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Takata Airbag Recall Documentary

by GiveMeABreak » 06 Mar 2025, 17:55 » in Citroën
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Given the number of 'After-sales campaign' notices concerning Takarta Airbags I have been made aware of when looking up parts from PSA for members, I thought I would post a link to the following documentary that may be informative concerning the issue with these igniters.

According to Takata, the chemicals in the airbags’ explosive charge can...

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My DS5, VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] should be eligible for recall, but my vehicle is in China and I cannot find the corresponding service provider. Could you please contact me officially and tell me how to handle this? ????_20251024002629_33_148.png
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23 Oct 2025, 17:32
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

by GiveMeABreak » 09 Dec 2023, 17:48 » in Diagnostics

PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

The following will cover most basic equipment, but will exclude later systems & Tech.

PSA Electrical Diagrams Introduction - Function and Constitution of Codes
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Coding of Functions
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Component Coding
PSA Electrical Diagrams -...

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09 Dec 2023, 17:48
Citroen, DS Automobiles and Peugeot Official Part Number Requests

by GiveMeABreak » 15 May 2021, 13:55 » in Citroën
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Parts Service Announcement - 21st March 2025

Please note that there is a temporary disruption to our 'Parts Service', so we will be unable to provide any official parts for members at the present time. Please refer to the Post HERE for further info

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Disruption to Parts Service

As you may be aware, the consolidation of the old PSA to the Stellantis Group systems has resulted in both a merge of data tools and a requirement to migrate PSA accounts to Stellantis Systems.

This has caused some problems for organisations like ours and the Team are currently looking at the best way forward. This...
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21 Mar 2025, 10:53
Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

by GiveMeABreak » 24 Jun 2020, 17:01 » in Useful links
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Just for members to be aware that airbagteam.com based in the UK are offering a 10% discount to FCF members on any of their services.

The FCF does not endorse any company directly, but thought this would be of use to members.

Full details of their services and the discount can be found here:

Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

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I don't have knowledge of the Peugeot, but the issue of a loose connection is known with several makes of car.
I doubt the piece of plastic holding the cable to the floor will cause an issue with the air bag light, but an intermittent loose connection in the plug and socket almost certainly will. Check for a good electrical connection within. Look...
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14 Mar 2026, 06:55
New PSA Heritage Parts for Classic Cars

by GiveMeABreak » 11 Oct 2019, 16:18 » in Citroën

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Parts for Classic / Older Citroen, Peugeot Renault Vehicles

This may be of interest to Members with older vehicles where getting parts is a struggle and for those not already aware of the site.

PSA are embarking on a project to provide some supplies of original and re manufactured parts for older vehicles and classics, and have made it a...

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anti-virus is blocking.......

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16 Sep 2024, 21:28
Revised Easydiagnostics Discount Procedure

by GiveMeABreak » 03 May 2018, 17:22 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

Please note that there is a new procedure in place for members wishing to take advantage of a 15% discount off products from Easydiagnostics.

The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.

After discussions with Jim from ED today, we have agreed a new...

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03 May 2018, 17:22

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Floods - advice

by Jon » 02 Jan 2003, 16:29

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Made it back from the frozen north then?
hm, you can stop smiling. Loads of ZX diesels have suffered complete seizure after driving through floods, hydraulicing the engine. Turbo diesels draw their air a bit highre up and are not so badly affected. I'm alright then!
The reason being, the air intake on the 1.9D is mounted quite low at the front of...

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Hello all. Happy New Year!
Some splendid floods encountered on my way to work this morning, plus the usual run of hysterical drivers, swamped engines and generally mad people.
Can anybody shed any light on the question of driving through floods for me? I generally stick it in 2nd and pootle through at a moderate pace and feel smug that I am...

