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26/04/2022 5:33 pm
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Got mk1 ford focus,whats ur opinion on those zetec engines,manual transmission,it has on clock 160k miles.Is it worth changing parts and drive on ?
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27/04/2022 1:52 am
"ZETEC", renamed to "ZETEC-SE", later renamed to "Duratec" and finally as "Duratec Ti-VCT" in it's final form is generally a good engine,
but they do mostly have timing belts and the earliest Ti-VCT variants were troublesome.
BUT, I would NOT recommend an MK1 Focus with so many miles.
I'd recommend a manual 3rd generation Focus with a Duratec-HE (a different engine, they were derived from Mazda's design) as the oldest small Ford that's still reasonably reliable. (EDIT: IF AVAILABLE, I'M UNSURE IF IT WAS SOLD IN THE US)
