Timing Belt Replacement 1.4 Hdi

[Dazza44]

Hi all I have just purchased a c3 1.4 hdi it's covered 150k with no record of cam belt change I would assume at that mileage it has been changed however going to change this myself I'm pretty confident round cars done a lot of belts on the old cvh engines if anyone remembers them my question is do I need any special tool to hold the cam and and crank pulley in place and are they bothare for tdc if anyone has done this job be great to hear how is or difficult a job it is on these cars many thanks darren

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

What year is the car and is it the 90 hp twin cam shaft or 70 hp single cam shaft engine ?  In the Warranty and maintenance book (with service stamps) that came with our 2007 C5, for the C3 it gives timing belt replacement as at 10 years or if sooner 150k miles for the diesels except for the 70 hp diesel it gives 10 years or 160k miles. So if your car is not yet 10 years old it may not be due for another 10k miles.

 

If it is the model to 2009 there is a Haynes manual that covers the car. If it is the 2009 on C3 then for a workshop manual you can get the Citroen service box procedures on dvd through ebay. The 70 and 90 hp engine require the cam shaft, crankshaft, fuel pump and flywheel locking to set the timing. Rather than buying pins to do this, you may find bolts of the right diameters can be used but the one to lock the flywheel will need to be a high tensile one so it does not snap when undoing/doing up the crankshaft pulley bolt (30 Nm then 180°).