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02 Jan 2003, 16:04
Hello everybody

by Paulmi16 » 19 Dec 2002, 03:29

Just a quick post to say hello to all and say a bit about myself.
The car collection include -
A 1989 205 GTI was a 1.6 but now fitted with a 405 Mi16 engine, done by me and a friend. Well it certainly cured the stalling! I'm a bit of an anorak on these.
A 306 XSI 16v, which is best described as the work of the devil.
A 1991 Renault Clio 1.4...

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19 Dec 2002, 03:29
90 or 110?

by bencowell » 09 Dec 2002, 23:55

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The intercooled models should offer better economy when at speed or towing. Also better performance.

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I've recently acquired a year 2000, Xantia 90hdi. Wanted the 110 but none available at my price range. This seems to go very well, much more sprightly than the 1994 td, with the XUD engine. It's better on fuel too, around 50mpg. Question is, what am I missing by not having the 110 hdi? I've never driven one, but understand they have an intercooler...

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09 Dec 2002, 18:38
I'll drink to that.

by Dave Burns » 09 Dec 2002, 02:47

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Plenty of that going on over here Alan, I've knocked up a few rather nice brews mesen.
I like my ale to be gassey and fresh, the only way I could get that was to bottle it, stuffing it in kegs was convenient but not to my liking, and the constant pressure kegs are expensive and clumsy when you want to get at it.
So the scrubbing of all those...

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If this topic offends anyone just say so & I'll zap it, no offence taken, but I do have other interests as well as cars. Probably not the kind of interest that is compatable with driving cars, but as I live on the other side of the World, we often wonder how our lifestyles & interests compare with other countries' habits & cultures.
Until about 25...

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09 Dec 2002, 02:23
Bill - Bristol

by Malcolm » 02 Dec 2002, 00:16

Anyone know of a Bill Citroen enthusiast in the Bristol area? He used to work for BT when I met him. He left BT to set up a Citroen project some 10+ years ago. He had a DS a the time with the turning headlamps. Give him a nudge if you know him please.

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02 Dec 2002, 00:16
Xantia TD Idle Speed

by JohnD » 24 Nov 2002, 14:02

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Hi Alan - Is the thermostatic sensor working OK - ie - is it releasing the fast idle lever?

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Greetings
For the last few days, my '98 Xantia 1.9 TD SX idle speed has been a bit fast at just over 1000 rpm. This is pretty much the speed you'd expect with the air-con on, so I wondered if there was a connection (turning the air-con on doesn't make any difference).
Anyone know how the air-con speed increase is done?. A quick look doesn't show...

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24 Nov 2002, 03:18
How the other half live.

by Jon » 21 Nov 2002, 13:37

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Nice one Alan.
Despite their size the CX can be hustled along with the best of 'em through the twisty stuff. It takes a lot to unstick one!
Jon Wood
[email protected]

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Last weekend, a group of French Car Enthusiasts went for a run in Australia.
Everything was going along fine until one of the leading cars spotted a bit of twisty road coming up and yielded to temptation and put the hoof down. Many on the run were Peugeot drivers who had little or no knowledge of the eccentricities of a CX Citroen and one of the...

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21 Nov 2002, 10:13
ax gt forums?

by Jon » 03 Dec 2002, 20:51

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Oh yes indeed.
get along to !!
Jon Wood
[email protected]

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does anyone know of any forums just for the ax and the gt models?

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19 Nov 2002, 22:12
Honest Johns forums

by FFX-DM » 14 Nov 2002, 21:44

German, Swedish and French are getting a bit of a slagging on this website (under Technical Matters, Good garages topic).
My experince of GS&F has always been good and I used to get some top tips & service from the Apsley branch in my Polo fixing days, including me arriving at the shop 5 mins late but the chap REOPENED just for me, to sell me my...

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14 Nov 2002, 21:44
How come???

by NiSk » 13 Nov 2002, 12:49

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Not having been to Austrailia, there's only one answer . . .
//NiSk

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I seem to remind everyone of Eric Cartman??
Is it the physical appearance or the attitude?
Alan S

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13 Nov 2002, 05:25
vegetable power!

by JohnD » 21 Oct 2002, 23:45

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Hi David - A few years ago the Diesel Car Mag. ran an article about a bloke that ran his car/van on used fish and chip shop oil. There's also an interesting web site about it.

