My thanks for this, I think I will stay with my mk 5 smiley. Great job and video. many thanks.

Really enjoying the content so far I came over from salvage rebuilds. Thumbs up

Very interesting video. Like many other comments, I cannot understand why manufacturers are making things so complicated for routine servicing. Most car owners are totally oblivious to what is under the bonnet, until there is a loud bang one day if they are that unfortunate! Looking forward to more videos.

Dude brilliant presentation.❤❤❤

Great videos mate, keep em coming. You’re great at what you do, keep up the good work.

Great video, thanks for this

Look forward to seeing your videos seen your work from sr uk

Just happened me on way home from work . Brake pedal went hard 65k miles on 2021 transit 350

Thanks for the info 👍

Great content

Great channel very interesting

Great video Josh.. I got out of the motor trade before rubber timing belts arrived. Cars I worked on always had chains which hardly ever needed attention except when you could hear them rattling or on an engine rebuild. I realise things move on in engine and gearbox design but when you see manufacturers going back to steel timing chains it makes you wonder whether belts were introduced as a cost cutting exercise that didn't live up to expectations, but here we are now running them in oil !

Even a 10 year old would see this was a bad idea. Rubber in oil = not good. Manufacturers might have their minds sharpened if cars had a mandatory 10 year/100K mile warranty. I have no problem with innovation but at least make it easy and cheap to replace. Then If the customer feels he doesn’t need to follow the service schedule then tough on them. This 3 year new car replacement cycle is doing the environment and the buying public no good at all. But that doesn’t fill the coffers of the manufacturers does it😠Onwards and upwards with the channel chaps👍

I'll have a timing chain thanks, and enjoy the extra noise happily content its unlikely to fall apart.

Thanks for this. My Custom had them replaced as part of a recall at 65k but its now done 85k and I just dont trust these engines or gearbox. It had a hard life before I got it and the gear selection is notchy as heck. I keep meaning to swing by your place so that you can check it over but I've not been over your way for at least a year. I should be around in a month-ish so hopefully I'll manage to get it booked in.

yes my vauxhall grandland X done the same 1.2 petrol turbo

Just did this job with orginal ford parts. After a weekend of driving the belt lost its tension and the engine is wrecked. I just cant understand what really happend. Im 100 % sure i tightened the tensioner bolt. Turned the engine around several times and it all looked tight and good. The car started without any strange noises or anything and ran fine for many miles during the weekend. Well, after about 1000 timing belt replacements on cars, it was my turn ....

Mate we had one in with vaccum pump blocked . The inside of the vaccum pump is plastic i figured it started to break up blocking its self

Ya know what I would like to do is a course on wet belts as a hobbyist but nowhere or one offers this. I might have to buy a nail to work on 🙈😂

Brilliant video. Thank you very much for sharing, which is the best reliable van to buy. I've gone of transit's i was thinking LDV or Citroën Relay what do you recommend?

Paint and pray. Is the term you're Looking for when used on some engines.

How long does it take

Is changing engine oil often heps the belt ?

What torque did you tighten the crank bolt Probably the most important part of this job F/T or a specific torque

I have ford custom late 2022 do I have wet belt om it ?😊

I have a Ford tourneo Custom 2017 Two litre diesel automatic front wheel drive, how much will u charge to change the wet timing belt, oil pump belt and what other parts you will change in this process ie oil sump, timing belt cover, timing belt tensioner etc. Will you be using all original Ford parts? Please quote me with parts and labour, and does this work have any warranty?

Hi how much u charge wet belt timing belt?

Good video. I havent done one of these yet. What sort of time do you think they take? Good luck with the channel.

You would think they would come up with a new cam belt material that was not degraded by oil

Took on a load of Transit's at work and the first oil change isn't due for 24'800 miles, seems absolutely mad. Might be my imagination but the vans that have done over 20K on no oil change feel noticeably sluggish compared to one that's only done 9K.

I’ve been quoted £1200 but ford say the belt should last to 150! Wtf

Cheap cheap cheap, its all about money

I done one of these and a Ford fiesta eco boost in the same week. Whoever thought a normal METAL! chain can't last a cars life time in the design of the vehicle is the biggest idiot going. How am I meant to explain to a customer that your 2020-2024 car has done 30,000 miles it needs a timing belt!

20k miles is ford setting them up to fail for a future sale. 8 to 10 k is mad for a working vehicle.

Extended service schedule, wrong oil, poor mechanical sympathy, poor maintenance, all adds to accelerated degradation. Our service department must be changing 3 engines a week under warranty, not sure how long ford can continue with such expenditure.

These manufacturers r looking at maintenance money for their dealers. Being a retired mechanic i would never buy a vehicle with a wet belt. Dry belt is a better set up in my opinion.