2 rubber belts in oil and both captured. World class engineering Ford. World class!

Brilliant to see someone using thier head for a change instead of blind faith in the special tools - necessity is the mother of invention !!

Brilliant Peter, very informative and well presented. Good old school logic without the need for fancy kit! Well done.

Fair play to you for doing that without the tools. I’ve probably done 50+ of these wet belts on fiesta focus and transit but we have the tool to do it. The starter motor comes off to lock the flywheel and there’s a small 10mm bolt just above the driveshaft that comes out to put the crank locking pin in and 2 tools to lock the camshafts. Also just one quick point the exhaust can be a pain to weld all the round if you cut it but if you disconnect it from the turbo 4 13mm bolts and the 2 13mm that bolt it to the sump and one 10mm bracket bolt you can pull exhaust out the way without having to cut it. The bolts can snap on the exhaust by the turbo so use plenty of wd or heat if available. Just saves cutting and welding, might be a better way for some ppl. Well done tho very impressed you did it with no timing tools as these have to be spot on to run right. The oil is 5/20 btw, very important as doesn’t deteriorate the belt so much. Ps also use a friction ring when putting the crank pulley back on, it stops everything moving as you tighten the pulley.

This Is how a mechanic gets the job done. I'm proud to say so. There's so many people that make us look bad by being incompetent. But you my friend know your stuff thanks for the help 👍

A job well done, a proper mechanic applying proper teachings. I don't have one of these cars as I don't do Fords, but watched it with interest all the same.

Thanks for sharing always a pleasure watching a craftsman fully qualified to practice his trade and to train others in it hopefully you get some loyal deciples that appreciate what there being taught

Great Job Peter - thanks for taking the time to put it all together 👍🏻👍🏻

That was such an interesting video from a good mechanic, gets the job done. I heard that those Eco boost engines are notorious. Well done Peter 👍👍👍

LOve the Allen key idea. A very knowledgeable man. Great to watch.

Good informative video on how to replace the belts on the notorious eco boost engine. Clear steps on how to time up the inlet and exhaust camshafts and also using the flywheel to make sure the crankshaft is also at TDC on no 1 cycle of course. I'm glad that you also turned the engine over by hand twice to rechecked alignment. I've seen so many novice mechanics just put it back together and turn the key destroying the valves. Turn over by hand and you won't do any damage, and then you can re-align the timing if necessary. Nice job.

makes me appreciate my old TDCI with a camchain all the more, the cars 17 years old now and just gets oil and filters, will run it til it blows up.

You sir are a genius. Got mine in a good independent garage at the moment having mine changed, and if they're half as good as you I'll be happy.

Sir, it's a pleasure to see how you change the timing belt oldschool type. Well done and keep on with your good work.

Hi, thanks for the video. I changed that belt on 70 000 km in my wife's car and the belt wasn't in a good condition at all. Cheers from Ukraine

This mechanic deserves a medal for his work, using good old logic. Top man. Dread to think what the total cost of repairing this engine? 😱😱😱 I would scrap that engine, and fit any engine with a cam chain 👍

If you use the WRONG oil, than you get this. If you use the RIGHT oil, than everything go fine. Fact !

It's good to see what is involved , I may have to do one myself one day. Never done a wet belt before. Cheers mate

Enjoyed the video as it took me back to the 70s when I had to do my own maintenance, the timing marks back then where on the flywheel as standard and also on the cam end pulley, I wonder why that all changed.

What a fantastic engine the zetec was. Now we have the Ecoboom quite possibly the worst Ford engine ever. Great vlog thanks.

Brilliant work again,I've actually one coming up shortly so that is a great insight into what type of job it is,thanks again for sharing 👌👍

The crankshaft pulley bolt should be tightened initially to 60Nm then use a 5:1 torque multiplier 5 x 90 degrees so final torque will be around 300 Nm also ford say to fit a washer shim before refitting the pulley even though their isn't one there originally . Apart from that a very informative and interesting

Ford now do a rebuild kit that comes with everytime you will need to do this job. The brake down of your video is every in depth. I liked watching

Really interesting video. I can see why I am getting a quote for £1600 from Ford to replace the belt (inc oil pump belt/water pump and clean out). Ford specialist wasn't much better at £1450. My usual garage didn't want to take it on.

nice work around without the tools👍 , most Garages would not touch it without the timing tools and a torque multiplier for the crank pulley bolt 🤣. nice cut on the exhaust btw no messing about with you 💪💯.😜 Thanks for sharing.

