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DPF removal: Citroen Xsara Picasso: (DV6TED4)

Step-by-step DPF removal for the Citroen Xsara Picasso: (DV6TED4): 56 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.

56 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 1.6, HDIF, 16V

Don't miss

  • Do not re-use the drained fluid or fluid from opened containers
  • Caution! Do not damage the flexible pipe

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

DV6TED4(9HZ)

📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

  1. Note: Do not re-use the drained fluid or fluid from opened containers
  2. Fit the spacer
  3. Disconnect the filler pipe
  4. Remove the spacer
  5. Temperature (°C):
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  1. Connect the diagnostic tool
  2. Read out the fault codes
  3. Delete all the fault codes
  4. Activate the diesel particulate filter regeneration function
  5. Follow the instructions on the screen of the diagnostic tool
  6. Disconnect the battery earth cable
  7. Raise the vehicle
  8. Remove the lower engine cover
  9. If equipped:
  10. Remove the air-conditioning compressor
  11. Remove the bolts shown
  12. Disconnect the diesel particulate filter sensor pipes
  13. Move the heat shield
  14. Remove the clamp
  15. Caution! Do not damage the flexible pipe
  16. Remove the diesel particulate filter

Installation and checks

  1. Reconnect the diesel particulate filter to the catalytic converter
  2. Top up if necessary
  3. Start the engine
  4. Tighten the clamp(s)
  5. Stop the engine
  6. Connect the overflow container pipe to the additive tank
  7. Lower the vehicle
  8. Raise the filling container above the additive tank
  9. Open the filling container valve
  10. Close the valve when fluid is escaping through the overflow pipe
  11. Close the filling container valve
  12. Disconnect the additive tank filling kit filler pipe from the additive tank filler pipe
  13. Remove the filling and overflow container
  14. Reconnect the filler pipe

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The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.