# 1997 Ford Escort drive belt replacement schedule

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-escort-drive-belt-replacement-schedule/153686>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** escort, ford\
**Created:** [November 28, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-escort-drive-belt-replacement-schedule/153686 "2019-11-28T16:07:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![MauraCurran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a5b964/32.png) [@MauraCurran](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MauraCurran)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-escort-drive-belt-replacement-schedule/153686/1 "2019-11-28T16:07:24Z")

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When should I replace the drive belt?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-escort-drive-belt-replacement-schedule/153686/2 "2019-11-28T22:04:57Z")

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Whenever you need to.

If you mean the camshaft (or timing belt) belt, every 7 years or 60K miles, whichever comes first.