French Car Forum

Hi everyone I'm new to the forum and after reading some of the topics I'm really hoping someone's got an answer to this problem.

I have had my 2002 berlingo 1.9 diesel van for 3 years now and had no problems with it until now. It has been regularly serviced and has had a new cam belt about 6 months ago. A couple of weeks ago driving down the dual...

Having had the nasty experience of changing Headlamp Bulbs & also Spot Lamp, or Fog-Light bulbs & experienced tearing the flesh off my hands & using bad language trying to fit bulbs in such confined spaces.
Experience has taught me that removing the Headlamp is the fastest and easiest way to remove & fit a bulb. Also if front spotlight/fog-light...

I've got a 2001 Xantia HDi SX that has just failed it's MOT on handbrake efficiency.

The car has had new handbrake cables last year and new front discs and pads and the calipers rebuilt 2 days prior to being MOT'd this year, the car brakes work perfectly and are perfectly balanced however the handbrake efficiency came out at only 5%.

We've...

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98 xantia TD. Been noticing the steering is getting heavier and think the suspension feels a little stiffer.

The hydraulic pump to pressure regulator pipe has sprung a leak, which isnt helping. I need to replace the whole pipe, Citroen say they dont have any anymore!

Does anyone have a 5270GL?

Not sure if that leak is affecting the...

Hi
Recently I need to put in more force in order to turn the steering wheel. there are no lhm leaks. could you let me know what and how to check?
xantia petrol 2000 16v 2001 rfv engine.
Thanx.

Can someone please tell me why my Citroen Xantia Front Brake Pads have a pin protruding from the metal side. According to Haynes, it is a Locating Pin which engages with the slots in the face of the piston in the brake cylinder - but why??

Every time I have had to remove the inner brake pads, this pin snags with the piston face making it really...

Hi, Iam about to test the blower motor on my Xantia, with a digital multimeter. I have never used one before. My question is where do I set the middle dial? as there are numbers both left and right of the dail , rising from 200m up to 1000 onthe left and 750 on the right . any help greatfully received, Terry . :oops:

Anyone have one of these - for winding caliper pistons in and out?

Considering buying a kit as over the years I will get use out of it but wondering if worth buying?

Currently have a C5 and my mates about to do his brakes on a Ford Galaxy which also wind in and out.

Thanks

Jeff

Hi folks

I've got a broken exhaust mounting bracket on my 1993 ZX 1.9D.

It's the single, front mount, on the rear silencer box. The metal rod has broken away from the rest of the metal bracket. It's the part that's attached to the car floor that's gone. The exhaust itself is ok.

It happened after I went to a wedding at a country hotel. I went...

Hi all, I found a load of old Xantia brochures dating back to 1993, car still looks great!

Does anyone have one of these interiors or know a xantia in a scrappy with one? (above)

Also after a set of these alloys?

Glad I've got one!

I've not had a chance to try it, but onclick= window.open(this.href);return false; might be a solution for lexia owners who don't have XP.

Hi All

I recently purchased a genuine Citroen C4 alarm and got my local garage to install it. The alarm work fine when opening the doors, boot and bonnet.

I know the alarm takes approx 15-30 to arm itself but the ultrasonic sensors on the a-pillar don't appear to work unless they arm after a longer period?

I have locked myself in the car...

Had my 2003 citroen c5 up for MOT...failed due to drivers side handbrake not pulling....mechanism was seized up completely. I got it freed up with a bit of WD40 and moving it back and forward. Anyway....when trying to loosen it up the piston shot out. Eventually got it screwed back in (took me ages to realise it was a laft hand thread.) Bled the...

Hi all,

A mate has just called me reporting that he has an issue with smoke coming from his NSF.

He can feel that the wheel is warm/hot. Not been driving fast or braking hard.

The smoke was of such quantity that as he was at a junction and saw smoke rising up over the side of the bonnet.

I'm reckoning that it could be handbrake seized and...

Hello all,
The Xant is going well, however the rear suspension appears to be doing something it shouldn't.

It seems not to be sure when to make corrections to the rear ride height, I sometimes feel the back end dropping down when I've stopped at some traffic lights, it's also very slow to drop back to normal after being hitched up to medium...

