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Does the Ford Focus Ecoboost have a timing chain or belt?

I'm looking at a 2019 plate focus with an Ecoboost engine but have been made aware of the problems with these engines and the wet belt. I'm likely to have the vehicle in another 5 years and changing the wet belt looks expensive. My independant garage looked it up and think that it has a timing chain, not a wet belt. Do you know if some models have been made without the wet belt or is the wet belt separate to the timing chain?

Asked on 22 January 2024 by Michelle Thompson

Answered by David Ross
In 2019 Ford produced Focus and Fiesta models with a revised EcoBoost engine that uses a timing chain rather than a belt, so it is possible that the example you are looking at is fitted with a chain but you would need to confirm this either by checking yourself or asking the dealer to confirm this for you.
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