# Suitable engine for Renault Megane 1,3 3th Gen **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 17, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suitable-engine-for-renault-megane-1-3-3th-gen/200696 "2025-06-17T08:16:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anso-engineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@anso-engineer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/anso-engineer)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suitable-engine-for-renault-megane-1-3-3th-gen/200696/1 "2025-06-17T08:16:13Z")
Hello, I plan to purchase Renault Megane 3th gen in some in the option of estate body. Mainly all this cars came from EU, (here in Ukraine it didn’t sell) so I don’t know a lot about them. The most availabe Megans 3 here is with 1,5 K9K diesel or 1,2 H5Ft ![{F1A7BD3A-9A26-4AFE-9DF3-D59038B6512A}](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/8/8/88b65ceabb8deec0b4f53053d4b02af4893968f2.png) Firstly I am aimed on petrol engine, due to the face I am traveling 80% around the city and the rest of highway, but as I lately knew, 1,2 petrol engines has very low lifespan, up to 100-150K km of mileage. So probably purchasing this car for my purpses, during the first year I faced the issues with engine… ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suitable-engine-for-renault-megane-1-3-3th-gen/200696/2 "2025-06-17T09:59:57Z")
We haven’t seen Renault here in North America for almost 40 years. ---
**Author:** ![anso-engineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@anso-engineer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/anso-engineer)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suitable-engine-for-renault-megane-1-3-3th-gen/200696/3 "2025-06-17T11:08:39Z")
Hah, probably there is good other cars 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suitable-engine-for-renault-megane-1-3-3th-gen/200696/4 "2025-06-17T12:42:43Z")
Most people on this forum are from the US. The only European cars we see are mostly VWs and luxury cars. We can’t help you with specific EU models or with brands we don’t see. Renault, Citroen, and Peugeot are among the cars we haven’t seen in the US for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suitable-engine-for-renault-megane-1-3-3th-gen/200696/5 "2025-06-17T13:00:01Z")
> [@anso-engineer](#): > > Mainly all this cars came from EU, (here in Ukraine it didn’t sell) so I don’t know a lot about them. You will have trouble finding shops that have a lot experience with vehicles that don’t sell well in their area. Parts may have to come from other countries and with the terrible things going on in Ukraine I think this purchase is not a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suitable-engine-for-renault-megane-1-3-3th-gen/200696/6 "2025-06-17T15:49:46Z")
Yes agree. My advice is to stick with something that there are a lot of in your area. Finding parts and someone to work on it will be easier. ---
**Author:** ![anso-engineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@anso-engineer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/anso-engineer)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suitable-engine-for-renault-megane-1-3-3th-gen/200696/7 "2025-06-18T12:14:59Z")
Well, actually Renault Megane is at top 10 of wide spreaded cars in Ukraine 🙂 Original parts and analogs are available, so this explains why they popular here. … together with VW Passat, Golf, Skoda Octavia and Daewoo Lanos. ---
**Author:** ![hsn\_19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@hsn\_19](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hsn_19)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/suitable-engine-for-renault-megane-1-3-3th-gen/200696/8 "2025-09-12T11:26:38Z")
For city driving, I would avoid the 1.2 H5Ft, it is known for chain and oil problems and doesn’t last long. The 1.5 K9K diesel is much more reliable, though best if you do lots of miles. If you want petrol, the 2.0 M4R is a safer long-term choice if you can find one.