C4 HDI 1.6 engine rebuild.

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C4 HDI 1.6 engine rebuild.

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G'Day Folks,
I'm looking at saving my Xantia V6 for "Best" by not slogging it back and forth to work.
I have been offered an immaculate C4 HDI 1.6 EGS for a nominal sum with an engine that has failed due to the dreaded oil starvation.
Bear in mind that cars in Horses Traylia don't have rust issues, so the rest of the car is like new.
The car will be used for open road country driving.
Has anyone successfully rebuilt one of the engines without spending an absolute fortune?
The VIN is VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] and the engine # is JBAJ3018283.
Is this a "DPF" or "FAP" engine?

I'm happy to spend the money on a new turbo etc if required.
I would be using the correct oil changed every 10,000km (6000 miles).

Thanks in advance, you've all been very helpful with my Xantia queries (which is running great now).
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Re: C4 HDI 1.6 engine rebuild.

Post by xantia_v6 »

I thought that the oil starvation was only to the turbocharger, making repair fairly easy?
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I wish........
I'm told that it has done its crank bearings.
It may not be too bad, or it might be 'orrible!
My understanding is that "a mechanic" dropped the sump to find the oil pickup blocked.
The car is a local, two owner car and has not been thrashed, but there are lengthy gaps in the service intervals, together with probably not using the specified oil.
I think I'll give it a shot as a learning experience into the wonderful world of common rail. The entry price will be low, just as long as I can get some decent use out of it.
Thanks for the quick reply, are you currently over in unzud?
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This is a DV6TED4 engine and is the 110 Bhp with a particle filter (DPF). FAP means the same in French.

As for the oil issue, see my post in the link below with pictures. If the oil / sludge / carbon contamination has already caused damage internally then it will likely still be there and will continue to do so (see the pictures). This is one reason why people that have replaced the turbos find the new ones soon become damaged within a short time as more of the deposits work their way through the system. The only way to know the severity of the contamination is to take it apart unfortunately.

Although there was an 'improved' turbo banjo bolt, this could still become blocked if the internal contamination was bad enough, Secondly, if the filter form the banjo bolt was removed as some have done to reduce blockages, then as the oil sludge becomes carbonised, any large deposits can still cause damage to the turbo without the filter.

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Thanks Marc,
It will have to come apart completely and be VERY carefully cleaned, methinks.
I guess a caustic bath is the answer here.
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Been there- got the T shirt! And yes the job can be done at a reasonable cost.
Stage 1- spend no money. Very carefully get the whole thing apart. Trust me- photograph every detail, mark and bag every nut bolt and washer.
Bear in mind that if the crank is shot then the lump has to come out. Note this well if the bearing caps are removed they have to be refitted using a special procedure, which if not followed tends to put con rods out through the block!

Once it's all apart you will then be able to judge the damage. I assume it blew the turbo, so there could be damage to piston crowns, combustion chambers, valves/seats,
oil pump, vacuum pump etc.

This first stage will cost you nothing but time, but is time well spent to put you in a place to make the best calls.

Edit- I forgot to mention the cause of low oil pressure problem- it is the little copper sealing washers that go between the injectors and their seats in the head. These fail and allow hot gases to find their way to mix with engine oil. This causes the formation carbon solids that block up oilways etc.
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Thanks, discv!
I'll give it a (careful) shot.
It just seems such a shame to trash a nice, useful car for the sake of someone's lack of maintenance and some design flaws. (Climbs down off soap box....)
There's bound to be more questions, thanks everyone for your interest and help.
These are rare cars in Australia, and knowhow is thin on the ground.
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I will keep an eye on your progress and chip in as required. Bear in mind that this engine was widely used by a variety of manufacturers- some of which might have sold in your neck of the woods. During my rebuild I sourced cheap used parts from Volvo, Ford etc etc.
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Thanks!
I will be sourcing my parts from Blighty for the most part as I'm not in a screaming rush.
I have dealt with Euro Car Care before, and they were very helpful.
Any other suggestions?
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From bitter experience, stick to genuine for critical items- such as oil seals, sealing washers etc.
But remember that 'genuine' does not have to mean paying Main Stealer prices. 'OEM' is the buzz word.
As an example on my 1.6 Hdi rebuild, I was able to identify the manufacturer of the original head gasket- and then source the identical item as supplied by Citroen- but at half the price.
Another example is cam belt/water pump kit. The Gates kit is exactly the same compilation as can be bought from Citroen- but again half the price.
More precise details once you have a shopping list!
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Well, after a loooooong break due to some family business, I now have the little motor in pieces,
Big ends on 1 and 3 have nipped up. The rest of the crank etc seems OK.
Does anyone know if undersized bearings are available, or will the crank have to be built up by metal spraying on the 2 undersized journals and then ground to size?
Everything else seems reasonable.
I haven’t miced-up the piston yet, but I might get away with a hone and rings.
Any more words of wisdom will be welcome.
I intend to keep the car, so keen to do it right.
TIA
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I've done a thorough clean up on one of these - was turbo failure caught very early (I e. Pre turbo going catastrophic) so no piston or valve damage to contend with.

The issues with these engines are long service intervals, small sump oil volume, sump doesn't actually completely empty due to recessed sump plugs, injector clamping arrangement is low torque and leads to blowby if not caught early. This combined with usual modern diesel engine emissions devices (I e. EGR and DPF) seems to be a perfect breeding ground for crud building up in the oil.

Turbo banjo bolt has small gauze filter and it's small surface area is easily blocked - giving the DV6 engine it's "turbo killer" reputation.

Obviously as your example shows the crud can also get to the stage of block oil pump inlet and seems engine bearings then cry "no more!"

Although mine was much less severe Ive chipped in to say:

Don't underestimate the scale of the crud clean up task. The muck gets everywhere and is awful to get rid of.

If not attempted yet, then try and get the injectors out as any blowby can stick them very effectively in place.
Took me about 4 hours to get the worst of mine free, no lie!
Brute force not advisable, injector and cylinder head cover won't tolerate much abuse.

Have seen a fantastic pneumatic air hammer type device that thump-thump-thumped the injectors free without damage - will see if can find a vid.

Inlet manifold will be full of crud, as will ports in the head.

Glow plugs can snap and as used in regen process have a hard life so likely to be dead. Mine were all defunct and two didn't come out whole despite my best efforts to remove carefully! Hence taking head off for me.
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A proper specialist tool!

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Post by MattBLancs »

Just read your initial post again, suggest you've crank bearing failure but turbo is hanging on in there!?

Interesting, usual is for turbo to give up, wonder if that's been replaced previously

https://www.ukdieselparts.com/blog/psa- ... g-warning/
I would be very tempted to do all as listed here.
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