Wet timing belt

[clifden1974]

I own a Peugeot 3008 .it has a 1.2 puretec engine .last month while on the motorway the car dash flashed up a warning about oil and went into low power mode .So 75 miles an hour to 20 miles a hour with traffic.
Got it recovered back to my local garage .I assumed it would be a sensor fault .The mechanic even before opening the bonnet said it'll be the wet timing belt .The cars only done 53000 miles .
I now know that the stalantis 1.2 puretec engine is a basket case.
The timing belt made from a rubber / fiber material circulates in the hot engine oil .as you can image hot oil and rubber air t a great idea .
The belt degrades and as it does it sheads particles which choke oil filters , oil strainers and all the channels that ain't supposed to be choked up .
I purchased the car from Arnold clark who now have it back with them .to fix the fall out it looking like £1600 plus pounds .
Now arnolx clark sold me this car knowing but not mentioning the wetbelt issue. They even serviced it twice without as much as a cautionary tale of the wet timing belt rotting away within the engine .
Just interested in seeing how many others have has similar experiences.
For me the wet timing belt design has proved to be a poor unsuitable and costly one .

Had to replace a wet timing belt in a Citroen C3 this Christmas gone (and to pay for a hire car for three weeks as it happened days before everything closed for the holidays). It was about £1.5k all in. The car was only 5 years old and less than 20k miles. It’s a known fault on Citroens apparently. Some cars are just designed with wet timing belts. Who knows why! Perhaps they have advantages too? I know nothing about cars.

Yeah wet belts are a pain in the ass. Always check car has a timing chain instead prior to buying (not that it helps you now, sorry…)

I’m looking for a van and I’ve been told to stay away from Ford vans as they have wet belts. No idea wjy they are built with this, some say it keeps the parts department busy 🤔

I had a Peugeot 208 1.2 Puretec for 6 years, I had a new wet belt 18 months ago and had nothing but problems since. The last time I broke down I was advised that it needed a new engine or a rebuild by a number of mechanics and also the AA, we got rid of it and I’m now looking for a new car.

Will reply properly tomorrow, sorry I'm shattered.

Changing belt is a serviceable cost, problem is they need changing before the manufacturer recommended time.