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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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Etoile 500

by Marley » 16 Jun 2020, 20:56

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Hi to all. Found a single car light in garage. My car knowledge is abysmal. Etoile 500
IODE H3
HR E2 248
All wisdom much appreciated.
Cheers.

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These things come up on a Search

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another image of Etoile 500
Page through the gallery with right and left arrows-has probably more than you ever wanted to know about very similar light to the one you found

Regards Neil

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17 Jun 2020, 10:34
First contact...

by kawasemi » 09 Jun 2020, 12:40

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We all did it. Sitting behind the steering wheel of dad's/grandad's/uncle's stationary car in the garage pretending to go driving.

One of my first memories (45+ years ago) was my Opa's (grandad in the Netherlands) work van. He worked as a carpenter in a little village and the van was shared with the local baker - neither company was big enough to...

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You got it Neil.

Kawasemi is not a typo of Kawasaki that was missed by the spell checker. Your Japanese is spot on. Too long a story to tell but I have an interest in Japan (martial arts and art) and the theme of kingfishers has popped up in my life too often to be missed...it became an obvious combination. And hence the avatar.

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16 Jun 2020, 22:28
What's this?

by Gibbo2286 » 14 Jun 2020, 09:49

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Ok I know it's a TFT screen but what is it off? It was in the boot of the C5 when I got it first and has sat on my shelf ever since.

So what does it connect to and how can I test it to see if it's any use or just bin fodder?

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That confirms it Gibbo. Black is power :)
+ ve to the pin -ve to the sheath

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14 Jun 2020, 11:04
Having a mare!

by Gibbo2286 » 14 Jun 2020, 10:53

A computer mare. :(

So my desktop computer died, stripped out the power unit, bench tested it and it's a gonner, bought a new one off Ebay fitted it but the computer fires up but no video output, diagnosis suggests it's either the graphics card or the motherboard, or maybe both.

So as it's a self build from ten or twelve years ago I decide to...

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14 Jun 2020, 10:53
Longish trip, covid related questions

by Richard_C » 09 Jun 2020, 11:57

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Not been more than 20 miles since mid March. My daughter moved the day before lockdown, our plan was to deliver her bike to her now she has room and need for it but that got put on hold. So the plan inow s to drive up (c.220 miles each way) deliver the bike which will help her tremendously as she can stay off bus travel for now, have a socially...

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There is a Greggs in the Washington/Birtley services if that is easier to access and the time is right.

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12 Jun 2020, 22:34
Price of scrap/abandoned cars... What have you seen?

by ekjdm14 » 05 Jun 2020, 17:40

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OK this bit of the forum is traditionally NF's stomping ground :rofl2: but I've got a little contribution to make so here it is...

The price of scrap metal is seemingly pretty low at the moment (called a few guys but only one was interested in taking the shell of the GTi we broke, no suspension/gearbox/exhaust or seats. we got £30) and this seems...

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The 'normal' reason for someone claiming their car has been 'stolen' is if they've potentially committed an offence in it (hit 'n' run, tripped a Gatso, etc) but they haven't actually been stopped for the potential offence. The argument to the police goes: 'It couldn't have been me guv, as the car had been stolen

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12 Jun 2020, 19:27
ULEZ

by oscar » 05 Jun 2020, 23:28

Hi esp for those effected and going to be end of 2021!
There is a growing Petition on www.stopulez.com
Have many joining it inc MP's

Feel free to share sticky even as going to effect many Citroen/Peugeot owners

My 2.0 litre HDI Picasso is giving 60 odd MPG! far less polluting than a 30 odd mpg petrol

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05 Jun 2020, 23:28
my desktop computer

by Gibbo2286 » 31 May 2020, 17:52

Died. :(

So it's all in bits waiting for a new power supply unit.

Out comes the laptop but I'm not keen.

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31 May 2020, 17:52
C5 X7 Workshop manual on CD

by bobins » 30 May 2020, 18:51

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I noticed a seller on eBay selling a copy of a PDF based workshop manual on CD for the C5 X7.

