French Car Forum

Update: tried removing the pre-cat lambda sensor and the car still misfired. Removed both the pre and post cat sensors and the car didn't misfire, it just reported the error that the sensors were unplugged - so 2 new sensors are in the post and I'll report back after running them for a couple of days.

ok ive attached a picture of an ax diesel egine ok its a 1.4 nstaed of a 1.5 but its all i could find, does the cable go to the bit ive circled in picture f it does id say its definalttly a immobiliser of sorts, hope ths helps

thanks mike i will give them a go

Paul ( citroenxm ) has good experiences with his chipped 110HDi.

nice to meet you Old-Guy and Citronut in my country,xantia 95 is not a sinker(The sinker is mean not equip with anti sink valve,right?).
Start from 1995 ,xantia in my country have anti sink valve,the same as my xantia. My car have 6 spheres, one on the front of the engine,one underneath at the back in the middle,two on front suspension and two on...

Just had a pair of BF Goodrich G-Grips fitted to the front of my V6. I like and recommend them. This is no new tyre to me as I've had them on several Xantias in the past and always found them good.

That should make the fan work, difficult to do in practice though. The A/C having no gas will to stop the fan from working due to engine temp.

Last week I picked up a dozen ADAC membership forms from one of their offices in Germany, and I still have a few left. I also have English translation and credit card payment form.

If anyone needs one just PM me and then send me a stamped self addressed envelope - they have to be mailed to Munich (or you can fax them to ADAC), and they usually...

You could try Neat Car Parts, selling on ebay as user neatcarparts

They're selling caliper repair kits, and other stuff, and it's usually half the price of the main dealer.

I bought a sliding caliper repair kit from them (not for a Xantia HDi), and it was made by Bosch. I found that the Bosch repair kits had the same gaiters as the Bendix...

OK, I bought secondhand BSI,ECU unit, ignition barrel and the key. Was given VIN code of the vehicle and was told that it had around 80 000ml . I think you know where I am getting with this. Now I have 235 000ml on the clock instead of my original 122 000ml and I couldn’t get the thing started anyway. What an old fool I am. I didn’t have much time...

Thanks Jim, I know I have a GSF nearby now, so can get the proper stuff.

I have got the impression from forum discussions about 2.1 Xantiae, that the 2.1 is a bit of a pig to work on.

Not at all. Everything is nice and easy on a 2.1 Xantia. The only thing that's a bit of a game is the cylinder head but then so it is in any XU/XUD car because of the tilt on the engine.

You'll find generally there's less room in an XM...

Gosh :-D I've only just read this as before I was unable to absorb it properly but by golly what an excellent thread. I have learned so much.

Thanks! Made me realise just how much I don't know about hydraulic suspension... My knowledge is now greater...

Not sure if everyone looks at the for sale/wanted section (I know I don't often) so here's a link to some pics of an Ami Super Chassis (and its sale!). Hope that's ok mods, if not please remove this! 8-[

Normally we would shift it to FS&W but in this instance will let it ride for now due to the reasons you posted.

Brilliant :-D I'm delighted it's all come good Pat =D>

Intermittent operation followed by apparent failure of the aircon can be caused by a poor connection on the connector under the aircon pump, a quick and relatively easy place to check once the front of the engine under tray is moved.

Easier than accessing the blower and all its connections and knowing what I know now would be the first check....

use some grease on the T piece and hose before fitting. it makes it a lot easer to push the connections home.

i wouldnt use grease on any rubber conection's/pipes as it will cause the rubber to swell up and go all jelly like,

i kept the 1st one dry (as i didn't know much about the LHM system) but was told buy a Citroen specialist to use multi...

WOW! Mandrake. THAT was fast. Thanks a million for your reply. I'll tell my bf tomorrow ans he can get to work - lol. Thanks again x

Which leads me to ask: is the bonnet the same, ie, is it suitable for strut application?

Yes, the official braked tow weight of a 1.6HDi C5 is in excess of 1200kg.

