FIRST TIME Wet Belt Replacement on a Ford RANGER | Liqui Moly DPF Clean & Full Service | 77K Miles

[@stevenklauke7797]

This is insane amount of work for a belt.

[@stinkypete2722]

Yep. Modern engines are an absolute pain in the ass!

[@duncanbeattie1219]

and the cost for the parts and labour

[@mmytacist]

Insane. Another medium duty truck crossed off the list of potential purchases.

[@cologne2792]

You're worthy of a Knighthood for doing that! Neither of my Ford Rangers have a steering rack or a wet belt. I don't think I'll 'Upgrade'. Excellent work!

[@lucasedmund3600]

For the manufacturers these wetbelts are a boon. They’re the gift that keeps on giving.

[@craiginswflorida9324]

That's the whole idea.

[@BrianWaller-qe7gr]

Part of the plan to keep us on forever car payments

[@boldertash]

Good to see a young man that enjoys his trade and talks you thru what he is doing. More of you young lads should take up a proper trade and be like this fella, I myself was in the building trade, it's all about applying yourself.

[@howardiknow1133]

My 3.0 Ltr PK Ranger...I'd did the timing belt, pulleys, and water pump...in 45 minutes ,in front of my shed,with the ute sitting on its wheels....my wife came down to see how I was going just as I fired it up for the test run...asked me if I'd started the job, because we had an appointment 😂😂......I'd never own a later model ....

[@billsmith305]

So happy I'm now a retired mechanic.

[@oldbiker9739]

this young man is amazing ,he's got it in his blood to work with his hands and brain as a great mechanic .

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you 😊👍

[@Lucentlens]

🇬🇧 👍🏽 December 2024 This - basically boy - is blowing all of my stereotypes out of the window in one single video! Kudos to your operation here - _finally_ a high-calibre KZbin garage that is in the UK!

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you 😊👍

[@Markyboy699]

Wish I lived a tiny bit nearer because I would have absolutely no problem bringing my car to you guys. Seriously impressed after watching your recent vids. Hope the channel grows nicely 👍

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you 😊👍

[@Lucentlens]

As long as there's no body of water in the way - this is the kind of place you drive 100s of miles for - for the peace of mind knowing that it will be done beyond properly.

[@chrismarks2577]

He knows his stuff !

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you 😊👍

[@shifty277]

I'm not sure how I came across this video, but glad I did. Very professionally done and the filming and editing is bang on too. Thumbs up.

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you! 😊👍

[@davidchapman6772]

Even if these lasted the specified 140000 miles, what a waste of resources, both materials and effort - not to mention money 😢 Great work👍🏻

[@bridlingtonrcbashers9230]

Nice job. Insane amount of work to change a belt

[@cameronmartin931]

Truly this has to be the stupidest system for moving cams and oil pumps. Good quality chain system and regular oil changes and you may never have to change it - ever. Even a normal dry cam belt even if you have to do it every 100,000 Km, is usually easier to access than that. Having said that you guys did a good job of it!

[@chappy2121]

There's no money to be made if they don't break.

[@FightFightFight4547]

Excellent, professional work, and loved the punching session. 😊

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you 😊👍

[@glennjackson9325]

We done a ranger 2019 done 150,000 and the belt looked good!! Had 6 month oil changes using the correct oil

[@ija-n1y]

can you tell me what type of oil and brand of engine oil you are using, thanks!

[@johnburling9622]

I wish all Mechanics are as thoroughly as u r great job were r u base cheers

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you! We are in Huntingdon PE29 6EB 😊👍

[@johnburling9622]

@thecareditionltd thank you 👍👍

[@JamesBond-wy6sb]

I had a 3.2 Ranger. It was absolute crap and cost me a bloody fortune for multiple faults. The last straw was when the adblue system malfunctioned and nobody could fix it! Even a main Ford dealer!! Just managed 38k. I believe the newer 2.0 engine is even worse. Do not buy a Ford or anything else with a wet belt!

[@indy69541]

Sounds like the chev colorado i had way way way to many problems got rid of it

[@michaelw6277]

I think GM is using a wet belt to drive the OIL PUMP in their Duramax diesels. Absolutely insane.

[@bracksangthai111]

i had also the 3.2 ranger, absolute CRAP , NEVER again a ford for me

[@gunshipanropace2gunshipand119]

I Believe the 3.2L is Timing Chain not noy wet belt? The 2.2 serves me well though 201k kms just common pms all good here

[@misterx722]

does the ranger 3.2 have the same belt in the oil?

