C4 Pic 2014 Exclusive (B87) - Replacing Coolant

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C4 Pic 2014 Exclusive (B87) - Replacing Coolant

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Good afternoon all :-)

Just a quick question.

I have C4 Pic 2014 Exclusive (B87) and I'm going to give it a big birthday service soon.
I'm a capable mechanic type person, but I'm just wondering if there is a specific process in replacing the Coolant/Anti freeze.

Any help would be most appreciated

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One thing to make sure of is NOT to mix coolant types. Sometimes doing so can result in the mixture turning to sludge!
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Re: C4 Pic 2014 Exclusive (B87) - Replacing Coolant

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zane2g2 wrote: 10 Feb 2021, 12:13 Good afternoon all :-)

Just a quick question.

I have C4 Pic 2014 Exclusive (B87) and I'm going to give it a big birthday service soon.
I'm a capable mechanic type person, but I'm just wondering if there is a specific process in replacing the Coolant/Anti freeze.

Any help would be most appreciated

Cheers
Zane
Hi Zane

There is an official process to change the coolant and degassing / bleeding. These are almost identical procedures to many PSA vehicles and can be found in the donating members Resources Section: The one below is identical to your C4 Picasso (B78), but will need a min £10 Forum donation to access, which will also provide you with official part numbers and parts diagrams for up to 2 years. Details in the table at the end of my post.

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Hi Marc

Many thanks, I'll glad sort a donation right away :)

I plan on totally emptying the system and refill with new coolant..... just hope I have enough.
I'll check before I start :)

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Re: C4 Pic 2014 Exclusive (B87) - Replacing Coolant

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Thanks for your Forum donation Zane.

Your membership has automatically been upgraded and you should now have access to that section.

I have checked the procedure for your vehicle and it is identical to the one I linked to for the C5 X7. You have a Euro 5 vehicle - so note this when it comes to the degassing section and follow the bit for NON EURO 6 vehicles.
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Re: C4 Pic 2014 Exclusive (B87) - Replacing Coolant

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Think I'm going to have to get the garage to do it as I don't have a vacuum tool or the filling cylinder thing :-(

Any idea where the bleed screw is for my vehicle.

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Re: C4 Pic 2014 Exclusive (B87) - Replacing Coolant

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It should be on the Outlet Housing, but....

There can be 3 variations of these and depending on which one you have, there may already have been a modification.

This one shows the bleed screw that has been removed and replaced with the engine coolant temperature sensor and wire modification:
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Re: C4 Pic 2014 Exclusive (B87) - Replacing Coolant

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Cheers Marc

As always, very much appreciated :-)
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