no it doesnt, it has a timing chain. i doesnt need replacing as often as belt.
The endura-e firing order is 1-2-4-3, no.1 cylinder being the timing chain end. From memory I think this makes no.1 cylinder the one on the right-hand side of the car (left side when looking from the engine bay)
Yes, but it is faily short in comparison to most timing chains because the Endura-e is a pushrod engine (overhead valve) and its cam shaft is in the block rather than the head. I happened upon this question as I am trying to find out when its service intervals are, of course Ford never tell you this sort of thing in the manual - they only refer to oil, filters and spark plugs etc. as consumables.
timing is set by the timing marks on the crankshaft,camshaft and timing belt. Send me your e-mail and I'll send you the daigram.
The ford Endura-DE is a Turbo Diesel engine that has only 8 valves. The Endura-E petrol engine again is the standard OVH 2 valve per cylinder: 8 valve
e is for the exaust stroke......i is for ignition stroke......i is the one you are looking for
12 degrees BTDC.
Make sure the ECM is in field bypass mode (disconnect the tan wire in the passenger compartment) and set the timing at 0 TDC.
There is an inline spout connector, kind of like a plug you would plug into the wall, that you have to disconnect before using timing light. This puts the engine in base timing. Set timing to specs and then plug inline spout connector back up.
On my 2000 Metro with a 1.3L the mark and slot marked with the "E" are used.
timing chain
The cylinder had bolt torque specification is 90 pounds. The cylinder head bolts should be torqued in 30 pound intervals.