2004 F150 Timing Belt

[BayBum38ft]

I have a 2004 F150 TXRC with 570 hours. Ther service charts say to to change the belt at 1000 hours but no mention of calendar time. I have inspected the belt for wear and cracks and it looks fine. Any thoughts?

Thanks

Greg

[panasonic]

I have a 2004 F150 TXRC with 570 hours. Ther service charts say to to change the belt at 1000 hours but no mention of calendar time. I have inspected the belt for wear and cracks and it looks fine. Any thoughts?

Thanks

Greg

I thought I read in a manual for a F60 that it was 1000 hours or ten years..whatever comes first.

How many thousands of dollars did you pay for the engine? Quite a few I would think. How much is a timing belt?

I don't know if this engine is clearance engine or not. If it is and the belt breaks, well no harm done, just broke down.

If it is not a clearance engine and the belt breaks or skips a few teeth...pistons and valves destroyed and god only knows what else. Many thousands to fix it.

It should be in your service manual.

You be the judge...it your engine.

Good luck

[fairdeal]

FWIW the chart in the "sticky" on this forum has this:



The F150 is "interference"

don't know about models introduced later, but as of 2007 ,
the only non-interference 4-stroke over 50 hp was the F200/225

I replaced the timing belt on my F225 at 1400 hours when it was 10 years old -
had to remove it anyway to replace a failing camshaft gear.

But when I examined it side-by-side with the new one -
they were absolutely indistinguishable from each other

thought about selling the old one on eBay..

I suppose theoretically the fibers must eventually "fatigue",
and once one fails, a spontaneous "cascade" as the shared load increases on the remainder

certainly on an interference motor, changing it proactively is prudent.
But seems tough to pick an interval on a "rational" basis
I don't know.

[panasonic]

Fairdeal how much was the timing belt when you replaced it?

[fairdeal]

Fairdeal how much was the timing belt when you replaced it?

cost?
funny, just happened across the receipt yesterday
for some reason, bought it from Andy - August 2014 - $96.40
was sitting on it for a year until the cam gear broke

[pstephens46]

Tensioner and flywheel are the fun aspects....tensioner is at least $300 if you lack patience.

[fairdeal]

Tensioner and flywheel are the fun aspects....tensioner is at least $300 if you lack patience.

yes, I had forgotten about that. The tensioner I had studied and was prepared for.
But the flywheel...a three day ordeal.

[boscoe99]

Buy one of the new models with a bolt on flywheel. Easy enough to remove.

Only problem is that Yam calls for the bolts to be replaced each time the flywheel is removed. Or the bolts are loosened actually.

Belt with bolts = $148.00