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I presume this is just the relevant images and text extracted from the usual Citroen searchable workshop manual and not some new source and form of a manual that Citroen has published ?
I can add my own...

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All those PDFs can be downloaded freely and for free anyway, but it's good to know they're from the genuine Citroen workshop manual. I have previously found a Russian complete printed workshop manual in my online trawling, but as my Russian isn't up to much, and it appeared to be printed on bog paper, I haven't bothered with it much :rofl2:

bog...

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30 May 2020, 20:46
Gorra chuckle!

by Gibbo2286 » 28 May 2020, 10:58

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29 May 2020, 08:04
Forum Stickers

by GF1969 » 12 May 2020, 12:29

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Good afternoon.
I paid for a couple of car stickers and a small donation on top some 2-3 weeks ago but have not yet received them.
Who do I contact to see if it is something I did incorrectly to slow their arrival? 8-[

Thank you! :mrgreen:

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Received today with Thanks - just need to fix the car now :roll: ...... then affix the sticker

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26 May 2020, 12:40
SU Carbs

by Gibbo2286 » 26 May 2020, 09:21

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I know this is not French but think it might interest some here, a lady on the Birmingham history forum popped this link in, while telling about her father's work days.

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Wow...what a read! Takes me back through several generations of Rovers and Austin-Morris/Leyland from the 1930s through to the late '70s.

I still have a Gunson's Carbalancer in the workshop, left over from years of balancing twin and triple SU and other carbs
Gunson Carbalancer.jpg
and still have the knack for gently lifting the piston pin to...

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26 May 2020, 10:54
Well they bought themselves out

by Gibbo2286 » 20 May 2020, 09:30

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of that one :x

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Well I’m not surprised really considering they are short of cash for reasons I obviously won’t go into!

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20 May 2020, 12:38
A bit of good news Maybe!

by Gibbo2286 » 15 May 2020, 09:22

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According to the Financial Times, Nissan is in talks with Renault to shift production of two of the French carmaker's models from Spain to Sunderland.
It reports that the Japanese and French manufacturers are discussing the move as part of a global overhaul of operations to be announced this month.
The paper says the move would signal the...

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According to the Financial Times, Nissan is in talks with Renault to shift production of two of the French carmaker's models from Spain to Sunderland.
It reports that the Japanese and French manufacturers are discussing the move as part of a global overhaul of operations to be announced this month.
The paper says the move would signal the...

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15 May 2020, 09:58
Caravaners

by Gibbo2286 » 14 May 2020, 16:30

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This looks interesting.

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And the fact that everyone will be so transfixed on the magic, they'll hit the car in front!

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14 May 2020, 18:38
The 75th Anniversary of VE Day.

by mickthemaverick » 07 May 2020, 23:58
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I wanted to start a thread where we, as a forum, can record our celebration of the tremendous day in 1945 when freedom returned to our shores. It is an unfortunate irony that we find ourselves in our current lockdown conditions, which have prevented so many celebratory activities up and down the country. However that is not a reason for us to...

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A secondary celebration on the thread. 200 years ago today Florence Nightingale was born. In rememberance of her:

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12 May 2020, 22:39
Music Education/Information

by mickthemaverick » 11 May 2020, 16:55

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I have started this thread because I wanted to share the clip I have just found but I cannot see where else it could belong!!
I have long been an admirer of Leonard Bernstein and consequently when this clip came up the side I watched it. As I have never been trained in Music, only in instruments, I found this exceptionally difficult to follow but...

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Indeed I was Steve, after watching your post yesterday I went searching this morning and found her in concert on the link below. It was while I was watching that performance that the Bernstein link came up. I am beginning to wonder whether to pursue it any further or just to settle for being the listener in awe that I have always been :-D My...

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11 May 2020, 17:23
3 stud wheels

by doctle » 06 May 2020, 09:33

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I'm sure one of you guys can answer this question. Out of boredom I'm making a car trailer. I been offered an axle, he says is made with hubs off a French car, it has only 3 wheel nuts, what car is it off? Any clue as to wheel size? Are bearings etc available if needed? Mucho thanks

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I think they are too big and would look a little odd on a 6ft trailer. In other news I'm like 3 studs myself!

