Our timing belt broke after only seven months - is it the the fault of the dealer who fitted it?

I bought a ten year old Ford Ranger from a dealer seven months ago, with a three month warranty. The timing belt went last week and the dealer's own mechanic fitted a new one just before we bought it....

Can I claim for a failed cambelt?

I recently replaced the cambelt on my 2013 Ford Focus. Unfortunately, 5 days later the new cambelt failed, a tensioner bolt snapped. I lost the cost of a nights accommodation booked for the night of failure...

Should I get the cambelt changed on my car?

I own Ford Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost automatic. It is a 2015 and I was advised that the cambelt needed to be changed because it is coming up to 10 years now. I have done only 35K + miles. I have done all services...

What is the timing belt interval for a Skoda diesel?

Given that VWG seem to have revised their timing belt interval changes for some models, what would be the interval for a 2008 Skoda Octavia 1.9Tdi PD 1Z5 with BXE engine? I tend to go for around 60-70k...