The only time oil and rubber should come into contact is in adult films 😂
@adrianflower32302 ай бұрын
Great work, Baz. Thanks for sharing all those tips. I'll get my Fiesta aircon bolt greased up this weekend. Belt is not due, but that will save lots of time when it is 👍👍
@ginobragoli14482 ай бұрын
"We don't like piles" 😁 No we don't! Baz the wet belt king.
@simonbailey21512 ай бұрын
Unbelievable work as usual. I can’t understand how Ford would both design a belt that would degrade, eventually fail and lunch the engine, whilst at the same time making it so bloody awkward to change. Anyway looks like you got to that one just in time.
@johntelford98622 ай бұрын
money.....its all for money
@FatHead19792 ай бұрын
Ford aren't the only manufacturer to make this stupid decision, off the top of my head, the Peugeot Puretech is also known for this issue.
@richardsheil52892 ай бұрын
@@FatHead1979 but peugeot is easy to change
@FatHead19792 ай бұрын
@@richardsheil5289 That may be true but it still suffers the same premature degradation of the wet belt issue.
@gixxercorona2 ай бұрын
It’s all in the plan 😉 designed to fail , not like commercial engine that run on gears , ie 10000,0000 only shells and liners
@brandywell442 ай бұрын
Never seen a vibro gun before. What a useful tool it is.
@milandjukic35892 ай бұрын
Baz fantastic blog and presentation, quality technician, for shore you’ll be servicing my Ford edges wet belt ,, ❤💪
@family-accountemail91112 ай бұрын
I wish he was a bit nearer me! I d love to have a video of my cambelt change! I even pay a tad more for it
@Driver-UK2 ай бұрын
Thanks for this one Baz 👍 although similar to others it showed how the various bolts can rust up so when I do the next service and future services on my 2019 ecosport I’m going to grease them air con bolts and WD40 other various bolts to hopefully make it easier for you when I need the wet belts replacing 👍
@Stambo592 ай бұрын
All wet belts are from hell, and need to go back there. Ask anyone in the industry with a modicum of intelligence, if running a rubber belt in oil is a good idea, the answer will be a resounding NO!! What were the engineers thinking, or more to the point, what were they smoking.
@kerbsidemobilemechanic2 ай бұрын
This week the alternator is identifying as an ac pump 😂
@bazmeredith2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@user-kk2bo4de8m2 ай бұрын
And no snapped coolant plastic parts 👍 nice video showing how they get with mileage ,thanks.
@markconnor2692 ай бұрын
Wow can't believe that bolt came out with the vibro awesome win 👏😁
@user-vi7is4gj7m2 ай бұрын
I had a 2019 Ford eco sport come in last week,turbo under boost fault.turbo failing,pulled out the vacuum pump and checked the filter.Full of cambelt rubber,69000 miles on it ! customer couldn’t afford the major repairs it needed,ie full wet belt change and new turbo ect.Its just madness the crap engineering nowadays!Will keep with my 20year old volvo!
@dwusoftware2 ай бұрын
Your videos on this were invaluable when i did this job on my daughters car, tough job with only jack stands on the drive, took about 3 days but got it done. The tip with the cardboard was a life saver!
@gregshearer4232 ай бұрын
Done my first wet belt on a transit at the start of the week and your trick of using an air chisel to loosen the big nut on the fan worked a treat baz saved any hassle
@bazmeredith2 ай бұрын
Glad it helped buddy, not bad to do are they apart from the 14 times turning the engine over by hand 😂😂😂
@PTRsTransport2 ай бұрын
Another great video Baz Nice one 👍
@luckysmiler2 ай бұрын
i have the air hammer ,but that socket attachment looks good ,i have seen them advertised some time ago ,but not seen in use before.good video as always
@dcasteaux91812 ай бұрын
An 8 year old Fiesta will be uneconomic to keep on the road when the wet belt is due.
@tautlinersАй бұрын
Could be worse, buy an electric car and spend £4000 on knackered batteries in 4 years .
@georgedaville46622 ай бұрын
Top content Baz, I’m a bit past self mechanics these days, but I find your videos captivating. Common sense approach, think before you act! I remember many a Sunday afternoon trying to fix my motors ready for work on Monday- then disaster struck!😳🙄😎
@ChuckTurtle1Ай бұрын
Hope one day my work buys the tool/books in a wet belt. Fancy a go at doing one after watching all your videos on them haha.
