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Well I managed to leave the key in the pocket of a pair of jeans which went through a wash cycle and spin in the Zanussi ! :(

Removed the battery and dried out thoroughly, new battery fitted and the key does transmit on 434.9MHz as it should. It will not re-synch to the car using the procedure in the handbook for changing the battery.

Have...

Can someone recommend a garage to me, preferably 'in the north', that can do this job please. Local main dealer has quoted me a not unreasonable price...but I've heard lots of bad reports about them, which is putting me off! I've contacted a couple of relatively local 'specialists', both Citroen and autobox-specific, who've never got back to me....

I found this and thought it might be useful to some, there are lots of different brake and clutch etc. catalogues in pdf form going back to the distant past with cross references and exploded drawings.

Maybe not so much French but I know not everyone here is limited to French cars.

Click on the tabs for Lockheed, Girling, others.

Might be opening a can of worms here, but I'm interested in what the opinions are around the XUD9 and DW8.

I know the DW8 is a the same bottom end as the XUD9, and both are pretty much the same capacity and horsepower.

Specific points I'm thinking are:

- Performance
- MPG
- Longevity/durability
- Noise
- Simplicity of repair

Discuss...

and so the fun and games continue. I have fitted a new (pre enjoyed) AEI box and bingo, fired up and ran for an hour on my drive, no issues at all.
Feeling flushed with joy at this major triumph, I decided to 'tidy' as best I could the horror show of wiring in the battery area
You've guessed it, it now won't start!
I'm now 99% certain that it's a...

Hi, to all forum members.
I am a hobby mechanic, from Croatia.
I have had a problem with watter in car, and during repair I broke plastic clips (2 and 3 in picture) from roof. Now i cant find part nr to order new one. Does anybody here can help me? Thanks a lot.

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Would someone be kind enough to have a look at Citroen Service and see if they can give me numbers & diagrams for my 2.0i fuel tank and bits.
It seems my tank locking ring is not all it should be and having changed the mini board in the instrument cluster my mechanic now wants to change the sender unit.
Would be nice to see what we're talking...

Hello

Can anyone help me with a wiring diagram for a 2012 c5 1.6 THP (petrol). A 5 amp fuse keeps blowing in the F21 circuit in the under bonnet fuse box. The hand book states its for "actuator motor"s. But it does not state what the actuators are for etc.

I found this fault whilst trying to figure out why the cooling fan is not...

On holiday in Aveiro, Portugal.
Just leaving beach town of Costa Nova when I spot a gold DS cruising by.
A VERY rare spot, I thought.
Then, back in Aveiro 2 hours later, I spotted ANOTHER gold DS driving by!
So unusual, it got me looking to see if there was some form of rally, etc., happening.
Not that I could find.
Brought back memories of my...

So we now have a better understanding of the new 'unique' suspension technology coming out 'Progressive Hydraulic Cushions' - definitely coming to the C5 Crossover (in China first in 2017) and then should be coming to European markets in 2018.

So it has a hydraulic compression cushion at the top, a damper in the middle and a hydraulic rebound...

Morning all,

I've not been at all active in the Citroen world in the last few years. Just had a lot to deal with and still have.

I've been meaning to post for weeks but not got around to it. Tend to put things on the back burner a lot until I really have to deal with them. Procrastination is my middle name!

Whenever I hit a raised road bump or...

Just picked up my new car, a C5 3.0 V6 Exclusive + Navi and reading through the handbook it says you can get the car to pre heat so as soon as i start it there should be toasty air coming out the vents, great for those winter mornings. Now i have looked everywhere and there is no remote hiding in the car, so before i go to Citroen and try to order...

I apologise for the re-post, but it ended up in Xantia.
The problem isn't

Starts instantly
Doesn't cut out
Normal above 1700 rpm

The problem is

Starts from cold instantly, but sounds rough
Within 10/20 secs it ticks over at 1200rpm then drops to 1000 every 1/2 a second
Sounds like a bag of spanners until the revs go above 1700, then sweet

What...

Looking at a DS5 2.0l Auto HDI style. 4 years old with 67000 miles on the clock. Higher than my C5 by 13000 mls.
Said to be in excellent condition. Usual DS5 Style trim. No leather. I'm waiting for photos to be sent.
Any thoughts? Is the mileage high? Should I avoid. Costing £9250.

The centre panel of my C3 Picasso dashboard has an intermittent fault: it goes off and on again at random. Also, whilst it's off, I have no control of the radio. I can't work out how to get the trim off the dashboard to gain access to the inside. Any advice would be welcome.
Regards

I so wanted to fix my car because i started to stall always, no matter if it was warm or not.
So just now i tried to see what i could do and i pulled out some cord or that i think is the throttle reglator. I put it back again, and just felt like i wanted to get away from it all.

I put the key in and then i get a phonecall almost the same minute....

Hi All
It's been a while since I was on the forum but I could do with a bit of help. My 2009 C5 Tourer has failed its MOT as the handbrake is not doing its job properly.

The cable at the caliper end seems to be sticking too far out so when the unit engages there is insufficient pull.

The options discussed with me by the garage are to either...

I have just installed a front and rear Dash Camera in my C5 X7 Saloon and thought I might as well take a few snaps while I’m at it and do a write up in case anyone else is feeling completely bonkers adventurous. I’ve often thought about getting one, but when I thought, hang on this is an X7, do I really want to be pulling off lots of trim and...

I am contemplating installing an amplifier in my 2011 C5 X7. The most difficult part of the installation seems to be finding a suitable point to pass the power lead from the battery through the firewall. It appears at first inspection that I need to drill from the rear of the glovebox. I would appreciate some insight into the project.
Don

Just been exploring my mk 3 C5 estate & found this unused bracket & connector behind the left rear quarter panel trim. Just wondering what goes in there ? Its a 6 way black connector & one of the wires is a fairly heavy live cable, cant think what it could be with wiring that thick. Would like to know what its for as I might want to...

