• Had an engine light come on last week on my 2010 1.2 skoda yeti. I turned left up a steep hill and immediately it revved louder than the pressure I was applying suggested and the light came on. Drove OK but sounded/felt a bit off so I came home, haven't driven since and took it into the garage this morning.

    They're calling and saying it's a timing chain replacement and with a service comes to £1300.

    Thoughts? I use the car for work to ferry quite a lot of heavy equipment around - usually 500 mile round trips once or twice a quarter. The rest is just day to day driving around devon and cornwall.

    I just got paid for a big job this morning so am lucky in that I can afford to get it replaced. Do I need to? My understanding is if it's a chain it's not going to snap like a belt but would just get louder etc - will it lead to something more catastrophic?

    Bought the car 3 years ago for £6k but I'd never find one in as good condition atm for a similar price. It's done 60,000 miles. I do 10,000 miles a year. (Bought it with 30,000 on the clock).

    Edit: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/may/07/skoda-yeti-known-fault-timing-chain sounds like it needs doing. There goes the new dual monitors @chrisbmx116

  • If you need the car and can't afford to just buy a new one, I wouldn't fuck around and risk the timing chain breaking.

  • It's just gone up to £2k as they've found some other issues inc rear calliper . Bleugh.

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