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Timing belts in Sandiacre

The cambelt is the one service item where being late doesn't mean a worse bill, it means a different bill entirely.

On most engines the belt keeps the valves and the pistons out of each other's way. If it goes while the engine is running, they meet, and what was a belt change becomes an engine rebuild or a replacement engine.

Manufacturers set an interval in years as well as miles, because the belt ages whether you drive it or not. A low-mileage car that's eight years old can still be overdue.

It's normally the sensible time to do the water pump and tensioner as well, because they sit behind the same covers and the labour is already paid for. Ring with the registration and we'll tell you what the interval is on yours.

What a customer said

One of the 8 reviews on our Google profile that were written out rather than just rated. It is printed exactly as they left it.

2024
Full service and cambelt change for a very very reasonable price! Pete checked steering over at a later date and found no issues and was as usual, very honest
Barry Garnham, Google review

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Tell us the registration and what the car is doing, and we'll tell you what it needs looking at.