Citroen c3 picasso

[Huskyxantia]

Update,
Car was collected , my 2 pals took it back to there workshop . Everything is done apart from the flippin master cylinder which gave up the ghost when they were bringing the car back to me ! So they took it back it will be sorted by tomorrow evening .

I was told this can happen if wrong fluid was used .. a green type.
This wasnt my cause, it was the fork & release bearing somehow went awol which as my pals said the vibration due to the bad flywheel caused this to happen, then with some hard pressure on the master cylinder the rubber part which the arm moves through then gets pinched then it will move or twist or crimp & if your pulling the pedal up with your foot and pushing it back down again will not help then this plastic rubbish part fails ! Design fault of the year !

[CitroJim]

Pleased it's all coming together Husky but oh, those bloody master cylinders

[Huskyxantia]

Hope it will be sorted later today, if i could rig up an old cable type of control i would. Hydralics are ok but the parts have to be so perfectly linned up to where they house too any slight miss alignment will over time wear these plastic parts out , its one cause of the problem it makes sense, ive seen on a Peugeot forum one member have 3 fail in 6 months !

[CitroJim]

Cable would be so, so much better...

ive seen on a Peugeot forum one member have 3 fail in 6 months !

That's shocking and shows what a rotten bit of design and engineering this is

[Huskyxantia]

Yes almost like making up for such cheap road tax each year. I am thinking hard on a modification i really would like to cable it go old school. Theres always a way of doing things. Check the route get fixings then the clutch pedal might need beefing up a tad, we need Matt ... i reckon this could be done.

[Huskyxantia]

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[Huskyxantia]

Still waiting for the picasso hoping my pal hasnt been called out to do any recoverys fingers crossed this evening picasso should be back.
Its had as follows
Flywheel single mass ( solid type ) 90 version 91&92 are solid. OEM psa part
New 3 piece clutch kit , sachs brand
Fork oem part

Plus wishbones , drop links, tierods inner n outter, lower ball joints .
Im just pleased the car is inside & the weather wont hinder the works.
Roll on when its back home.

[Huskyxantia]

Update to come later today...........

[Huskyxantia]

Meet my old flywheel.
Former keeper must of rode the clutch . The last picture is the clutch plate cover which thank god looks still like new.

[Huskyxantia]

Heres the clutch plate which was fitted March this yr 2024. Can see some impact marks on it , but should be ok for a spare

[Huskyxantia]

Thrust bearing still ok .
So back in March this year the clutch was slipping , and a judder so it got replaced i didnt want to do the flywheel but had no luck getting one.
2 local factors told me at least 8weeks , so i didnt have the time to wait as this car was needed so bit the bullet & got the job done still hoping the flywheel on the car was good , well it lasted it 15th november so maybe i was lucky but the wallet wasnt.

My pal called me to his workshop 7.30 last night to help bleed the system as the master cylinder went , this took 30 mins , then that was it .

It drives good , no bad judder no noise all ok. So im left now with the old parts as a keep sake lol.

[Huskyxantia]

Heres something i forgot to mention . The low oil pressure warning at startup has now gone . When my mechanic told me yesterday he said mentioned after everything had been all done they started the car up & the warning wasnt there . I wonder why. Even this morning when i first started it up to check the coolant level & complete the bleeding of the coolant system there was no warning on the dash at all.

Now lets see me ive more than likely jinxed it now .

[Huskyxantia]

Well that didnt last long its back again , but i can live with that , cars driving and running as should , ive a new sensor if needed, plus an oil pump put by too. If i didnt have such a rubbish car this forum would fold

[CitroJim]

If i didnt have such a rubbish car this forum would fold

[Huskyxantia]

Here we go again . Ive only done 250 miles & the clutch pedal hit the deck & stayed there. Mechanic pals brought the car back home to me just now & the pedal box is looking like its to blame as checking the alginment of the pedal to master cylinder plunger its not looking straight . My mechanic and me now seem to think this pedal has failed more likely was knackered whe i got the car & has killed 3 master cylinders in my short ownership. Its got to be this unit thats been the problem from day one , Forget clutch renewals they were needed , More to follow Monday or Tuesday .