Gearbox removal & installation: Citroen C2 BE4R (DV6TED4)
Step-by-step gearbox removal & installation for the Citroen C2 BE4R (DV6TED4): 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform codes 1.6, HDIF
- Opens: coolant, clutch fluid, gearbox oil
Don't miss
- Use the special tool to counterhold
- Do not disconnect the hydraulic circuit
🔧 Engine codes this applies to
📐 27 workshop diagrams for DV6TED4(9HZ)
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
Preparation and removal
- Remove the battery cover
- Remove the front wheels
- Remove the left wheel arch liner
- Remove the engine lower cover
- Drain the gearbox oil
- Remove the drive shaft nuts
- Counterhold tool:
- Use the special tool to counterhold
- Ball joint splitting tool:
- Disconnect the track rod ends
- Disconnect the lower arm ball joints
- Lever(s):
- Use the special tools
- Disconnect the suspension lower wishbones from the wheel bearing housings
- Disconnect the drive shafts from the wheel bearing housings
- Remove the drive shafts from the differential
- Remove the engine upper cover
- Remove the air inlet resonator
- Remove the air duct
- Remove the engine control unit with bracket
- Remove the air hose between the inlet manifold and the turbo
- Remove the battery
- Remove the power steering control unit
- Remove the battery tray
- Disconnect the reversing light switch
- Disconnect the earth cable from the gearbox
- Disconnect the electrical wiring from the gearbox
- Remove the radiator grille
- Remove the front bumper
- Disconnect the air hoses from the intercooler
- Drain the cooling system
- Disconnect the radiator hoses
- Disconnect the fan electrical connections
- Remove the radiator fan bolts
- Remove the cooling fan
- Remove the radiator
- Disconnect the mass airflow meter wiring
- Without disconnecting the hoses, place the air-conditioning compressor aside
- All vehicles:
- Disconnect the exhaust gas pressure sensor hoses
- Exhaust gas temperature sensor
- Remove the exhaust gas temperature sensor
- Heat shield(s):
- Remove the catalytic converter heat shield(s)
- Exhaust clamp:
- Disconnect the exhaust clamp
- Remove the catalytic converter
- Remove the diesel particulate filter
- Remove the exhaust pipe
- Gearbox support bolt:
- Remove the bolt
- Remove the vacuum reservoir
- Remove the starter motor support
- Starter motor:
- Remove the starter motor
- Unclip the clutch hydraulic line
- Disconnect the clutch slave cylinder
- Move the clutch slave cylinder aside
- Note: Do not disconnect the hydraulic circuit
- Remove the cross member
- Remove the exhaust pipe
- Pendulum support bolts
- Remove the pendulum support
- Engine/gearbox attaching bolt:
- Remove the engine/gearbox lower attaching bolts
- Fit the special tool to support the engine
- Disconnect the gear-shift mechanism from the gearbox
- Engine support:
- Lower the gearbox slightly
- Remove the gearbox
Installation and checks
- Refill the cooling system
- Bleed the cooling system
- Stage 1:
- Stage 2:
- Reconnect the exhaust gas pressure sensor hose
- Reconnect the exhaust gas pressure sensor
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