Freelander Upgrades and Timing Belt

Jim@sea · Oct 3, 2019

Just bought an August 2013 Freelander TD4, with only 38,000 miles and showing my ignorance took a printout of an article in the Autoexpress about improving the breathing by fitting a BMW breathing modification I find that the car has a Ford engine with a timing belt.
So as the car is 6 years old at what age does this cam belt need changing and what is the approximate cost at a garage please.

Arctic2 · Oct 3, 2019

Jim@sea said:
Just bought an August 2013 Freelander TD4, with only 38,000 miles and showing my ignorance took a printout of an article in the Autoexpress about improving the breathing by fitting a BMW breathing modification I find that the car has a Ford engine with a timing belt.
So as the car is 6 years old at what age does this cam belt need changing and what is the approximate cost at a garage please.

Timing belt water pump, idler, etc are every 10 years 150,000 miles but as you are a new owner, do as I did and have or change it so you are starting fresh, only fit gates belts kits, cost for parts and fitting should be no more than £350 also have all fluids changed, diff, gearbox, etc,

Nodge68 · Oct 3, 2019

Jim@sea said:
an article in the Autoexpress about improving the breathing by fitting a BMW breathing modification

The cyclone breather won't fit or be needed for the FL2 2.2 diesel.

Jim@sea said:
I find that the car has a Ford engine with a timing belt.
So as the car is 6 years old at what age does this cam belt need changing

The engine is more PSA than Ford tbh. It's basically a PSA DW12, which is even built in the PSA engine plant in eastern France.

The belt is needs changing at 9 year 144 miles intervals for 2012 onwards models, IIRC.

Jim@sea said:
and what is the approximate cost at a garage please

That depends on the type of garage you use.

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