I have a 03 2.2hdi C5 automatic, fitted with the 4hp20 gearbox as fas as i am aware. The gearbox has developed a sort of roughness. When you accelerate it behaves normally....picks gears cleanly and smoothly, but if you lift your foot off the throttle and let the car coast you can hear a roughness, sort of a whine almost from the gearbox. Any...

My 2000 Xantia 2.0 Hdi is suffering from suspension problems. I am new to this forum and dont know alot about the hydraulic suspension on these cars hence why im asking for some help please?? The 'front' of the car will raise up til full height properly and drop to lowest height properly but will nor adjust to normal ride height level when I...

Hi all,

I've recently purchased a 09 dispatch 1.6Hdi and have had a major problem from the start. The van drives perfect but every 5 or 10 miles the engine cuts out and has to be restarted. anti pollution is displayed on dash and it drives fine for another while. On other occasions it simply chuckes a little and displays water in diesel filter...

Have I just been unlucky or is this the norm? When I bought my 406 the CD player in the radio didn't work, I bought a secondhand replacement and that didn't either, well only briefly, the one in my latest C5 doesn't either, is this something common to Peugeot/Citroen radios? I have tried cleaning the laser with no effect.

Peter

Hi, I recently bought Xsara II from 2004. I got a remote fob with key, but remote doesn't work, lots of corrosion on inner part. Also checked in Citroen service on scanner, with new battery - doesn't send anything. So I bought on ebay used fob, replace inner part - so the key and immobilizer stay the same, and cannot synchronize it.. Car start and...

The remote central locking doesn't work on my newly acquired C5 2.0 Hdi (yesterday) it locks from the door but not from the fob, I have had a look inside and it seems to have a very simple PCB compared with the XM, the battery is reading 2.85v which I would have thought was enough. I have heard comments about syncing them, could that be the...

Hi
If I buy a lexia as per the ones advertised on eBay etc will I be able to recode a used remote key to my 2005 C4?

I have a Xantia 2lt 110HDI when its idling there is a rattle which goes away when I press the clutch a wee bit can you help please
allan

Hello,

i can't seam to find the correct antifreeze (coolant) liquid for my car. And also cooling system capacity.

I have Xantia V6 3.0 2000 - engine is ESJ9 i think.

Can you please help me? As temperatures are attacking 0 celsius here. An i have only destiled watter in the system.

So some of you may remember that 4 weeks ago I picked up a mint, really immaculate (52) reg Citroen C5 2.2HDi Auto, with FSH, and no apparant faults, for £575. (Seller had new car and knew these cars were hard to sell on, especially with auto, and just wanted off the drive).

Well the car is in for it's MOT today, so I thought you folks could...

A bit of a n00b question:
Most of car engines turn clockwise looking at the front of the engine as far as I know, of some exceptions (hondas etc) - as for DS/ID and 15's, where is the front of the engine, given that gearbox is located in front of the engine - the clutch end or the bulkhead end?
cheers

How can this be done, i've been told that removing the fuse or switch in the fuse box for 15 mins lets the system reboot??? so knowing how helpful this forum is I thought I would ask yourselves first :) many thanks :mrgreen: :^o

Has anyone towed much with a C5 ? i have a caravan and part of the reason for buying the car was for towing but i am disapponted in the cars general performance before i put a caravan on it and i wonder what it will be like to tow with ? My old xantia was great but needed too much work so i bought the C5, i think the gearing is terrible but maybe...

Wherea are you guys getting spheres from these days? Not bought any for a (long) while, but I can't ignore them any more! used to get them from GSF, but not sure I fancy negotiating their website....

Getting the rears off might be interesting - they are probably the 11.5 years / 135k originals.... #-o

Hi, I am still trying to find out what is wrong with my Lexia
, so I thought I would ask on the Forum, I cant get the Lexia to connect to the car what happens is the green light flashes but wont stay on and a warning comes up on the screen saying.

The Citroen communications interface is not connected to the USB port.

The communications...

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Is this safe and as efficient as the Original Hydroflush ?

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Hello!

First sorry for my bad English!

I have citroen C3 1.4 - 2005.

