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Originally Posted by rondeo
Hi Mondaveo.
I don't think the Mondeo timing belt would be a good place to start getting more experience. I've been maintaing my own cars for 40 years now and I found it was a demanding job. The old cars were a lot easier to work on. Given Mondeo timing belt is a once in ten year job you don't get the chance to learn from mistakes, and mistakes here will be costly.
I used some particular tools and equipment, including an inspection camera (to see the tensioner adjustment), specially extended flex head ratchet spanners, a tap to clean out the crankshaft thread bore, heat gun to soften the threadlock etc etc. Not to mention the locking kit. Replacing the water pump requires coolant handling etc.
There are different opinions about using a rattle gun as well. Most mechanics will use one despite the warning in the manual not to. I used a three-foot lever to remove the bolt, 3/4" bar and ratchet, though I do have a rattle gun.
In other words, you need some expensive tools you may never use again.
Maybe it would be best to stick with the routine A and B service as DIY? That includes the trans fluid change and maybe doing the brakes.
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A mechanic snapped the balancer bolt clean off in the crankshaft on my TDCI Focus on a major service - they used the impact gun.
They got a thread specialist in who managed to get it out thank christ.