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Serpintine belt or timing belt

Tiny
MYBOYSDMA
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  • 2003 MAZDA 6
  • 2.0L
  • 6 CYL
  • 157,000 MILES
What does my car have
Saturday, March 25th, 2017 AT 7:22 PM

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Tiny
CATAFINA
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  • 98 POSTS
It has to be 3.0 for a 6 cylinder not 2.0 it has a timing chain
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Saturday, March 25th, 2017 AT 8:40 PM
Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Both engines run chains and the 4 cyl should be a 2.3 litre.
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Sunday, March 26th, 2017 AT 3:42 AM
Tiny
STEVE W.
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Well to be a bit of a pain, it depends on which country the car was built for. They used a gas 2.0 LF-VE version of the MZR (aka Ford Duratec) and a diesel 2.0 based on the same engine in other countries.

Both of those use timing chains for the camshafts but they also use a serpentine belt to drive the external engine accessories like the alternator, power steering pump, A/C compressor and such.
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Sunday, March 26th, 2017 AT 6:31 AM

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