Ford Ranger / Mazda B2500 Timing belt kit replacement 2.5 TDCI

How to Replace the timing belt (inc tensioner and idler) on a 2007 Ford ranger 2.5 tdci same as Mazda B2500. Procedure applies to model year 2005 - 2011.
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[@paulmaraun9632]

How refreshing clear and concise instructions no dribble or wanky soundtrack - great

[@diydaly]

👍👍 thanks

[@lolofrisson]

Thank you very much for taking the time to make this very detailed tutorial which allowed me to change the ford truck belt. Great job !! Congratulations from France

[@diydaly]

Glad it helped 👍👍

[@nhlanhladlamini6960]

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[@phete67]

Very easy to follow instructions. I changed the belt etc on a 2011 Ranger 3.0l TDI. Exactly the same as in this video. Thanks.

[@diydaly]

Thanks for the comments , much appreciated 👌👍

[@MrLoonaticNinja]

Thanks man im doing mine for the 3.0l aswell was wondering if it was the same

[@andymunns2579]

Great video and yes took about 2 hours. None of the other similar videos show the lock pin tensioner detail. I did spend additional time sorting out the 38 mm. socket as the only size here I had was 3/4" drive. For a future job I would buy a 1/2" 38mm. socket. I was able to unbolt and wriggle the fan assy out of the engine bay (with difficulty) - This helped greatly to improve access for my 3/4" ratchet drive and also to view the pressure pump timing marks.

[@diydaly]

👍 nice one , thanks for the comments , feedback always appreciated 😁

[@chrisellingson123]

Thank you for the informative video. There are videos out there giving very bad advice, some even neglecting the pump timing marks!

[@diydaly]

Glad to help , thanks for the comment , much appreciated 👌👍

[@chrisbarrett7962]

Thanks for the vid, just did mine hopefully good for a few more years! First cam belt I’ve done, wouldn’t have attempted without your video so thanks again.

[@diydaly]

Nice one , glad to hear it helped

[@Nick41622]

Excellent video, its been a long time since I've changed a timing belt, My Mazda BT 50 will be soon due for one.👍

[@diydaly]

Thanks for the comment , much appreciated 👌

[@janvanderwalt2207]

i might own the ford in the future and your video was excelent! i should be able to do it thanks to your step by step awesome video. thank you. apreciate it brother

[@diydaly]

Glad I could help! thanks for the comment 👍

[@wayne007nz]

good clear instructions, not a lot of videos on these engines on line, thanks

[@diydaly]

Glad you liked it!

[@ZenkiiHD]

I wish you did a 2.5l water pump replacement, video was great help none the less!!

[@diydaly]

Hopefully might get the chance some point

[@SlasherPaul]

Great little instructional video there bud!

[@diydaly]

thanks for the comment, much appreciated 👌👍

[@suedanim6249]

Very, very good video. You're a pro.

[@diydaly]

Thanks! 😃 you comment is much appreciated 👍👌

[@kazzdave]

Thanks guys great video well explained

[@diydaly]

👍👍 thanks

[@willlawson2304]

cheers mate, great video

[@diydaly]

Thanks for the comment , much appreciated 👍👌

[@utilitarian]

That's such a good video - I dare say I think I could do it too. Thank you.

[@diydaly]

Go for it! 👍 thanks for the comment

[@HockMed117]

Great video! helped me alot :D

[@diydaly]

Glad to hear! thanks for the comment 👍

[@adrianvokuhler8364]

Top video, thanks a lot

[@diydaly]

Thanks for the comment 👍

[@leonardobaternasr1448]

Good job igan.

[@diydaly]

Thanks for the comment 👌👍

[@rockycoleman2638]

Good video 📹 mate described perfectly

[@diydaly]

Glad you liked it 👍

[@ernstkaisuma-rf8ch]

Job well done keep up the good job

[@diydaly]

👍 thanks

[@alexanderstefanxandraswedi5835]

❤ I appreciated with your video

[@diydaly]

Glad it was helpful!

[@comohacerarrozconajo6631]

Excelente video

[@diydaly]

Thanks for the comment , much appreciated 👌👍

[@BCM4865]

What about keeping the hydraulic sub assembly hard against the tensioner pulley? What's the procedure if both become separated before install? Eg no rubber sleeve on the bolt from factory to help the two stay together?

[@fernandomatizbustos3407]

Buenos días,gracias muy bien explicado,desde colombia

[@diydaly]

thanks 👍👍

[@giancarlomarras3774]

grazie,molto interessante a breve la farò anche io

[@diydaly]

👍👍 thanks

[@richardchurchward4413]

Thanks for the video. I am going to have my timing belt replaced this week on my Ranger PJ Diesel Auto. It looks like it is do-able for the home mechanic. But what your video shows is that this is not a huge job, and when dealing with mechanics it gives an idea on how much labour is involved. Looking at your video I would expect to pay no more than 2 hours labour. What are your thoughts?

