Probably the best diesel engine that PSA ever made was the 8 vlave 2.0. Hdi, they were used in Peugeots and Citroens up until about 2004, the have no DPF and are practically bombproof

In fact I would say that the Peugeot 406 Hdi is probably the best car they have made, good for well over 200k many doing in excess of 300k and they just don't go wrong - not seriously anyway. The 306 uses the same engine as do several Citroens.

Probably the best diesel engine that PSA ever made was the 8 valve 2.0. Hdi, they were used in Peugeots and Citroens up until about 2004, the have no DPF and are practically bombproof.

I have owned various Peugeot diesels, starting with a 1990 205 Dturbo - the famous XUD 1769cc - followed by a couple of 306s with the larger 1905cc version. Then a 306 with the 2-litre HDi engine (one of the earliest examples) which I kept for 7 years. Finally a 207SW with the 1.6 HDi which seems to cause so much aggro, tho mine was/is early enough to have no DPF, probably a plus. That has been with me for 13 years.

All these cars have behaved impeccably for me, so from where I sit these gloomy tales look like a myth. My explanation is that Peugeot's recommended oil-change intervals were too long; I have cut them from 12K miles to 8K or less, and the 207 engine has never given me any cause for criticism. So, as is often said, when buying a used car, avoiding a lemon comes down to how the car has been maintained.