Peugeot 307 Head gasket replacement

every_other

Hi All, Some advice badly needed on a Peugeot 307 2008 1.4 litre petrol. Service is due on my car and I was advised at my last service that my timing belt and water pump will need to be replaced. However I was also told that the head gasket has a slight leak.

I've been told this head gasket leak is a very common problem with this particular engine type but even if it is fixed it still might not work? So do I get them to clean it down or go the whole hog and replace the head gasket which I know will cost alot.
Any opinions welcomed as I'm a bit clueless as what to do.
Thanks in advance.

George Dalton

You should get it done at the same time as the new timing belt. If the leak gets worse it will contaminate the belt and you could end up having to pay for the leak to be sorted and another new timing belt.

TeaBagMania

How long have you been frequenting this garage, do you truest their assessment and honesty?
If yes than have the work performed, or get a second estimate\opinion
Timing belts are typically changed every 60K miles

every_other

Had two services in that particular garage but yeah guess you have to trust them at the end of the day. just lots of monies argh. thanks for the replies.

Irish Steve

Based on some comments from a good friend who is also an independent garage owner, ONLY ONLY use a genuine Peugeot head gasket, as they have changed them to overcome this issue, and most OEM and spurious makes have not yet caught up with this change.