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Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 97 1.25 Timing belt
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Tue 19 Jan 2010 11:01
97 1.25 Timing belt - bigaleffect
I recently bought a fiesta 1.25 zetec 97, am i right in thinking it has a timing chain not a belt? Also the engine sounds a bit tic tok would best describe it and it seems to come from the timing belt area, any suggestions?
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Tue 19 Jan 2010 14:50
97 1.25 Timing belt - pmh3
Belt with a 100k or 10yr life.
There was a minor tensioner? change in early 97 - Gates list 2 different Belts!
Edited by pmh3 on 19/01/2010 at 14:50
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