(Everyone) How many miles on your zetec? [Archive]

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zeteckat

12-28-2002, 05:08 AM

How many miles do you have on your zetec?

I have 52k and im thinking about having the timing belt replaced soon. I was reading that on the 99+ 2.0 liter dohc zetec contained in the countour, cougar, escort, zx2, focus and mystique that the timing belt should be inspected every 120k miles and replaced as required.

Does this really sound correct to you guys? I'd hate to put off having mine changed and then it breaks and my valves smack the piston and causes engine damage.

Are stock timing belts pretty tough?

Anyway, here's the sight:

Timing Belt (http://www.autoref.com/ford01.html)

Also let me know your milage and if your timing belt has every broken. Be sure to give me the milage that the timing belt failed at too. Thanks!

12-28-2002, 02:34 PM

I have 64K on mine.. and all running good It looks like the zetec has less problems then the v6..
you should have you timming belt checked at about 80k but i would not change it yet..and if you have to ther is something wrony with the car

carsnrockmusic

12-28-2002, 02:46 PM

46,000.....and leaving for pittsburgh, pa today.....so gimme another week....i'll have 48,000 easy

Edit**.....oh yeah....no belt problems....

Teflonworm

12-28-2002, 02:48 PM

82,000 miles.....belt was/is fine

Afterhours

12-28-2002, 02:55 PM

36K on mine........and still running just fine........:biggrin:

I also have a 2000 Focus with 66K.....and no problems there either.

YBReal210

12-28-2002, 03:23 PM

68,000 on mine, hit it yesterday, no problems with the timing belt as of yet.... keeping fingers crossed it stays that way too

12-30-2002, 04:03 AM

79,500 miles, funny you mention the timing belt. mine screetches for a second or two when i start it. going to get it checked this week. other than that though, shes running great.

12-30-2002, 04:53 AM

Originally posted by: b
79,500 miles, funny you mention the timing belt. mine screetches for a second or two when i start it. going to get it checked this week. other than that though, shes running great.

that would be you s belt not your timing belt it has teeth and can not slip...(screetching)

HitMan

01-10-2003, 06:53 PM

48,821 no belt problems....just 2 tranny problems:shrug:

teckn0

01-10-2003, 07:11 PM

38k The only problem i've had is my damn e-brake slipped so i got that replaced while it was under warranty otherwise havent had any other problems

headwig

01-10-2003, 08:27 PM

53K.....and no problems

Loyalty

01-11-2003, 12:04 AM

I got 32k on mine....i think...maybe 34k.......

Silvercat

01-11-2003, 06:04 AM

Just rolled over 24k last week on my way to Missouri. :) That was a fun drive.

ddmd3216

01-11-2003, 06:50 PM

77.3k, have replace serpentine belt at 32.6k and 64k miles

TheNinja

01-12-2003, 12:43 AM

30k on my 99 beast... belt problems only with underdrive pulley... other than that nut'n

2Liter

01-20-2003, 12:49 AM

my car is at 60,000 miles exactly, right now...

hamann

01-20-2003, 02:22 AM

She's a 99 and has 42k on her.

zeteckat

01-20-2003, 05:02 AM

so there really hasn't been any timing belt failures yet. This is good stuff to know. Thanks for the replies and please keep them coming.

EckoCougar

01-20-2003, 03:26 PM

mines a 2002 and only got 3k on it so yea mines perfect

nuty1der

01-23-2003, 03:50 PM

I'm sitting at 103k on mine and I haven't had any problems. Although I did replace the timing belt at 95k the dealer only noticed some wear on the idler and tensioner pulleys. Other than that the belt seems to just keep going. But if you do replace the timing replace the serpatine belt too, saves time and money than doing them seperatly.