[@TJBeats-x4o]

what an absolute shit design by ford that you have to remove all that for service items like a timing belt. Who ever designs these vehicles are the worst of the worst in the motor trade. Customers moan at the hourly rate , or think its a couple hours work, after seeing a youtube video. They have zero clue. The motor trade wages are shocking bad in this country , and this proves why techs should be earning min basic rate of 40k plus.

[@simonmiddleton4977]

Thanks for the new video, great work as always! As others have said great to see pride in your work 👍😃

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you 😊👍

[@michelod.i.y.5202]

Impressive work, keep it up.

[@Bangzy27]

Great video mate! Perfectly demonstrated 👏

[@GAH4444]

Rag over chassis when changing the oil saves time cleaning up and hot air gun for stickers to melt the glue a bit helps peel them off

[@virtually360tour]

Great job!! Well done 👍

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you! 👍

[@thetruth7633]

I remember changing Focus I 1.6 timing belts in 20 minutes, where are those days?

[@dartmoordave]

I remember crossflow engines where you didn't need to bother.

[@thetruth7633]

@@dartmoordave The ones where piston / valves cannot touch? Non-interference engines?

[@dartmoordave]

@@thetruth7633 I think the cross flow would clash but I've never heard of a timing chain breaking. Only the 2.0lt Pinto lump wouldn't clash.

[@stinkypete2722]

Yep - I'm no mechanic, but I changed a belt on a '93 Astra in about an hour..

[@nathanmiller5209]

go to guys, great showcase of yr skills, well done fellas.

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you! 😊👍

[@rsbharley4766]

Excellent video, thanks for sharing. Cheers

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you for watching 😊👍

[@kwakaboy59]

Another great video 👍Thanks for sharing 👍you have a talent young fella 👍

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you 😊👍

[@cameronmartin931]

How long before the aftermarket starts marketing chain conversions.

[@Richard-h7h]

Great job as always. My own personal tip of the day for you would be to place a large bit of cardboard over that large radiator matrix just a a precaution of dinking it with tools. It looks expensive 😀. Keep up the good work.

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you 😊👍

[@yamfz6]

Just subbed... Great to watch you at work. Keep the vids coming. 👌🏻

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you! 😊👍

[@simonallen8457]

Another great video. I have no idea how you remember where everything goes when you finish.

[@markpilkington5421]

Try the hot air gun gently on the stickers. Should peel right off without scraping 👍

[@kevinmcarthur1690]

its the nuts and screws and bolts , how the hell do you manage to put them all back ... that's what is most impressive

[@michaelw6277]

Put them back in the holes they came out of as you take the car apart. Makes reassembly go a lot faster.

[@bobbyg8891]

New subscriber.. Looking forward to the next video 👍🏻

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you! 😊👍

[@andykay459]

Fantastic video very detailed, doing mine next week I did see a video on youtube where they unbolted part of the subframe i think it was and the diff and rack dropped just enoigh away from the sump

[@ap5824]

Bloody good video..

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you 😊👍

[@lavina58]

Awesome job 👌👍😀🍀🙏

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you 😊👍

[@Lincswifisolutions]

Nice work

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you! 😊👍

[@davidclarke9767]

A garage next to my industrial unit, who mainly scrap or repair RRovers but had a run of people bringing in their Ford Rangers, that had suffered overheating problems, resulting in blown head gaskets apparently a common problem.

[@rmha4cab]

Nice to see someone who actually takes pride is what they do, great job. How long did this take you start to finish. 👍👍

[@Ian-ic9lv]

Grab a few aerosol tins of Autosmart Gel Sol pal. It’s for removing chewing gum and stickers. It would work a treat on the sticky labels on the inside of the new sumps.

[@eisenschmeisser3959]

Isn´t an oilchange recommended after a forced regeneration ?

[@YZJB]

Yes absolutely

[@Scotty66]

Great videos guys, i managed to get the sump out, drop down the diff and rack, take the engine mount nuts off and raise the engine from above, sump just slides out of the back ( that was a 3.2 with chain, changing the oil pump ) not sure if it’s the same on this engine

[@Tomgte]

Great vid, how did you lock the crank to torque the front pulley bolt?

[@Aidan-LM02]

Wouldn’t best option to take front end of or is that more work haven’t done wet belt on one of these only serviced one and we do mainly transits

[@stevenholt9897]

What’s the cost of the wet belt on the ranger pleas.

[@Peugeot_Lion_Atelier]

For the sake of a little bit more noise from the engine I’ll take the timing chain idea over this any time. The day I heard about the wet belt idea years ago I never believed they would work. I’ll stick to Mitsubishi diesel thanks.

