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Broken timing belt

I have 1991 ford escort pony which had run out of gas but after adding gas and replacing the fuel filter I discovered the timing belt was broken. I was wondering how difficult is it to replace the timing belt on my 91 ford escort?

  • janne_1966 Oct 25, 2008

    Thanks for the advise. I did give it a whirl and with the help of a mechanic friend we were able to change the timing belt out.

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I have done mine in about 2.5 hours. Not hard. No special tools. Got timing marks off the net.

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Its better to get a mechanic to do it then do it your self, if you do it yoursel u will have many more problems for the incorrect timing. find a low cost effective dealer and you will find that cheaper and quicker then doing it yourself.

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