vinkodex.1.2 PureTech / DI Turbo (EB2*): wet timing belt
Typically between 60,000 and 120,000 km. It does not show up on every car.
critical
severity
between 60,000 and 120,000 km
mileage
2
sources
2 sources next to the write-up.
The fault
How you spot it
Opel's post 2017 PSA platform 1.2 litre turbo petrol engines (PureTech / 1.2 Direct Injection Turbo, engine codes EB2*) run the timing belt in engine oil. According to the AUTO BILD and ADAC technical tables this design also appears in the Grandland, Crossland, Corsa F, Mokka B and Astra L ranges.
The belt swells, cracks or sheds material early: the particles clog the oil filter and the oil pickup, the oil pressure drops, and in the extreme case the belt breaks and the engine is badly damaged inside. Short trip use (fuel in the oil) and the wrong oil specification raise the risk.
A strengthened belt arrived in 2022; from 2023 the third generation 1.2 Turbo (and the 48V mild hybrid) switched to a chain, and this does not apply to those. Check whether the car has the belt or the post 2023 chain, and when the belt and the oil filter were last changed.
Which model
Who it affects
The card opens the generation, the engine or the transmission.
Engines and transmissions
Engine
EB2F
Engine
EB2FA
Engine
EB2DT
Engine
EB2ADT
Engine
EB2DTS
Engine
EB2ADTS
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1.2 PureTech / DI Turbo (EB2*): wet timing belt
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