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[henryd]

need cam locking kit,cam cover gasket,aux belt,use a gates cambelt kit cheaper and it is an oe part as fords use them,gates are not allowed to use the ford logo tho,5/30 semi/fully synthetic oil,asda fully synthetic is really good and about £20,plugs are about £30 ish for 4,oil/air and pollen filter

nice one mate  cam cover gasket need to be replaced when timing belt done? 

Yep,cover needs to come off to insert setting bar to cams  ,no timing marks at all on the 1.4.

[omega3000]

The 4 pot club  While your doing the service on the fusion ill start the head gasket on the pug 

[martin42]

you killed it already steve 

[Webby the Bear]

on the research list i've found out that the water pump is aux belt driven... however the ones from 56 plate onwards were timing belt driven... glad ill be gettin the older one lol

as a matter of pure interest.... as i've heard there's no timing marks on the block or sprockets... i presume i'd get it to TDC using the tissue method and lock it using the cam and crank lock tools.... as opposed to the omega which you cant really go wrong with the help of the marks? 

[henryd]

on the research list i've found out that the water pump is aux belt driven... however the ones from 56 plate onwards were timing belt driven... glad ill be gettin the older one lol

as a matter of pure interest.... as i've heard there's no timing marks on the block or sprockets... i presume i'd get it to TDC using the tissue method and lock it using the cam and crank lock tools.... as opposed to the omega which you cant really go wrong with the help of the marks? 

To find top dead you remove top rocker cover and line up cam slots,then back off slightly and fit timing pin to block and gently wind crank up to touch

[Webby the Bear]

on the research list i've found out that the water pump is aux belt driven... however the ones from 56 plate onwards were timing belt driven... glad ill be gettin the older one lol

as a matter of pure interest.... as i've heard there's no timing marks on the block or sprockets... i presume i'd get it to TDC using the tissue method and lock it using the cam and crank lock tools.... as opposed to the omega which you cant really go wrong with the help of the marks? 

To find top dead you remove top rocker cover and line up cam slots,then back off slightly and fit timing pin to block and gently wind crank up to touch

oh i see... i didnt realise there were slots on the cams.... is this at the back of the camshafts or on the sprockets themselves?

think martins going to help me but i just wanted an idea myself 

ill search for a youtube vid for a similar engine as the fusion in particular isnt on there

[henryd]

on the research list i've found out that the water pump is aux belt driven... however the ones from 56 plate onwards were timing belt driven... glad ill be gettin the older one lol

as a matter of pure interest.... as i've heard there's no timing marks on the block or sprockets... i presume i'd get it to TDC using the tissue method and lock it using the cam and crank lock tools.... as opposed to the omega which you cant really go wrong with the help of the marks? 

To find top dead you remove top rocker cover and line up cam slots,then back off slightly and fit timing pin to block and gently wind crank up to touch

oh i see... i didnt realise there were slots on the cams.... is this at the back of the camshafts or on the sprockets themselves?

think martins going to help me but i just wanted an idea myself 

ill search for a youtube vid for a similar engine as the fusion in particular isnt on there

Back of camshafts (gearbox end ),the slots are slightly off centre and when bar is fitted correctly setting bar is touching head and slotted into both cams

[Radar]

Slight different but i have a 03 fiesta 1.4 petrol manual - does close to 40 around town and 45 on motorway.On the forum i sometimes visit they recommend 5 yrs for cambelt changes. i had no record of it being done but did it last september with water pump and full service for £350 ish.

Nice little car - fusion is not much bigger in reality but i understand how it would be cheaper.
Reckon you would get around 30 around town. Owned it for 21/2 years and the only thing i needed to do was buy modified washer jets (£2.50 each) as water can drip onto spark plugs/coil pack and rust them up and reconnect a swicth for heated front screen. fiestaownersclub.com could give some pointers. hth. Can get genuine parts from paynes of hinkley on the old egay site.

There was a guy down my road selling a mint fusion over christmas but i think its gone now - i had a good look round it as it was on the school run and was very nice - if its still there i will let you know.

[martin42]

there is an excellent guide on pumapeople.com,although it covers the 1.7 vct engine its basically the same engine without vct
Also thats the reason you need to remove cam cover,locate bar in slots in cams as stated and the pin goes into a hole to lock crankshaft so its all timed up right

[Radar]

Do a Google "Ford Etis" search and go to vehicle section. It can give some useful info. too -