alt Hacker NewsCan you possibly elaborate on the timing belt in oil? I’ve only known of dry timing belts or lubricated timing chains/gears
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alexfoo • yesterday at 2:56 PM
Certain models of the Mk3 Ford Focus (2011-2018) have a wet timing belt.
Needs changing at 100,000 to 150-000 miles or every 10 years.
The 10 year service is a spendy one.
LgWoodenBadger • yesterday at 4:50 PM
> Can you possibly elaborate on the timing belt in oil? I’ve only known of dry timing belts or lubricated timing chains/gears
Ford's recently designed engines were designed with a timing belt internally that operated in an oil bath.
They are currently walking that decision back and attempting to make it look as if it wasn't planned obsolescence (dry cambelt engines or proper timing chains means that the engine would last almost longer than the person who bought it if they did the regular maintenance. A cambelt that cannot be changed because its internal means that there is a limit to how long the engine would last.)