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07 May 2020, 10:26
Own up - who bought the DS in April

by Richard_C » 05 May 2020, 10:09

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SMMT figures for April are out, as anyone would expect they are dire with just 4,321 new car sales which were probably ordered pre-lockdown.

56 Citroens, and ONE DS.

A serious point for existing owners and people like me who buy second hand ( pre-owned ) is the future of dealerships and service agents which we sometimes need for service,...

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SMMT figures for April are out, as anyone would expect they are dire with just 4,321 new car sales which were probably ordered pre-lockdown.

Sorry Richard but that figure is not completely correct, The Sun stated last week that over 85,000 of these cars were sold in March alone, the best selling car this year!!

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06 May 2020, 22:54
Right side of the Road

by white exec » 24 Apr 2020, 10:21
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Yet another car crash outside RAF Croughton (Northamptonshire), where Harry Dunn was killed by the American diplomat's wife, Anne Sacoolas. This time, a car from the base ploughed into a brick wall.

You have to wonder about the thought processes of U.S. personnel there. A quick look on Google Earth shows that no effort has been spared in...

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Sad times. In the absence of the US Authorities doing the right thing and banging up this woman for a lengthy stretch by causing death by Dangerous Driving I wonder if the family of Harry Dunn will be able to cripple her financially with a civil suit.

Goodness knows what Judge Judy 'd have to say about it all !

Unlikely to be able to cripple...
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24 Apr 2020, 13:19
Symmetric numbers from the real world

by mickthemaverick » 05 Apr 2020, 11:04

A place to highlight the mathematical symmetry of life. This is what I found when I logged into ebay this morning:

My e B a y : Summary mickthemaverick (1111)

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19 Apr 2020, 17:46
Spares

by slackgarry » 19 Apr 2020, 15:04

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Afternoon Everyone.

Just learning my way round the forum and was wondering is there anywhere the forum recommends for parts.

Dont need any yet just checking ready for when i do.

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It isn't by any means conclusive but there are some in the Recommended Garages And Services .

Probably best to ask at the time of need, some suppliers are better than others for individual parts.

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19 Apr 2020, 15:31
DVLA fails to stop SORN direct debits....check

by Stickyfinger » 16 Apr 2020, 13:23

If you declared SORN on your cars at the end of last month.....CHECK your bank statements as DVLA has not actioned a lot of them....mine included (just checked)

Raise an enquiry via their website so there is a record...include the SORN reference number they sent you via email/paper.

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16 Apr 2020, 13:23
Alternative to ServiceBox

by 411514 » 16 Apr 2020, 07:59

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Now that ServiceBox is charging for data, I thought members may be interested to know of .

You can search by VIN, and it pulls data from ServiceBox, so you can find the same technical diagrams and part numbers as ServiceBox.

I understand that Marc feels Catcar isn't sufficiently precise, but I find it useful nonetheless.

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For the purposes of clarification, and a balanced view, we have already looked into this website and you need to be aware of the following:

As it stands, the site is a 'Demo' site.
It will not pull the specific data off by VIN - in fact it provides all part variants for the model, so it is not correct to say it is VIN-specific and will...

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16 Apr 2020, 11:27
Test, low temp solder wire connectors with heat shrink

by Stickyfinger » 15 Apr 2020, 19:16

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15 Apr 2020, 20:41
Jim, UPDATE

by Stickyfinger » 19 Mar 2020, 07:14
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Jim Eastment
49 mins ·
Good morning all 😀 I'm still here and I feel recovery is progressing, albeit slowly. I'm feeing totally and utterly exhausted and doing this post is as much as I can do. Feels like I'm in a big ME relapse. To be expected. Please excuse me if I don't respond to messages and replies. Going more or less offline. I'll be...

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Heard 100 miles distant in Jakarta

They must have damn good ears then.....it's totally silent on my laptop!! :? :?
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13 Apr 2020, 12:46
Favourite songs that got spoilt

by mickthemaverick » 11 Apr 2020, 09:35

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I am starting this thread as a complementary music thread to The P.E. Jukebox. This is for songs which you once loved and now, as a result of an event in your life, you find they make you sad. This means that, if anyone joins in, it will involve telling a story, long or short, to explain why the song has changed your emotions.

