It’s rarely a good indication that the engine in your Citroen C3 is behaving abnormally. This is because the engine is the main part of your automobile and any indicator of abnormal working must be noticed right away and you must try to find the cause of the failure. If it comes about that your Citroen C3 is hesitating during acceleration, we have made this guide to help you uncover the cause of your failure. We will now check out all the possible motives your Citroen C3 having hesitation in acceleration.

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Citroen C3 WHICH hesitates while accelerating BECAUSE OF THE IGNITION:

So let’s start our list of the motives that can provoke hesitation during Citroen C3 acceleration. One of the most simple motives is that your ignition breaks down. We talk about ignition, but we can also generalize the failure to the ECU which by itself can send bad information that will affect your ignition. It’s likely that your Citroen C3 a has gone limp mode, don’t hesitate to examine this guide for more information. To be able to verify that one of these malfunctions is not the provoke of your Citroen C3 having acceleration problems, you will have to “suitcase” your automobile. Also, you can examine the condition of your ignition coils, if you have more than one and one is faulty it may be the explanation for the couplings, acceleration holes that you feel, if you only have one most of the time your Citroen C3 should not start.

Hesitation during Citroen C3 acceleration CAUSED BY THE INJECTORS:

Now let’s focus on the injector-related mishaps of your Citroen C3’s fuel injectors. If you detect this sense that your automobile is grazing, it is quite possible that due to poor fuel quality one or more of your injectors have become blocked or obstructed, producing a bad air/fuel mixture to be sent to the engine block and as a result immediately disturb its normal functions, do not miss to verify your injectors. If during the check you uncover that one of your injectors is leaking on your Citroen C3, please browse our small document to fix this malfunction.

Hesitation during Citroen C3 acceleration CAUSED BY THE ACCELERATOR CABLE:

Another possible explanation why you feel hesitation during Citroen C3 acceleration, whether you are driving, stationary, hot, cold or accelerating, is that your throttle cable is badly worn. If your accelerator cable is in a serious condition of wear, it will not slide correctly in its sheath and will snap, verify the level of wear of your accelerator cable.

Citroen C3 that hesitates when accelerating BECAUSE OF THE FUEL FILTER:

As much as the fuel filter is concerned, we’re struggling with the same sort of issue as clogged injectors. If your Citroen C3 is clutching and you feel like it is grazing or you have holes when accelerating, your fuel filter may be stuck. The end result would be that your whole intake system would be running at idle and therefore your engine would lack fuel supply to go normally. Don’t miss to verify it and change it if required. If you ever get the feeling that your Citroen C3 is going up in laps by itself, examine our tutorial it should help you to discern the origin.

Hesitation during Citroen C3 acceleration CAUSED BY THE PARTICULATE FILTER:

The ultimate explanation for an hesitating Citroen C3 during acceleration. Modern cars are built with more and more options to limit emissions, the particulate filter is part of this package. Nevertheless, depending on how you use it, it can become clogged and dirty. Specifically if you drive short distances and don’t push your engine hard very often. If this is the case, it is possible that your ACP could become blocked and your Citroen C3 could give you acceleration complications. Have it checked out.

Hesitation during Citroen C3 acceleration BECAUSE OF A PUNCTURED HOSE:

To conclude, the last issue, and surely the least annoying for you, it is likely that one of your fuel or air intake hoses is punctured or cracked and that it motives a lack of air or fuel which will result in an Citroen C3 that gives acceleration troubles, verify under your hood, engine on, the level of wear of your hoses, be careful not to burn yourself. If this happens to you, your Citroen C3 may not be able to idle, in which case check out our little article to handle the malfunction in depth.

If you have any further questions about the Citroen C3, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C3 category.