[@diydaly]

Thanks for the comment, yes id expect the average garage would quote around the 2 hour area to replace

[@z4rL]

Thank you

[@diydaly]

You're welcome

[@jacobodonnell8912]

Hey, great video, what differences do you have to make if the old belt is already damaged and missing half the rubber teeth

[@diydaly]

nothing too different mate as long as you can align to the marks correctly

[@paulthompson1654]

hi some tensioners come in 2 pieces and must be compressed and then pinned . Or if u have a pinned unit and pin comes out repin is ideal . Dealer did my t/belt and injector pump and the 2 piece tensioner was not collapsed and pinned at 70,000km. At 100k we found the tensioner bolt tight but tensioner destroyed from incorrect install ,,OH YEA the belt was way way loose . DOH effects 2.5 and 3.0ltr versions

[@radds2503]

Hi, great video. I’m about to change the cam belt on a BT50. The tensioner has failed so the belt spins on the bottom pulley. Is that catastrophic on these engine and could I have bent valves? Or as you mentioned broken cam shafts? Cheers.

[@diydaly]

We had one in with belt failure before and it had just smashed all the rockers.. replaced all the broken rockers and good to go again 👍👍

[@GurwinderSingh-xk5fb]

Hello mate, is Sohc WLT an interference engine? Timing belt snapped

[@steinthorgudmundsson7356]

Straight forward 👌

[@diydaly]

👍

[@cak.kribo123]

The best ford ranger TDi and TDCi

[@diydaly]

nice one, thanks thanks for the comment 👍👌

[@francescoditommaso2610]

Hi, amazing video, thank you very much!!! Just a couple of questions if you don't mind since it will be my first time doing the timing belt on a diesel engine.... is it actually so easy to manually rotate it? In the gasoline engines it becomes easier once you pull the spark plugs out... And also is it really necessary to have such a short 38mm socket or is it doable with a "normal" one? Thanks a lot!!!!

[@diydaly]

Thanks! Yeah you can turn it over east enough 👍 any ratchet will do 🙌

[@davidregan5265]

Thank you for the video...how often should the belt be changed ?

[@diydaly]

Thanks.. Autodata states every 75,000 miles/72 months (which ever comes first)

[@mirkononimporta179]

bravo

[@diydaly]

Thanks 👍

[@martinleach5300]

Hi changed my belt yesterday but I came across two white lines painted on the bottom pulley and a white line painted on the back of the cover but now it’s got loud tapping and it’s down on power I set it up how you showed in the video someone else has been in there before so I’ve no idea how they set it up

[@diydaly]

so did you have to move any of your pulleys once the belt was off? depends they may have just simply paint marked it In an location and just swopped the belt at that point

[@becky-jodrummond3426]

Thankyou..

[@diydaly]

Welcome 😊

[@ironiron-nf3oc]

Hello thanks for the video im thinking to buy a ford ranger 2.5 tdci . What you thinking about that car and that motor is it good enough to buys today one ?

[@diydaly]

Are yeah there a decent truck tbf , a lot more reliable than some of the others

[@khjl5426]

Hey mate, Would replacing the cambelt in the 3 litre 2007 mazda bt50 be along the same lines as this one.

[@diydaly]

tbh im not 100% sure .. ill do bit of digging and let you know if I find out 👌

[@suedanim6249]

Yes. Same engine as 2.5, bored to 3.0.

[@comohacerarrozconajo6631]

Debe de hacer un vídeo cambiando los retenes de los ejes de elevas

[@diydaly]

Thanks for the comment 👍

[@GurwinderSingh-xk5fb]

Hi mate, is it interference or non interference engine?

[@nhlanhlamoyo4650]

Thanks great video, what happens when the timing belt snaps while driving?

[@nhlanhlamoyo4650]

After how many Kilometers/miles should the timing belt be changed

[@diydaly]

The valves will have contact with the pistons but the normally break the rockers rather than bent the valves

[@diydaly]

The interval is 5 years or 60k I think 👌👍

[@danwhittaker6396]

Hi, I may have missed it but was there a link to the shallow 38mm socket, TIA.

[@diydaly]

Hi dan, yeah its there mate -38mm shallow socket - amzn.to/3oqCYlR

[@horimaikuku1556]

How’s it, just a question... If the tensioner pin on the new tensioner happens to come out for some reason, are you able to put it back in and fit it? Or would you have to buy a whole new tensioner? Cheers

[@diydaly]

Neh you can reset it and pop the pin back in

[@horimaikuku1556]

Cheers for the response, how do I reset it?

[@diydaly]

@@horimaikuku1556 bit hard to describe it in writing but basically it’s just sprung loaded so you need to find a way of holding the back while loading the tension on to refit the pin , you mind be-able to bolt it up finger tight the do it with an Allen key

[@horimaikuku1556]

Sorry what I was meant to say was... that the hydraulic actuator has become seperate from the tensioner pulley... and the piston of the actuator has completely exited the hydraulic chamber... I don’t know where the piston is

[@diydaly]

@@horimaikuku1556 arr right , you will definetly need a new tensioner then if that’s the case I’m afraid

[@rodneyabberfield1388]

Doing one Tommorow I’ve had one before strip teeth off the belt put a new belt on it and away it went

[@diydaly]

Nice one , not too bad to do are they 👌👍

[@plantnerdsa]

My tensioner broke the other day. Replaced the tensioner and damged belt. Engine just does not want to start. Is there a way to check where the crank position is to make sure of the timing? Or do you think i should check the valves? I hear a hard deep knock when i try to start and the return pipe on one injector seems wet from diesel

[@diydaly]

When you say the tension broke, I presume it collapsed and the belt came off? Or atleast damage led everything enough to put the timing completely out?

