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The timing belt is the one job you shouldn't put off. If the belt goes, the valves hit the pistons and a £500 job turns into a £3,000 engine. If your car is at or near its belt interval, on mileage or on age, whichever comes first, get it booked in.
A wet belt is a different job to a normal cambelt, so each engine family has its own page with the price, what is included and the warning signs to look for.
1.2 PureTech petrol. £900 fixed, including an oil change service.
Land Rover or Jaguar diesel? 2.0 Ingenium timing chains from £3,000 with genuine JLR parts, plus 2.2 and 3.0 diesel timing belts. See our JLR timing chain page.
Not one of these? It is most likely a conventional timing belt or a chain, and everything below is for you.
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A lot of modern small engines, most famously the Citroën, Peugeot and Vauxhall 1.2 PureTech and Ford's 1.0 EcoBoost, run the timing belt inside the engine, in the oil. These "wet belts" can break down from the inside. Bits of rubber end up in the oil, block the pickup and starve the engine, and by then the damage goes well beyond the belt.
Two things really matter with these engines. The belt needs changing on time, often earlier than the original handbook said, because manufacturers have shortened the intervals. And the oil spec has to be exactly right at every service. We do both. The 1.2 PureTech is the engine we know inside out, at a fixed £900 including an oil service. We now take on the Ford 1.0 EcoBoost as well, from £1,100. Ford used several different arrangements, so we confirm the exact figure on your registration before you commit. If you're not sure where your engine stands, ask us to check before it decides for you.
Intervals vary a lot. Anywhere from 60,000 to 120,000 miles, and usually 5 to 10 years whatever the mileage, because rubber ages even if the car mostly sits still. Ring us with your reg and mileage on 0114 698 1430 and we'll look up the schedule and give you a price.
The 1.2 PureTech (Peugeot, Citroën, Vauxhall, DS) is £900 fixed, including an oil change service. Ford EcoBoost and EcoBlue wet belts start from £1,100. Each has its own page with photos, what is included and the warning signs.
On most engines the pistons hit the open valves at speed. Bent valves, a damaged head, and sometimes a written-off engine. Putting the job off rarely saves money in the end.
A wet belt runs inside the engine in oil rather than in a dry housing. When it breaks down it contaminates the oil system, so failures can be worse, and the oil spec and change intervals matter far more.
Yes, if it's past the age interval. Belts age by time as well as miles, and 5 to 10 years is typical depending on the manufacturer.
Usually around a day, though some engines bury the belt deeper than others. We'll tell you exactly when we quote, including whether we'd need the car overnight.
It varies a lot by engine, so we don't print one number that would be wrong for most cars. Give us your reg and mileage and we'll quote the full kit price before you book anything.
GT Automotive Group, Unit 3, 1 Orgreave Way, Sheffield S13 9LS. Prices include VAT unless stated.
0114 698 1430
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