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Timing belt replacement: Citroen C3, Picasso, DS3 (DV6C, DV6CTED)

Step-by-step timing belt replacement for the Citroen C3, Picasso, DS3 (DV6C/DV6CTED): 94 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.

94 steps 3 engine codes

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 1.6, HDI, 110, FAP, |, HDIF

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

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  • The magnetic track should show no signs of damage and must be kept away from magnetic sources; otherwise it will have to be replaced

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

DV6C(9HR)DV6CTED(9HL)DV6CTED(9HR)

📐 26 workshop diagrams for DV6C(9HR)

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

C3 MY09, Picasso, DS3 DV6C — DV6C(9HR) · diagram 1
C3 MY09, Picasso, DS3 DV6C — DV6C(9HR) · diagram 2
C3 MY09, Picasso, DS3 DV6C — DV6C(9HR) · diagram 3
C3 MY09, Picasso, DS3 DV6C — DV6C(9HR) · diagram 4
C3 MY09, Picasso, DS3 DV6C — DV6C(9HR) · diagram 5
C3 MY09, Picasso, DS3 DV6C — DV6C(9HR) · diagram 6
C3 MY09, Picasso, DS3 DV6C — DV6C(9HR) · diagram 7
C3 MY09, Picasso, DS3 DV6C — DV6C(9HR) · diagram 8
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📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

  1. Flywheel locking tool:
  2. Coolant pump renewal is recommended after timing belt removal
  3. Camshaft locking tool:
  4. Disconnect the battery
  5. Remove the engine cover
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  1. Remove the ancillary drive belt
  2. Use a hexagonal wrench
  3. Remove the timing belt lower cover
  4. Engine speed sensor
  5. Remove the speed sensor
  6. Note: The magnetic track should show no signs of damage and must be kept away from magnetic sources; otherwise it will have to be replaced
  7. Remove the camshaft locking pin
  8. Remove the timing belt guide
  9. Turn the crankshaft clockwise
  10. Use a trolley jack to support the engine
  11. Remove the engine support bracket
  12. Loosen the tensioner pulley bolt
  13. Supporting its slack using a hexagonal wrench
  14. Turn the tensioner pulley clockwise
  15. Remove the timing belt

Installation and checks

  1. Remove the camshaft locking pin
  2. Remove the crankshaft locking pin
  3. Remove the injection pump locking pin
  4. Turn the crankshaft clockwise, 6 rotations
  5. Fit the crankshaft locking pin
  6. Check the position of the tensioner
  7. Stage 1:
  8. Stage 2:
  9. Refit the crankshaft pulley bolt
  10. Fit the injection pump locking pin
  11. Refit the engine support bracket
  12. Refit the engine mount
  13. Remove the jack
  14. Crankshaft pulley
  15. Fit the crankshaft pulley
  16. Use a new bolt
  17. Remove the flywheel locking tool
  18. Refit the timing belt upper cover
  19. Fit the timing belt lower cover
  20. Reconnect the wiring loom
  21. Refit the air hoses
  22. Reconnect the fuel lines
  23. Fit the ancillary drive belt
  24. Refit the wheel arch cover lining
  25. Refit the front right wheel
  26. Reconnect the battery
Workshop diagrams

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.