It’s hardly ever a good signal that the engine in your Citroen C3 Picasso is behaving abnormally. This is because the engine is the most important part of your car and any signal of abnormal running must be detected straight away and you must look for the cause of the malfunction. If it occurs that your Citroen C3 Picasso is hesitating during acceleration, we have made this tutorial to help you find the cause of your malfunction. We will now check out all the possible triggers your Citroen C3 Picasso having hesitation in acceleration.
Citroen C3 Picasso WHICH hesitates while accelerating RESULTING FROM THE IGNITION:
So let’s start our recap of the triggers that can cause hesitation during Citroen C3 Picasso acceleration. One of the most simple triggers is that your ignition fails. We speak about ignition, but we can also extend to the breakdown to the ECU which on its own can send bad information that will disrupt your ignition. It’s likely that your Citroen C3 Picasso a has gone limp mode, don’t be reluctant to read this tutorial for more information. To be able to examine that one of these malfunctions is not the provoke of your Citroen C3 Picasso having acceleration complications, you will have to “suitcase” your car. Also, you can examine the condition of your ignition coils, if you have more than one and one is defective it may be the reason for the couplings, acceleration holes that you experience, if you only have one most of the time your Citroen C3 Picasso should not start.
Hesitation during Citroen C3 Picasso acceleration BECAUSE OF THE INJECTORS:
Now let’s focus on the injector-related mishaps of your Citroen C3 Picasso’s fuel injectors. If you notice this sense that your car is grazing, it is quite possible that due to poor fuel quality one or more of your injectors have become clogged or obstructed, producing a bad air/fuel mixture to be sent to the engine block and therefore automatically disturb its normal performance, do not forget to examine your injectors. If during the check you discover that one of your injectors is leaking on your Citroen C3 Picasso, please read our small document to remedy this malfunction.
Hesitation during Citroen C3 Picasso acceleration BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATOR CABLE:
Another possible reason why you experience hesitation during Citroen C3 Picasso acceleration, whether you are driving, stationary, hot, cold or accelerating, is that your throttle cable is seriously worn. If your accelerator cable is in a severe state of wear, it will not slide properly in its sheath and will snap, examine the level of wear of your accelerator cable.
Citroen C3 Picasso that hesitates when accelerating RESULTING FROM THE FUEL FILTER:
So far as the fuel filter is concerned, we’re going through the same sort of trouble as clogged injectors. If your Citroen C3 Picasso is clutching and you experience like it is grazing or you have holes when accelerating, your fuel filter may be clogged. The 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 examine it and change it if needed. If you ever get the feeling that your Citroen C3 Picasso is going up in laps on its own, read our tutorial it should help you to discern the source.
Hesitation during Citroen C3 Picasso acceleration BECAUSE OF THE PARTICULATE FILTER:
The last explanation for an hesitating Citroen C3 Picasso during acceleration. Modern cars are equipped with increasingly more options to limit emissions, the particulate filter is part of this package. On the other hand, dependent 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 stopped up and your Citroen C3 Picasso could give you acceleration problems. Have it tested.
Hesitation during Citroen C3 Picasso acceleration RESULTING FROM A PUNCTURED HOSE:
To conclude, the last trouble, 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 triggers a lack of air or fuel which will result in an Citroen C3 Picasso that gives acceleration troubles, examine 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 Picasso may not be able to idle, in which case check out our little page to handle the malfunction in depth.
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