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BYD Ad Banned For Roasting Stellantis In Trade-In Offer (www.carscoops.com)

submitted 1 day ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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BYD used the ad to offer buyers up to €10,000 ($11,800) to those who bought a car and traded in a vehicle with a wet timing belt. That just happens to describe the timing system used in Stellantis’ PureTech engines, which run belts through a constant oil bath. These engines have been at the center of several recalls and warranty extensions linked to long-term reliability issues.

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Stellantis’ PureTech engines, which run belts through a constant oil bath.

Ford did the same thing in European 1.0L EcoBoost and 2.0L EcoBlue engines and they all fail. This has been a known problem since 2007.