205 Timing Belt

I was asked if I've changed the Timing-Belt on my K reg. 205 Pug which has
101000 on the clock, and although I have had the car over four years, the
answer is no, As I bought the car second-hand I don't know if it has been
changed at any time? My next door neighbours car (not a Peugeot) has just
had a Timing-Belt snap on him and he now fears that considerable damage has
been done to the Valves etc, and unless he tries to fix it himself, he will
be looking at a huge bill? How can I tell if my 205 needs a new Timing-Belt
and does anyone have any idea how much a garage would charge to do the job?
I don't do a lot of driving in the 205, probably about 3000-4000 miles a
year.

"<<Scottie>>" <Scottie DeleteThis @address.invalid> wrote in
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 > I was asked if I've changed the Timing-Belt on my K reg. 205 Pug which
 > has 101000 on the clock, and although I have had the car over four
 > years, the answer is no, As I bought the car second-hand I don't know
 > if it has been changed at any time? My next door neighbours car (not a
 > Peugeot) has just had a Timing-Belt snap on him and he now fears that
 > considerable damage has been done to the Valves etc, and unless he
 > tries to fix it himself, he will be looking at a huge bill? How can I
 > tell if my 205 needs a new Timing-Belt and does anyone have any idea
 > how much a garage would charge to do the job? I don't do a lot of
 > driving in the 205, probably about 3000-4000 miles a year.
 >
 >
 >

The way to 'know' is based on miles travelled (not many in your case) or
time (at least 4 years in your case). As it's been more than 4 years and
you are not exactly certain.... change it. The cost of it snapping is far
more than replacing the belt... If the belt does snap when you are driving
you cause or be involved in an accident, just not worth it for the cost of
a timing belt.

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