2.1td

[steve_earwig]

Greetings modest person

it has 154000 miles on the clock......in general how reliable is this engine

In general, very, it should double that.

..what are cambelt intervals..

72,000 miles.

i would be using it for mostly motorway journeys from barnsley to london and back every week

And achieving fuel consumption well into the 40s

[Welly]

I had a 605 STDT with the 2.1 lump which had 265000 miles on it. Something went wrong with the fuelling in the end so I sold it for someone else to fix.

I'd make sure it's had a cambelt and make sure the auxillary belt is in good nick also check for any leaks especially coolant. Some oil leakage is to be expected though.