Sigh. Fred's Bosch fuel pump seems to be leaking from an end plate, the side closest to the engine. The goldy bit with 302 on this pic of the old pump (the one on the car is second hand, changed 4 years ago). Tried to get a camera scope in there but it's too tight. Leaks after about 30 secs, drips merrily for a few minutes and then stops. Will be...

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Can I swap a steering knuckle from hdi to td? The wheel bearing (or intermittent bearing) makes very ugly noise and I tought that I could use a steering knuckle from the donor car.
I also need to change the inner track rod end( right side). I practised to remove it from the donor car and eventually I managed to get it out but I broke the...

I am in search of a good service manual for my 2005 C5II 3.0 V6. From my understanding the Haynes manual does not include the 3.0V6. Is there a all-in-one alternative?

Thanks.

Hello

I've got a 2011 c4 and I'd like to upgrade my stereo unit.
There are few things bothering me.

First of all, is it possible to upgrade and keep steering wheel functions(stereo and cruise control, no buttons on the lower half)?
Second, will it work with my 'C' screen and will car settings(day lamps, driver select, etc.) be configurable?...

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I've got a 2011 1.4 VTi c4 with faulty bearing on that electric engager for the water pump.
Anyone knows bearing specifications for it?
Here's a picture, it'll say more than I did.

It's called 'friction wheel' on service.citroen and part number is 1204 55.

Bearing is in red circle.

Thanks :)

Tempted to get a V6 HDI for my next C5, leaning towards the 3.0 instead of the 2.7 version. What are these engines like in the higher milage area for reliability like 100,000 to 200,000 miles? Just had the turbo go on my 2.2 (173bhp) C5 at 173,000 miles but apart from that its been extremely reliable in my 7 years of owning it.

Has passed the Mot! Another year of Slum Motoring :lol: Little advise on a blow just starting around Cat pipe. Need to get madam Wig Melder out. Not looked at it so don't know if it will work. He said it could be welded.............if you can weld. Bloody cheek! :-D Good emissions results. I told him:"Son, this is your 8v Donk engine, none of...

Is there anywhere I can get a reliable vin decoder tried a couple I found on google and they where terrible gave the wrong model and year and it was different on each of them

Our venerable 2003 Berlingo has started to play up on colder mornings - when I switch on the ignition, side lights (and sometimes wipers) switch on, and engine turns but won't start (not even a hint of starting - no fuel?). But after standing in the sun for a couple of hours she starts fine - no problems at all. Similarly, on cool evenings we've...

Just come across this and it was put on youtube less than a month ago and not seen any mention of it on the forum, but for those who have a love of Hydro Citroens the video this person has made is great, its an emotional video, almost bought a tear to my eye watching it then extreme hatred for current Citroen management.

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Hi there, I have can ABS fault / warning on my 2003 C5 Hdi Estate. I have checked all the fuses, connectors, sensors etc and all seems ok. The car has been sat around for ten months as unfortunately I had a seizure last June and was diagnosed with epilepsy and had to surrender my driving licence. I am going to get my licence back and the car on...

I've recently taken delivery of a new Citroen C3 (the new 2017 model Feel 1.2 Puretech). It seems a great little car but it has a simple but annoying problem. The on board display (controlled by centre computer screen) randomly changes the units from imperial to metric i.e. mph to kph/ mpg to Km/l etc. I know it is easy to change back but it is a...

I'm having a PC clearout and found this document all about the Xantia Hydractive system changes.
Before I zapped it, I thought I'd put a link to it here from my filestore for all the Xantia owners in case it is of any use to you - contains diagrams of the old and 'new' hydractive assemblies. You may have already seen this, but in case you're...

I'm miles from anywhere and have just started to restore a neglected ZX. The headlights seemed wonky so they are amongst the first things stripped off. It seems they should have 3 fixing points.
On each side 2 are OK but both the 'connectors' nearest the grill seem damaged - see photos.
Can anyone please tell me, or better yet show me, what these...

Hi All,

Recently bought a C2 1.4 Hdi Furio 2007. First few days ran great started first turn of key no issues. Noticed a noise each time it was revved holding at 2000 rpm sounded like a heat shield had come loose sort of noise.

Told it could be the water pump? So decided to change water pump and timing belt no different.

After further...

Greentings.. this is my first post here.. but I've been lurking for years now. Having owned 5 Xantias including the present one, this place has been a valuable resource for me!

So, I've got a good, well maintained Xantia HDI 110 with 100k on the clock. The ride was awful when purchased in Sept last year, so replaced all the spheres, flushed the...

Had a good search around the net including citroenet but nothing.
Just want to have a browse if anyone has it scanned into a file.
Cheers

Hi all,

After purchasing a used 2005 Citroen C5 II 3.0 V6, I have almost fixed all the mechanical issues with the car, with the exception to the function where the AM6 TC-80 6 speed tranny have a feature that goes into neutral when the vehicle is stopped and the brake is applied. While my car idle at the stop light with the tranny in D, the...

Whats the best way to lubricate the runners on a C8 electric door.

One of my doors, the one used the most, has got a bit juddery and I would suspect it needs to be lubricated to run a bit smoother.

My concern would be that if I were to grease the runners surely they would attract dirt etc which would stick to the grease.

Any suggestions ?

Hi
Just wondering if anyone has a how to guide on replacing the oil seal in my gearbox where the drive shaft goes fits into.(passenger side) please. 2004 Berlingo 1.9d
I am assuming it is the oil seal.
I replaced the strut yesterday and while replacing it the hub pulled the drive shaft out a little bit and oil started to leak from the gearbox. i...