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thanks paul

thanks paul , it amazes me where you get your information

Hi , what are the 2 black parts at the side of the window on citroen c3 called ( see photo ) , would like to order 1 but don't know the right part name , thanks in advance

thanks paul , after i posted this i had a look at youtube & any information i could find on the internet , i know it's water so it's as you say coming from the air conditioning . cheers

Hi , does anyone recognise this leak ( see photos ) which is quite heavy at times ,radiator doesn't seem to be losing water , leak seems to be coming from some kind of plastic valve, near the exhaust , please have a look & see what you think , thanks in advance Citroen C3 1.2 VTi 2013

Thanks for taking the trouble to do the internet search on 82vti , thats good news you didn't find any problems

hi paul, i didn't fancy dismantling the glove box , so i just took the square fuse box cover off used a 12v circuit tester to find a fuse that goes off with the ignition ,took the 3 black plugs that support the small panel under the glove box , which allowed me to get my hand up the back & fit a piggy back fuse camera is up & running thanks again paul

thanks paul

'I saw the fuses topic after I had replied to this one, hence asking here about your new car. I think your car will be an 82 rather than 86 since I could not find any on line. I have put your new car in your signature so you will not need to mention it when posting. The problems on the old 4 cylinder vti engines may not have anything to do with the newer 3 cylinder ones and I can not recall any posts on here with problems.' that's a relief my heart sank when you mentioned the problems you had with your vti , i'm still trying to find out how to get that fuse board down to put a fuse in for my dash cam , i may have to look at using the fuse board under the bonnet

i now have a citroen c3 1.2 vti 86 you already replied to my post DASHBOARD FUSES you said you had bad experiences with the vti i had the citroen C3 14 LX for 14 years with only head gasket oil leaks being my only major problem ,so thought i couldn't go wrong with another C3 i don't know why the vti would be different , i'm hoping you were just unlucky

too late paul already bought it , it's only done 33,000 miles & i only do 8,000 a year so hopefully timing chain will be okay for a while , not familiarized myself with the car yet ,but the air con seems to be working okay , i can see where the fuses are behind the square panel you mention , but i need to get access to put a piggy back fuse in for my dashcam ,so how do i drop the fuse board ?

UPDATE , i suspected a head gasket so bought a block tester ,fluid turned yellow meaning head gasket blown , iv'e scrapped the car as it is 2004 not worth putting money into , thanks paul for all your replies

hi ,i'm trying to find out how to access the dashboard fuses for a citroen C3 2013 vti 86 i know where they are located but don't know how to drop the fuse board , i used to have a C3 2004 that you turn white lever to 9 o clock & the fuse board dropped down for access ,don't see any levers on my replacement car thanks in advance

car still running no leaks not overheating , can you tell me how much antifreeze concentrate i should put in , if there is still coolant in the system after draining from bottom radiator hose & filling with just water twice , surely the remainder must be diluted , should i put in about 3 ltr pure concentrate to let it mix . thanks in advance

oil level / filler cap /steam from exhaust all seem to be okay , yesterday i discovered a heavy leak which seemed to be coming from one of the two hoses just below the small bleed bolt , it wasn't coming from the bleed bolt , so i wiped it clean & ran the engine, to my surprise the leak stopped , at one time i took the header cap off & water was overflowing from the tank , took the car to two local garages expecting them to know about the air lock problem & if all the coolant comes out at once how much the would expect to put in ,but never got a confident answer anyway car is now running okay will keep an eye on water level , havn't put any coolant in yet just water will it be okay to run with just water for a week or so till i can be confident the problem is sorted

thanks but just to let you know i took filler cap off , took off the 2 bleed screws , but only about 1 litre came out , so i wasn't sure if that was all the water that was in the system , i changed the thermostate anyway & filled it up ran it topped it up a few times ,iv'e put about 4litres back in , it seems to be running alright i just have to keep my eye on water level , any problems i will look through the information you have been good enough to post ,and may have to look at making one of your diy expansion tank fillers

Hi , my cars temperature warning light came on today , so i pulled in right away because the last time this happened it overheated and i had to get the head gasket replaced , is the thermostat easy to replace Also, after switching off the engine the radiator fan is still running , anyone know whats going on citroen c3 14 LX 2004

Hi, after switching off the engine the radiator fan is still running , anyone know whats going on , citroen c3 14 LX 2004

thanks paul for your reply, i tried a bit of card taped onto the metal but it's too thick & won't go into the buckle so i tried a small piece of duck tape through the end of the metal part , been out driving for an hour & the warning sound hasn't come back on yet fingers crossed

is it possible to swap drivers belt for the one straight behind , or are these different

thanks paul, i will try a bit of card see if that works ,meanwhile ill just cross the two belts over until i find a better solution , don't know if doing that is legal at the end of the day i'm still straped in & still feel fully protected

Citroen c3 1.4 LX 2004 Hi, i have had a problem with the drivers seatbelt warning sound coming on even though the drivers seatbelt is pluged in , when it comes on while driving i have to keep wiggling it & pushing it in to get the sound to stop , recently while trying to see what the problem was i put the passenger seatbelt into the drivers seatbelt plug & guess what it worked , i can only guess that it's the 14 years of wear on the metal part of the belt that pushes in that has worn, although this does seem unlikely, anyway i want to swap the two front belts over & was looking at the C3 haynes manual it warns the front seatbelt buckles /interia reels are equipped with a pyrotechnic pretensioner mechanism refer to the airbag system precautions which apply equally to seatbelt tensioners so it's telling me to de activate the airbag system ,the manual doesn't make it clear if it's just a case of disconnecting the battery ,to de activate the airbag system does anyone know what precautions i take before swapping belts over , thanks in advance

thanks paul , i pushed the switch a few times & that seems to have done the trick thanks again

Hi , i have a Citroen C3 1.4 LX 2004 ,today the handbrake light remained lit after the handbrake had been released , brake fluid level is okay ,has anyone any idea what else i can check in the braking system , thanks in advance