I have the water pump job to do on my daughters Fiesta soon, as a diy mechanic I have watched quite a few instruction vids on this & this one is by far the best, I also like the fact that you reply to questions, bloody brilliant job, many thanks.

Bloody good video I’m a mechanic of 20 years , you know what you’re doing 👍👍

Great video and very helpful thanks. Just for others to be aware - the VTI needs an extended flywheel locking tool, the standard one (I bought) is too short.Had to put back together, awaiting delivery.

So I did it yesterday and all went well, but oh the time consumption! Just wanted to say thanks for the great content one again!

great video , helped us a lot to do the job, the clamping kit we bought from eBay wasn't fit for purpose, after spending many hour locking everything into position, cutting the belt and started undoing the pulley bolt the flywheel holding tool snapped very easily !!! we were horrified ! we aren't experienced with engine timings and just watched the main crank move!!! ended up taking the sump cover off then could see the fly wheel, we then made our own tool to hold it. All good now and started first time :)

Fantastic video and thank you for taking the time out to show this in such detail i have no issues now to do my own, thanks again Kind Regards Mark....

Thank you very much for this video, just done mine today. It gave me so much more insight than my Haynes manual.

Excellent video, thoughtfully constructive well explained tutorial . Thank you very much

Man thanks for the clarity and detail..cheers Nik

Just did mine, I bought the kit and I thought I had the main locking tool but didn’t. I still did it with a very powerful impact, and a chain- vise grip over the crankshaft pulley , with towel protecting pulley. I wouldn’t advise this, definitely get the main locking tool. Although I was successful.

Brilliant guide. Made the Job a breeze. Many thanks👍

To anyone interested regarding the auxiliary belt stretching tools - if you buy the belt from a Ford dealership, they supply them with the belt. Did it once with a focus years back, kept the tools, and now I can just use the aftermarket belts just as easily

Thanks very much for this video tutorial, I have this job to do on a Ecosport 1.5 Duratec engine. Doesn't look to daunting if you have all the correct tool, thanks again

I don’t own a ford (vw guy) but find your vids super interesting . Keep up the great work 🇬🇧✊🏻

Love your voice, and how your way of speaking is very clear opposed to many other british people where you can hear the heavy accent.

Really great and detailed video. Thanks a lot!

Nice job Sir. Very complicated and I have decided a bit too much for this old fella.

Great video mate , thanks for sharing 👍

Very good explanation/ video.

Correct procedure with tips thanks for sharing.

Hi. Great video showing the parts and reasons for tools - well explained. Can you explain how you managed to install the aux belt after doing the timing belt; I'm about to do the same job on my Focus Mk2 2007. Thanks again. Cliff

Great video 👍

Great video

good explanation. thanks

Great video, thank you. I two questions. Why do you need both a flywheel lock and a crank locking bolt, don't they do the same job?

Great video. one of the best ford timing belt vids ive found. Question is this a 1.6 ti vct engine?

Hey awesome video! I agree with everyone else, one of the best on KZfaq! Just wondering , I changed the water pump, used the tension pulley to remove the timing belt, I didn’t mess with the cam shaft or the pulley at the bottom! Did I need to use the timing pin, cam locking tool and flywheel tool if i only messed with the tension pulley and not anything else??

Great video ! I have a question wondering if I could loosen crankshaft pulley bolt first with old timing belt still on to the point where only tight enough to set engine at TDC. And tight a new crankshaft pulley bolt on with new timing belt installed and lock pin, timing plate out. So that I don't mess up timing and don't need to apply the lock on fly wheel. Is it doable ? Thank you again for this informative video.

Thank you so much for this video. My car is the same year but 1.4L automatic so this video is incredibly helpful to me the anxious amateur. I wonder, could you give any pointers on how you cleaned up the block surface where the water pump goes and what you used to help seal the new one in place? Thanks again!

Very good

Great video! Do you remember if you used new bolts for the water pump? Workshop manual says to do so, but I don't see the point.

Your not living in the past (comment aroung 21.35) i own two cars currently (chain) and have owned others in the past the two cars with chains i own is the VW EA888 1.8 engine fitted to VW polo and some Audi vehicles and a Mazda 2.2 Diesel, I look for cars with chains so i dont get this headache, my last car that also had a chain 2.0 Petrol Mazda engine i drove over 120,000 miles and shes still kicking around, Mazea petrol engines are bomb proof, Diesels hummmm, I am watching this video because a customer of mine wants me to change the belt on his fiesta, Looking at this video i think the VW 1,4 tsi timing chain i changed last year was easier. great video this is.

14.11 if you don't have this negative torx bit just tighten two nuts on the thread together to get grip on the thing!

I have no direct exterience but their website says 'Dayco Automotive Water Pumps are warranted for a period of 2 years or 40,000 km' so they don't sound that confident in their product.

