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Originally Posted by AJI
Something like that. Everything I've read suggests the 1.4 is less reliable than the 1.5, because they tend to overheat. That said, I found an easy fix for that problem within five minutes of searching on the net, so presumably a 1.4 can go on forever as well once that's sorted.
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So what's the secret?
Wouldn't just plain hypermiling keep the temp down? Less fuel used for the same distance = greater efficiency = less energy wasted as heat. Judging from the number of new "Why does my fan keep turning on?" posts at my local Peugeot forum every spring, I can tell that my turbodiesel stays cooler than others, even with a (partially opened for warm weather) grill block.
PSA's 1.5 diesel is better than the 1.4 - it's newer, has cleaner emissions (that's why the 1.4 got phased out), and is EOBD. It's also got slightly more power/torque at about the same fe.
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