citroen 1.6 hdi engine problems
The HDI turbo engine needs some attention and has the following problems: the turbine accumulates particles that clog it and affect the functionality of the engine. The solution is to change the turbine. Other common problems with HDI occur with injectors that need to be changed quite often.The first 1.6 HDi (DV6) was introduced in 2002 and meets the Euro 4 standard. The 1.6 HDi is a 4-cylinder, 4-cylinder diesel engine with 75, 90 and 109 hp common rail injection. The most popular are the 90 and 109 hp engines. A 90-horsepower motor can be fitted with a fixed or variable geometry turbine, with or without a floating flywheel.
The production of the third generation HDi engines started in 2009. These power units complied with Euro 5 emission standards. This range included two V-shaped 6-cylinder engines: HDi 3.0 245 hp and HDi 3.0 275 hp beside the straight 4-cylinder ones. In 2010 the PSA Peugeot Citroën engineers came up with the e-HDi engine that had a cutting
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Personal preference would be the 2.0 if its the 8v unit. The 1.6 is not unreliable its just a bit more likely to cause concerns. 8v 2.0 is either 90 or 110 horses. 1.6 is (usually) already 110 horses, that's quite a lot for a little unit really. I'm unsure on VED, I seem to remember that commercials attract a different rate to cars anyway.cam belt failure on citroen picasso 1.6 hdi 110 bhp engine. My cam belt broke at 56000 miles on my 5 1/2 year old car (servicng schedule advises changing at 150000 miles or 10 years) damaging the valve gear. The garage spoke to citroen about a goodwill contribution to the repair costs.