I've replaced non-original radio with non-original radio. Before i replaced, car working great, after replacing my C3 wont't start any more and central lock don't work.

Battery is OK.

Please for help.

If you need more information just say.

Hi, a few months ago I replaced the Wishbone bushes, bottom ball joints,and inner track rods,in the process I undone the ARB clamps and I think the front of the car is a wee bit high, after slackening these clamps should I have done something before tightening them, hope this doesn,t sound too daft.
Allan

Hi

Where is the CANISTER DEPOLLUTION ABSORBER located ?

Regards
Zohar

Hi wondering if anyone would have any idea why my temp gauge would have stopped working and the battery gauge also has stopped. The car is a 01 c5 2ltr hdi lx model hatchback, it's driving as normal and defiantly not overheating so I know it's not the cooling system.
Also would anyone know where I could download a copy of the owners Manuel...

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Hi, when I turn the ignition key off, the clock turns off as well. every time I start up, I need to reset the clock( irritating) Anyone got any ideas? cheers Terry .

Hello again,

I was plagued by the flat battery problem yesterday and it screwed up my speedo and rev counter this I have fixed today
as some of you may have read with the Help of Jim and Adams advice amongst others and thank you for your help.

as I tried to enter the code to my S2 Xantai double Din stereo head unit I pushed the wrong button...

On my C5 when i want to go in reverse in i lift the collar up and put it in reverse but the collar sticks and has to be pushed down, Has anyone had this fault and cured it ? I tried spraying WD40 on it but its no better ??

hi if anyone could help me please
This c5 2.0 petrol hpi is driving me nuts
i keep getting a braking fault comming up on the dash
when you start the car after a about 5 seconds you get the beep folowed by braking fault and the service and stop lights come on
i have read it with lexia and are getting permant fault electrovalve internal fault...

How can I tell if my aircon compressor is working (the aircon isn't), does it make a noise or something.

Because I have to take my Berlingo out onto the road to save upsetting my neighbours at the moment to work on it, I need to do what I need to do it fast - I need to get pads and discs for it (the set I had weren't right!). How can I tell whether it's the Lucas or Bosch system? Does it say on it in an obvious place somewhere?

cheers
Mike

another issue with the Xantia, i have a slight leak from the heater hose to the heater core.

is this the start of the dreaded heater core failure i have been warned about or is it something easer?

oh, and i did get a road worthy certificate in the end, just went to another garage, this one didn't knock me back on any of the made up things...

Hi, I have a Citroen Dispatch, year 2000. When under load, ie going up a steep incline, there is a noise which is rotational in nature and sounds like a dodgy driveshaft, I have changed both driveshafts(New) but noticed that there is some play in the long driveshaft w.r.t. the centre bearing in relation to it and the housing which it sits in...

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the 1.9td xantia has been acting up again. I drive it on veg oil mix and last couple of days the engine management light has been coming on. On the drive uphill out of town it was really struggling to get up any gradient, management light on all the time. When driving the power comes and goes. even with a very concentrated veg mix i've...

Just looked on ebay and the list is extensive. Many different makes and prices.
Bearing in mind my Mk1 has done 165 Miles .... what are my sensible options?
What is OTT in terms of price and performance and what is to avoid ... are the really cheap discs any good?
Cheers.

I have just acquired a low mileage 2000 XM V6 3.0 with the ES9J4 24v engine - it drove perfectly on a 400mile trip home but has a problem when starting from cold: The symptoms are as follows : engine will rev up by itself to circa 1500/1750 rpm,return to idle,sometimes stutter & stall - it can stall when coming to a halt but can usually be...

Hi, There is a Xantia, T.D. for sale, near by. There is oil in the water! should I walk away? or is it worth buying? is it a resonable price, any thoughts, Terry . :?:

My Activa seems to nosedive under quite modest braking
As if there is a definite bias towards the front brakes.
Any suggestions gents ?

Regards

Chris

Hi all, can you guys take a look at my HCR was taking it off and I'm sure some little plastic piece came off and fell on the floor (not the dogbone), I can't be sure it was from the HCR (was a small round broken black thing!) I changed the LHM and accumulator and when I sat in the boot with the engine running it sank down and didn't rise back up,...