Cloyes C708F Engine Timing Chain - Center

Name: Cloyes C708F Engine Timing Chain - Center
Brand: Cloyes
SKU: BBKX-C708F
Price: 52.68 USD
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Overview of Cloyes Engine Timing Chain C708F

The Cloyes C708F engine timing chain is designed specifically for select Ford, Lincoln, Mazda, and Mercury vehicles. Engineered with durable steel and featuring an inverted tooth design, this timing chain ensures precise timing and reliable performance for your vehicle's valve train system.

Constructed from high-strength steel for durability
Inverted tooth chain type for smooth operation
Single row chain with 144 links and 9 plates
Chain pitch of 8mm and width of 0.52 inches
Overall length of 22 1/2 inches with 3 timing marks
Specific fitment for Ford, Lincoln, Mazda, and Mercury models

Detailed Product Description

The Cloyes C708F timing chain is a single-row, inverted tooth chain made from steel, designed to maintain accurate engine timing in compatible vehicles. With a chain pitch of 8mm and a width of 0.52 inches, it provides a precise fit and reliable engagement with sprockets. The chain includes 144 links and 9 plates, contributing to its strength and longevity. Featuring three timing marks, this chain facilitates proper alignment during installation. Its overall length of 22 1/2 inches matches the specifications required for specific Ford, Lincoln, Mazda, and Mercury models, including the Ford Escape, Fusion, Taurus, and Lincoln LS, among others.

Compatible Vehicles and Applications

This Cloyes timing chain C708F is compatible with a range of vehicles, including Ford Cougar, Escape, Five Hundred, Freestyle, Fusion, Taurus, Tribute, and Zephyr; Lincoln LS; Mazda MPV and Milan; and Mercury Mariner, Milan, Montego, and Sable. It is designed for use in the engine valve train to synchronize the rotation of the crankshaft and camshaft, ensuring proper valve timing and engine performance.

Resolves timing chain stretch and slack issues
Addresses engine misfires caused by timing chain wear
Prevents engine noise related to worn timing components
Helps avoid potential engine damage from timing chain failure
Restores proper valve timing for optimal engine operation

Installation Notes and Tips

When installing the Cloyes C708F timing chain, ensure the engine is properly supported and the timing marks on the chain align precisely with the camshaft and crankshaft sprockets. Use manufacturer-recommended tools and follow vehicle-specific service manuals for torque specifications and installation procedures. It is advisable to inspect related components such as tensioners and guides during replacement to maintain overall timing system integrity.

Quality Assurance and Warranty

Cloyes timing chains are manufactured to meet or exceed OEM specifications, using high-quality steel and precision engineering. While specific warranty details may vary, Cloyes products typically come with a limited warranty covering defects in materials and workmanship. Refer to the product packaging or Cloyes documentation for exact warranty terms.

Brand	Cloyes
Part Number	C708F
Chain Pitch	8mm
Chain Row Quantity	1.0
Chain Type	Inverted Tooth
Link Quantity	144.0
Material	Steel
Overall Length	22 1/2"
Plates	9.0
Timing Mark Quantity	3.0
Universal Or Specific Fit	Specific
Width	0.52"

This part fits 80 vehicles. Search below:

Year	Make	Model	Liters	Cylinders	Position	Notes
2012	Ford	Escape	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2012	Ford	Fusion	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2011	Ford	Escape	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2011	Ford	Fusion	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2011	Mazda	Tribute	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2011	Mercury	Mariner	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2011	Mercury	Milan	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2010	Ford	Escape	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2010	Ford	Fusion	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2010	Mazda	Tribute	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2010	Mercury	Mariner	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2010	Mercury	Milan	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2009	Ford	Escape	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2009	Ford	Fusion	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2009	Mazda	Tribute	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2009	Mercury	Mariner	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2009	Mercury	Milan	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2008	Ford	Escape	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2008	Ford	Fusion	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2008	Mazda	6	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2008	Mazda	Tribute	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2008	Mercury	Mariner	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2008	Mercury	Milan	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2007	Ford	Escape	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2007	Ford	Five Hundred	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2007	Ford	Freestyle	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2007	Ford	Fusion	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2007	Mazda	6	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2007	Mercury	Mariner	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2007	Mercury	Milan	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2007	Mercury	Montego	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2006	Ford	Escape	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2006	Ford	Five Hundred	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2006	Ford	Freestyle	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2006	Ford	Fusion	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2006	Lincoln	Zephyr	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2006	Mazda	6	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2006	Mazda	MPV	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2006	Mazda	Tribute	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2006	Mercury	Mariner	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2006	Mercury	Milan	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2006	Mercury	Montego	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2005	Ford	Escape	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2005	Ford	Five Hundred	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2005	Ford	Freestyle	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2005	Ford	Taurus	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2005	Mazda	6	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2005	Mazda	MPV	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2005	Mazda	Tribute	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2005	Mercury	Mariner	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2005	Mercury	Montego	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2005	Mercury	Sable	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2004	Ford	Escape	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2004	Ford	Taurus	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2004	Mazda	6	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2004	Mazda	MPV	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2004	Mazda	Tribute	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2004	Mercury	Sable	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2003	Ford	Escape	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2003	Ford	Taurus	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2003	Mazda	6	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2003	Mazda	MPV	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2003	Mazda	Tribute	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2003	Mercury	Sable	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2002	Ford	Escape	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2002	Ford	Taurus	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2002	Lincoln	LS	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2002	Mazda	MPV	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2002	Mazda	Tribute	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2002	Mercury	Cougar	2.5L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2002	Mercury	Sable	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2001	Ford	Escape	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2001	Ford	Sable	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2001	Ford	Taurus	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2001	Lincoln	LS	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2001	Mazda	MPV	2.5L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2001	Mazda	Tribute	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2001	Mercury	Cougar	2.5L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2001	Mercury	Sable	3.0L	V6	Center	Engine Timing Chain utilizes engine camshaft thrust button for improved replacement performance.
2000	Mazda	MPV	2.5L	V6	Center	From 05/25/2000; OE Replacement

* Always verify fitment with your vehicle's VIN if unsure. Submodel & trim restrictions may apply.

This part directly replaces or is cross-referenced with the following part numbers:

9708F9L8Z6268BGY0112201AGY0112201BGY0112201CYF1Z6268AA

Cross-reference numbers are provided for identification purposes only. Always confirm fitment before ordering.