Is it normal to see the ribs/lines come through on a timing belt when looking at it on the surface?
Car - 2006 m ford focus sport 1.8 tdci.
I bought the car at 126,000 miles, according to service book it was replaced at 95,000.
It was taken to a garage at 126,500 as was allegedly having the head gasket replaced, but it seems that they never replaced it, though they say the timing belt was also replaced I'm not so sure.
the car is now at 158,400 miles, I can see the timing belt through looking through the plastic cover (cover snapped a little) and I realized I can see the ribs/lines on the bel, just wondered if this is normal or not?
I can still see some writing on the belt as well so is that a good sign?
the timing belt on these are 125,000 but obviously getting it done sooner than that is wise, if it was not replaced at 126,000 then I know for sure it was at 95,000. That would mean 63,000 or 31,000 since it was last replaced.
so is it normal to see the ribs/lines through on a timing belt?
If you see checking or shallow cracking on the outer surface of the belt it is no spring chicken, but it can be very hard to tell more about the condition of the belt.
I presume the replacement interval is 90K miles. If it is wrong you can substitute the actual interval in this scenario. It seems to be a good bet the belt was replaced at 95K miles and may have been replaced after that. If you don't keep the car beyond 185K miles it is a non-issue; you won't replace the belt. If you keep the car to 185-216K miles you have to either replace the belt or ask yourself if you feel lucky. If you are done with the car anytime in that mileage frame you will probably decide you are lucky enough not to replace the belt on a car you only expect to keep another year or two. If you are keeping the car from 217 to 275K miles you will replace the timing belt once in that 185-216K mile span. If you are going to keep it much beyond 300K miles you will replace the belt one more time.
We're just guessing, but doing it with some thought. One factor: timing belts care about age more than they do miles: 7 years is a typical replacement time. If your belt from 95K miles is going to be no more than 7 years old at the 216K mile mark you are still pretty safe pretending the belt was replaced at 126.5K. However, that will only make a difference if you are going to ditch the car between 185 and 216K miles. If you know you are going beyond 216K miles with this vehicle you would replace it on the known schedule at 185K miles.
A disclaimer: since it is an interference engine do not lose sight of the size of the risk.
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