Peugeot - Pug Boxer 2000 fitted with Fiat engine 2.5 TD

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Tue 18 Dec 2007 22:40
Pug Boxer 2000 fitted with Fiat engine 2.5 TD - Crinkly Dave
Hi guys. I have a mate who has bought a low mileage motor home based on a Pug Boxer, but he suspects fitted with a 2.5L turbo diesel made by Fiat.

Any idea if this is correct, and if there are any know weaknesses. He has had new cambelt, and I suggested coolant change.

Thanks
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Tue 18 Dec 2007 23:08
Pug Boxer 2000 fitted with Fiat engine 2.5 TD - Ruperts Trooper
Surely if it's got a Fiat engine, it'll be a Fiat Ducato van conversion/chassis cab - it's the engines which are different.
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Tue 18 Dec 2007 23:24
Pug Boxer 2000 fitted with Fiat engine 2.5 TD - Screwloose

Sevel vans can be an absolute nightmare to sort out what's actually fitted.

A Boxer Mk 1 2.5D built 2000 [was it; conversions can be years older than first reg?] should have a THX Peugeot lump.

Look for THX in the VIN number.
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Wed 19 Dec 2007 07:48
Pug Boxer 2000 fitted with Fiat engine 2.5 TD - Collos25
Its a PAS engine as used in the XM bit of a disaster,cylinder heads disintergrate as do the waterways in the block we have just put a new (recon)engine in our xm with a brand new head after only 325000km..The 1.9 in the office 405 is still going strong at over 500000km.
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Wed 19 Dec 2007 12:13
Pug Boxer 2000 fitted with Fiat engine 2.5 TD - Peter.N.
As was stated, it depends on the age. Some early motorhomes were fitted with the Citroen CX engine, an xcellent engine providing you don't get one with pourous block! You will know that from the history, it will have had several new head gaskets. If its the 2.5 from the XM, again, another good engine but they are very complicated and difficult to get spares for. If its only done a low mileage, could be OK but they become troublesome when they get older.

Peter.N.
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