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Broken cam belt on 9 yr old car 109000 miles caused engine damage... car serviced for last 2 years by good independent garage but no recommendation was made by them to replace belt even though 2 services...
My Fiat 500 Lounge is seven years old but has only covered 28,500 miles. Do I need to replace the cam belt?
My wife's seven year old Kia Picanto (24,000 miles) is having a belated cam belt change later this week by a Kia dealer. What else needs to be done at the same time?
I have a Volkswagen Passat Estate 2.0 TDi BlueMotion (2011 model). Last week my local dealer called to say the cam belt is due to be replaced. However, my car has only covered 80,000. My Service schedule,...
The cam belt on my limited edition Clio RenaultSport Gordini has failed, causing catastrophic damage to the engine. The garage have indicated it requires a new engine, with a rough estimate of £7500. Renault...
I had the cam belt replaced on my KIA Sedona 11 weeks ago. However, last week, whilst driving, I heard a clunk and lost all power. The car was towed to my local garage, who said the cam belt has been torn...
My 2009 Audi A6 has done just over 60,000 miles. When I had the car serviced, the garage recommended that I should be booking to replace the cam belt; however, a friend who owns a car business says this...
I own a Peugeot 3008 1.6 HDI. Can you tell me when the cam belt needs to be changed? I've been told it is either 120,000 miles or 10 years.
What are the change intervals for the cambelt on a 58 plate Citroen C2 1.4 VTR please? Mine has done 47,000 miles.
Our cambelt shredded, causing sudden and complete power loss on a busy motorway, with no warning. We discovered on searching through the full service history paperwork that it hadn't been replaced or put...
 

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