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Timing belt replacement: Citroen C-Elysee, DS3, C3 A51 1.2, 1.0 (EB0, EB2, EB2M)

Step-by-step timing belt replacement for the Citroen C-Elysee, DS3, C3 A51 1.2, 1.0: 104 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for CITROEN — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

104 steps 3 engine codes

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 1.0, VTI, |, 1.2, 72

  • Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job
  • Special tools named: locking pin, locking tool

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  • Always fit a new timing belt after removal

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

EB0(ZMZ)EB2(HMZ)EB2M(HMY)

📐 28 workshop diagrams for EB0(ZMZ)

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

C-Elysee / DS3 / C3 (A51) - 1.2 EB2 / 1.0 EB0 — EB0(ZMZ) · diagram 1
C-Elysee / DS3 / C3 (A51) - 1.2 EB2 / 1.0 EB0 — EB0(ZMZ) · diagram 2
C-Elysee / DS3 / C3 (A51) - 1.2 EB2 / 1.0 EB0 — EB0(ZMZ) · diagram 3
C-Elysee / DS3 / C3 (A51) - 1.2 EB2 / 1.0 EB0 — EB0(ZMZ) · diagram 4
C-Elysee / DS3 / C3 (A51) - 1.2 EB2 / 1.0 EB0 — EB0(ZMZ) · diagram 5
C-Elysee / DS3 / C3 (A51) - 1.2 EB2 / 1.0 EB0 — EB0(ZMZ) · diagram 6
C-Elysee / DS3 / C3 (A51) - 1.2 EB2 / 1.0 EB0 — EB0(ZMZ) · diagram 7
C-Elysee / DS3 / C3 (A51) - 1.2 EB2 / 1.0 EB0 — EB0(ZMZ) · diagram 8
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📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

  1. Always fit a new timing belt after removal
  2. Coolant pump renewal is recommended after timing belt removal
  3. Disconnect the battery
  4. Remove the air filter housing together with the air filter hose
  5. Disconnect all the pipes from the inlet manifold
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  1. Disconnect the connectors
  2. Check the camshaft gearwheel marks
  3. Remove the valve cover
  4. Inlet camshaft:
  5. Turn the inlet camshaft anti-clockwise
  6. As far as the stop
  7. Turn the exhaust camshaft clockwise
  8. Disconnect the fuel injector connector
  9. Turn the engine clockwise until the locking pin locates in the flywheel
  10. Remove the ancillary drive belts
  11. Remove the timing belt cover
  12. Remove the idler pulley
  13. Remove the timing belt tensioner
  14. Remove the crankshaft hub
  15. Remove the crankshaft gearwheel
  16. Remove the camshaft gearwheels
  17. Remove the timing belt

Installation and checks

  1. Check for correct fitting
  2. Refit the idler pulley
  3. Refit the timing belt tensioner
  4. Note: Avoid bending, torsion or traction
  5. Refit the camshaft gearwheels
  6. Do not tighten!
  7. Stage 1:
  8. Tighten the camshaft gearwheels
  9. Camshaft timing tool:
  10. Check the position of the camshafts
  11. Turn the tensioner anti-clockwise to tension the timing belt
  12. Stage 1:
  13. Tighten the crankshaft gearwheel bolt
  14. Renew the seal
  15. Refit the crankshaft pulley
  16. Refit the ancillary drive belt tensioner
  17. Refit the ancillary drive belts
  18. Slowly turn the crankshaft clockwise
  19. Check the position of the camshafts
  20. Refit the flywheel locking pin
  21. Check that the camshaft locking tool can be fitted
  22. Tighten the bolts
  23. Repeat the procedure
  24. Remove all the locking tools
  25. Refit all other parts in the reverse order of removal
Workshop diagrams

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.