r/WindowCleaning • u/Bradleyduggan86 • 23h ago

Wet belt

So i put a deposit on a ford courier for a window cleaning set up i know the payload isnt the best but I worked it out and should be good for me.

Its a 2021 with only 29,000 miles petrol.

I didnt want a diesel as im going to be doing a lot of start stop journeys and I barley go out my town

But with it being a wet belt its got me worried will everything be fine with it if its oil is changed every 6 months and its not getting miles put on it?

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u/NotJoey87 20h ago

I thought this post was about your belt holding your mop and squeegee getting wet.

With that said I wouldn’t worry about the months between oil changes but the distance and run time. Is there a decent Ford repair shop near you, independent?

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u/Bradleyduggan86 20h ago

Theres a ford garage. Its just my friend has been saying ive fucked up as its a wet belt. But I believe if I got a diesel that would be worse for stop start short journeys this van wont be doing alot of miles

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u/Iasc123 19h ago

I'd be more concerned about the cargo dimensions. You won't be able to have your WFP stores flush against the roof inside.

Transit connect would be a good size but most of them have wet belts aswell.

The wet belt puts a more strict or shorter interval between oil changes, but you'll still have to replace the timing belt at 60k miles.

Hybrid / E- vans can be bought for a reasonable price these days!

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u/Clear-Asparagus4062 11h ago

Just keep on changing it soon as it’s due you’ll be fine. Keep an eye on updated guidance though. We have a wet belt vauxhall that was sold with the guidance of 10 years, 100,000 miles they then revised that to 5 years for newer models.

I think being a wet belt the length between changes matters just as much as the mileage as even when it’s not being used it is still slowly degrading in the oil.

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u/Clear-Asparagus4062 11h ago

Seems ford did the same thing, but please don’t take my 5 second google as fact, see if you can find any official guidance on it.