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I agree that the original song/artist is normally the best, but sometimes when a different artist releases a cover of a song they can do it justice. Simon and Garfunkel's song Sound of Silence was brilliantly covered by 'Disturbed'.

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11 Apr 2020, 17:25
Bored in French Lockdown

by Steve Walsh » 20 Mar 2020, 12:27
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A few songs to listen to while bored in isolation
Hell ain’t a bad place to be AC/DC
Poison Alice Cooper
Schools Out Alice Cooper
We got to get out of this place The Animals
You ain’t seen nothing yet Bachman Turner Overdrive
Paranoid Black Sabbath
Night Fever Bee gees
It’s Oh so Quiet Bjork
Rock and Roll Doctor Black Sabbath
Toxic Britney Spears...

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Talking of which...
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10 Apr 2020, 13:46
I-spy a 20 reg

by NewcastleFalcon » 03 Mar 2020, 13:55
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They are out, and spotted 2 so far today.

A Mini Cooper,, the good thing about them is they are recognisable. The other thing flashed by on the A189 and could have been anything....SUV-ey in style and silver. The ubiquitous anonymous.

Regards Neil

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A big white van that I at first assumed was my neighbour, the Amazon man, but it was a Peugeot with an attractive blond.*
Although perhaps it was one of his after all, she was delivering Amazon parcels!

*He is far from being either blond or attractive.
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02 Apr 2020, 18:30
Supporting the NHS

by Hell Razor5543 » 28 Mar 2020, 07:39

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In this time of the Coronavirus we have been asked to do what we can to support the National Health Service. I agree with this, and will do what I can (I am limiting personal contact, although I am classified as a key worker, as the company I work for maintains IT/EPoS equipment for shops/banks). On Thursday I was one of the myriad applauding the...

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I'm pleased to say that I observed 6 households giving applause this evening and I do feel that there is a genuine gratefulness expressed in their action. Some may say that the workers deserve better remuneration for their work and I would not argue with that but I can assure you that my partner and all her colleagues would continue their work for...

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29 Mar 2020, 22:28
woo hoo!

by Gibbo2286 » 23 Mar 2020, 09:35
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That one of the noises coming out of my computer tower, sounds like a choo choo train then this woo hoo noise continuously. :shock:

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All fixed now, apart from the dust, of which there was plenty, there was a thin yellow wire too close to the fan blades.
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23 Mar 2020, 17:54
The PITA Electrical Connector

by NewcastleFalcon » 23 Feb 2018, 16:46
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Exhibit A....This example is a Renault Clio under seat seat-belt pretensioner link. It has a stupid red plastic bit but I havent yet worked out how to pull the connector apart. Haven't worked out the secret combination of what to what to lift up/press down/slide out or whatever.

There are never any instructions and I have failed the initiative...

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Another example of the PITA Electrical Connector

This one from an O2 Sensor. As well as being of itself a PITA, its at a PITA location. Some may have perfected the one-handed disconnection of a PITA electrical connector.....not me. The only position I found to get 2 hands at it was to lean over the engine bay and stuff a hand/arm down either side...
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21 Mar 2020, 18:35
Oh Shxxxxxxxxxxx

by Gibbo2286 » 23 Feb 2020, 10:37

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Good morning. :x

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Excellent job of reducing the wind force acting on the fence as long as you don't need the privacy =D>

No point in privacy as the close has all open plan front gardens.

To the left of the fence is my parking area, room for four cars and to the right are long back gardens of what were formerly council houses.

Anybody want a pile of old rotten...

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21 Mar 2020, 16:50
Off Grid Solar

by moizeau » 19 Mar 2020, 19:09

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I'm looking at putting an off grid solar system in a knackered house we're buying. It will be used for lighting, power tools occasionally and possibly a bit of music. It won't be used all the time or everyday. It's primarily as a workshop for him and a workshop for her. Think big garage, repairs on cars and bikes for him and seeding vegetables and...