@silverainbow1234562 ай бұрын
Great Video - I work for a Ford service dealer and we do a fair few of these “eco boom” wet belts - every single one presents a new challenge I’d love to know where to get one of those Pichler gun sets from, what an amazing tool Did a bit of googling but to no joy Any links / pointers would be an awesome help 😊
@bazmeredith2 ай бұрын
Google pichler UK and either email them or give them a call buddy
@tonymcnamara93682 ай бұрын
There's no wonder mechanics are leaving the trade, manufacturers are making the job a nightmare! It's as if they don't want to make automotive repairs easy for some reason, like they want cars off the road perhaps? 🤔
@Nayf272 ай бұрын
Wicked video Baz, got my wetbelt being replaced next month. Interesting to see what a job it is, I tip my hat kind sir 🎩
@marktelfer66542 ай бұрын
Keep it coming love a wet belt ha. Your right it's the same stuff but different issues to over come. Keep up the good work👍
@waynebrinkley62842 ай бұрын
Great work Baz, people dont realise that a simple bolt can cause such a pain in the 🫢. Love the new tool, reckon that will be used alot more. 🤙🤙
@tidysampler5852 ай бұрын
Thanks for making these videos Baz 👍 You honestly make the tasks look easy. Plus you don’t shy away from the camera. Great work. But have you ever worked on a Ford Mondeo mk4 2.2 tdci (Q4BA)? The EGR/Cooler in particular?
@jamesward57212 ай бұрын
I repair vehicles (mechanical/electrical) but I also do loads of rust repairs - I have one customer who deals in Landcruisers, lots of 'em. He sends his rust issues to me. Lots of 'em, lol. Same vehicles, "same" issues with rust - however repair times can vary hugely depending on how far the grot has crept. 1cm further than usual can lead to absolute hours of extra work - which then leads to "How does it take so much longer/cost more than the last ones?" conversations.
@jamesward57212 ай бұрын
Fecked off and bought a posher air hammer just there btw - not your Pickler as I am stingy & tight - but a more powerful than the one I use all day one. I'm gonna cheat, bang a 1/2" drive spanner to socket adaptor onto whatever socket needs rattling, rattle that with the hammer & turn the socket with a ratchet spanner.. which will do the same thing only cheapier. I ain't made of money like you Baz, mainly as I'm a good deal thicker. But not too thick to know a good idea when I see one.
@messiasduarte2 ай бұрын
Man, I am replacing the wet belt of my focus 1.0 now, and Jesus Christ what a job to do it! I would lile to get the Ford's engineering team to do it and tell them "look the sh*t all of ya did"
@Lawrence-Joseph-NorseАй бұрын
Repent to Jesus Christ! Luke 5:32 King James Version 32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Luke 13:3 King James Version 3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
@RetiredVehicleTech-nk5ch2 ай бұрын
Hi Baz, there's also a mesh strainer in the "Oil Pressure Control Solenoid" that can block with wet belt debris. This solenoid is on rear of engine block beside plug where crank timing pin screws in. There's a Dayco training video on KZfaq "Garage Wire" Channel showing this Solenoid being removed to check and clean the mesh strainer.
@marcusmaximus4512 ай бұрын
Spot on and perfection as always Baz, do you renew the transmission oil as well ? Kind regards and take care 😃👍
@bazmeredith2 ай бұрын
No buddy I don't and thanks
28 күн бұрын
Hello Mr Meredith, I really enjoy watching your videos of car repairs... I also have a Ford Focus with a 1.5 liter ecoboost with the well-known timing belt problem. From experience with my Mondeo mk3 tdci I can say that engine additives are very helpful. What do you think if I add additives to my Focus, would that damage the engine? I have always used the Motor Protect product from Liqui Moly on my Mondeo. I would really like to know your opinion... Thank you in advance for your feedback... Mechanics like you with the know-how are still very rare in Germany... Please keep going... Greetings from Germany
@davidfulford40962 ай бұрын
Enjoy watching these wet belt vids keep it up Baz absolutely smashing it lad 👍🏻🤝👌🏻🔥
@ladalout2452 ай бұрын
I was watching this and laughing at how much you enjoy using the vibro gun, then my wife asked what on earth I was watching when she heard all the noise. When I said it's Baz's vibro gun she wasn't impressed and accused me of watching porn! 😂 Great job as usual, good to see a proper technician at work with pride in the job, trying to make it easier for others to do the job from hell.
