Mondeo cambelt

[derekpara]

Expert professional advice wanted, please. My W reg Mondeo has done exactly 50000 miles with regular services. I have also changed the oil and filter at 4 monthly intervals. I am driving to Holland soon. Should I change the cambelt and pulleys etc ?
Ford recommends 10 years or 100000 miles.
I understand the ' better be safe than sorry' bit but I don't want to spend �200+ unnecessarily.

[thebhoy]

at the end of the day its up to you, you should be ok but if it puts ur mind to rest. are u planning to keep the car for a while ie till its dies??then it mite not be a bad idea to get it done maybe after u get bk?!! just make sure all the obvious things are ok ie bulbs and spares, spare tyre pressures as well as they others and depths ( min 1.6mm across the central 3/4 of the tyre) and so on goodluck

[homer75]

Difficult to give you advice on this one - as the bhoy says, 'It's up to you'. You obviously look after your vehicle well. If you renew the belt and tensioner pulley you can relax for another five years. I wouldn't follow the Ford recommended interval and would probably change it around 70000.

[tomtech]

you dont give exact year or engine code. are you sure youve got a belt or is it chain driven?

[derekpara]

Thanks for your helpful answers, guys.
It's a 2000 reg on a 'W' plate. 2ltr auto with a belt - not chain.

[david1702198]

there isnt a 2 ltr ford diesel engine thats belt driven..the only 2 ltr diesel ford engine i know of is the 2ltr duratorq which is chain driven. the only other is the transit 2.5 di

[tomtech]

im sorry to disagree david but the 2000 onwards diesel is chain driven. so is the 2.0 ltr petrol. and matey boy never said it was a diesel anyway.

[tomtech]

sorry david ive just read your answer again and realize you are saying more or less what im saying. bloody alcohol.