |
| 2.0 EcoBlue | 2016 on | Transit, Transit Custom, Focus, Kuga, S-Max, Ranger |
Typical fitment. Ford changed specification more than once mid model run, so treat this as a guide and let us confirm against your registration. Driving something else? We also do the 1.2 PureTech, and we will look at timing belts on most other engines.
Why the sump comes off: fitting a new belt without checking the oil pick up is how a car comes back six months later with a dead engine. The debris from the old belt is already down there. Anyone quoting you a belt only price has not planned to look.
Two days, and that is deliberate rather than slow. The sealant on the timing cover needs time to cure properly before the engine runs under load, and we want the car driven and rested afterwards so we know it is right before it goes back to you. Anyone turning this round in an afternoon is not giving the sealant time to set. If you are within ten minutes of the workshop we will collect it and bring it back.
Because the job takes a lot longer. Ford used several different belt layouts across the EcoBoost and TDCi range, and most of them need far more stripping down than a PureTech before you can even get to the belt. Parts prices differ too. Rather than quote one figure that would be wrong for half the cars, we start at £950 and confirm the exact price on your registration before you book.
Ford revised its guidance more than once, and the intervals shortened. As a rule of thumb, if the car is over five years old or past 60,000 miles and the belt has never been changed, it is worth checking. If the oil light has come on, stop driving it and call us. Every mile after that point is a gamble on the oil pick up.
You get a phone call and a decision, not a surprise invoice. If the pick up is already blocked or there is wear beyond the belt, we tell you what we have found and what it would cost before we go any further.
We will confirm which engine is in your car, whether it runs a wet belt, which belts it needs and the exact price, before you book anything. No obligation and no charge for looking it up. If you would rather talk it through, ring 0114 698 1430.
0114 698 1430
sales@gtautomotivegroup.co.uk