Hi has anyone had any issues with the DS7 wet timing belt (2.0 diesel) failing prematurely?
My car went to crawl mode, diagnostics say its the wet belt starting to fail, car only done 43,000.
Serviced in line with recommendations (18,000 miles/1 year) - new oil filter, air filter, oil change etc…
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Fleets warned of 'engine killer' wet timing belts.
Wet belts are a pain in the ar$e…to put it bluntly
I think you might be confused, as far as I know the 2.0 DW10-FC engine doesn’t have a wet timing belt, but a dry one and a chain for the second overhead cam.
PSA wet belts are limited to the 1.2 petrol engine.
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Not according to the DS garage it is on pieces at…2.0 2019 DS7 wet belt.
Stephen… I’ve been annoyed all day long trying to prove that the used car I just bought “because it has a great engine that isn’t affected by this design nonsense” wasn’t a mistake, and I am frankly appalled by the complete lack of open technical information regarding the presence (or not) of this technology, or any other for that matter, in engines marketed already more than five years ago. I must then assume I’ve been tricked into it by some clever marketing strategy that keeps us conveniently blindfolded.
Please keep us posted about your further findings.
So…no clearer sorry, garage are now saying the turbo has gone, and not the timing belt (seems a bit weird the service manager would say the wet timing belt), so who knows if it is a wet or dry belt .I’ll ask when I pick it up (4 weeks and counting so far it’s been parked there following breakdown, terrible service!)
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Ok so…pleased to say I can confirm the 2.0 diesel does NOT have a wet timing belt.
Utter s**tshow from the dealer that went on for 6 weeks, now admitting mistakes were made in previous correspondence, and that the belt in the 2.0 diesel is a dry belt, with replacement intervals at 100k or 10 years.
The issue I DID have however is the turbo blew after 43k.
Hope this helps
Thank you Stephen for confirming that.
I must admit I was blue for a whole day at the idea of having a wet belt. Having a bad turbo is already within the radar, adding more potential hassles wasn’t fun.
So, specific model issues prevention boils down to having the AdBlue tank never too full and never too empty, and even better with a good additive to avoid crystallization issues, always using certified oil to prevent ashes clogging the DPF… and… anything else?
Did they say why your turbo failed so prematurely? Too much Star&Stop maybe?
Never said (was that annoyed after 6 weeks without a car, I didn’t ask either, just wanted my car back), most of my miles are motorway though so not an overuse of start/stop. Interestingly though the oil grade they recommend is different to the oil grade that comes up on all car parts websites when typing in the vehicle registration though…not by much, but still different…