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Buying a 151 Skoda Octavia...
Hi, I’m about to buy a acids octavia 1.2 Petrol It has 40000 k on the clock It’s a 151 When will the timing belt due to be changed and is there anything else I should watch out for? Many thanks
Our answer:
Hi Paul,
That timing belt doesn't need to be changed until 240,000km according to Skoda, and then every 30,000km after that. The engine is quite new so there isn't really much data about issues with it as yet, as all will still be under warranty.
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