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Serviceable items on this VW Passat?

Looking at a VW Passat with 77,000km on the clock. What should I be asking about timing belt replacment and/or air condition pollen filter replacement?

Joe Bishop (Dublin)

Jan 2013 Filed under: servicing

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Tell me about petrol Skoda timing belts...

How reliable are the timing belts on the 2015 Skoda Octavia 1.2 petrol TSI? How often should they be changed? Any issues with timing belt on new 1.0 TSI?

James Barry (Dublin)

Feb 2018 Filed under: servicing

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Does the Kia Stinger need lots of servicing?

I notice in the detailed UK specs for the Kia Stinger (which otherwise appears like a wonderful car), it says, both for the 2.0-litre and 3.0-litre petrol engines, that the service interval is a mere six months. This seems weird when many new cars with powerful engines have a two-year service interval, at least for the first service. What do you think?

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Philip Donegan (Ballina)

Feb 2018 Filed under: servicing

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Is this Ford Kuga timing belt schedule right?

I bought a Ford Kuga in Jan 2015 and have done 127,000km. I was asked to change the timing belt today at a Ford service. I Googled and found out that I can do up to 200,000km or 10 years between timing belt replacements. If that is so I could save money now and do it later. Can you advise? Mine is three years old and I service it regularly, at least every three months, as I am always driving long distances alone.

Bee Hoon Lim (Batu Pahat, Johor)

Feb 2018 Filed under: servicing

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Timing belt or chain for Peugeot 407?

Peugeot 407: timing belt or chain?

Harry JD Tate

Feb 2013 Filed under: servicing

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Do I change the Mercedes E 200's chain?

When is the timing chain supposed to be changed on a Mercedes-Benz E 200 1.8 petrol? It's a 2003 model with 100,000 miles on the clock.

Garry Crowe (Limerick)

Feb 2013 Filed under: servicing

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When to change an Opel Astra's timing belt?

When should the timing chain/belt be changed on a 2007 Opel Astra?

Eddie Hall (Cootehill)

Mar 2013 Filed under: servicing

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Timing belt change in 2014 Skoda Rapid?

What is the recommended service interval to change the timing belt in the 2014 Skoda Rapid 1.6 TDI?

Padmanabhaiah Duddela (Secunderabad)

Jan 2018 Filed under: servicing

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When to change my Tucson's timing belt?

When should the timing belt be replaced in a 2006 Hyundai Tucson?

Brian O Connor (Portlaoise)

Apr 2013 Filed under: servicing

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Does my Avensis have a timing belt?

What does a Toyota Avensis TR D-4D EURO 3, 2010 have, a timing belt or chain please? If a timing belt at what mileage does it require changing, please?

Charles Bryan (Cork)

Jan 2018 Filed under: servicing

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