Car Model Guide/ Engines/ BSE

BSE/BGU 1.6 MPI

The base 1.6: an old-school port-injected eight-valve with no turbo, no direct injection and no chain tensioner to fail. Slow and thirsty for its size, and about as reliable as anything in the range.

ConfigurationI4, naturally aspiratedDisplacement1595 cc
FuelpetrolInjectionport
Shared componentsnone recorded

Cars using this engine

VariantChassisBodyYearsPowerRiskGood buy
1.68Phatchback2003–2010102 PSR2€2,350
1.68PAhatchback2004–2010102 PSR2€2,400

Engine and component issues

Chassis, gearbox and body issues aren't listed here. They depend on which car the engine is fitted to. Open a variant page for the merged list.