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Old 09-19-2009, 10:43 PM   #237 (permalink)
Tygen1
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
Might also be time to invest in a Kevlar belt, designed for racing applications - if the timing belt is a common issue, I'd do it. Then again, being a Non Interference engine, I probably wouldn't really worry about it... if the belt breaks again, you'll just have to get it fixed again.
The belt would last almost forever if Ford woulda designed some decent idler pulleys. With the Zetec, it's almost always the idler pullies that kill off the belts. I've never seen a belt die off with good pullies. I get the cheapest belts possible because of this
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