2010 C3 1.6 ....impossible to fix......selling it for the new parts

[harrisson_citroen]

Well, after changing everything on the car, it has proven impossible to fix !?!.
after it started missing under load, I gave it a service w/ best oil, oil and air filters, spark plugs, rocker cover and gasket, egr valve etc... when that didn't fix it,
I sent it to a French Car "specialist" who changed the coils, de-coked the top engine, gave it back saying all fixed, two days later missed under acceleration and stalled up the hill. In desperation I sent it to the Citroen Dealer who has proven to be - after keeping the car 3 weeks - totally incompetent. They rang today to tell me the car was not going good....would I please pick it up soon....cost of that bill? $800.... That is for installing, again, a rocker cover gasket and accessory belt.

so this week end I'll put the car up for sale for parts as there are a dozen brand new parts on it, plus the car looks immaculate. Definitely a good buy for someone who has a similar one.

 

[Buttercup]

If you didn't direct them to replace bits randomly....... specially bits that cannot affect the problem....... a gasket and a belt.......
Tell them to take them off again and don't pay the bill.
That sounds like a fake way for them to recover some $ for time wasted.
It's reasonable for them to charge a basic fee for investigating the problem, but to falsely recover some $ that way is not.

 

[dimistyle]

I'm very surprised they 'dealer' were not able to pin point the issue.
Were they able to provide any error codes that you didn't have before?
Check ECU contacts for moisture/corrosion as we've had a lot of rainfall. Also check ignition wiring not worn/ fractured and again moisture ingress.

Sorry to hear

 

[Andrew D]

Check your injector seals. My sister had a C3 that misfired badly. Tom Dolan sorted by changing the seals on the injectors.

 

[DoubleChevron]

Check your injector seals. My sister had a C3 that misfired badly. Tom Dolan sorted by changing the seals on the injectors.

I would have thought vacuum leaks would only cause issues at idle, not under load ? This sort of thing should be very easy to debug by spraying something flammable around the injectors and listening for the engine not to change.

 

[driven]

Should that be inflammable ? Sounds risky

 

[DoubleChevron]

Should that be inflammable ? Sounds risky

No way .... petrol/starting fluid/anything with bang gas as a propellant

 

[RINGER]

Suggest running in the dark & looking for ignition leaks.
If you paid the Dealer with a credit card open a dispute with your CC provider as the Dealer did not fix anything related to what the vehicle was taken in for &, it seems, neither did anyone else.
Don't give in so easily.