French Car Forum

Thanks, I'll get onto GSF and order some.

I have standard Xexons and think they are really bright, as said you get what you pay for and you need 4300k as they should be the brightest and is what comes as standard.

Maybe I just had rubbish bulbs from the start #-o

I have ordered new disks and pads from europarts £42.28 after 30% discount and I will be getting some calipers from j&r off ebay.

There is nothing wrong with the tyre I had fitted and it's definitely a brake issue which will be resolved this weekend with lots of hard graft and sweat and blood looking at the removal procedure of the calipers :cry:

well, i dont believe in blind brand loyalty either but im going by forum consensus - some even stated that parts from citroen came with lemforder packaging, i think.
anyway, GSF came back to me, 11 pounds. i ll just have to see how much the shipping is going to cost me

Thanks, will check my existing one, then might pay ebay a visit.

Thanks again,

Garry

The white valve is the thermovalve. Basically it allows fuel (if cold) to go under the filter area to get heated by the metal in the thermostat housing as diesel fuel needs to be warm (avoids waxing in sub zero temps too) ideally for better efficiency.

The valve, if I remember its not available as a separate part. An o-ring has probably failed....

For the later 16v engines, such as the 2.0HDi 138 in the C5, they state 150K for belt intervals :shock: This doesnt sit well with me, how is a belt and tensioners supposed to last that long, let alone a water pump!

I always replace the water pump while getting the belts done, its not worth leaving and I usually find by belt change they have...

Hi begins, You don't say which car you are asking about. If its an S2 Xantia Have a look at your speedo contacts before trying stepper motors.. an easy fix if that's the problem.
Here's a link to both S2 and S1 speedo fixes
onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;

Sorry, my bad.

My car is a year 2007 C5 2.0L (EW10,VVT).

Thank you....

Well just a little update on this thread I started all that time ago. I have not had to replace the filter or top up the fluid yet so have not removed anything, The car has now done nearly 112,000 miles and is still running as sweet as the proverbial nut and I can only put this down to the fact that, A. I aways run the tank down to empty then fill...

Just barking! :P :P :P :P #-o

H

nothing simple with citroens

Have you looked on eBay ?

I have no idea what the wheel trims might have looked like so can't offer any more concrete suggestions.

Suspension height can be adjusted manually by shifting the position of the height corrector relative to the anti-roll bar but also by using a Lexia, which would be the preferred option as the Lexia may also be able to pinpoint the reason for the incorrect height before you fiddle with it.

What holds the filter in place? Do the pipes need removing first or are they flexible enough to pull the filter out a bit first... I dont want to break anything...

Is there a guide to doing the job anywhere?

Thanks

Your C5s economy sounds healthy to me 8-)

Indeed, me too :wink:

The dimensions for the BOL applies to both Mk1 & Mk2, as this service part has not changed between the series. Do not forget to measure the discs on the outer and inner edges and at about three different places as they NEVER wear equally. As the discs get older, its also worth checking for radial cracks, especially on vented units.

H

The new alternator was faulty got it exchanged for another ,and all is ok

Yes, good to hear you have solved the knocking :-D

Allan

Did you go into any configuration options or did you just stick to fault code reading, parameter measurement and actuator tests ? If the latter I can't see how you could have done anything harmful, however I believe there are configuration options for the air bags to enable/disable them in which case it might cause the flashing light.

What...

Well mike if you can hang on a bit longer, I can remove and supply all the -ve bolts I need to remove from this M reg breaker. Ive not unbolted the earths yet from the gearbox or chassis rail just yet.. So could do that and pop everything I take off into a jiffy for you... Ive tons of the bloody things!!

Paul

the biting point is about a 1/4 from floor to bite
Is changing the oil something I could do limited knowledge or is it a trip to the local garage
Cheers
Matt

1st off, I would sell it immediately. Secondly, the throttle settings may need readapting, you really need someone who is good with Lexia. Sounds like you should avoid your dealers.

Much easier to just go to a breakers and get one for a few quid :wink:

Get a new one, they go wrong frequently, very similar to Pug 307, these are also poor, but not quite the same .

