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what does the fuel computer use for calculations. when i accelerate it goes down to 17mpg. any slight push on throttle sends economy right down. does it use maf.
its so poor on fuel its scary.
cheers
bill :-)

The rear seat back can be removed, the 60% one, leaving the 40% one intact. The seat base is a bench all across so obviously that will have to stay. Car is a C3 SX spec, 2003. Need to transport 3 adults (including driver) and some odd shaped 'luggage'. I've done some measuring up and it looks like it will just fit if the above is possible. In too...

New to be board, so apologies if thsi has been covered before.
I have ahd a quick look around but cant find anything specific.
My 05 C5 petrol has developed the dreaded antipollution fault.
It came on about a week ago and went into limp mode, topped up the oil left it overnight and all was well.
This week it has reappeared with very poor idle and...

2.0 HDI 2005 exclusive with the above fault.

I spoke on here previously about how hard I found the suspension to be and I did the bounce test after which it was suggested that there may be a problem with the spheres. I've had it checked and found that the rear supension unit on the passenger side is leaking.

Would this lead to a hard ride?...

Ha ha.... :roll: 'Cos I was talking about it ( (here) , the supply pipe to the rear off side unit has gone - it's rusted through where there's a clip on the subframe just before it gets to the cylinder :twisted: . The pipe to cylinder joint looks interesting to say the least, so it might be time to twist after all! Other end goes into the antisink...

....so said our friend that came round to babysit tonight, reporting that it sounds a 'bit noisy'. She's got an X Reg Xantia HDi 90 hatch, so still being in work clothes and with a torch in my pocket I went out to have a look. Soon saw the problem. The exhaust has failed at the back of the cat. And at the inlet to the rear box. The bit inbetween...

1.6HDI Picasso turbo heat shield on 08 plate
Hi. The turbo heat shield mounting lugs have broken again, I had the shield replaced under warrenty within the first year. They last approx 2 years, this time I have repaired to see if they last longer. Has anyone else had this problem of frequent failures?? Also the rear shield over the cat in the...

I tried to start my c5 this afternoon and the starter motor is turning over but nothing else is happening.On my dash the red light next to the Temperature gauge and the STOP light are illuminated and also the audible warning is sounding.I have had this happen for a couple of weeks and once the engine is running for a couple of minutes the warning...

Basically wifey will only drive an auto and her Scenic (2.0 petrol) is costing an arm and a leg in fuel as she does a fair few miles each week.

She does not know it yet, but looking at trying to persuade her that a Xsara Hdi Auto (Not picasso, as that's too big :roll:) would be a better choice. Now know a bit about the Hdi engines, but nothing...

thought i'd put the link to this here for those who dont look at pic's and videos on this forum

enjoy

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Hi all /Jim
I have had very faint oil smell inside the car, this is noticeable when the car engine is hot and the car has stopped .I have been told that it could be the cam cover gasket seal where it leaks oil on to the hot v6 engine .
Has anyone had the same problem and what is the fix.
Cheers Howard :) .

Hi, anybody know where I could source , straight 10 w oil from? cheers Terry. :?:

Ive had a look on service citroen, but there was no actual part number for what I could see..

My Q is, I know theres various disk sizes, and calipers between the standard hatch, the V6/Activas, and the estates... but What I need to know is this:

Are the Hub Carriers on Standard Hatch the same as estates?? As Said I KNOW estates use bigger...

can anyone help please I have changed my drive belt an tensioners on my diesel C5 estate thinking it will cure a rattling sound comiming from that area, but it hasnt don, I now think it may be the Crankshaft Pulley causing me the noise, what I need to know can this be canged easly or will it knock the timing out if i remove it and how easy are...

Dear all,

Just thinking aloud whether I can change my C5 II monochrome display to the colored one (like the one in the V6 model)?

Can that be done :?:

Kindly advise me and Thank you very much 8-) .

Regards,

hi
i have aproblem with my remote unlocking
key locks and unlocks car without a problem,so dose remote too
but if you lock the car by remote and come back after a hours remote will not unlock the car
so i need to open with key ,open the door and close it fast not to set alarm off(sometimes i do)
then press locking booton on remote and it will lock...

Dear All

Having been a C5 owner for 10 years and driven 175,000 miles in 2 C5's I've PX'd my 2006 C5 VTX+ 2.2 HDI 173 for a Kia Optima Tech 2 model.

