Forget any liability on your part mate. I had an example a year ago were a customer had a failure of an idler on a 2.0 litre Ecotech Vectra 1999, resulting in a recon head repair. The dealer had fitted a Belt during a routine service just 13 months previous. The customer hadn’t been given the option of a "full kit" replacement belt, just paid his bill & assumed the job was done right. I suggested that he see if the dealer would offer some good will gesture. They stood there ground, stating that they offer a 12-month warrantee & as It was 13 months since they fitted the belt (just the belt) & as such, they didn’t offer any help. An idler had failed & done its worst. So we ended up repairing it at half the price the dealer quoted. 12 months & 12,000 miles seems a fair deal. At the end of the day there are so many other things that can influence a timing belt failure, I would be surprised if you couldn’t find a legitimate reason for this one Remember that the replacement intervals are just a maintenance guide & not a guarantee of component service life Good luck Dave Hill
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