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Originally Posted by Mike Noc
A timing belt kit would usually include a tensioner, so it should have been replaced.
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That's a fair point Mike, thank you. I tend to choose my parts individually so missed the significance of the word 'kit'.
If a brand and part number was quoted on the invoice then fair enough but many garages will be very general with their language, e.g. "oil", so I am uneasy about relying absolutely on the word "kit". But let's give them the benefit of the doubt because, after all, the K1.8 requires only one belt and a tensioner and 116,000 is a high mileage if the parts were the originals. So what does that leave as a probable cause for an apparent failure after just 10,000 miles?
Was the tensioner adjusted properly?
RAVE gives precise instructions, but only ex-MGR dealers will have that.
Simon