Hi I'm about to attempt this to help a friend with the job. First of could I get away with not using the locking tools the crank isn't under load and was going to mark it up along with cams so i know where to return it to positions they need I've an strong dewalt impact which I can use for the crank bolt, if the cams rotate slightly at least I've marked them but because there under tension how easy to move back to the right point I've a hook spanner which I can use to move it hopefully if not to tight 🤞

Great video , thanks mate , good luck from Ireland 🇮🇪

So you actually have to remove the crank pulley? From the video, I can't see why you can't get to the cam drive to swap the belt. Great video

Quick 1: is the flywheel locking tool strong enough to sustain the torque from loosening/torquing the crankshaft pulley bolt ( M14 at 74 lb-ft or 100 Nm ). Awesome vid , lovely accent ;-)

Great video just going to do mine, do you know what timing set you used there are a lot around and I am not sure which one to get. Thanks

Is this applicable for the diesel 1.6 TDCI engine as well? Me and my dad were going to have a go.

Hello small question I have a fiesta 1.6 ST 182 I made my distribution following a leak on the water pump I didn't have a ford setting pin for the crankshaft and I put a 7 diameter drill bit instead, however I set the camshafts well with the ford tool. I really felt when setting the crankshaft that the drill was blocking it I performed my engine revolutions manually without problem once the new belt was reassembled, but when starting the engine does not turn well, on 3 cylinders it seems.. Is it possible to shift the crankshaft by half a tooth or even a tooth if you don't use the ford tool? It looks like i didn't break anything but my wedging looks bad Thank you for your reply

A bodge I know, but would it be reasonable to cut the bottom crank pulley cover, enough to remove it and gain access to the crank pulley which could then stay in place without the sometimes traumatic procedure of removing and replacing seized up crank pulley ?

Perhaps you suppose pulling the timing belt tensioner hold pin before the crank bolt is tightened to be best? I imagine that to get the belt tension exact that crank pulley may need to spin a slight bit to pull the tension from the opposing side , then tighten down.

Hello brother! I need your helping, please. I have to replace water pump on my ford fusion 1.6L ecoboost. I took off the crank pulley before installing TDC pin ( without TDC pin ). I turned the crankshaft 1 rotation and 2 camshafts did not turn, and I deflected timing marks of the crankshaft and the camshaft. Right now, how I can align correctly the timing marks again. Can you show me how to do it? Please 🙏🙏🙏

Trying to do this on my 1.25 zetec - can you tell me what brand your camshaft locking tool is. Thanks!

I followed your steps, will the flywheel only lock when it’s on timing? I put the locking tool in and it did not lock the fly wheel, I flipped it and tried different methods but nothing

Where did you get the camshaft locking tool? I can't find any engine specific ones

Do you need to use cam locking bar or can you just leave valve cover on and use the vvti locking tool

Did you turn it 90degree then wait a few minutes then turn it 15degree? And how did you stop the engine from turning?

where did you buy the camshaft locking tool please there are so many various ones i am a little lost to be honest

Hi. On these tensioners do you only do the bolt hand tight then pull the pin. After that then tighten ? What is is like 30nm

Was your breaker bar 1/2 or 3/4"". I had to abandon my last attempt at this job on my wifes 59 reg 1.4 Fiesta Mk6. (yes 59 reg MK6) due to time constrains, not having the crankshaft locking tool, and my ratchet and extensions in severe bend and torsion. Its great to see someone remove the crankbolt without an impact wrench. Shame you didnt show the struggles with undoing and tightening the crankbolt becouse it would have been the only one on the intenet. Well done anyway

Hello brother👋 When you have to do this job ? After how many miles after you driven or how old you’re car or Which one come first ? My car is 2013 registered Ford Fiesta Diesel Titanium.

HELP!!!!! you totally skipped the part where you take the crankshaft pulley off. there is no tool that fits a 4 hole crankshaft pulley to pull it off. What tool did you use?

On my fiesta 2011 1.6 L North America, the starter cannot be accessed without removing all the upper engine cluster. Do you think it is possible to torque the pulley bolt against the TDC pin?

so do you not need to use the locking plate at the back of the cams? I assumed that was necessary to keep the clutches in the right place (my first VVT)

Hello mate. Got fiestas ST 1.6 ecoboost. Changed the timing belt. The car its is cranking but not starting. Any advise please? Thanks a lot

Don't you have to reset the VCT? or recalibrate it after doing this?

Note to everyone the crankshaft gear is NOT keyed. Make sure you do not turn the crankshaft without the bolt in tight or you'll be in for an engine. Bloody good video though, thanks mate

My girlfriends car is a Fiesta zetec s 1.6 2010, in the service book it shows the belt & water pump had been done at 80k in 2017. by Ford main dealer. Now on 100k, do you know if it should be replaced again? How much would a garage charge roughly also. Thanks, helpful video but I don't think I'll attempt it

Did you bother locking the flywheel for when you torque the crank back down?

Please I’m a mechanic from Ghana and I was removing water pump on Ford Fusion today and I I didn’t lock the crankshaft before I lose the crank bolt, So please I want to ask what will happen

Hi mate, dont you have to change the oil seal together as well?

Can you tell me is the 1.6 DOHC a non interference? My belt snapped on a car I bought

hey now that you've done this you might be ready to replace the cabin air filter

I wonder how to loosen it if it gets stuck? Mine so hard to loosen

C'est bon

Why is the engine so noisy.?

Can't u just loosen the belt tenioner slip the belt over the bottom pully the repaet the prossess

Well done sir