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There is a spare room in my cave if you feel you need it Chris! :-D

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21 Mar 2020, 16:25
Please can anyone suggest a Xantia replacement?

by Dollywaggon » 26 Jan 2020, 02:07
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Has anyone here found a car that can match the Xantia 2.0l HDI for comfort, performance size and economy?
We have driven diesel Citroens for the last 25 years. 3 BXs and 2 Xantias. Total purchase cost of the lot circa £6500.00 so not shiny new ones. All but the previous Xantia were killed by rust and one of the BXs had done 330000+ miles before it...

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Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.

Only a small fee required

Pop over here and make a contribution-in-kind with a celebratory post! :-D

Regards Neil
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20 Mar 2020, 20:01
Jim ( Citroen Jim)

by Stickyfinger » 17 Mar 2020, 09:11
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Jim Eastment

Jim was involved in a cycling accident yesterday and has been hospitalised.
Jim has a neck injury requiring a frame etc to immobilise him _temporarily_ and some broken ribs etc.

At present he resides in Milton Keynes Hospital (where one of his daughters works) and seems to be in his normal upbeat and positive mood.

A full recovery...

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ATB to you Jim and wishing you a speedy recovery. Hope you are comfortable and not too much pain.
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18 Mar 2020, 20:36
Chuckle.

by Gibbo2286 » 18 Mar 2020, 11:20

Our local Citroen indy is offering a free toilet roll with every service. :)

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18 Mar 2020, 11:20
The Citroen Marmite is Happening!

by NewcastleFalcon » 05 Mar 2019, 18:57
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from here BBC News-The Geneva Motor Show Why it will be electrifying

..and the caption reads....Sales of so-called micro-electric vehicles are growing fast and Citroen hopes its Ami-One will grab a slice of the market

Regards Neil

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I think I have absolutely NO chance of seeing one at the moment..😁
Not sure going to look at a car is a valid enough reason to break the lockdown
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17 Mar 2020, 20:22
Citroen SERVICE now charge for ALL access, parts as well as Tech service.

by Stickyfinger » 16 Mar 2020, 23:08

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Nasty.....

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According to a French post I read it is not only done for the money but to keep it for professionals as it was getting flooded by the likes of me and their servers were struggling. You need to register with your Siret number in France, proving you are a business in that sector. All the French were setting their VPNs to Belgium and registering from...

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17 Mar 2020, 12:05
Wallowing Tesla

by white exec » 11 Mar 2020, 20:29

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Coming back along the motorway from Malaga today, there is a brief stretch where the two-lane carriageway not only gently curves, but also undulates a little. By chance, we were following a 1-2 year old Tesla S at just over 80km/h, and I was surprised to see how badly it took the undulations: the back end waving up and down with increasing...

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Considering the cost and general geekyness of the Tesla's I would have thought they would have clearance sensors to make those adjustments automatically! Missed a trick there chaps!! :)

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11 Mar 2020, 21:03
Potholes - on the cheap

by white exec » 11 Mar 2020, 17:03

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This, today, from the UK Chancellor's budget...
And there will be a new pothole fund, worth £500m a year, which is enough to fill 50m potholes, he says.

So, that's £10 per pothole. What?? #-o
No wonder the sub-standard black stuff (universally supplied by UK tarmac suppliers, but pretty much unknown in several other EU countries) just falls...

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Not a pothole but a pit left by Northumbrian Water opposite my daughter's front door - over a year ago, from fitting a water meter.
I was over there this morning and see they have filled it in.
Odd thing is they sent a letter to my daughter asking for access to it - it is out in the open and wasn't on her property to start with.

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11 Mar 2020, 19:47
New van

by RPWC » 02 Mar 2020, 19:30

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Well its taken me two weeks, but I finally found a replacement for my Dispatch. Today I paid a deposit on a 16 plate Vauxhall Vivaro van120ps, with 65000 miles, f s h ,new mot and service and 2 years full warranty, hopefully collecting it on Friday.