@mazdaman12862 ай бұрын
The air con bolt is a common failure. Ford has known this for ten years and has made zero effort to fix the problem. I.E. anti seize, grease even custard may help.....
@plugman19632 ай бұрын
I worked at Rover for 5 years and later Aston Martin for 5 years. We had so many issues building these cars but getting anyone to look into them (never saw an engineer )was impossible. It was all about quantity, build targets etc 😡
@FatHead19792 ай бұрын
The fact that Ford fitted the MK7 Fiesta diesels WITH an undertray and both the pre and post facelift MK7 petrols without also blow my mind. Imagine what all the water, dirt, salt etc does to all the bolts as it's been sprayed all over the engine bay.
@Theroadsidepatrolman2 ай бұрын
Smashing it baz 🤙🧡
@shaunblakemore71502 ай бұрын
Great job 👍
@Buwg1272 ай бұрын
Love seeing your work Baz! Keep it up buddy! 🤙
@plugman19632 ай бұрын
Great job Baz. That vibration/impact tool you have is fab. Do you buy all your own tools or are they subsidised by the workshop?
@stevesmith45962 ай бұрын
Another great upload Baz!!!! You're the man!!!!!
@andyg8172 ай бұрын
Bez.. when u say ' little things like this "!! make me want to leave lol... 19 years in the trade.....😊
@ZakKol692 ай бұрын
Piles joke made me lol, been watching too many of my videos with shite like that 😂😂
@bazmeredith2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂 knew you'd like it
@ZakKol692 ай бұрын
@@bazmeredith also rammeroonied is another one for the dictionary haha. Really enjoyed this one today man
@bazmeredith2 ай бұрын
@@ZakKol69 cheers buddy appreciate it 👌
@remengineering8812Ай бұрын
Very informative, thank you
@trekshogun2 ай бұрын
What a stupid design, The cost of replacing that belt against a normal cambelt must be astronomical, excellent video 👍
@markEs87022 ай бұрын
Your apprentice is so lucky to be able to learn from. Super tech like yourself
@johnfletcher26672 ай бұрын
Blimey that's alot of work it's must be 2k plus to do I have 2019 same engine it's coming up to 19,000 miles & changed the oil & filter myself 4 times now always putting quality castrol in ( recommended by ford) abit OTT I know but playing safe 😀 Anyone else doing similar 🤔. So much for German made engineering
@ritchieschofield11852 ай бұрын
This job just reminds me how easy transit wetbelts are
@johntelford98622 ай бұрын
learning so much everytime you do one of these wet belts baz. 1 question tho, when you took the vacuum pump off to clean the filter does the engine have to be in the timmed position. i didnt clean mine when i did my belt and would like to now that ive seen this. thanks
@bazmeredith2 ай бұрын
No mate just slides in on a keyway in the cam
@johntelford98622 ай бұрын
@@bazmeredith thanks baz
@brianwood52202 ай бұрын
Great video, Baz. Only one small comment, at 19:44 your voice is almost non-existent. Have you thought of getting a wireless lavaliere mic. They help your sound stay so much more consistent. Thanks for sharing.
@bazmeredith2 ай бұрын
Ye I have buddy I love making content it's on the wish list is a mic
@MrRealvideo2 ай бұрын
Great videos, how did you remove the filter from the oil pump for cleaning as they looked pressed into the pump body?
@jasonmcfarlane84892 ай бұрын
What mileage would you recommend a wet belt change on a Ford transit eco blue engine I’ve heard of some of them snapping well before their 100,000 recommendation
@bazmeredith2 ай бұрын
It's hard to recommend a wetbelt but wouldn't let them get anywhere near 100k
@leechater52542 ай бұрын
Hope Joe public can see what we have to put up with😂
@joskd84912 ай бұрын
looking at the oilpickup, I hope that the engine is still ok....
@aidanmcguinness87952 ай бұрын
Eactly the same issue the other day with an ecoboost sump. Aircon compressor bolts fully seized, ended up cutting them off and welding 17mm's to them off the vehicle. Worked well but not for the weak hearted.
