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Does the Ford Fiesta auto 2017 model with the 3 cyl engine have a timing chain or a belt, if a belt when should it be changed?
Does my 2011 Renault Twingo 1.2 have a timing belt or a chain? And when should it be replaced?
Please could you tell me if this car uses a chain or cam belt? If the latter, what is the recommended service interval?
I have a 2015 Citroen C3 and a Citroen main dealer has told me that the cam belt only needs changing at 11,2000 miles or at 10 years. Can this be right?
Could you please tell me if a 2016 Skoda Octavia 1.4 TSI needs to have the water pump changed at the same time as the timing belt?
My Volkswagen Tiguan, owned from new, is almost five years old but has only covered 26,500 miles. Volkswagen say the cam belt should be replaced at five years or 100,000 miles but cannot tell me why the...
I am considering buying a second-hand Volkswagen T-Roc with the 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol TSI engine. I am reading very conflicting reports regarding the cam belt. The vehicle manual states it...
Does the 2009 Audi A3 1.4 petrol use a cam belt or timing chain? If a belt, when does it need to be changed?
My Land Rover Discovery has been garaged for a very long time. We intend to use the vehicle again in the winter and have requested a basic service in order to have all the fluids changed and the vehicle...
Does the Nissan NV200 1.5 dCi have a timing belt or chain?
 

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