My 1.6 diesel 2015 Astra has a timing chain which is great the only problem it is at the rear of the engine so fun if it ever needs replacing

Hi Peter, good video I have done this few of these couple of years ago ( I would say there is one thing you missed that is the washer that goes between crank bolt ) yes when you open there is none but ford mentions about the shim washer that you must install when reinstalling the crank bolt if not the crank will turn as there is no locking notch ) i usually also install a new water pump ring that also goes behind the timing cover as water and oil mixes ( that impact gun was so powerful ) woah 😨 nice work 👍👍

Great informative vid Sir..............those wet belts are terrible, thank you for your time

great work without the tooling,just as accurate.rubber in oil does not work why the manufacturer still using this idea,brilliant guide from simon

Usually the engine actually fails before the belt completely strips. Pieces of the belt gather in the oil pump pick up and it’s usually too late before the driver bothers doing anything about their oil light flickering on

Done loads of the 1.0 1.2 psa wet belts heard these had sane issues cracking video done many belts as you say just mark it up ya cant go wrong top video

You were very forgiving in your comment about a previous garage who sold this car saying that there was "no belt in there - it was a chain". They either know nothing about this engine or they were just trying a bit of swindling! This is a great engine when new, but after 50,000 miles the belt is often starting to come apart, and a few other problems too - mostly expensive ones!

I am passionate about mechanics and I also have a ford focus with the same engine. You did a great job and very informative. New subscriber. Greetings from Spain 🍻🍻

When the oil pickup has that debris inside, it's best to replace the oil pump assembly. Also replace the water pump while you're in there.

Thank you very much. I always wanted to see the wet belts. Well done. 😁❤

Wow superb work, just proves older techs wnow what there doing when u can't get hold of the tool u need 👏 👌👌✊️✊️👍👍

Superb walk through Peter. Main take aways are 2 belts need changed and sump off to check and remove debris from pick up. With sump off could just lock the flywheel and just base time the engine

A wet timing belt, the world was waiting for that innovation.

Great video folks. These are an absolute pig of an engine to work on. Brother put a head on one recently (would have done a full new engine if he could have gotten one) and even with the right tools it is still giving trouble, electronics complaining about timing 💩

Nice one Peter, that's an adventure! I like your crafty catch nets with those marks etc! 👌🏻

‘… the wet belt teeth degrade, blocks the oil filter gauze and then the engine fails..’ That sounds to me like a deliberate design intent. Built-in obsolescence masquerading as a ‘characteristic’ in engine design. Makes you wonder what ‘characteristics’ these manufactures have built in the their ‘environmentally friendly’ electric vehicles.

You are a very gifted, talented man. Good job.

Great channel coverage and breakdown of problems shown explation and thinking very good, keep it up, 👍

Absolutely amazing and informative video....almost gave me the bollocks to try and do this myself....but upon second thought, I think i'll take it to someone who's actually a qualified mechanic and let them do it 😂

Fantastic! I've just had my 2012 50k miles done. Both belts. No one would take the job on. Had to go to main dealer, two and half day job, £1,600! I'm hoping for another ten years out of it, fingers crossed!

Another great video thanks Peter. Interesting to see that you cut the exhaust front pipe for speed and easier removal of the sump been known to do the same myself on a few motors over the years. Not had to do a belt on an eco BOOM engine as yet but if I do I will do it your way

Being of the old school I’ve done many without tools, never had a fail. 👍

Hi 👋🏻 I’m no mechanic but I really enjoyed that buddy 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Excellent information and presentation. Not real keen on wet belt systems.

Superb video. Such a bad engine design. Not mechanic friendly at all, never mind those bits blocking the oil pick up gauze.

Great video, doing mine today. I put my CAT on last August so I'll just remove the whole thing as I know it will come off easy 😄

I had a ford b max 2013 1.0 T, had the belt changed with full service also new clutch fitted while the engine was out, the total charge for work completed by ford dealer in cheshire £2400 with the vat

Done a few of the Transit belts, oil pick-up always has debris and I've seen a few vac pump failures because of the belt debris.

