[ydnA]

Aren't the STs chain driven? I'm sure it was the early 1.0 ecoboosts (ecobooms) which had problems with the wet belts..

 

[ydnA]

Looks like it is a chain, I was sure it was

MK8 ST Timing Chain

Hi everyone, I was wondering why Ford decided to go with a timing chain on the MK8 ST. I'm glad they did I was just wondering why they did it, with the 1.0s being wet-belts due to less emissions and less noise. The MK7 ST was a cambelt so would anyone know why they changed to a chain? And with...

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