Peugeot 1.2 PureTech Wet Belt — Canterbury
The PSA 1.2 PureTech triple is one of the most economical petrol engines on the road but its wet timing belt is notorious. If you own a Peugeot 208, 2008, 308 or 3008 in Canterbury, this is the single most important job you'll ever pay for.
What goes wrong on the Peugeot PureTech Wet Belt
The PSA 1.2 PureTech triple is one of the most economical petrol engines on the road but its wet timing belt is notorious. If you own a Peugeot 208, 2008, 308 or 3008 in Canterbury, this is the single most important job you'll ever pay for. We replace these weekly.
Symptoms our Canterbury customers report
- ▸Burning oil — needing a top-up every 1,000 miles or sooner
- ▸Blue smoke under acceleration
- ▸Cold-start tick that lasts longer than usual
- ▸Loss of power, especially in higher gears
- ▸Belt fragments visible when the cam cover is removed
How we replace it, step by step
- 1Reg checked against PSA service history before booking
- 2Front cover off, belt and pump pickup inspected and photographed
- 3Dayco or OE PSA belt, tensioner, guide and oil pump pickup fitted
- 4Sump removed and cleaned if belt has shed material
- 5Fresh PSA-spec oil, filter and road test — normally finished the same day
Peugeot 1.2 PureTech jobs are £950 plus VAT without a water pump, or £1,150 plus VAT with one, in our mobile Canterbury service, sump clean included. Quoted firmly after inspection.
See the full Canterbury pricing guide →Wet belt questions, answered straight
Is the wet belt the same on all PSA 1.2 PureTech engines?+
Mechanically very similar across Peugeot, Citroën, DS and Vauxhall — same Group engine. Our pricing is comparable across all of them.
What if my engine's already burning oil heavily?+
We'll inspect first. If the bores are scored or the rings have collapsed, a wet belt won't fix it. We tell you the truth before charging anything.