the only safe way is to drop the tank. ( DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR OR START THE ENGINE WITH PETROL IN THE FUEL LINES EVERY THING FROM THE TANK TO THE PUMP WILL NEED TO BE CLEANED. If you had he car towed back home without starting the engine then removing the tank and draining fuel should do. A lot depends on how much diesel was in the tank when you put the petrol in. How much petrol you put with the diesel before You realised the error and whether you got neat petrol up to the injectors. Its a common error running the engine for a few seconds wont matter to much but you don't want petrol in the injector pump at all.
If you no very little about mechanics let a professional do it for you as mistakes can be catastrophic.
the wife put about £3.50 of petrol in our diesel Picasso ( by mistake), she topped it up with a bout £20 worth of Diesel, i spoke to a fitter at work who said there shouls not be a problem so long as we kept refueling frequently & did not allow the fuel to get on the red. He informed me that the petrol removes to lubricant from the fuel pump & that is what naks the car up, if you kep re-filling the tank with Diesel it dilutes the petrol so it reduces the effect it has on the pump. hope this helps
The 1.8 xsara Picasso petrol engine takes TOTAL Activa 7000
120-125 mph
undo 4/5 screws around petrol cap and remove.
Check the fuel pump seal under the off side rear passenger seat. I had one replaced on a diesel and the seal was not seated correctly. I assume a petrol version is the same.
That depends, petrol or diesel?
I have a 52 plate Picasso and my slightly dimmer half put 20 pounds of petrol in my diesel car. There was about 5 - 10 pounds of diesel already in the tank. I simply syphoned the tank with a hose and a bucket. doesnt taste nice i know, then filled it with diesel and a fuel treatment and ive had no problems since. this was a year ago now. Its not usually bad this way round as truck drivers put a small amount of petrol in their tanks to stop them freezing in the winter. its when you put diesel in a petrol engine that you've got a problem.
yes
6 litres on 1.6 petrol. 7 - 7.5 litres on larger and diesel engines.
i paid £237 inc vat for my exhaust inc fitting, was for the whole thing including the cat for 1.6 petrol Picasso 2000 model
The diesel engine Citroen C3 have the fuel filter located in the engine bay, under the air intake pipe to the air filter. There are some pictures on this forum post: http://citroenc3owners.com/diesel-c3-tips/how-to-change-the-air-filter-on-a-citroen-c3-1-4-16v-hdi-t80.html and some instructions to remove the diesel filter here: http://citroenc3owners.com/diesel-citroen-c3/changing-the-diesel-fuel-filter-t102.html The petrol engine Citroen C3 has a filter in the fuel tank that lasts the life of the car.
varies between 53 and 55 litres for petrol and upto 60 litres for the diesel if it is the 2010 onwards model