The C5 needed droplinks, balljoints, front spheres, EGR valve replacement (before you say that's easy check out what you have to do on the twin turbo 2.2), rear arm bearing replacing again and the...

Dear all

I need a spare key and am thinking of buying one on ebay that is similar to mine.

I have noticed the keys have different part numbers. I only have one key for my car and I opened the shell
and found the part number on the circuit board (73373067C).

I am thinking of buying a used key (ebay) and swap the circuit boards (using blade from...

Very likely a slipping AUX belt which will only squeal when the hydraulic pump puts a load on it...(it needs 5 HP to drive the pump under full load)

Check the belt condition and tension.

for a w-reg 1.8 mk1 berlingo?

yes i could check the car but its in my lock up a 1/4 of a mile away :roll:

I bought my cheap Xantia TD estate last year, it's been really reliable so far, until I noticed a pool of LHM under the rear nearside.

It's the pipe that travels from a 3-way union, over the rear suspension subframe and to the engine bay. Most of it is in good condition, just the rear 50cm or so is grotty. The route into the engine bay is...

Someone commented on this on another thread I posted and after reading other threads on the subject I have a question.

Is a hydraflush worth it on a hydropneumatic car ? Mine is a 2001 xantai sx s2 90 and non hydractive.
Car has done 120k miles and the fluid is light brown colour so needs changing, ite may have been done before but I doubt it....

Hi guys.

I am getting an XCarLink MP3 player next week (it was posted today) after having one in my old Nissan Primera.

I want to place it above the Satnav CD-player on the little shelf. But to do that I need to remove the gubbins so I can drill a hole for the cable to fit through to connect to the cd-multichanger port of the stereo.

I can...

My 2000 HDi Xantia has developed a kick in the steering, to either left or right, only noticeable around the straight ahead position and at low speed.

Though at first it was a road surface issue but daughter borrowed it over weekens and commented too. Could see it quite clearly with her driving on plain road and loose grip on wheel. Feels like a...

Hi, I'm new to the forum and I have to say there is some great info on here!

My car is a 2000 Citroen Xantia 2.0 HDi with 154k on the clock. I have a few issues I would like to tackle to make the car good as although it is useable currently and still drives well it has some age/mileage related faults. I aquired the car from my Father who has...

I thought I'd share this as the loss of power going up even the slightest slope, bad starting, white smoke, and missfire at 3200rpm was baffling me and I thought this might just help some others.
It was the MAF.. got a cheap new one guaranteed for a year from here
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I offered him £25 and it was...

Thought I would start a new topic as such as I am looking for a basic, do this the do that guide to setup. I have tried many times and although I am sure all is ok I just can't seem to get it right so.......
I installed the Lexia software on a laptop set back to factory settings which installed ok but then had loads of problems, mozilla failed,...

Hi,

I am having a few issues with 3rd gear on my S2 1.9TD Xantia Estate.
approxamately two weeks ago I was driving the 40 iles down to Bourne to Barrys Garage to have my heater Matrix replaced.
it was extreeml;y cold and we had just had the last of the heavy snow on the previous Sunday Night/Monday mornning.
after about 10miles out Engaging...

I *thought* most of my strange electrical issues had gone away, but since it's gotten colder again (i.e. below -10C) they seem to have started to surface again...
I'm pretty sure I now know what criteria causes my Service light to come on (semi randomly) when starting: When starting the car I'm in the habit (from many years of diesel driving) of...

Anyone else had this message , but can see no visible reason???

Garry

Citroen C5 2.2 HDI Exclusive SE

hi newbie to this forums but here we go!
just brought a c5 2litre hdi vtr 2004 model i have a problem with the auto box it is very sluggush at changing gear when cold once it warms up it is fine no problem changing up or down now here comes the problem
went to change the oil got new oil located the filler and the problem is the drain i have seen...

I have sold my c5 but I had swapped the front seat out due to a large hole and hadnt got round to fitting the multi changer now I am left with a multi changer with cds in it any idea how I can get them out???? I want to get my cds out and then sell the multi changer so any help would be great cheers

Oh yes, at 236K (kilometres) the cat has failed.

Naturally, it failed mid-roadtrip so I limped the last 800 miles home at speeds down to 25MPH, smelling too-hot 4711 from the gearbox as it revved its tits off in second up hills, and the temperature gauge loved to climb precipitiously whenever in second.

I can hear the cat rattling; it has...

Hi - I hope someone can help me...

