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Help! money barn wont cancel my finance agreement
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On 2 of my used car purchases, I checked the service record and found that the timing belt was due for change in the immediate future. Both were done by the supplying dealer free of charge, one being Evans Halshaw.
If EH supplied a car where the chain/belt was beyond it's replacement time, then they should have replaced it as a matter of course.
However if this is a chain and not a belt as OP has used both terms, then BMW have had a problem with Timing chains breaking and therefore you may be able yo ask BMW for a goodwill gesture towards the cost, it would be best to get EH to raise this on your behalf
A timing belt would not be covered under warrenty as it is a service item, they normally require changing every 60.000/100.000 miles dependant on model, this is the reason you are advised to check a vehicles service record when buying a new car, if the milage indicates the belt needs changing, and its not been done, you should have had it changed.
Clutch may be covered, but i suspect as the belt snapped the clutch is the least of your worries.
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And cars with timing chains have chain tensioners that use oil pressure to operate them so that service history showing regular oil changes is extremely important. If sludge starts building up in the oil galleries feeding oil pressure to the chain tensioner then it can end up with the chain loose and jumping teeth.
If they did say full service history and this was inaccurate then you might be able to chase them to sort this out.
Do you still have a copy of the original advert?
:huh:
I can think of many, many cars that would be more suitable . .