Ordered them this morning from GSF! Collecting Monday

If it works the same then it should be possible. Interestingly there is an XM in my local breakers I got the Xantia parts from.

Hi guys...and thank you muchly for all your comment, appreciated...OK now to my C5 2lt HDI it definitely does NOT have a particulate filter it has a cat and I know this for sure as I have just cut the exhaust pipe in half just aft of the cat box and drilled 5 x 22mm holes in the catalyser inside the box, thus I now have less back-pressure and...

Could be. Will add that to my to do list.... :lol:

Hi Richard. Yes I am, I'll give that go. Thanks.

Adam mine arent bust, they are just so soft they let the wheel swing back and forth by about an inch if you try pushing the car with the handbrake on.....................

Good thinking, I need to try that test on mine...

Remember guys to change oil regularly, eventhough Citroen says you haven´t to. I´m going to do that after every 30-40000km. It´s a lot cheaper than fixing your gearbox, and doesn´t cost that much.

Every 24000 miles or so? Is it really needing it that regular?
Do you just do the drain 3 litres and replace 3 every 40000km, or do that process two...

Check the websites, some give the battery weight, generally the more lbs of lead per £ the better the battery.

Peter

Thanks Malcolm.

look in this thread as its the one a lot of us on here have bought,
and its a lot cheaper that the one in your link

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Self leveling suspension is not enough for C5's with Xenon's, It doesent react fast enough. The C5's that have standard Xenons fitted have a seperate auto adjustment systen for the headlamps, I would therfore imagine that it may not have a manual adjuster wheel for them.

I fell asleep reading the relevant pages in the manual last night!

Yes, anyway, I think I know what I need to do now.

Really happy to get the car back, that's for sure.

Having just agreed to buy an 09 plate Exclusive I am very alarmed to hear of your trouble.

I think they are a fantastic car and nice to drive - clearly electrics are not Citroen's strong point but to be failing like this soon - one being a safety issue - well both to be honest. I will be keeping an eye on the thread as to the response from the...

I would whip back to the MoT station and ask them to actually point at the bit it failed on, you'll know for sure then.

Aha - and given they sorted the passenger side steering drumstick at the same time as the clutch, that could well have been disturbed.

Thanks for the responses gents!

would shims make any difference? there is a metal plates or something on the pads but it appears the shims are a seperate item

malcolm,because ive put a earlier hub on will that make abs light come on,am i best changing to the hub of the original one back on the car?..just with it being 2 different sensors thought they may be 2 different hubs with different abs rings

i dont know what difference there is between the two different ABS sensor's,
so cant really answer that...

i disconnected the battery,then started the car,abs light came on after 5 seconds,i then drove it down the road and it went off and then came back on 5 seconds later along with the anti skid light..how do you check the ohms?

all topped up with 4.5lt was quite easy to do.

Just got to wait and see if any faults come up should not do, anyone need help on filling just ask. I paid £82.99 + vat trade price including transfer kit.

I'm not sure if the C5 cables are the same as the Xantia but on the last Xantia I had the outer cable had come loose from the crimped end and instead of moving the link it slid in and out of the crimp when I tried to engage reverse.

I bodged it with a home made clamp and it's still going ok now two years on.

and is it safe to check out the wiring while its diconnected? i dont want the airbag blowing up in my face

Ah that does make sense now, they do tend to die when doing transmission removal and sometimes they pack up when you thoughtfully remove it beforehand too.

In that case take it back to the garage that removed the bumper and say light not working since bumper removed.

Locked to prevent split thread confusion.

Im pleased your C5 is still going well for you Simon :)

They are the ideal motorway cruiser, I have driven C5s to France a few times now and they always impress.

ive sorted it. the garage had not set the switch so was only activated when pressed really hard! why do we pay all the money fro the so called pro's to do this for us? it was pretty simple after taking it off and having a look how it works.

No problem, infidel. Pleased to help on the forum instead of t'other way round.

you could do a google search for citroen fault codes that will tell you what they are