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We recently bought a 58 plate Audi A3 Quattro Sportback 170 with 73k miles. We average about 25k miles pa, nearly all on long journeys. Please could you advise when we should change the timing belt? The...
I have a 1.4 TDCI Fiesta 2003. Timing belt wrapped round the crank and pulled cam out by eight teeth - what damage do think it's done?
My sister has just bought an 07 plate 307cc 2.0hdi with 92,000 on the clock. The garage she bought it from advised that the cambelt does not need to be changed until 115,000 miles as advised from Peugeot....
I have just bought a Renault Kangoo 865D van. It has 102k on the clock, I have been unable to establish whether the cambelt on the vehicle has been changed. As my local garage advises changing after 72k,...
When do I change the timing belt on Citroen Xsara 1.6hdi?
I have a 56 plate 2.5 AWD Auto Jaguar X-Type, approaching 60,000. Do I need to be thinking about cam drive - i.e. belt or chain?
A faulty O ring seal caused diesel to leak from the fuel filter of my Octavia TDI estate for a couple of days. This in turn caused the auxiliary belt to fray. Is there a possibility that the timing belt...
I have a 2006 1800 Vauxhall Astra Club first with 45,000 miles on the clock. When it was serviced (at a Vauxhall garage) and the MoT was renewed I enquired when the timing belt should be changed. The service...
We are looking at buying a 58-Plate Freelander 2 GS, one owner with full service history. It has 94k on the clock - is this too high? Are there any questions we should be asking the dealer? The price is...
Has a 2007 Mercedes-Benz A-Class A150 Elegance SE automatic got a timing chain or timing belt and, if a belt, when is the recommended interval for changing?
 

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