graysclassics

I don't know what french plonker decided to remove the hole from the road wheels on certain Citroen and Pug models, but I wish I could meet him in a dark alley! I like to purchase and fit my own tyres as I can get them online, choose exactly what I want and make sure they are fitted properly; its also great to be able to fix your own puctures. Trouble is, I only have a manual tyre machine and the wheel needs to have a centre hole in order for it to work. In addition, most of the tyre fitting companies round here do not have the 4 stud Pug/Citroen adaptor for their balancing machines so I have a job trying to get them balanced in this area. I could always get a second hand set of alloys from a Ford pattern 4/108 in either 15" or 16" giving me a choice of say 205/65/15 or 215/55/16 for the same rolling circumference but why should I when most of the tyres fitted have plenty of life in them and the wheels are just fine - just no sodding holes! Q. HAS ANYONE ATTEMPTED TO DRILL OUT A CENTRE HOLE ON THESE WHEELS AND IF SO WHAT WERE THE RESULTS AND ARE CENTRE CAPS AVAILABLE? Thanks chaps.

Don't worry about it. It's probably a code relating to the "fly by wire throttle motor" P1161 it's a crap ecu system. Even if you changed the bits according to Citroen, it would only sort if temporarily for a month or three. You change the pins on the throttle pedal end first, then if it does not work, you change that part of the wiring loom & if that does not work, the throttle motor itself to cure the MIL light. It's a common fault on the C3. Like most modern cars, a load of Shite, when an electronic fault occurs. It should be possible to reset the MIL via a diagnostic test, but it wont last for long.