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stevar Belgium

Fri Jun 01 2018, 02:04pm

Joined: Mar 13 2018

Member No: #3467

Location: Verviers

The problem I have now it's that the engine is totaly blocked, and to disassemble the gear box of the engine, to acces the srew of the convertisseur I have to unscrew 6 screw that are only reachable on a window rear the engine...

MGmike United Kingdom

Fri Jun 01 2018, 06:10pm

Joined: May 21 2017

Member No: #3151

Location: South Queensferry

The correct access point is on the bottom of the engine. You could try tipping it over on it's side to get to it (empty the oil first!)?

joaoproenca Portugal

Fri Nov 29 2019, 11:34am

Joined: Dec 05 2013

Member No: #1510

Location: Portugal

Dear All

Hope you all fine and happy with your cars !

My Citroen c6 3.0 hdi just had total engine breakdown....

I m looking for a provider for the engine anyone can help me ?

Warm Regards

Joao

C6Dave United Kingdom

Fri Nov 29 2019, 01:35pm

Joined: Oct 01 2009

Member No: #1

Location: Northumberland

joaoproenca wrote ...

My Citroen c6 3.0 hdi just had total engine breakdown....

That's unfortunate. Can we ask how many Klms it has done and how it has failed?

Tjensen Norway

Fri Nov 29 2019, 04:53pm

Joined: Jul 17 2012

Member No: #954

Location: Bergen

Sorry to hear that. Was it what we all fear: sudden brutal stop due to oil/bearing problem in crankshaft area ?

There was a company close to the Ford Dagenham factory that delivered rebuild engines. There is also a YouTube movie from E Europe (Poland ?) that shows rebuilding this engine, including changing the oil pump with the new and better version.

joaoproenca Portugal

Sat Nov 30 2019, 03:06pm

Joined: Dec 05 2013

Member No: #1510

Location: Portugal

The Engine had 205 000 km car was at aprox 200 km/h and there was a noise like something that was breaking apart like roll bearing. red warning light come up ( did have time to check what was written ) put car in neutral and just roll until next exit that was near.....

Tjensen Norway

Sat Nov 30 2019, 05:26pm

Joined: Jul 17 2012

Member No: #954

Location: Bergen

You might have been lucky, only the generator clutch giving up (aux belt will jump off = no charging, no circulation of cooling and HEAVY steering) ? PLease update when you know more.

CorneSoutAfrica South Africa

Wed Dec 25 2019, 07:45pm

Joined: Oct 23 2016

Member No: #2836

Location: lichtenburg

Althought this is an old thread, I might add some info to it from South Africa which has quite a few land Rover Discovery 3 and 4 models which as you know shares the engine with Citroen. The 3.0 has been relatively troublefree since its release. A rule of thumb these days with the Discovery 3 is that if the engine has done 200 000km then it will last as long as it gets serviced when it should be seviced.

The 2.7 engine apparently according to local websites gets replaced by LR quite regularly as long as it has a full service history with LR. Apparently a few engineering firms locally rebuild the 2.7 engines with updates. But all aside a rule of thumb here is if the 2.7 has done 200 000 km it will last. The landrover Discovery 3 seems to have a much worse reputation with crank failures than the C5 or C6's possibly due to the weight of the car compared to the landrovers and I personally wonder if the smaller twin turbo's may possibly be less load on the crank compared to the bigger single turbo's of the land rovers?

But all said, the 3.0 is considered indestructable this side of the world

David Hallworth United Kingdom

Mon Dec 30 2019, 10:51am

Joined: Apr 16 2010

Member No: #90

Location: Glasgow

That's interesting, Corne!

The 3.0 in the Disco's, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover in the UK have a bad reputation for failing!

David.

C6Dave United Kingdom

Mon Dec 30 2019, 11:21am