Q: Aux belt change
I took my car to the garage on the 1 February for the aux belt replacement. Few days after the belt snapped while I was driving causing damage to the head gasket and possibly further damage to the engine. The garage says that it was due to air con compressor being having 'a tight spot' which was not found when the belt was changed. The estimated cost of fixing the car is £1,200. Could garage do a better job while carrying the checks during the belt changed and find the air con problem sooner?
My car has 85000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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