Wet belts
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Guy Martin had an opinion.
He seemed to think it's unburnt fuel getting in the oil degrading belts.
That's the most interesting comment I've heard.
Drive hard and you burn all the fuel and no problem.
Driving miss daisy the belt degrades.
Mike Brewer said if you stick to service schedule you won't have a problem. He don't think there is a problem and happy to sell vehicles with a wet belt.
He seemed to think it's unburnt fuel getting in the oil degrading belts.
That's the most interesting comment I've heard.
Drive hard and you burn all the fuel and no problem.
Driving miss daisy the belt degrades.
Mike Brewer said if you stick to service schedule you won't have a problem. He don't think there is a problem and happy to sell vehicles with a wet belt.
Service - belt change. Citroen some cars were 12 years or 120k miles to change the belt, then 5 years ago they realised that he belts were degrading and changed it to 6 years or 70k
If not using the exact spec correct oil for your car then the belt will degrade faster.
There was recall on all the 1.2 puretec engines to check the condition of the belt because if it was breaking down then the bits can block the oil strainer leading to low pressure - and the breaks work off this pressure so you could loose breaking (something like that )
Cars over the age of 2017 were not affected as they used a different belt and under warranty recall the belt was changed to a "upgraded one" - the same as the newer cars but the 12 years to 6 years remains which is a £800 job.
If not using the exact spec correct oil for your car then the belt will degrade faster.
There was recall on all the 1.2 puretec engines to check the condition of the belt because if it was breaking down then the bits can block the oil strainer leading to low pressure - and the breaks work off this pressure so you could loose breaking (something like that )
Cars over the age of 2017 were not affected as they used a different belt and under warranty recall the belt was changed to a "upgraded one" - the same as the newer cars but the 12 years to 6 years remains which is a £800 job.
I believe there is a specific problem on the Transit. In 2024 Ford reduced the wet timing belt service interval for Ford Transit and Transit Custom models with 2.0-litre EcoBlue diesel engines from 10 years or 150,000 miles down to 6 years or 100,000 miles (whichever comes first).
Spawn of the devil and the bean counters. Change the oil every 10k or annually, use decent oil, change the belt when due or otherwise avoid.
Yes, but moved from the outside of the engine where they were fairly easy to change to inside the engine where they cost more than £1000 and take an experienced garage all day to change. If they snap it's goodbye engine.
The whole wet belt thing was to get engines a particular eco rating
Consider it a climate tax because by moving the belt inside it got the manufactures an eco label, it made the engine more efficient. Also along with this some of the engines - the puretec used "low friction" piston rings which after just 40k miles start to burn oil -- that's right eco piston rings burning oil.
Feel scammed yet.
Yes so you have no choice but to adhere to the change times because if you dont and it go's there is no come back.
Consider it a climate tax because by moving the belt inside it got the manufactures an eco label, it made the engine more efficient. Also along with this some of the engines - the puretec used "low friction" piston rings which after just 40k miles start to burn oil -- that's right eco piston rings burning oil.
Feel scammed yet.
Shafted more like.
