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Thanks. 12 hours about right?

Brilliant! lol

Yep, the dephaser will be changed. Thanks very much for all of the useful response :)

Thanks for your reply. What would be a fair labour figure to replace the head / fit belts and ancillaries, assuming no work needed on the head? I believe it to be about 12 hours work. Is this correct?

Yeah I know I'm whinging about the final £150 of expenditure ..... but ...... the job is already costing close to the car's value, so ....... Does anyone know the average life expectancy of the dephaser? i.e. would I be stupid (whilst I have access to it) to not change it on a 48,000 mile example?

Second belt broke 2 years after repair, and the mechanic is no longer in town! 😧 Are you sure that I'd be stupid not to replace the dephaser, as it's £100+!

Hi I have a 172 which has done 48,000 miles from new. Three years ago the cam belt broke. I replaced the cam belt, head and water pump. A year ago having covered less than 2,000 miles since replacement of parts, the cam belt broke! Aaaaaargh! I've spent the last year recovering :) I have bought...