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Yeah - that is a bit dim witted. Wouldn't worry about the engine though, the Mrs's 535i threw a stop immediately / overheat thing not long after we bought it and after sorting the water pump has been fine for nearly 10k now.
Fingers crossed everything is fine. I think in future they'd swap the belt, given that they know what I'm like as I've had the car serviced by them exclusively. The water pump service was, I think, the first one - so maybe the tech was trying to save a bit of cash. Who knows! I'd rather have paid the additional for the peace of mind, but there you go.
I've asked them to sort out the other niggles, and finally remembered to ask them to check the pump for the rear screen wash, which has always been a bit weedy.
Yeah, never occurred to me that they'd put an old belt back on.