It's like spending fifty dollars to fix a bic lighter

Yes . . Fair play . . At last a proper mechanic prooving it can be done the way I thought and intend, without all the bollocks and paranoid bullshit just because it's wet . . After all take away the oil it's just a timing belt . . Job still looks long though 😞

The total brake failure that my son experienced while coming off the slip road at Junction 10 on the M23 motorway was terrifying and he (and his apprentice) were fortunate not to have been involved in a major accident at this busy junction. The cause of the failure is well documented - the use of the wet belt inside the EcoBoost engine causes delamination over time. Debris from it eventually clogs the pick up pipe and vacuum pump which then fails causing the brake pedal to go hard. The brake pedal simply cannot be depressed to slow the vehicle no matter how hard you try. He is self-employed and relies on his Ford Transit Custom van everyday. It is currently at a Hendy Ford garage awaiting a goodwill gesture from Ford - as it is a few months out of warranty - yet the wet belt was not due to be changed for another 30,000 miles at the earliest.The current estimated cost of the repairs are £1,800! In addition, the failure of the wet belt may have caused damage to the turbo and the cost to replace it would be £1,000 according to Hendy. He has had the vehicle regularly serviced - using the specified oil. Ford have a duty to undertake the repairs - and cover any additional damages resulting from the delamination of the wet belt but they are digging their heels in - offering a fraction of the repair cost.

Well done brilliant video very interesting

great job as always peter. just trying to think why ford is reinventing the wheel here , if it was normal dry belt it be so easy to change because so much room . otherwise these are super little engines ecomical and capable of crazy horse power for a 1 litre

I loved the 1.8 k series in my 75, worked perfectly for 200,000+ miles and the belt could be changed in 30mins🙂

Great video and this inspired me to change both belts on my daughters fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost after she lost oil pressure. You also don’t need to go mad on timing tool either, I paid just under £70 on one from Amazon and it worked perfectly.

Same as the vauxhall psa 1.2 absolute garbage, great video

Watched a salvage video on here where they had the 3 cylinder engine that had snapped the engine support off the casing. They had to get a engine refurbishment company to swap cover over as those front crank pully was torque up to a stupid amount and needs specialist tools. Maybe different model number to your engine??

Reason for failure is lack of servicing/extended service intervals and dare i say people cheaping out on the oil/incorrect type/grade. Use the Castrol 5/20 fully synthetic and change it every 6k miles.

Mate you are really doing good job enjoy watching your video keep up pls good job mate

Great video, very informative. Not done one of these yet but im sure it wont be long until one comes through our doors. Nice to see you didnt have to spend silly money on the locking kit too. The only concern i'd have is whether you can tighten the crank pulley up enough without the torque converter tool

The days of simple engines is long gone , last Ford I had was a Cortina 1.6 GXL could do the timing belt in a hour, wont be buying anything with a wet belt.

Absolutely brilliant video, thanks very much.

Pleasure listening to ya 🙂 Great video and one Ecoboost engine saved!

An Engine to avoid at all costs.

Unbelievable how anybody could design an engine so bad it’s unreal..😳🥺

enjoyed watching that after hearing all the dramas about these wet belt engines. As you say, not for the faint hearted 😂

Ford best engine award .I dont know who the competitors were ?Massive recall in the offing .The dual clutch trasmission fiasco recall was another award winner ! I think the judges on the pane were !l from the repair industry

Excellent video.

Nice video did you replace the coolant seal on the timing cover

Great job ,very well explained and undertaken.

the cam follower on the high pressure fuel pump can disintegrate and fill these engines with metal particles

Nic video sir Sir all time your work great👍👍

Great vid I'll be doing it on a replacement engine next week as the original failed due to the crap blocking the oil pick up and starving it of oil. Worst design ever! I mean why not use a chain??

