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Belt or chain in a 2016 Mazda3 diesel?
I have a 2016 Mazdz 3 1.6 Diesel dose this car have a timing belt or timing Chain?
Our answer:
Hi Paul,
Our information is that there was a 1.5-litre diesel in that age of Mazda3, not a 1.6. It uses a timing chain.
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