This is worrying my '03 1.2 has done 84K miles now.
Did you have any signs of a possible failure before? A more clattery running or something?
I wrote a letter to SEAT about this in the summer when I first heard of this, but they re-assured me that there was no problem with the engine (even though the chain tensioner design was changed at some point to address this issue - no response given to exactly when this change was made).
I'm sure that you will be able to get SEAT to pay for the whole repair even if it is out of their warranty. They say that the chain / tensioner will last the life of the vehicle (and there is no replacement in the service schedule) - I'm not sure how the "life of the vehicle" would be defined in a small claims court (if it comes to that) but it's certainly not 50K miles, I'd say it was certainly no less than 150K miles (the service book has pages for 240K miles worth of services).
Whatever you buy has to be "fit for purpose" - that's why the say guarantees and warrantys state "in addition to your statuatory rights".
Anyway, let us know how it goes - good luck!
Did you have any signs of a possible failure before? A more clattery running or something?
I wrote a letter to SEAT about this in the summer when I first heard of this, but they re-assured me that there was no problem with the engine (even though the chain tensioner design was changed at some point to address this issue - no response given to exactly when this change was made).
I'm sure that you will be able to get SEAT to pay for the whole repair even if it is out of their warranty. They say that the chain / tensioner will last the life of the vehicle (and there is no replacement in the service schedule) - I'm not sure how the "life of the vehicle" would be defined in a small claims court (if it comes to that) but it's certainly not 50K miles, I'd say it was certainly no less than 150K miles (the service book has pages for 240K miles worth of services).
Whatever you buy has to be "fit for purpose" - that's why the say guarantees and warrantys state "in addition to your statuatory rights".
Anyway, let us know how it goes - good luck!