07-07-2014, 12:02 AM
I would strongly advise against anything VAG with the 2.0pd - the 1.9 wasn't bad, even if it's intensely agricultural and has a few problems... But the 2.0 is terrible, porous heads, cracked heads (BKD especially, leaks coolant into inlet), snapped oil pump chains - the list goes on. Go for a 170 and you have possibly the most unreliable DPF system.
IMHO - don't really go for 1.6HDi/TDCis - they're a bit unreliable, shame really, great engine... Injector problems and that pesky oil problem, soon as anyone puts the wrong oil, the turbo is headed for failure. They essentially can ONLY take the Total Low SAP oil specified by PSA - I don't know what Ford recommend, but I'd tend to stick with the oil that the engine manufacturer proved/developed the engine on in testing - which will have been the Total stuff.
IMHO - the 2.0 16v HDi is is a pretty damned good engine without DPF, don't hear of many DMF failures - at least, mine's done 110k now, no rattly DMF as of yet - but you can guarantee that the clutch will need doing at 130-140k and the DMF will need doing then also - no surprises there. You can also get them in Focus' - and they come *really* late without a DPF which is always good - seen one on a 57 plate with no DPF. V50/S40s got them around 55/06 plate. Only real fault you see with these engines is the air doser valve warps and jams on shutdown, causing bad starting, I think it's about £60 for a new part and it's on the front of the engine, easy to replace.
IMHO - don't really go for 1.6HDi/TDCis - they're a bit unreliable, shame really, great engine... Injector problems and that pesky oil problem, soon as anyone puts the wrong oil, the turbo is headed for failure. They essentially can ONLY take the Total Low SAP oil specified by PSA - I don't know what Ford recommend, but I'd tend to stick with the oil that the engine manufacturer proved/developed the engine on in testing - which will have been the Total stuff.
IMHO - the 2.0 16v HDi is is a pretty damned good engine without DPF, don't hear of many DMF failures - at least, mine's done 110k now, no rattly DMF as of yet - but you can guarantee that the clutch will need doing at 130-140k and the DMF will need doing then also - no surprises there. You can also get them in Focus' - and they come *really* late without a DPF which is always good - seen one on a 57 plate with no DPF. V50/S40s got them around 55/06 plate. Only real fault you see with these engines is the air doser valve warps and jams on shutdown, causing bad starting, I think it's about £60 for a new part and it's on the front of the engine, easy to replace.
