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Originally Posted by kevino
Wouldn’t worry about it.
Had a Ford tdci 2 litre sold it at 278000kms
Never was the quietest engine at start up
All those Ford engines even petrols (Refer to Euro s) noisy on start up then quieted
Of that era.
You can keep driving those engines till the wheels fall off
Also they are a shared Peugeot - Ford design - I had the chain tensioner replaced at 180/200000 what ever the book said - by a Peugeot specialist.
Franco Cozzo on here had one too and his with another owner and neglected is over 250000kms
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I even bought the chain to have it replaced with the timing belt, and the workshop didn't bother replacing it
Mine was fine, car is still around with over 250,000km at its new home,
To put it into perspective, that thing survived me ripping skids in it on my Ps, hand brake up, clutch dumps, I put it down the drag strip 6x, towed overloaded 6x4 trailers with it and it carried tools around for me, thats how I treated that thing and the cam chain is still quiet.
She's a bit tired now though, last time I drove it, could tell some of the ponies have left but its probably 70%.