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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 02:34 AM
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as above when should i change it ?? as far as i know the chap i bought the car from (fitzscoob from on here ) had'nt changed it and didnt know if anyone had prior as the service manual is in dutch lol btw the car is sittin at 60 k !! cheers for any replies !!
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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by bigdavie
as above when should i change it ?? as far as i know the chap i bought the car from (fitzscoob from on here ) had'nt changed it and didnt know if anyone had prior as the service manual is in dutch lol btw the car is sittin at 60 k !! cheers for any replies !!

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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 01:49 AM
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cheers just double checked the history of the car and it was done @ 42k phew !!!!! ty for the reply !!
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 11:15 AM
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What date wa it done though... if it's anywhere near 3 yrs old, i'd change it..... i had one go on another vehicle recently, and that was only a couple of months past it's change date.... i'd only just got the car, and was gonna change it the next weekend... too lte.. engine destroyed..
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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I would change it asap. labour around £100, timing belt from £40-£100 for HKS or Greddy Kevlar belt.
Much less than a £2000 engine.
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