My 03 plate dispatch 1.9d with about 96,000 on the clock, recently had it's heater plugs changed and something called the diesel leak pipes...as they had perforated and were leaking diesel all over the engine. The mechanic ( a diesel specialist) wired the heater plugs to a separate button because he said they...

Use it every day, not this morning though:-[:(:(
Is there a fuse for it

I am still investigating the cause of black smoke and poor MPG on my 2.0HDi C8 as per my previous posts. The EGR valve is now blanked off and the pipe disconnected. This seems to work fine, but hasn't done much to reduce the smoke or improve the MPG. I have found if I plug the end of the EGR vacuum pipe, it creates an audible hiss and a vaccum at...

Had a replacement engine fitted from a Pug 607, new clutch, new maf, new dual mass, filters, used original turbo & injectors from old engine. Engine came with the filter housing and pipes in place, engine was complete. Exhaust filter removed and jet washed out as well.

Seem to be using more fuel than before, reset trip before trip to work and...

Hi Changed fuel filter,followed manual instr 3/4 attempts will not start not even a cough. any advice please. ronjo

Took my Berlingo van to my local garage as airbag light had come on. On hooking up he found a P2801 fault code but couldn't explain what that was. He reset the airbag light which stayed off until today when it came on after going over a small bump in the road but went off again after van being stationary. Still no idea what P2801 means on a...

Hi,

I have a 2001 Xsara 1.4 hatch. 3 full seatbelts in the back, and I can disable the passenger airbag.

I am doing a house swap this summer with some friends. Car swap too... so they will be using the Xsara with their 3 kids.

At first I thought that they would disable the airbag and put the youngest there, with an adult in the centre rear.
But...

I'm currently having a problem with my 2002 C5 Hdi Estate. I am getting loss of power which comes and goes. Once the engine is turned off and restarted the power returns but then goes again once being driven for a short time. I'm also getting the emissions warning message. I would be keen to know peoples views as i've read that it could be the DPF...

As many on here have more than one car and considering the present law on insurance/tax/sorn I'm curious as to how members insure their cars.

Individual policies must be expensive so do insurance companies allow multiple cars on one policy or do you put them on a trader policy?

so well presented by Myglaren. I commented that it seemed a horrendous procedure for such a simple operation (timewise).
Thinking that I might have to do a battery off job, to remove a tyre sensor warning message, I had a look in my Citroen Handbook for battery removal. Basically...... Remove the cover, remove the terminals, refit new battery....

Hello guys.

Fitted a Sony head unit into tank yesterday (citroen c5 2.0 hdi estate) , and this morning tank wouldnt start.
Had to jump start it with leads.

Related or not?

It has been having trouble starting before but always would after about 5-7 seconds.
So I expect the battery is a little old anyway.

But the head unit is wired in...

the top section on the passenger side above the glovebox is coming away. It is where the top and bottom parts meet central to the centre dash vent and where it says airbag and the passenger side.

If you push the dash in you can here what must be glue or sticky tape holding the dash back down but quickly comes back up.

Would like to know who...

Well, I fell at the first fence.....................

Went to use this finally and so looked everywhere for a socket, checked the forum and best general idea was the fuse box.
So I finally found it, I think, as yhere is an orange socket in there (race track oval shape) which could be it.

Great I thought, so got out the lexia leads and...............

Had the Xantia HDI a few months now and the fuel consumption is a bit higher than I was hoping for so I've checked the air filter, seems ok, and after a bit of googling it would appear that cleaning the MAF is something I should try. I've located it downstream of the air filter but there don't seem to be any obvious retaining screws or bolts, how...

Hello,

I've been reading a fair amount recently on the issues regarding the 1.6 HDI engine. I'll be looking to get another low tax vehicle in around 18 months and I've been looking at what is available from Citroen. Does anyone have any thoughts on this motor and should I look elsewhere for a replacement?
Vehicles I'm considering:

Citroen C4...

Im fitting a bluetooth device to my car and have done all the hard work and now need to wire up the power....

Im a little worried about the multiplex wiring so was wondering about any advice regarding where is a good place to find constant power, switched power and earth...

im just concerened about upsetting the wiring so any advice greatfully...

I've been looking for a S1 XM for a few months, preferably diesel, hopefully V6 but one where the paperwork was more important than the car.

This car isn't perfect, far from it, but it has had money spent on it in the past. According to the paperwork it had a cambelt tensioner pop in 2010 and from that had new belts, tensioners and cover. It also...