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What does everyone think about running vegetable oil in you cars?
David M G Jones

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21 Oct 2002, 03:10
Vauxhall discussion Forum

by adam p » 15 Oct 2002, 23:36

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try www.migweb.co.uk for all things vauxhall.
also www.clubcalibra.com
www.cavweb.co.uk or it my be www.cavweb.com

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Does anyone know of any Vauxhall Cars discussion forums?
Thanks
David M G Jones

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15 Oct 2002, 20:56
Water in Petrol

by NiSk » 14 Oct 2002, 13:22

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Over here in Sweden we have a lot of trouble with water in petrol freezing in the carburettor during the cold part of the year.To avoid this problem, there is a product available from almost every petrol station K-Spirit which is mixed with the petrol and which absorbs the water. K-Spirit is high concentration Ethyl Acohol (around 90%) it absorbs...

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Any general advice would be appreciated thanks.
I accepted a can of fuel that a relative had given me. I put it in an almost empty tank. I started the car and it stopped in about 10 seconds. I then investigated and the fuel turned out to be mainly water. I drained the tank by disconnecting the tank to filler rubber hose and siphoned the rest via...

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14 Oct 2002, 03:25
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by gjb02 » 20 Sep 2002, 02:52

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I'm no diesel expert, but I would seriously think about having the injectors checked. Each injector is setup to inject at a given pressure,(from the diesel pump) if the injector fails to open on time i.e. it requires longer to build up sufficient pressure to inject, it will effectively retard that cylinder by a few degrees. If two are out by a few...

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Edited by - mg46783 on 23 Sep 2002 01:35:58

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20 Sep 2002, 00:36
CI engines

by vanny » 01 Sep 2002, 03:07

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If i am right, then the compression that diesel comes under (ie a compression-ignition engine) is so high, that if you try to do the same with petrol it becomes unstable which means you cant control when the ignition will take place, give it a few minutes and the engine will be totally goosed.
Vanny
Merseyside, UK
[email protected]

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Why hasn't a compression ignition engine been producted to run on petrol..or a fuel that will allow the engine to rev higher and produce top end power as well as high low-end torque?

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01 Sep 2002, 00:55
Saxo Airbag Light

by Dave Burns » 30 Jul 2002, 03:26

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Just to throw a spanner or two in here, if there wasn't already a small current going through the airbag and seatbelt tensioner circuit, how does it know when there is a dodgy connection, it's got to send something through, and if it doesn't get it back..........
Yes two conductor's side by side can interfere with each other, but I thought...

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If you have experienced the dreaded Saxo Airbag warning light flashing away, Answer this question..Have you installed any uprated stereo equipment, that has required a power cable to be run to the boot? If the answer is yes, then I may have the solution to the problem. It is caused by the fields of invisible energy that surround high current(and...

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28 Jul 2002, 19:39
BX Ride Height Make it Sporty

by NiSk » 22 Aug 2002, 14:51

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I don't want sound like a wet sock, but altering the ride height of a Citroën also alters the angle of the drive shaft. These are designed to run in a straight line at normal ride height, so another ride height will cause angular wear of both inner and outer CV-joints. I know it doen't sound like much, but a friend who ran his XM at intermediate...

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As most BX owners would appreciate the ride is beautiful, but at the cost of image, the BX sit up on it's struts like an off-roader. To give the car a slightly sportier look or to improve fuel economy on long motorway drives, you could try adjusting the nominal ride height position. This is simply a case of creating another ride height gate...

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21 Jul 2002, 17:51
Avatars

by Jon » 11 Jun 2002, 22:30

At the request of Mr D Bamber, Berlingo Multispace owner, we have now amended the forum so that its possible to have an Avatar (a little image). If Mr Bamber checks his previous posts he will see that I have given him an avatar of his very own Berlingo.
If anyone else would like one, you can email me a picture (jpg or Gif preferred) to...

