Haynes article on Wet Belts

[Jabstatt]

There is an interesting piece, to me at least, on the Haynes site:

The trouble with timing belts that run in oil

Cambelts running in oil are designed to reduce emissions, but have some significant drawbacks, including potentially ruinous bills if you get someone else to change it for you. Martynn Randall is not a fan.

haynes.com

Tony

 

[TinaLes]

Hi Tony Jabstatt this problem was covered in much detail a few weeks back, many Transit owners are now very concerned, and its very expensive if it breaks, or to replace by a garage. See Below post.
Les

Wet belt change interval.

Speaking to the Ford service manager last week (its in for its 4 year 50k service shortly at 23K miles) the topic of inspecting the belt came up. Apparently from 2020-2021 the engine wet belt no longer has an inspection (can't physically do it) with the wet belt being different to the earlier...

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[oldiesontour]

Another quick Ill thought out (our was it)way for manufacturers to CHEAPLY tick boxes...well it costs them very little and will last the initial guarantee period..then bonus for their dealers and their parts supply bigger maintenance bills to the end user and vehicle scrapped sooner

 

[SVMC15]

Another reason to change your oil at the correct intervals!

 

[Richard n Ann]

I've been so lucky bypassing all these shite new engines. Van is a no Adblue EU5 camchain engine and VW UP is dry belt

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[enark]

Daughter had a fiesta eco boost. Cam belt shredded. And blocked oil pump.

Try as we might, we could not get the sump off, as pump is inside sump.

Flushed it, got it running, and on the day i took it to we buy any old car, the light stayed off….i didnt turn the ignition off until the young lady had looked and said, good no warning lights……..

Result.

 

[oldiesontour]

Are any real world emissions saved ? Belts,bearings,oil pumps,often sumps and timing cases manufactured transported and changed, vehicles sent to an early grave,
Or a complete adblue tank,pump,controller changed because a tiny sensor fails...like so many things regulators need to look at the whole picture from cradle to grave not just the birth

 

[gus-lopez]

Are any real world emissions saved ? Belts,bearings,oil pumps,often sumps and timing cases manufactured transported and changed, vehicles sent to an early grave,
Or a complete adblue tank,pump,controller changed because a tiny sensor fails...like so many things regulators need to look at the whole picture from cradle to grave not just the birth

Exactly this ^^

 

[gus-lopez]

Another reason to change your oil at the correct intervals!

the intervals in the Eu & Uk are far more than anyone in the states uses, even for the same vehicles. 5,000 mile oil changes on a Volvo V60 I was watching last night.Here in spain most garages will change at 15,000kms.
I change mine at around 10k kms.

 

[Ianbenny]

Watch this lad on Youtube - does a lot of wet belts - what a stupid design

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