Buddy works at a dealer and he said its the oil pump belt that shreds first then locks the engine up from when the owners keep on driving, that being said….the timing belt is said to be able to last the life expectancy of the engine…when the oil pump belt comes apart and the engine locks up, i guess they were right lol

That air gun is a beast👍, works M18 brushless impact didn't wanna didn't wanna know, them bolts are tight

well done peter a slippery job without timing tool locking tools did you have to hold your breath when starting it up or where you confident great job all the same

Can i have that rattle gun please 😛 never been able to get the crank pulley loose on these with a gun, even with a 3/4 breaker they take some cracking , 150,000 miles or ten years, the oil light is now the cambelt warning light 😙

Some comments on here express concern at high cost of garage replacement of wet belt. Perhaps should bear in mind that 'ordinary' dry cambelt replacement cost c£400 and this had to be done every 30k miles on my VW Polo.

One lesson is to avoid owning one !

Well done Peter, u have saved at least one from going “Boom”! What a stupid idea, why not a chain?🤪 ford have lost the plot🙈

Ford here in the states have just issued a recall for this engine,but a year ago an Irish mechanic sorted it,no horseshit just a real tec not clowns That play parts darts

I so glad we got rid out our ecoboom at 40k miles. As it was it started to jump out of 2nd gear on occasions and it failed emissions twice what a pile of junk

Brilliant video! Im thinking of having a go at changing my own belt. I’ve done a few timing belts before but never a wet belt. Any idea how long it took you to do? Is it a very time consuming job? Looks to be a lot longer than any other timing belt I’ve done before.

You can't beat a good dose of Irish accent🤣 Great video, very interesting absolutely imperative that Castrol APPROVED 5W20 oil is used with these engines to maintain the longevity of the belt

Similar to clio timing chain have to take sump off for oil pump chain anx tentioner good job keep up good work spank the dealers price

The only Achilles heel of the Ecoboost engine is that oil pickup (not what dummies complain about when they don't change the oil soon enough or don't clean their intake valves with something like AMSOIL POWERFOAM) which isn't a hemisphere type but a flat type and it has the habit of clogging up. But..., A 1 or 2 hours at 2 to 3 years interval by taking down the oil pan and cleaning the clogged pickup shouldn't be a hard do it yourself (DYI) job anyway. My love for FORD... FOREVER!

This is why wet belts are a terrible idea, only a chain should be getting doused in engine oil, not rubber belts lol

So belt can't last even if oil mentanance is good..

Bloods boggles my mind why they decided a belt in oil is a good idea... Looks to be a pretty compact engine easy to work on though so they got that right.

Fascinating Peter, thanks for all the info. I trained in design engineering 55 years ago. Have always maintained my own cars until we got on to company cars. Now struggling with old age and gravity. This scares the hell out of me because my wife has this model from new. Coming up to 10 years old, dealership serviced but only has 19,000 miles on the clock. Dealership has quoted £1470 for cambelt replacement 🤯 now I can see why. Have asked reputable loca garages for a price and no one has even come back to me. Would you recommend getting it done sooner rather than later? I'm feeling really pissed off with Ford as we're now between a rock and a hard place.....do we sell it (it's like a new car) or chuck nearly £1700 including the service. I guess it'll reflect in the value of the car...... Disgraceful design 🙊🙈. Thanks again Cheers Roj

As always a great video Peter…just one thing…the pin you place in the crank pulley…it’s purpose was to establish DTC? I’m just not clear why you used it..

Watched Wet Belt on another channel. What’s the crack with them. Manufacturer can go sloppy tolerances. I don’t get it. Why go wet belt over dry and traditional. I’m a car trader of 18 years. I understand the basics of mechanics very basically. A dry belt over a wet unless economies of scale. Am I about right or. Is there a genuine reason go wet and dirty. Maybe I’m too old at 45 get it 😮

Got to say over all good effort without the proper locking tools and torque multiplier for the crank pulley. Personally anything floating pulley with vvt I'd have to get the tools first before attacking it but fair play. Cant say I'm overly keen on cutting the exhaust I'd deffinatly of taken the cat off but I cant weld to save my life 😅

Wet belts are crap take me 2 hours on my lotus k series to change water pump and belt I do the same way of locking flywheel screwdriver wedged it 👍

THAT'S A JOB I WILL BE AVOIDING BY ALL MEANS , THANKS FOR YOUR TIME !!!!