PSA 1.6 HDi (DV6)
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Timing drive
Cambelt
10 years or 140,000 miles, whichever comes first
Peugeot's published figure. It is long by the standards of the trade, and very few UK garages would leave a belt of this age untouched.
Few engines have been fitted to more different badges than the DV6. Developed by PSA with Ford, it turns up as a Peugeot, a Citroën, a Ford TDCi, a MINI Cooper D and even a Volvo — which means advice written for one of those cars applies directly to the others, and almost nobody realises it. On intervals it is a study in the gap between what is published and what the trade does: Peugeot's figure runs to a decade and six figures of mileage, and you will struggle to find a UK independent willing to leave one that long. Its other reputation, for turbo oil-feed problems tied to servicing neglect, makes the oil-change record on these worth as much attention as the belt.
Timing drive
Belt — drives the camshafts
10 years or 140,000 miles, whichever comes firstReported
Peugeot's published figure. It is long by the standards of the trade, and very few UK garages would leave a belt of this age untouched.
Replaced at the same time
- Belt tensioner
- Idler pulley
- Water pump
What the trade does: 8 years or 80,000 miles, whichever comes first. Independent practice is markedly more conservative than the published interval on this engine.
Attributed to UK PSA diesel specialists. This is industry practice, not a manufacturer specification.
Scheduled servicing
- Regime:
- fixed
- Interval:
- Not established — Varies by model and market; confirm against the vehicle.
- Oil specification:
- PSA B71 2290 (SAE 5W-30)
Known issues
- The published belt interval is considerably longer than common independent practice, so a car serviced strictly to the book may be on an older belt than a garage would be comfortable with.
- The engine is well known for turbocharger oil-feed problems associated with extended or missed oil changes, which makes the servicing record mechanically significant rather than merely administrative.
Transmissions offered with this engine
1 transmissions. Tap a column heading to sort.1 transmissions.
- Type:
- manual
- Manufacturer interval:
- —(unconfirmed)
- Trade practice:
- —
| Ford B6 5/6-speed manual | manual | —(unconfirmed) | — |
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Cars this engine is fitted to
Questions people ask
Does the PSA 1.6 HDi (DV6) have a cambelt or a chain?
A conventional toothed belt. Current published interval: 10 years or 140,000 miles, whichever comes first.
Is the PSA 1.6 HDi (DV6) an interference engine?
Yes. If the timing drive fails, valves and pistons meet and the damage normally extends well beyond the timing components — which is why the interval is worth taking seriously rather than stretching.
How often does the PSA 1.6 HDi (DV6) need servicing?
We haven't established a published schedule for this engine. Ask a franchised dealer to quote it against your VIN.
Outstanding recalls
We don’t hold recall data and won’t pretend to — it comes from the SMMT via DVSA, and a per-vehicle check needs a VIN rather than a registration. The official checker is free: check vehicle recalls on GOV.UK. You’ll need the make and the VIN, which is on the V5C and usually visible through the base of the windscreen.
Worth doing on any used car: a recall is free to have done regardless of age or how many owners the car has had, and an outstanding one often survives a change of keeper simply because nobody forwarded the letter.
Sources
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