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Just removed my climatronic blower using instructions here. Most excellent. I did it without removing the glovebox. I have the motor some contact cleaner and it’s working again. A slight whine now, so will order another assuming it is in its way out, but the swap is very quick and easy.

Well, the trouble is the cynic in me thinks the interval might be set to create a revenue stream for dealer service departments! 140,000 miles of use must put plenty of stress on the belt, but if you only did say 50k in five years they still say that belt needs changing. But as you say, it is a risk, and at some point the cost equation changes. The car needs a cam belt, a new dual mass flywheel and few bits of suspension work. That will be £1200 to £1300 all day long (outside the franchise dealers), on a car that is worth £2k now (and still only worth 2k after the work is done!). Such is life.

Yep, i is fear you are right. The car has been demoted to DIY and trailer duties, but I think worth doing it on schedule. It still actually has a full main dealer service history (except for the now capped off and deleted EGR, which failed on holiday last summer!).

Hi all, my 2012 2.0 diesel DSG estate has 178000 on the clock. It had a timing belt in 2017 at 90k miles. I think the official advice is every 140k or five years. My next five years has come round - do I do it again? Or can I get some more miles out of this one? Why is age so significant? Any thoughts or experience appreciated.