Just had the engine blow up (con rod through cylinder block) on this car, wondered if anyone any idea what could have caused it. It was lumpy and smoky at start, been like this for a month - thought it was glo plugs and was just about to change them - is this the cause. Also thermostat always cool - it ran at about 75C.
Mechanic says it could have been water up through air filter that got into hydraulics.
Any advice woud be welome to stop it happening again.
Also now needs new engine - should a mechanic put new cambelt and headgasket on as matter of course?
Cheers
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There were a fair few con rod failures on 1998 DHY series 1.9 XUDT engines - a first batch at around 30k, and then a second wave at anywhere above 100k. The reason was never bottomed out, and Pug never admitted to a problem - but it only affected this series of this year, of what is otherwise a bullet proof bottom end.
Pick an engine that is not DHY, and not from 1998 and it's extremely unlikely to happen again.
I'd stick a new cambelt / water pump and water pump housing on the engine, and put a new clutch in, but provided you buy from a reputable source (preferably see it running) I wouldn't bother with the HG.
6 Months ago I could have sold you a decent 1.9TD with 20k old clutch, but it's long gone to the makers now.... :-(
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In France it was reckoned (and there was once supposed to have been a 'class action' against Peugeot over the problem but I don't know what came of it) that 1.9 diesels from 95 to 99 could be iffy.
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