How do I replace the front NS coil spring on 2001 picasso 2.0 HDI

front of the engine block

lift car on the passenger side LHD or drivers side RHD then remove the plastic covers to expose the front of the engine ,then look for the idler tensioner right side of crank pulley ,now this is a left handed thread on the centre nut and turn it clockwise use a 15mm ring spanner and hook another spanner onto the end of this and turn and the idler tensioner will spring back .watch your knuckles ?

fauly. replace it

Hi all. Yes this is a very common issue. 2 distinct issues in fact are common with the aircon.
1 you get fan on certain settings only. This is the resistor gone and johnjohn2 has identified the fix for this above. This is usually (although not always not intermittent and so you will usually lose all other settings over night and they don't come back
2 you get no fan activity at all. This starts to happen intermittently and then gets more frequent until the fans won't work at all. The fix for this is expensive through Citroen but cheap if you get the part off ebay. It is the ignition switch cable which has a fault. A very common issue. You need to remove the ignition switch and replace the cable from it. Work is not long but plugs can be tight and fiddly.
here is the link for the part
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ignition-Switch-Cables-Wires-PEUGEOT-206-CITROEN-XSARA-PICASSO-Lock-Barrel-Plug-/121038091531?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1c2e6eb50b
good luck

follow the big water pipe coming out of radiator going into engine.
the joint of big pipe and engine is connected with thermostat.

need a fan belt rout for a xsara picasso 1.6 2001

front 2.3bar (33psi)
rear 2.3 bar (33psi)


let me know if this helps

cheers mike

keep bleeding
they do take for ever

to get to it
you ned to take wipers off
take the front sheild off to access it
undo plugs and pipes then pull up
change the litle computer modur from old filter to new one
refit
them use the pump on top off engine to pump the diesel in the fiter