Known car models with wet timing belts that are popular in Sri Lanka:
Peugeot 3008 1.2L
Honda Civic 10th gen 1.0L
Ford Ecosport 1.0L
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DO NOT BUY: Cars with wet timing belts!
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Known car models with wet timing belts that are popular in Sri Lanka:
Peugeot 3008 1.2L
Honda Civic 10th gen 1.0L
Ford Ecosport 1.0L
Back then they hadn't made engines that were meant to break so the manufacturers can make more profit off of repairing or replacing it
Better to avoid most things with 1.0 - 1.2 litre turbo engines. Most of those are just crap made to meet emissions regulations, fuel economy standards and certain tax brackets in certain markets...
Apart from some larger europian engines (i.e. BMW B48, B58..) and Toyota Hybrid drivetrains, pretty much every drivetrain newly introduced within the last 5 -10 years are having some design issue or another.. Emmissions regulations and production costs are killing quality/durable engineering, it`s a simple fact..
Apart from some larger europian engines (i.e. BMW B48, B58..) and Toyota Hybrid drivetrains, pretty much every drivetrain newly introduced within the last 5 -10 years are having some design issue or another.. Emmissions regulations and production costs are killing quality/durable engineering, it`s a simple fact..
Timing chain, wet belt obala ewanawa owa galawanna ma timing belt 10 witara dana cost eka yanawa athi
Ubalata baya wenna deyak na Sri Cuba lankawe aluth cars import karanne nathi nisa 
Not really an option as the government's vehicle tax system is based on engine size
But we already have imported a few models with this issue, I've listed three but there could be moreUbalata baya wenna deyak na Sri Cuba lankawe aluth cars import karanne nathi nisa
Possible, if it's imported from Europe and has a small engine + a turbocharger you should look it up
far worse than that. problem with these wet timing belts is that they peel off after some time and block oil/coolant channels, filters and what not of the engine. This will starve the engine with oil/coolant which will destroy it. In most cases the belt itself will survive but the rest of the engine is damaged.
Also the belt is kept inside the engine (unlike regular dry belts) and have to disassemble the whole thing even to do a routine replacement.
I think you can avoid it with proper maintenance and regular checkups. My car is close to 50K and It had already gone through 2 AC condensor changes and one oil seal replacement. Total damage is close to 400k.
Every vehicle type will have its own set of issues ban. I think you can avoid a lot or be proactive by properly maintaining it.
Yes. For a regular timing belt it is. For wet belts, it's mostly on strict maintenance + luck since some owners faced the issue very early and they are maintaining cars to the dot . Same argument is true for DCT gearbox issues in certain models.
Thing is you never know - for example, if you watched the video you'd see that the small particles peeling off the belt clog the oil pickup over time. Dropping the oil pan and cleaning the oil pickup is NOT a routine maintenance work done in any car (because usually there is no need to) so you wouldn't know your oil pickup is clogged until the low oil pressure light comes on and then it might be too late.
Sounds like you missed this thread
https://forums.autolanka.com/topic/19620-honda-civic-2018
------ Post added on Dec 19, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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