Timing belt change in 2011 Ford Fiesta?

When does the timing belt on a 2011 Ford Fiesta Zetec diesel need replacing please?

Samie Husseini (Brisbane)

Jun 2018 Filed under: servicing

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Expert answer

Hi Samie,

It depends which engine exactly you have in your Fiesta and when it was manufactured. For both the 1.4-litre and 1.6-litre TDCi engines, there was a changeover in schedule that occurred for cars made later in 2010. Before that, the timing belts in the diesel engines were scheduled to be changed every 200,000 kilometres or every 10 years, but after that, for a brief period of manufacture, it changed to 140,000km (still 10 years) and later again back up to 180,000 kilometres.

We always encourage readers to err on the side of caution with timing belts, so would advise you to consider the 140,000km interval as applicable to your car.

Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Advisor
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