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Fear of wet belts???

  • 29-07-2014 9:42pm
    #1
    .skid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 94 ✭✭


    Well I've been looking at a 1.8 TCDI Focus Ghia 2009. Drives lovely and looks great however I've heard that if there's a wet belt to keep as far away as I can. Do they really cause that much trouble or is it just all hype? Thanks!


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  • #2
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    It's not a huge deal if you budget for it or use it to negotiate a lower selling price. I think I remember in another post George Dalton quoted around €600 to do the job on the Focus and bit more for the Mondeo.


  • #3
    .skid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 94 ✭✭.skid


    bazz26 wrote: »
    It's not a huge deal if you budget for it or use it to negotiate a lower selling price. I think I remember in another post George Dalton quoted around €600 to do the job on the Focus and bit more for the Mondeo.

    so if a new one gets put in it'll be good to go for another 100k or whatever?


  • #4
    Stella Virgo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 478 ✭✭Stella Virgo


    .skid wrote: »
    Well I've been looking at a 1.8 TCDI Focus Ghia 2009. Drives lovely and looks great however I've heard that if there's a wet belt to keep as far away as I can. Do they really cause that much trouble or is it just all hype? Thanks!

    its the unbelievable amount of work/stripping down required to change them, that's the problem.
    saying that ,you probably will only have to change them once in your time owning the car....(its a chain and a belt working together,always make sure BOTH are done together.)


  • #5
    Noccy_Mondy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,845 ✭✭✭Noccy_Mondy


    It shouldn't be a deal breaker really, it shouldn't even be a problem (after factoring in the cost obviously). Once it's done (and you have proof) it should be game for another 100k.


  • #6
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    Stella Virgo wrote: »
    its the unbelievable amount of work/stripping down required to change them, that's the problem.
    saying that ,you probably will only have to change them once in your time owning the car....(its a chain and a belt working together,always make sure BOTH are done together.)

    No it was a bottom chain and top (dry)belt on older units, newer units of the 1.8 tdci have a bottom belt in oil(wet belt) as oppose to the more durable chain.

    The chain never seemed to give any bother throughout all of it's years of use. Ford do recommend the chain be changed along with the top (dry) belt though.


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  • #7
    .skid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 94 ✭✭.skid


    Our local fire dealer says 200k and then change them, are they talking rubber or what?


  • #8
    enumbers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭enumbers


    the 200k limit has proved to be overly ambitious with some failing under 120k not a deal breaker as once there done you don't have to worry about it for at least another 100k


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