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Old 03-17-2007, 09:32 PM
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Re: 99 escort broken timing belt

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Originally Posted by drifter24535
how about the DOHC engine?? is it a interferecne engine and when should the belt be changed
No it's not. To my knowing only the first generation from '81 to '86 had interference motors. The book just says check every 60,000 miles. I'd change it before 90,000 because a lot of people on this forum have had them break at 99,000 + miles.
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