DO NOT BUY A CAR WITH THIS ENGINE - PEUGEOT PURETECH ENGINE

In this video we talk about the Peugeot / Citroen 1.2 Puretech Engine fitted to a number of vehicles including Vauxhalls / Opel's and More from 2012.

I talk about the issues with the engine, in my experience on working on them and why I will not buy and sell vehicles fitted with this engine as a car dealer here in the UK.

Filmed APRIL 2024

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** Edit - It's Suggested that the upper limit 250ml of oil being used per 1000 miles is still acceptable, this is 1Liter per 4000 miles not 10000 as mentioned in error by me. (Thanks to those who commented and pointed out) Clearly my maths are not very sharp with millilitres 😁😁 Bring back Imperial 👍👍

[jimmyjt]

A green engine designed to be efficient and save the planet, but it burns lots of oil, isn’t very fuel efficient and rarely gets to 100k miles before it needs a replacement. The irony

[simonh]

I blame emissions regulations mostly. They have forced manufacturers to make engines fragile in the name of reduced frictional and inertial losses. Wet belts, thin timing chains, low tension piston rings, reduced engine sizes with a turbo (making the engine work harder to produce the same power as a larger one), EGR and particulate filters, plus some cost cutting to keep things affordable... Couple all of that with extended service intervals to make the car appear cheap to run and you have a recipe for disaster.

[zingo]

you should be on tv, you are better/more knowledgable than most i have ever seen on tv

[scotty]

Ex wife has a 2018 C3 Aircross with the 1.2 Turbo Puretech, Regularly serviced and at 40K miles i checked the timing belt through the oil filler hole in the cam cover as i had discovered that the wet belts give problems, The belt was cracked across every 2mm, She booked it straight in for a Wet belt, It cost her £600 and the garage said good job i spotted it as it was about to fail and this is just at 40K miles! I told her to get shot of it but she likes it too much! 😂

[HologramJones]

From 2022 on, Puretechs are chain driven. The 1.6 I believe has had a chain before that. Anyway it's Dayco (the belt manufacturer's ) they issued a recall, so you can't single out Stellantis for it. The recall is affecting Ford, VW and many others. With the Puretech if you follow the servicing to the letter and use the exact same oil in the changes everytime you shouldn't have a problem but they still recommended replacing the belt. All this info is out there online.

[dabdabbers]

Good man 👍 just beginning to search for a new car with these size engines, thanks for the information it's appreciated.

[pauladams]

We've had two cars with this engine and both have been very reliable and durable.
One car is on 85, 000 miles and the other has 40, 000 miles. No problems.
I think the issue is as engines become more efficient and less polluting than they used to be, oil and filtration is much more critical.
I suspect the wrong oil is being used.
Although, I'm aware of the cambelts breaking down on early cars, there is no longer an issue.
We changed our cambelt at 65, 000 miles.

[savinggrace]

I have a Peugeot 206, 1.1, 2000 plate, it is 24 years old and still going strong. If its not broke don't fix it!

[lithlander]

Had cambelt changed on my 3008 on 18 plate only 36000 miles .took Peugeot four months to repair car and yes serviced by Peugeot from new

[jcmc]

1.2 Peugeot owner here on 18 plate. Cam belt done at 53000 no oil burn, fingers crossed. Dealer was well aware of issues with engine not charged for sump removal and engine internal clean. Always changed oil earlier than recommended.

[bojanstojanovic]

I have Peugeot 205 with TU engine, great engine and very reliable.

[jimdavis]

Scary stuff regarding cars fitted with this engine. My neighbour has an old 2007 Suzuki Swift which she has serviced regularly. So far it's done around 140, 000 miles, never broken down, doesn't use any oil between oil changes and the engine sounds as smooth as silk. Amazing for a cheap budget car in my opinion.

[marknicholls]

Very good vlog as usual Lee. I'm off to Prees next week, glad you told us this about the pureshite engines, the missus wanted a DS. 😮

[Splitscreen]

Had it for nearly 3 years in a 2021 208. Absolutely zero issues and used no oil.

[sandewaldron]

Can't believe it! Just watched your video 21/5/24. Last Friday my 1968 Peugeot 2008 Allure Premium 1.2 started misfiring. Managed to limp back to supplier Arnold Clark. Told about the cam belt problem, minimum cost if minimum damage £1200. Did a deal on a 23reg GT Line with 4k miles on the clock, old one only done 35750. Thanks for the advice, I'll be getting the belt changed before the warranty runs out 🤞

[no-oneman.]

Just discovered this guy. He is a natural teacher, so fluent. There must be provable design faults so why has this never been to court. Makes you want to rush out and buy an EV or stick with Japanese.

[davidwood]

Thanks for the advice, I have the Citroen diesel engine in a newish c3 and it was for that reason I avoided the puretec one 😊

[steven]

I dodged a bullet with a 1.2 Peugeot 108 from Arnold Clark. Can you imagine the heartache I would have had, I found out just in time. I am keeping my old 1.2 Corsa twin-port which doesn't ever burn oil and has a chain drive for the camshafts.

[lloydyboy]

I had a Vauxhall Granland X for a work car for a few weeks with the 1.2 turbo in it and I have to say it was remarkable. I was shocked with the performance of such a small unit in a lump of a car. Great for the first few years only by the sounds of it! Great video as always Lee.