[@michaelw6277]

The problem with timing chains is that for OHC engines it seems like only Honda and Toyota have them figured out. Every other manufacturer seems to need them changed about as often as a belt. Dry belts were fine, and quiet, so I have no idea why wet belts or chains are used as often as they are.

[@Peugeot_Lion_Atelier]

@ agree 100 percent although I’ve worked on Mercedes Benz and Mitsubishi now for 17years, the timing chains we have done are all high mileage. 300000km plus

[@chrisshore9000]

I have a Raptor Ranger in the states. Are the oils that are easier on the belts?

[@misterx722]

does the ranger 3.2 have the same belt in the oil?

[@Redorbluepill66]

Impressed ,impressive ,lovely to watch you work👍🙏🫶✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you 😊👍

[@AraratGold]

Why, just why, did they not use a timing chain ?? What a shit idea using a belt ! 🙄🙄

[@aBigMeanie]

i'm confused. you say the total was 4750 in one comment response, but the intro says "Wet Belt on a Ford Ranger (Parts & Labour) - £1350+VAT"? where'd the other 3400 come from?

[@dougiestokes3913]

Do you have a list of parts used to do the belt and service

[@tomsiii88]

Hi , can you name all the milwaukee tools u used thanks

[@86andyw]

Don’t you replace the engine oil and filter after doing a forced regen? Won’t it be diluted? I know ford use a vapouriser but they also use post injection to bring temps up so there will still be fuel entering the oil no?

[@YZJB]

The 2.0L (this engine) doesn’t use a vapourisor. It only uses post injection. So, yes. The oil must be changed after a forced regen

[@thomasfrain2720]

The comment i was looking for, wonder if it was done after.

[@onevoice1759]

Amazing that Ford would put sticker on the inside of the sump !!!! Genius. These guys are good, but would most owners do this level of maintenance to keep their engine from failing?

[@sbhepworth]

How long did all that take....wow 😮😮😮

[@EllisBurton3339]

Honda have adopted the same wet belt system in their cars and are having vehicles shred engines very early on vast recalls ongoing absolute madness. The 1.0 suffers the wet belt issue and the 1.5 suffers oil dilution problems … a once utterly reliable company making big mistakes

[@michaelw6277]

Which engines? This is the first I’ve heard of Honda using these.

[@EllisBurton3339]

@ As far as I have researched the 1.0L and 1.5 variants

[@EllisBurton3339]

i’ve updated my original post with expanded information 😊

[@worldsbestbeerreviews]

The RWD engine mostly in the rangers/raptors are built in south Africa and the FWD are built at Dagenham. the Dagenham ones use a different supplier that just happens to be a different colour RTV COLOUR DIFFERENCE

[@AndyG385]

What are your thoughts on the idler bolt snapping after having the belt done? Touch wood never had one snap but have started changing them while I'm in there now 😂

[@tommypickering1262]

What is the stuff that u use on yhe spray bottle to.clean stuff down ?.

[@thecareditionltd]

Brake cleaner 😊👍

[@paultruesdale7680]

Insane design. Absolutely no respect for the customer long term and mechanics. Beautiful work, you attacked the job with vigor. But with so much to be removed, lesser mechanics are likely to forget something during reassembly. Before it’s sold to the public, these sort of design issues should be worked out before final design. New subscriber

[@DanielGarcia-mw8zg]

I thought using either a metal razor or a wire brush to clean gasket surfaces could cause marks where oil can leak through.

[@bradbowles1153]

The more videos I watch about modern car repairs the less I want a modern car. Maybe that’s the plan😂

[@Ryan-q9b]

Genuine question,why do garages not just use genuine filters especially when their getting belts etc from dealer

[@stevanrozic4638]

The folie of modern trucks and cars. 🫤

[@danielbulmer5863]

Nice work 👍 Rough estimate of time to change the belt please?!

[@lrdisco2005]

Manufacturers don't give a toss when it comes to maintenance, so customers get to foot the bill.

[@ArthurDeSousa-c1p]

Why Remove the sump to change a timing belt ?and i never see you guys replacing the cam seals while you have everything off.

[@neilhowarth9362]

How much does it cost for a transit

[@thecareditionltd]

£1100+VAT 😊👍

[@TheEulerID]

Using wet belts is just about the dumbest design option imaginable. It combines almost all of disadvantages of dry belts, along with those of chain drives and adds some of its own. The wet belts, if anything, have a shorter life than conventional "dry" belts and replacing them has all the labour costs of replacing a failed chain. Personally, and I know it's unfashionable, I approve of conventional belts. Yes, you have to schedule in replacements, but you can budget for it and it's a lot simpler process than having to pull off and reseal timing covers, sumps and so on. If timing chains were good for the life of an engine, they I'd go with that, but too many are prone to failures, often without warning (unless you are skilled) and is expensive to fix, at best. At worst, it involved catastrophic damage. But in any event, I would never have a "wet belt" engine.

