Today we’re going to talk about one more matter in the series on car care. This is the coolant level, and more specifically where to put coolant in Citroen C1? To do this, we will begin this guideline with a little reminder on the interest of making sure of the coolant level of your car, then, where to fill coolant in Citroen C1? And, finally, how to make the level of this famous liquid.

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Why to fill coolant level on a Citroen C1?

Before we explain where the coolant is on a Citroen C1, we begin our content page by reminding you what is the interest of ensuring an ideal coolant level ? The coolant of a Citroen C1 has an essential objective in the good performing of your engine, the fact is, it will circulate in it to capture the heat produced by its procedure and transfer it to your radiator which has the mission to make it go down in temperature . It is all the more useful when outside temperatures are high or when you are driving at limited speed and natural cooling by outside air is not useful. Without coolant your engine would overheat after only a few minutes, and this would result in engine failure, hence the importance of having an ideal coolant level at all times. If your coolant level drops down below the lowest level, the circulation of the coolant in the cooling system might be reduced and consequently its effectiveness might be limited or even zero if it is too low. At last, if it is too high, the pressure can be too high and bring about a leak that can also bring about the engine to break down.

Where to put the coolant in Citroen C1?

We now proceed to the step that you are probably most keen on, where to put coolant in Citroen C1? You are now aware of the importance of always having the ideal level of this coolant. To find it is very very easy, here are the different steps to allow you to discover the expansion tank that contains the coolant of your Citroen C1:

  • Before doing anything, wait a few minutes or so for your engine to warm up so that you don’t get burned when you do the coolant level.
  • Pop the hood of your car.
  • You must quickly find the expansion tank that contains the coolant of your Citroen C1, it is in most cases located in one of the 4 corners of your engine block, to find it you just have to look for a plastic container with a black or yellow plastic cap with a danger logo or thermometer on the top.

How to fill up the coolant level on a Citroen C1?

Now that you have find out where the coolant is in your Citroen C1 , we will explain how to make the level of it. Nothing could be less complicated, just follow the few steps down below:

  • Buy if you don’t have any coolant in the store, it’s just treated water with antifreeze added.
  • Check on the side of the expansion tank of your Citroen C1 the level of the expansion tank. Just observe if you are between the “min” and “max” mark, if you are more towards or down below the “min” mark you can continue to follow these steps, otherwise the level of your liquid is sufficient

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  • After waiting for the engine to cool down, you can open the coolant cap of your car.
  • Gently add coolant to the expansion tank of your Citroen C1 by examining frequently.
  • Try to reach the middle of the clue on the side of your vase, don’t go over the “max” mark.
  • If you’re on top of it, don’t start your engine, and with a syringe, remove the excess coolant.

If the engine of your Citroen C1 warms up despite a level coolant, browse this content page, you will be able to find the causes of this issue.

If you wish more guides on the Citroen C1, go to our Citroen C1 category.