{"id":6793,"date":"2025-09-16T22:39:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puretechlegal.com\/angel-gaitan-debunks-upgrades-and-reveals-puretechs-hidden-truth\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:03:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:03:18","slug":"angel-gaitan-debunks-upgrades-and-reveals-puretechs-hidden-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puretechlegal.com\/en\/angel-gaitan-debunks-upgrades-and-reveals-puretechs-hidden-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Gaitan Debunks &#8220;Upgrades&#8221; and Reveals Puretech&#8217;s Hidden Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"CONSEJOS para saber si un PURETECH tiene PROBLEMAS | \u00a1Que no os ENGA\u00d1EN!\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m5MD4dL6lmw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>A Coru\u00f1a, Spain<\/strong> &#8211; \u00c1ngel Gait\u00e1n returns to the charge against Stellantis (Peugeot\/Citro\u00ebn) PureTech engines, this time to dismantle the alleged improvements and reveal the hidden truth behind the new generations that, according to the brand, no longer suffer the same problems.<\/p>\n\n<p>In his latest video, Gaitan warns against the <strong>fallacy of the new generations with chains<\/strong>, pointing out that it is not always true that they have abandoned the problematic oil-soaked belt.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>The eternal problem of the belt and gasoline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The mechanic insists on the fundamental problem: the <strong>mixture of gasoline and oil<\/strong>, which degrades the belt and generates residues that clog the oil pump, compromising engine lubrication.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>False promises and the shadow of doubt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Gaitan lambasts the <strong>credibility of dealers and the brand itself<\/strong>, urging caution and not to blindly trust their promises about the reliability of the new versions. Time, according to him, is the only one that will be able to confirm whether they have really solved the problem.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Dispelling rumors and practical advice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The video also <strong>debunks rumors that Stellantis is covering all repair costs<\/strong> for the affected engines. In addition, Gaitan compares the PureTech with <strong>Fiat&#8217;s reliable JTD engines<\/strong>, highlighting the durability of the latter and the absence of oil contamination problems.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Beyond PureTech: EGR and Japanese reliability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Gaitan reminds us of the importance of <strong>cleaning the EGR valve and intake manifold<\/strong> between 60,000 and 100,000 km, and praises the <strong>reliability and durability of Japanese brands such as Mazda<\/strong>, prioritizing functionality over aesthetics.<\/p>\n\n<p>Ultimately, this video is a call for caution and a complaint against Stellantis&#8217; lack of transparency regarding PureTech engines.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m5MD4dL6lmw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TIPS to know if a PURETECH has PROBLEMS | Don&#8217;t BE FOOLED! &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Coru\u00f1a, Spain &#8211; \u00c1ngel Gait\u00e1n returns to the charge against Stellantis (Peugeot\/Citro\u00ebn) PureTech engines, this time to dismantle the alleged improvements and reveal the hidden truth behind the new generations that, according to the brand, no longer suffer the same problems. In his latest video, Gaitan warns against the fallacy of the new generations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7705,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[124],"class_list":["post-6793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motor-puretech-en","tag-video-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/puretechlegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/puretechlegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/puretechlegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puretechlegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puretechlegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/puretechlegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6796,"href":"https:\/\/puretechlegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6793\/revisions\/6796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puretechlegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/puretechlegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puretechlegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puretechlegal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}