PSA 2.0 HDi / BlueHDi (DW10)
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Timing drive
Cambelt
10 years or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first
The manufacturer's published figure for the 2.0. As with the 1.6, the ten-year element is usually what falls due first on a private car.
The 2.0 HDi has been in production in one form or another since the late nineties, which makes it one of the longest-lived diesels on the road and one of the harder ones to generalise about — an early DW10 and a late BlueHDi share a family name and not much else. The published belt interval is longer still than the 1.6's, at a decade or 150,000 miles, and on a private car the calendar limit almost always arrives first. Where these engines earn their keep is in high-mileage motorway work, and that is precisely the use pattern in which owners watch the odometer and forget the years.
Timing drive
Belt — drives the camshafts
10 years or 150,000 miles, whichever comes firstReported
The manufacturer's published figure for the 2.0. As with the 1.6, the ten-year element is usually what falls due first on a private car.
Replaced at the same time
- Belt tensioner
- Idler pulleys
- Water pump
Scheduled servicing
- Regime:
- fixed
- Interval:
- Not established
- Oil specification:
- PSA B71 2290 (SAE 5W-30)
Known issues
- The ten-year limit is the binding one for most private owners, and it is the element most often overlooked on a car that appears to have plenty of belt mileage left.
Cars this engine is fitted to
Questions people ask
Does the PSA 2.0 HDi / BlueHDi (DW10) have a cambelt or a chain?
A conventional toothed belt. Current published interval: 10 years or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first.
Is the PSA 2.0 HDi / BlueHDi (DW10) 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 2.0 HDi / BlueHDi (DW10) 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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