Citroen c3 picasso

[Huskyxantia]

Just a quick rough edit of red pen which is an example of where the coolant is leaking

[mickthemaverick]

Not having had a C3 myself I can't place that part but if Jim brings Polly to lunch tomorrow I'll have a look and see if any light dawns!

[Huskyxantia]

Cheers mick , cars been running great ,went out yeasterday evening for a meal with the wife , got back home pulled up on the drive got out the car the fan was on which is a first then this morning sitting in a puddle of coolant , cars !

[Huskyxantia]

Up on a ramp on the drive little room for anything but im seeing a wet dpf in places a wet oil cooler ,my guess is oil cooler might be where its leaking, dont want to run the engine to long but its dripping , really need some sort of diagram showing water routes , is there a pipe near this area ?

[CitroJim]

Marc, along with your VIN, should be able to produce this Husky...

The thermostat housing may be a good place to start looking...

Mick and I will certainly have a close look at Polly tomorrow and see if she can help...

[Huskyxantia]

Thanks Jim, this has happened just at a bad time for me . The crones has gone mad ive got to go on extra meds from tonight , ive no energy & the wifes ordered bed rest for a few days , so plenty of sleep to come , im burnt out. All help will be very greatly recieved.

[RichardW]

The oil cooler is bolted to the front of the block - it's under the oil filter and sort of behind the DPF. There is a set of gaskets that seal it to the block, and stop the water and oil mixing. Usually the oil ones let go, but water not impossible!

[Huskyxantia]

Ive just put more water in the header tank looked under the car its pouring out sort of dpf,oil filter housing location running onto the sump too quite a fast rate, then the wife told me off as i should be resting lol

[CitroJim]

Hope you're very soon on the mend Husky, likewise the Picasso but wife is right, you need to rest

I'm always being told to rest by one of my Strava stalkers... My way of resting is not conventional...

[RichardW]

Just under £20 each at the dealer, no doubt cheaper elsewhere!

[Huskyxantia]

The oil cooler is bolted to the front of the block - it's under the oil filter and sort of behind the DPF. There is a set of gaskets that seal it to the block, and stop the water and oil mixing. Usually the oil ones let go, but water not impossible!

Have read a post i think 2015 on here and the person said they replaced the oil coolant housing & all was back to normal , i hope this could be my problem with my car if it is then the fix should be ok,

[Huskyxantia]

Ive also found some owners have reported the heat sheild to the dpf can wear the oil cooler housing by rubbing on it and peirce a hole and cause leaks !

[Huskyxantia]

Im only on here cos wifes watching a crap netflix film , oops better go think ive been rumbled lol

[CitroJim]

Im only on here cos wifes watching a crap netflix film , oops better go think ive been rumbled lol

Careful Husky, she'll be locking you in your room if you don't behave yourself and rest!

[Huskyxantia]

Well ive had a steady day woke late 8ish then med time, wont bore anyone with that, about 11am meds kicked in i felt ok, so i checked the header tanknof the car , empty i filled it back up and left it im just going to check to see what the thing is holding