[@garyalford9394]

Thought most everyone went back to timeing chains for good reason. I would never buy one of these stupid ford ranger trucks !

[@noahridesmtb5886]

I never realised that rangers had wet belts my one here in Australia with the 5 cylinder is a timing chain

[@paulbarry1044]

The Bi turbo 2.0L has a wet belt,the TDV6 Ford Lion engine has belts that are are very difficult to replace,but not wet.We use Toyotas,all have timing chains,do huge mileage,no issues.The older TD 3.0L had a timing belt,very easy to change.Much smarter set up than Ford.

[@eoghanhennessy443]

Have yous come across vaccum pump seizing from bits of belt hard brake pedal

[@drdoolittle5724]

Totally brilliant video Sir, you are a STAR! How much will that job cost please in £'s?

[@thecareditionltd]

Thank you 😊 the bill for this was around £4750 👍

[@EllisBurton3339]

@@thecareditionltdAs John McEnroe ( famous tennis player with attitude )would have said “You cannot be serious “

[@Chris-p2s1c]

At 1.05 you asked why everything on it is so difficult, it's because it's a Fix Or Repair Daily!

[@nelsonsmith5198]

Gun these Rangers are only reasonably new in Australia haven’t seen many come through yet. They don’t have the vvt oil pump like the 3.2s?

[@eoghanhennessy443]

I found marking them gear to gear is not good enough the gear can move slightly and u can tell exactly were it was as if you mark gear to block more accurate

[@AmandaVanDenBergh-m2s]

What engine is that in the video

[@zonie70]

Wonder what the cost of this "maintenance " is ?

[@Tassie1966]

You did a great job mate but Ford's Engineers want a good kick up the ass.

[@AmandaVanDenBergh-m2s]

What has the 2.2 Ford bakkie engine have chain or timing belt 2017 model

[@timal81]

On the 2.2L please ? Or 2.0 , thankx

[@kmuinde]

wish there were aftermarket metal timing chains to replace the shit wet rubber belts with

[@jasonbeaven5231]

Great vid 👍How did u prime oil pump ?? Or did it pick oil up ok ? I thought the rangers had problems when u drain oil for to long ???!!

[@cameronmartin931]

Only the 2.2 and 3.2 Puma diesels.

[@edwardoutthere3189]

What is ball park cost that job

[@pauldavies7251]

5k 😮

[@EllisBurton3339]

@@pauldavies7251Yes £4750 he replied earlier

[@yongamasotondoshe7518]

Is this applicable to these New Gen Ford Rangers (Wetbelt) I think they also share same engine with VW Amarok and they also made/assembled here in South Africa

[@cameronmartin931]

Yep

[@haraldpost]

So you need to undo the steering tack and the sump to do the timing belts. This is not normal.

[@cameronmartin931]

No it's not, but neither is a "wet belt" design. As someone said below, all the disadvantages of dry belts and chains and none of the advantages of either!

[@tazeeyt]

Toolbox tour?👀

[@albertoabreu2430]

Really good video you can make more attractive by putting nice picture on video that way people will watch more

[@harveysmith100]

I wonder how many Fords are running around with the stickers in the sump.

[@rxy2580]

Now belts done get rid and sell it lol

[@user-ei3dq2dw6i]

Why fords using wet belts just ridiculous set up

[@johnbodnar3720]

Where are you located, I’m in Australia, can’t believe you have a wet belt system in a ranger, talk to me, need to know, thanks

[@HSVR383SC]

I'm in OZ too. The bi turbo 4 cylinder 2.0 used in the PX3 and latest Ranger has a wet belt.

[@johnbodnar3720]

@ so all the new ford rangers motors have turned to shit? Including v6

[@jacobunderhill4865]

How much are you charging for this??

[@davidhayter8516]

This is why Toyota have nothing to worry about.

[@-DC-]

You'll never be out of work maintaining Fords and their Terrible Design Choices 😂

[@johnmaurer2035]

Don't know how you remember everything, in the correct order.

[@chrisshore9000]

You are meticulous. Nice job, I see that’s a diesel. I have a 2024 Ranger Raptor here in the US so I have the 3.0 eco boost twin turbo. It has the wet belt just for the oil sump pump. Or whatever lol. What oil is best for that wet belt. I’ll do no more than 5k oil. Our premium fuel isn’t as clean burning to your reg. It doesn’t get driven a whole lot. Is there any information you might have to keep it running for a long time?