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Citroen c3 - leaking diesel

  • 28-08-2017 10:56am
    #1
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭


    My mother's citroen c3 1.4 hdi is leaking diesel, not too much at the moment just a small stain on the driveway..it usually noticeable after a long journey.

    The fuel line if fine so i presume its injector related? expensive fix? is it worth doing on a 11 year car?

    Thanks in advance,


Comments

  • #2
    porsche boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭porsche boy


    Unsure if it's the exact same but the 1.6hdi had issues with the copper washers on the injectors leaking over time.


  • #3
    crosstownk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    porsche boy wrote: »
    Unsure if it's the exact same but the 1.6hdi had issues with the copper washers on the injectors leaking over time.

    Leaking injector seals are common enough on the 1.6HDi. I'm not sure how common it is on the 1.4 but from the OPs description of the symptoms it could be the seals.
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  • #4
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Always check everything else before you jump onto the biggest, most expensive cause for a leak.
    Would do no good to bring it to the garage and have the injectors pulled and tested along with the pump and find it's a kinked fuel line.
    Best to have a good look round and check all the obvious things first.
    Always go lo-tech before you go hi-tech.


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