i have however heard a story of a belt that has been treated with a 'rejuvenating spray' last, and keep lasting. so i just followed the crowd i guess.Īs for the timing belt, its strange i have personally known a vehicle to (not our vans) to last 200k miles on a belt before it failed. I was always told that Gates were the absolute king of timing belts. i always saw the metal pumps to be better, however if you live in a country where the engine could freeze then i can see why a plastic pump would be good. What is the best brand water pump to get? And is it better to have the 100% metal water pump or one that has plastic fans?īack when i was running the older 1.9 XUD diesels in my BX and 306 i used the Gates timing belt kits. (I have purchase the DAYCO timing belt set and KWP water pump - not yet fitted so I still time to replace it): Whilst I am posting this I may as well ask for advice on water pump.

What is the largest mileage you peeps have come across for a 1.9L diesel engine - without ever having a timing belt change? So from past experience folks, can you tell me: So this got me thinking - 'I wonder how far these engine can go before failure?'. The mileage is currently on 106,**7 (I know it is due a timing belt and water pump change). The reason I ask, is that I have recently bought a Citroen Dispatch 1.9L van (non turbo) and it came with no service history. What is the longest mileage (from factory) known on a Expert/Dispatch/Scudo 1.9L engine before failing? I have just signed up and have a question I would like to ask - so please excuse me if it has already been asked.

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