[@plantnerdsa]

@@diydaly yeah. Everything was out. So need to check the timing. Did align properly again. And it feels like i have compression when i turn the motor over

[@diydaly]

@@plantnerdsa if you’ve got you reg number I’ll get you the proper procedure on pdf.. just before Doug. Anything though I’d take the rocker cover off and have a look.. we’ve had 2 with snapped cambelts and both had just broke a few rockers .. take the cover off and check them

[@mauritskunst9579]

Oi! Can you explain to me how to replace my airco magnetic thingamajig!? Much appreciated

[@diydaly]

Hi mate im afraid ive never replace one yet!

[@Gibbroin515]

If it snaps and breaks the rockers is that a big cost/easy job?

[@diydaly]

Not the best to be honest

[@paulmellis8159]

Isn't there another mark for the HP pump that needs to be checked

[@diydaly]

As long as you line all them pulleys up mate you wont have any bother... if your timing was out (from belt issue of valve failure etc) then you would need to set it all up but if you are just replacing the belt id just mark them all 👌

[@perrkanot]

So the belt arrow should be facing anti clockwise?

[@diydaly]

clockwise

[@yngvardharjo3704]

sorry nice video

[@diydaly]

Thanks

[@habibizhafranzhafran8343]

Old tensioner as good

[@diydaly]

Yeah it’s ok to refit the old tensioner 👌👍

[@javaquickscope7300]

Have you a video of replacing the water pump in the ranger?

[@diydaly]

I’m afraid not , if I get one to do I make a video 👍👌

[@user-zi1nw3hv8k]

Bonjour Avez-vous un tuto pour le remplacement d'un cardan gauche

[@diydaly]

Afraid not mate

[@user-dh1gs7lg6q]

Reverse switch gear box wiring

[@jackdellaway2746]

Will it be exactly the same for the 3.0L engine?

[@diydaly]

No it’s different I’m afraid mate

[@jackdellaway2746]

@@diydaly ahh ok cheers mate, what are the main differences? The set up itself seems to be the same

[@diydaly]

@@jackdellaway2746 tbh im not sure exactly , I haven't done one, id have to check but im sure they are totally different, I could easily be wrong though

[@dfcvda]

what is the average cost to replace in UK

[@diydaly]

It will vary massively but I’d say around £300

[@danne3367]

Why did you not check that the crankshaft was correct?

[@diydaly]

As it’s just a “top half” belt as long as everything stays inline there’s no need to check it at the crank

[@agentmarky5493]

@@diydaly There is ALWAYS a need to check the timing lines up properly. You are working on the assumption the timing isn’t already a tooth out. Very unprofessional indeed !!

[@SuperPuggle]

@@agentmarky5493 I think he knows what he's doing, don't like it, don't watch it

[@diydaly]

@Jake Gulliver hi Jake , P0340 is the camshaft sensor , if the sensor is ok the first thing I’d do Is remove the cover and see if you can get the Cambelt timing marks to align .. the crank shaft timing is set through marks on the gear wheels where they mesh

[@tarikdelalic7075]

So I'm talking there is no need for locking tools?..

[@diydaly]

Yeah it can be done without any locking tools 👍👌

[@blackbimmer9008]

would be safer with locking tools... did once on dodge caravan without locking tools soon tensions removed camshafts lineup went off.

[@ngoimuesalomohengombe]

Why ranger did not up the the speet

[@diydaly]

thanks for the comment, im not 100% sure what you mean

[@paan-fj4vz]

Ada masalah tak boleh satar

[@diydaly]

thanks

[@charlesblum5256]

The truck in the video doesn't look a thing like my B2500

[@diydaly]

This was a 2007 Ford ranger , should be near enough the same as the b2500 👍

[@wujieanugerahmotor6685]

Kode ecu 2,5 ,berapa om

[@diydaly]

Thanks 👌👍

[@chris-lenacahill621]

Good video but man, enough with the advertisements!

[@desirglorienne2454]

Traduir en francais

[@diydaly]

thanks for the comment 👍👌

[@dankamkambatika1173]

Cannot see because of the writing blocking the pictures, take off the writing most of us are not deaf.

[@diydaly]

You must have subtitles turned on? It should have any writing otherwise

[@MrDwaine]

Have you done a bid on removing the DIESEL HP pump removal from the bottom pulley of the timing belt called the HP Pump supply pulley ?? for a 2010 Ranger PK Diesel 3L ?

[@diydaly]

Not yet will if I get chance