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Van collected today, so far I’m suitably impressed :-D

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06 Mar 2020, 22:51
Citroen's Latest Concept Car Revealed May 2019

by GiveMeABreak » 16 May 2019, 14:45

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Hmm... note that was shot in a wilderness with no traffic or pedestrians. Don't know how it would fair on the South Circular.

It does look like it's a self-assembly toy you used to get from a packet of Kellogg's Cornflakes in the 70s. I see how the kid had to be a contortionist to swing into the back through the tiny crevice.

No good for a...

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The engine is about as subtle as a male elephant in a state of 'must' with a whole herd of female elephants in heat!!!

Ford V8. It does sound rather rough though, not the usual mellifluous 'burble' one expects.

It was designed to be a racing car, where the exhausts tend to be somewhat less refined than on road cars.

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02 Mar 2020, 11:28
Rear view Audi

by white exec » 21 Feb 2020, 10:25

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Rear view Audi.JPG

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not just Audi's...anything German PCP'd and 'builders' pickups..Ranger usually

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26 Feb 2020, 10:57
Slightly odd question

by doctle » 23 Feb 2020, 19:42

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Hi guys, another little project I'm working on requires a grooved pulley (expensive) or an old power steering pump grooved pulley (cheap) What I'm trying to find out is if a power steering pulley is made of steel, iron, aluminium etc. I have electric power steering so I can't check the 207. I need a steel one that I can weld to a nut so if anyone...

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I think the hydraulic pump pulley of a Xantia X1 is something like a turned cast steel. Don't think it is made from cast iron, as it is one piece, and haven't seen a V (or polyV) - belts over a cast iron V-grooves. So, despite most of the steel nuts have a bunch of additional elements like S, Pb, Mn and others, that could be true also for the cast...

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24 Feb 2020, 00:36
The Citroen XM Story

by GiveMeABreak » 17 Feb 2020, 10:36

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This video has just popped up in the last few days on the the 'Tube', so thought a link to it would be of interest to enthusiasts:

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Nice vids!
I loved how the XM looked, but never really liked it as a car, I found it a bit boring...

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17 Feb 2020, 20:02
What to do with an unwanted ES9J engine ?

by Stickyfinger » 16 Feb 2020, 18:38

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any thoughts ?

(no coffee tables :))

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Knowing how you're such a keen greenie :-D You could supply your own electricity needs with a domestic wind turbine, and you could shove a propeller onto the engine and use it to create a suitable wind for those days when there's no wind blowing. Simple :)

There was someone asking a couple of days ago why Tesla don't fit a turbine and generator...

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16 Feb 2020, 22:40
5G

by NewcastleFalcon » 28 Jan 2020, 09:47
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Well lets try 5G and go for the record of the shortest thread title ever posted on the FCF, unless you know different.

Let's hope for a modest number of responses. Might help me to move from my current position of total ignorance.

Still total ignorance doesn't prevent me from taking a view......

Yes in this world of global commerce we are...

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To help get this thread back on track here is an article I found in Easyjet's monthly travel mag: :-D

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14 Feb 2020, 21:11
C5 loading capacity

by Forrester123 » 13 Feb 2020, 00:05

Just bought a 57 C5 estate & have returned today from a 2 day trip to Calais to re stock our wine supply.
I was concerned about how much I could carry, but no need to worry, as I got in 42 x 3 lt wine boxes plus about
15 bottles of assorted booze & general shopping.
The boot was about 30% full but the weight was the deciding factor.
No problems...

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13 Feb 2020, 00:05
To E or not to E?

by mickthemaverick » 26 Jan 2020, 11:40
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At Neil's suggestion I have started this thread as a place to collate my thoughts and observations with regard to the idea of converting my Mazda MX3 to a Mazda MXE. Ideally it will serve as a notebook for me and a place for everybody with an interest to assess my ideas and contribute their own thinking about the project. It will also provide a...

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What a to$$er the guy making the video is.

The car conversion is amazing. Top marks for the engineering thought that has gone into it. I wonder whether it's in Italy yet?
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11 Feb 2020, 09:23

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