Some Ford engines have timing belts too, more and more these days.
BB - while you may have gotten 120K before the timing belt, manufacturers tend to recommend replacing the T-belt at 60K or 90K depending on who built it. Having a timing belt fail means that it is probably well past when it should have been replaced. Hopefully you didn't have any valve / piston contact - that is bad...
If I remember corectly, Toyota and Mazda engines typically freewheel and have sufficient clearance between the valves. Hondas and Nissans don't freewheel. Once those valves kiss the pistons, it's all over but the new motor...
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