@kyle_on_the_spanners_2 ай бұрын
Good content that mate like you said 👌🏽
@markusp17882 ай бұрын
Geez, and I thought the Vauxhall 1,6 CDTI was bad...
@nathanjp962 ай бұрын
What sort of cost would it be for this work? Provided everything goes smoothly
@baboucarrleigh2082 ай бұрын
Let's say you damaged the pick up ring on the crank pulley can you just buy a replacement from another engine n will it work
@scotchegg64222 ай бұрын
De-gas the A/C, you don’t have to, make things easier. Which translate to, can charge the customer for a re-gas too 😂
@405_hive2 ай бұрын
Right…. Now sell the bloody thing !
@richardglover12002 ай бұрын
Did you remember to do the clip up on the house pipe. 😅
@bazmeredith2 ай бұрын
Always do
@peterquinlan94112 ай бұрын
Have ever done a 1lt civic timing belt, if so, is it any more difficult than a Ford.
@neilthorpe39142 ай бұрын
Was it designed for the belt to run in oil to save the belt from deteriorating🤔, its clearly a disaster if it was .
@bazmeredith2 ай бұрын
Yes it was designed to run In oil buddy
@erolserif53572 ай бұрын
is this job worse then the astra 1.6 cdti engine chain job? This looks worse to me, i mean more effort and time consuming
@garyatkinson56992 ай бұрын
What does that cost?
@amoebavirus15082 ай бұрын
The engine designers need castrating for this wet belt idea! FFS.
@gavinfountain11822 ай бұрын
Oh for a ford cvh timing belt so much easier
@josephberrie95502 ай бұрын
why is the crank bolt a friction torque and not a positive keyed item ???
@bazmeredith2 ай бұрын
I have no idea buddy
@marktelfer66542 ай бұрын
Baz any tips for removing 2010 insignia oil filter my wife kills me every service my drive gets it cause of where it's positioned?
@aadil-ahmedshaikh56922 ай бұрын
I'm assuming its the 2.0 diesel with the filter above the driveshaft. Fold up a piece of cardboard and use it like a funnel going to whatever you're draining it in to. Saves you covering the driveshaft and sub-frame in oil and spending ages cleaning up the mess. Hope this helps
@marktelfer66542 ай бұрын
@aadil-ahmedshaikh5692 ah perfect and yes it is that model saves my misses giving me grief about the drive thanks mate 👍
@FatHead19792 ай бұрын
@@aadil-ahmedshaikh5692 The old Ford 1.8 TDCi has a similar issue (I'm speaking from experience), it's very difficult to avoid the contents of the old filter pouring out all over the driveshaft due to its location and horizontal orientation.
@cabottaxi2 ай бұрын
Bet you're glad to get to the end of jobs like this.
@kristaps25702 ай бұрын
F..K!!! 😎
@trapps752 ай бұрын
Self taught fixing cars or schooling
@andrewbailey8730Ай бұрын
It's scary how the brake vacuum pump fills with the failling cam belt rubber particles a very serious accident ready to happen as in the state's, the worst ford engine design in 40 years,had a vauxhall van 150,000 miles 10 years old no corrosion,one clutch,sold for a bargain price to a transport firm as bought a ford ranger for my bee work & now wished I waited 3 year's for a Toyota as having the oil change every 7000 miles a because someone decided to put a rubber belt in the engine crank case 😂, someone please please bringing out a timing chain conversion for the belts cam,oil pump will never go back too a ford or European engine with the wet belts system again until they bin the design it's going backwards not forward on environmental issues to save using vital earth's resources.
@scotspie501douglas72 ай бұрын
why would you not try to free the air con bolt as easier on the bench 95000 way too long
@gregshearer4232 ай бұрын
If that bolts coming loose it’s when the sumps still bolted solid to the bottom of the engine end of story
@RumpleXstillXskin2 ай бұрын
You quoting more for when these cars get older ?
@bazmeredith2 ай бұрын
You can run into problems with newer cars it's something that is always explained when taking the jobs on
@johnconnolly24742 күн бұрын
do you know how irritating it is every time you say arooney spoils a good video
@user-ud9rn7dw6qАй бұрын
I hate the concept of wet belt stupid design absolutely stupid what the hell are ford doing? Bring back 70’s fords