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Wet belt engines

Twelve engine families use a belt that runs in oil. Here is each one, what it is fitted to and how often the belt should be changed.

Petrol

Ford 1.0 EcoBoost

Wet timing belt

The engine that made wet belts famous. Fitted to millions of Fiestas, Focuses and Pumas, and to the Transit Connect and Courier vans.

Interval
8 years or 80,000 miles
Vehicles
9 models
Petrol

Ford 1.5 EcoBoost

Wet timing belt

The larger EcoBoost petrol used in the Focus, Mondeo and Kuga, with the same oil-bathed belt design as the 1.0.

Interval
8 years or 80,000 miles
Vehicles
3 models
Diesel

Ford 2.0 EcoBlue

Wet timing belt

The diesel in the Ford Transit and Transit Custom, plus the Ranger, Kuga, Mondeo, S-Max and Galaxy. The wet belt we see most on vans.

Interval
10 years or 144,000 miles
Vehicles
8 models
Diesel

Ford 1.5 EcoBlue

Wet timing belt

The smaller EcoBlue diesel used in the Transit Connect, Fiesta, Focus and Puma.

Interval
10 years or 144,000 miles
Vehicles
4 models
Diesel

Ford 1.8 TDCi

Wet timing belt

The older Ford diesel found in the Focus, Mondeo, C-Max, Galaxy, S-Max and early Transit Connect.

Interval
Check your service schedule
Vehicles
5 models
Petrol

PureTech 1.2

Wet timing belt

The Stellantis three-cylinder in Peugeot, Citroën, Vauxhall, DS, Jeep and Toyota models. Its belt interval has been cut more than once.

Interval
6 years or 62,000 miles
Vehicles
10 models
Petrol

PureTech 1.0

Wet timing belt

The smaller three-cylinder petrol listed for the Peugeot 108, Citroën C1 and Toyota Aygo.

Interval
6 years or 62,000 miles
Vehicles
3 models
Diesel

1.6 HDi / TDCi

Wet oil pump belt

The shared Ford and PSA diesel used across Ford, Peugeot, Citroën, Mini, Mazda, Suzuki and Volvo models.

Interval
Check your service schedule
Vehicles
7 models
Diesel

1.5 BlueHDi

Wet timing belt

The newer Stellantis diesel in the Peugeot 208, 2008 and 308, Citroën C3, C4 and Berlingo, and Vauxhall Corsa and Combo.

Interval
Check your service schedule
Vehicles
3 models
Diesel

VW Group 2.0 TDI

Wet oil pump belt

The EA288 diesel in VW, Audi, Škoda and SEAT models, which drives its oil pump with a belt running in oil.

Interval
Check your service schedule
Vehicles
4 models
Diesel and petrol

Volvo 2.0

Wet oil pump belt

Volvo’s 2.0 four-cylinder family in the XC40, XC60, XC90, S60, V60, S90 and V90, listed for its oil pump belt.

Interval
Check your service schedule
Vehicles
3 models
Petrol

Honda 1.0 VTEC Turbo

Wet timing belt

The three-cylinder turbo in the 2017 to 2021 Honda Civic, one of very few Honda engines with a wet belt.

Interval
Check your service schedule
Vehicles
1 model

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