11FX4EBOOST

Does anyone out there have the Ford timing belt replacement procedure for the 3.5L eco? Or has anyone done one before? I think I have some symptoms of the beginnings of the issue. I've also had check engine light come on and stay on for about 10 engine running cycles then it goes out. But no hard codes are present on engineering mode on dash cluster.

winchested

These don't use a timing belt, they use a timing chain. And you need a special puller for the crank sprocket I believe. I have seen someone somewhere post the procedure they followed to do it.

11FX4EBOOST

Oh my bad. ..sorry I meant to say chain. I was hoping if the front cover was pulled and the tensioner and guides removed it would slip over any obstacles.

Cord

It's a 12+ hour job and there are a bunch of special tools. Somewhere on this board I tried to track the part numbers of the tools that were used on mine. It was at least a dozen. Not to say that you couldn't get the job done without them.

11FX4EBOOST

Wow. ..so a 12hrs job and I'm assuming about $500 in parts and people are saying $4000 for the job? ? I would think it should be closer to $1600 - $1900 depending on hourly rate. That would be for chain, tensioners, and guides.

FORD FAILS

Why would you spend the money when it is proven that is not the answer to the problem?

maplelakeduckslayer

Mine was about 1800 parts and labor. The new timing chain may fix timing that is off but will not fix the rattle. The rattle is simply the truck losing oil in the top end on long sits. Other ford engines have this problem too.

11FX4EBOOST

Well I brought all this up cause I felt it would be nice to get chain changed before any issues arise. I haven't really heard any weird noises just injector tick. I do get a check engine light about every 8-10 weeks and it lasts for about 10 engine start cycles, but not sure of code cause I don't have a tuner or cord to run an app and the gage cluster in engineering mode says "no continuous dtc"? Might just buy a tuner instead of paying dealer $100 to check a code for 5mins.

Does anyone know if I can check timing on an X4 data logging?

winchested

You can buy a $20 obd II adapter on ebay and get the torque pro app for your phone and have your own personal handy dandy DTC reader.

And no via a scanner we don't have access to timing, nor does the X4. You need the ford IDS tool to check for the actual timing changes on the different banks and cams etc.

TJPlatinumEB

Any auto parts store will check the code for free. Just drive in when the code is showing and they can run out with their scanner and read it. They will even print the results out for you too so you can have it to reference if needed.