PSA HDi 2.0 cambelt query?

[pogweasel]

OK, so potentially off to dorset tomoz to pick up a new motor for 'Er Indoors.However vehicle in question is on 97,000 mile with the cambelt due at 100k... if we have it "done" by the vendor, I won't be able to blag a free ride down there as it won't be done in time. Are these particularly nightmarish/costly to do?? It's in a 307...Ta.

[Danblez]

I have no idea but being the very cynical person I often wonder how many times the cambelt does actually get changed in such situations.

[ashmicro]

What year/bhp/engine code is the 307 Sir Pog?

[Father Ted]

110BHP has the DMF and = much ££££the 90BHP variant does not and costs no more than a standard XU9D.Sorry, Im assuming its a 2.0HDi

[pogweasel]

2002/110bhp. DMF... hmm. I haddarnt fort of dat.

[ashmicro]

Pog, there's 2 110BHP engines listed for that year/model combo:DW10ATED (RHS)DW10ATED (RHZ)PM me your email address and I'll send you PDFs with instructions for both. Then you can figure out which one it is!

[Richard]

They are the same to do as an XUD, except they don't have an auto tensioner. Don't know about access on the 307 though.The HDi engine is designed to break rockers instead of bending valves in the event of belt failure so, while it would spoil your day, timing belt failure isn't as catastrophic as it might be.

[dollywobbler]

Jeepers. This is probably a bit late but I wouldn't touch an '07 Pug with someone else's barge pole. Mainly due to iffy electrics. That said, my dad-in-law's got a 307 estate and he's had no issues with it. HDi is a really nice engine too.

[shite_meister]

Had lots of experience with these engine in E7 taxis, dual mass flywheels as already mentioned cause issues and is costly to sort, the particulate filter/system gave problems and the adblue for the resevoir or whatever its equivalent is isn't cheap, 'orrible.

[Richard]

I think PSA call it Eloys fluid but the 2 litre HDi 110 doesn't have it.

[dieselnutjob]

I have done a few 2.0 litre HDI timing belts and they're not that bad.Good:-Unlike an XUD you don't have to worry about injection timing.Bad:-There is no automatic tensioner. You are supposed to use a SEEMs guage which is £££s. I have a cheaper hydraulic tension gauge that seems to work.The bit the in Haynes manual about releasing the cam pulley might appear unnecessary but it's nothing to do with cam timing, it's so that the belt can be tensioned without the valve springs messing up the reading.Just like the XUD the alternator drive pulley bolt can be difficult to remove. You are supposed to lock the flywheel but I am naughty and jam a spanner on it upto the subframe and flick the starter motor (ECU fuse removed so it won't start).I would say an experienced DIYer can do it easily in a day.I did mine just on the front drive.

[dieselnutjob]

By the way I changed the DMF to a four part clutch kit from Valeo on our 806 HDI.Did it myself and took me two days.I don't know about the 307 but on a 806 you are supposed to remove the subframe. I managed to remove the transmission by loosening the bolts at the back of the subframe and dropping the front about an inch (bolts in but only a couple of threads holding). It avoids messing with the brake pipes and ABS unit that bolted to the subframe on an 806.The only other hard thing is releasing the gear selector rods from the gearbox without breaking them (they are plastic), but that's an 806 access issue because the powertrain is under the dashboard, so might be easier on a car.To change the whole flywheel to a solid one (four part kit) is no harder than changing a clutch, which at 97000 is something that you might expect anyway.