Vehicle

Citroën C4 Picasso

The compact MPV, renamed C4 SpaceTourer late in its life, and sold in five- and seven-seat forms that share mechanicals but not rear suspension load. The second generation is on EMP2 and is where the 1.2 PureTech's wet timing belt arrives — the belt runs in oil, sheds into the sump and blocks the oil pump pickup, presenting as low pressure or a timing-correlation code with nothing visible outside the engine. Family mileage makes the 1.6 BlueHDi's after-treatment the other half of its code traffic.

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Generations

First generation 2006–2013

PF2, with the five-seat Picasso and seven-seat Grand sharing mechanicals; the electronic parking brake and its actuator are a standing complaint.
Body styles

MPV

Platform

PSA PF2
Engines
1.6 VTi — petrol · 88–115 kW (118–154 hp) · 160 Nm (118 lb-ft)

1.6 THP — petrol · 88–115 kW (118–154 hp)

2.0 16v — petrol

1.6 HDi — DV6 · diesel · 68–85 kW (91–114 hp)

2.0 HDi — DW10 · diesel · 100–120 kW (134–161 hp)
Transmissions

5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · ETG automated manual · 4-speed automatic

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive
Second generation 2013–2022

EMP2, and the generation that brings the wet-belt PureTech — its debris in the sump is the fault behind most of its oil-pressure codes.
Body styles

MPV

Platform

PSA EMP2
Engines
1.2 PureTech — EB2 · petrol · 81–96 kW (109–129 hp) · 205–230 Nm (151–170 lb-ft) · wet timing belt

1.6 PureTech — EP6 · petrol · 88–133 kW (118–178 hp)

1.6 BlueHDi — DV6 · diesel · 73–88 kW (98–118 hp)

2.0 BlueHDi — DW10 · diesel · 110–120 kW (148–161 hp)

1.8 — EW7 · petrol · 86–92 kW (115–123 hp)

2.0 — EW10 · petrol · 99–130 kW (133–174 hp)

1.5 — diesel · 96 kW (129 hp) · 300 Nm (221 lb-ft)
Transmissions

6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 8-speed automatic · ETG automated manual · 5-speed manual

Drivetrain

Front-wheel drive

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