Timing belt interval for Ford B-Max?

Hi,

Could you tell me if a Ford B-Max 1.6 TDCi has a cambelt or chain and if it's a cambelt when it needs to be changed?

Many thanks

Leanne Bennett (Hertfordshire )

Apr 2017 Filed under: servicing

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Expert answer

Hi Leanne,

The set interval is every 160,000km or 10 years, but we would recommend getting the belt changed sooner than that — say at around 80,000km, just for safety’s sake. It’s a small extra expense to save a potentially catastrophic engine failure. Also, on that engine, beware of the oil pump leaking on the cam-belt and causing it to slip.

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Advisor
@neilmbriscoe