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11 Jun 2002, 22:30
Downloads on Acrobat

by Dave Burns » 31 May 2002, 01:21

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Hi John, all working here ok, must be something about your machine that it does'nt like, try reinstalling acrobat reader or updating it.
Dave

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Why, when I try to download the Sphere application table do I get a blank, black screen on Acrobat Reader? The other downloads work OK.

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31 May 2002, 00:37
Citroen BX torx head bolts

by Jon » 15 May 2001, 19:59

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The bolts we sell are true stretch bolts, to be used and tightened only once! I think that you will find that the bolts Citroen dealers sell are of the same design as our own.
Once you have torqued down the bolts (or tightened by degrees)there is no need to re-tighten them.
Jon Wood
IT Supervisor
GSF t/as Andyspares

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I notice that the replacement bolts from Andy spares lack the spirals around the bolt shanks that the originals had,so are they truley stretch bolts or just copies and should I treat them as one time torque'rs or as in the older HEX types which require a second tightening after some milage.
Thanx in advance for any input

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Last post by MikeW
12 May 2001, 22:28
Andyspares Branches

by jonkw » 01 Mar 2001, 20:04

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Hello James,
Branches such as Ipswich carry the majority of fast moving French stock,like filtration, braking etc. Due to their size, the branches do not carry as great a range as Andyspares Reading, or GSF Heathrow. Prices are generally the same. The branch can order stock from us or Heathrow ir required.
Jon W
Andyspares Ltd
[email protected]

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If I went to one of your branches, say Ipswich, do they stock all or most of your catalogue and are the prices the same ?
Thanks

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01 Mar 2001, 19:12
BX ABS info

by DavidG » 05 Mar 2001, 04:38

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On the old forum, someone gave me the terminal numbers so that I could check my ABS. I have since managed to misplace them & was wondering if the person who gave them to me last time would mind giving them to me again? From memory I think it was David. Thanx in advance.

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On the old forum, someone gave me the terminal numbers so that I could check my ABS. I have since managed to misplace them & was wondering if the person who gave them to me last time would mind giving them to me again? From memory I think it was David. Thanx in advance.

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06 Feb 2001, 10:10
Better Introduce myself...

by R9UKE » 21 Mar 2010, 21:28

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Hi guys,

Can't believe I haven't found this forum before!
My names Luke, I'm 18 and live in Belfast.
I've loved french cars all my life, and grew up with a few Lagunas, Renault 21s and Citroen Xantias - that's when the obsession began.

I don't drive your typical teenage car... quite the opposite.
At the moment I have:
A Citroen C5 3.0i V6...

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I've split this thread and moved all the follow-up posts to a new thread Insurance in the Citroen forum.

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11 Apr 2010, 23:06
Citroen DS Safari e bay £500 quid.....awww engine seized

by weety » 23 Aug 2006, 18:13

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01 Jan 1970, 01:00
Xantia Activa, BMW, Audi road test.

by Guest » 20 Aug 2006, 20:30

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Thought someone might be interested. Just found it doing a Google search on Activas. Explains the suspension quite well.

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Sorry forgot to post the link what a plum!!

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01 Jan 1970, 01:00
Another eBay classic.

by Guest » 15 Jul 2006, 22:14

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I bet his mates Grandad has got women beating down his shed door. Sorry couldn't resist.

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I forgot I posted this. I may have been too subtle I was referring to this part of the listing. MY MATES GRANDAD HAS BEEN STUD IN THE SHED FOR A FEW YEARS. :lol: :lol: :D :D

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01 Jan 1970, 01:00
The Art of Citroën at Beaulieu National Motor Museum

by Quackers » 05 May 2006, 13:36

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Just found this anybody else going to go, i'm gonna see when i'm free, i looks like a fun day.

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Just up the road from me I will definitely be going. :D

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01 Jan 1970, 01:00

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