Noisy Airbox (rattling)

[gavin]

A friend has a C3 1.4 HDI, and the airbox rattles excessively, the main dealer says a complete new airbox is needed, is that right, or is it on rubber mountings that may just need renewing?, anyone else had this problem?

[kfk]

ussually its a rubber grommet that falls out of a bracket.......the gromet comes with the bracket, costs less than a tenner.....you need to speak to a technician to identify what you will need as they are different between different models.

[gavin]

ussually its a rubber grommet that falls out of a bracket.......the gromet comes with the bracket, costs less than a tenner.....you need to speak to a technician to identify what you will need as they are different between different models.

Thanks for that, i've not actually looked at it myself yet, but i needed advice first. Unfortunately my friend just takes it for granted that what the dealer said is right, but i couldn't understand why the whole airbox needed replacing.