I have a 98 Mondeo with the above engine and the manual quotes cambelt replacement at 80k miles or 5 years.
However as I understand it the current Focus uses exactly the same engine but quotes 100k miles or 10 years. Can anyone explain the reason for this 5 year increase?
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Probably not the same engine!
Are the valve covers on your engine black or silver in colour.
Black cover = 10 years or 100,000 miles
Silver Cover = 5 years or 80,000 miles
These are the Ford recommendations, but many would recommend changing the cambelt sooner.
I think the cover colour changed during 1998, so you car could have either. The two engines are quite different, hence the cambelt interval difference.
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