Hi,
I had my Pluriel misbehave the other weekend. Three beeps and the snowflake of doom appeared and the car wouldn’t start. Then it did restart but broke down with the same symptoms. I reset everything on a C3 that I would find and after 6 hours we made it back home. I have since slid back the rubber boot on the actuator and sprayed firstly WD40 into the actuator and followed this after a whole weekend with lithium grease. Now the car shifts better than ever and it’s yet to break down and show me the snowflake again. Now I realise that I would be the luckiest guy in the world if this really fixes the problem but thought i’d Share just in case anyone was experiencing the same issues. My actuator was noisy shifting gears before and is noticeably quieter afterwards. Perhaps it was just sticking in or out of gear. I will let you know whether the car behaves over the next few weeks
Julian
Snowflake and actuator
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Think: Auto not changing up or down, snowflake/sport flashing, flappy paddles, actuator fault and sensodrive not changing gear.
One question per topic about an Auto or semi-auto gearbox can be posted in this section
No engine questions
Think: Auto not changing up or down, snowflake/sport flashing, flappy paddles, actuator fault and sensodrive not changing gear.
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- Model: C3 Pluriel - with or without roof
- Year: 2005 (05)
- Engine Size: 1.6 (16v)
- Fuel Type: Petrol
- Mileage: 80000
- Gearbox: SensoDrive
- DPF: No
- LHD or RHD: RHD (UK)
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- Model: C3 2006-2009, Facelift model
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- Gearbox: Manual 5 speed
- DPF: No
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- Engine name: DV4 diesel (70 PS)
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Did that on wife#s car when it was noisy & wouldn't shift properly. Seemed to fix it! I did use spray grease though!
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- Posts: 25
- Joined: Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:50 am
- Model: C3 Pluriel - with or without roof
- Year: 2005 (05)
- Engine Size: 1.6 (16v)
- Fuel Type: Petrol
- Mileage: 80000
- Gearbox: SensoDrive
- DPF: No
- LHD or RHD: RHD (UK)
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- Posts: 25
- Joined: Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:50 am
- Model: C3 Pluriel - with or without roof
- Year: 2005 (05)
- Engine Size: 1.6 (16v)
- Fuel Type: Petrol
- Mileage: 80000
- Gearbox: SensoDrive
- DPF: No
- LHD or RHD: RHD (UK)
Just an update on the car, its still working perfectly with no return of the snowflake since I sprayed the lithium grease inside the actuator
Julian
Julian
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- Joined: Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:59 pm
- Model: C3 Pluriel - with or without roof
- Year: 2004 (54)
- Engine Size: 1.6 (16v)
- Fuel Type: Petrol
- Mileage: 50000
- Gearbox: SensoDrive
- DPF: No
- LHD or RHD: RHD (UK)
- Engine name: TU5 16-valve (110 PS)
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I did this for ages, and it seemed to work for ages, but last year the whole thing just gave up the ghost so in the end we had to change the CLUTCH. Yes, i know why on earth would that wear out in a semi-auto car? Anyway, I saw the old clutch plate and it was worn down to the rivets on one side at least.
New clutch in last summer, driven it for a year now, snowflake has gone away.
Was not cheap!! €900!
New clutch in last summer, driven it for a year now, snowflake has gone away.
Was not cheap!! €900!
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- Mileage: 80000
- Gearbox: Automatic PRND
- DPF: No
- LHD or RHD: RHD
- Engine name: TU3 (75 PS)
- Location: Brisbane, Australia.
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The Sensodrive gearbox is just the same as any other manual gearbox except the work of changing gears and operating the clutch is done by actuators. So the clutch will wear out just the same.Stanleysteamer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 12:29 pm Yes, i know why on earth would that wear out in a semi-auto car? Anyway, I saw the old clutch plate and it was worn down to the rivets on one side at least.
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