My money is on an air leak getting into the pipe that feeds the pump from the reservoir.
Make sure to use good jubilee clips at both ends and make sure they are bloody tight.
Had this with Juliet, replaced the original clips with good jubilees and it sorted it.

im with Xac on that bolt also the two on the lower cover are 11MM, sometimes the top front bolt is one of the allan variety ,

im in the proses of a cam belt on my daughters Synergie, that bak bolt is a stud with a 11mm hex a third of the way down the threaded section,
this screws into the back of the engine through the cover, then a bracket...

Thanks as always for your advice and support. I thought I should give a bit back, by explaining how I have got on, hoping that it may help somebody else.

I managed to treat the car to a service. Oil, oil, air, pollen filters and a decent clean.

I also dismantled the nearside mirror, took the cover off. It turns out the original mirror was...

I think the number is 163056 and it was plus gas formula A 5 ltrs £27.48+vat
hope this helps
allan

should've dont the cables before re/tigering it Jim :o :roll: :-D :wink:

There's lots of things I should've done Malcolm :roll: :lol:

like us all i spoz Jim

here is a sphere table

onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;

There may be a fault with the fan relays. The stop light (may be the temp light in your case) will be on if there's a fan fault. This would happen on a late 306 with AC , the stop light would come on even though it was temp wise OK and the fans run at full speed.

The other thought is the temp sensor *if* you have an additional one for the warning...

Yeah but bio is known to clean out the gunk from your tank and pipes and you need to change the fuel filter a few times after you start using it so a clear pre filter should mean the main filter will last longer plus being easier to change when it gets clogged

No injector programming either , I bet ;)

Isnthe crank pin in the crank pulley ?
I have had some of these where the outer section of pulley has slipped, hence giving you the wrong setting for the crank.
Obviously if your pulley is solid, then this cannot be the case.
Always best to mark with tipex just to have a reference if the pins are wrong.
Clutching at straws slightly, does sound...

Thx for the replies, i didnt add that the heater fan and heater itself are both working ok .

I will be looking around for the bitron relay and having a go at that , i do suspect that it is coming on by itself , also will have a go at the rad drain .
I did have that done about 9 months ago and he said that there appears to be a blockage , but i...

Was waiting for that.... Ive got a BE3/5 box jim for spares, it has an issue in that it wont select 1st or 2nd. but will 3rd and 4th..

Ok then, its block and box out, and block back IN the car litterally.... Yes the box is the non crunch viriety... which suprised me, as when I removed the N/s driveshaft, I expected a rush of oil, buuuut........

I do not know the root cause Daniel because I've not heard of one failing yet despite the noise!

They will rattle on for years and it's nothing to worry about...

i.ll agree with that mine is more economical in 4th at lower revs

Couldn’t see anything inside the car, it was absolutely full of junk … a real dump … and possibly flood damage.
The engine and suspension must work because the car was parked on the high setting.

This guy depends entirely on eBay, that’s why I think he doesn’t make STD calls as per Sam’s post.

That's more or less how it's done here; we are ditching the labels (your tax discs) next year as they reckon ANPR will take care of this just as well as visuals.

A big difference is our testing is less stringent; the authorities know most cars will be scrapped when they become unfashionable rather than rusted to pieces of grit.

Your elapsed...

Thank you, i will try this and let you know ... appreciate your advice :)

Cheers Jim, I'll give that a go when the weather clears up.

I changed my water pump recently, I went for the premium one GSF sold and was dissapointed as it had plastic impellor, where as the cheap one had the metal impellor ! They said there was a quality difference in the bearings !

...and if the main accumulator at the front of the engine needs replacing, then the one at the rear probably does as well.
I found Cassy stayed up longer at the rear after replacing her rear accumulator.

Topic locked as Mike no longer wishes to continue this discussion and has sourced replacement wheels.

Is there a diagram anywhere showing the Hydractive 3+ layout... of pipes and tubes around the C5?
It will be much easier for a novice to start looking about :(

I put in 1lt of oil.... and I think I need 600ml more.

Not seen anything whilst driving our C4 Picasso, but can smell it when you get out if it's been regening - it smells pretty hot. I also stood behind whilst it was in the process or just finished when it was idling, and the heat coming out from underneath nearly cut my legs off!
From what I remember of the Lexia session on your C4 a Lexia can tell...