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I have Citroen C5 2006 1.6 Diesal Estate.

At Citroen service center, they updated me about leak in Steering pipe which can impact on the power steering, suspension and breaks. If anyone have similar problem how much it cost to replace the Steering pipe?

Thx

DD

hi guy's i seem to have a problem with the climate control on my 2.2hdi c5

the drivers side adjusts heat from cool to hot ok..

the passenger side does not it stay hot all the time,

any help please..?

A C5 HDi Exclusive estate has turned up at work and its loaded, heated leather, folding mirrors, colour sat nav, panoramic roof, parking sensors, auto dim rear view mirror etc etc. Before i pull the plug and buy it something was bothering me about the nav system, i couldn't select it on the screen using the control dial! I'm assuming the discs...

Hello all, I'm new to the forum so I hope I have posted in the right place! I have a blue 1996 Citroen AX Spree and I'm having trouble locating the paint code. I have checked around the door hinges and frames and its not there. I've also looked under the bonnet but not really sure where exactly to look. Any help would be much appreciated!

The knob that adjusts the lumber support, forward left on the driver's seat, has broken. I now have the handwheel knob apart and can see that the white stepped 'washer' is broken in two.

Could someone please advise what I need to do to get everything working again? Is it just to buy a new white stepped 'washer'? I assume that it would be wise to...

I have never seen one in person. Does it allow you to close the glass off if you don't want the sun shining in? Does the inner roof lining sort of fold back or something?

my drivers window regulator broke so I popped off the doorcard to have a look. turns out it was the steel cable that has corroded and snapped.

anyway, problem is there was some foam padding that I had to burst and remove to get into the regulator. Anyone know where I can get a replacement for this ???

hi there
i have a citroen xantia v6,it will not start and is dead in the water.
when i turn the ignition on all i get is the batt light, nothing else
i have checked all fuses and meterd them out .
i also checked the contactcs on the switch they are ok .
have also checked the wiring to the switch , i have power in and out
the circuit that is not...

Hi Folks

Notice that in my XUD1.9 TD that the GP light stays on a while on preheat long term on a hot start, but goes out when I start. Not every time but some times. Usually its only on a second or 2 as the engine is already warm!

Cold start normal. Do you think my GP relay is getting decrpit?

Cheers

Alan

Hi, just spotted these blobs of rust, on the rear quarter of my series one Xantia!! is this a common place ( weakness) or am I just unlucky? any thoughts, cheers Terry .

Hi everyone

Greeting from Uruguay

Recently I´ve bought a ZX 1.8 16V Dashboard, to be adapted into a 1.4 ZX that was stripped from the injection system and now runs with a carburator.

Does anyone have any wiring diagrams, tutorials or anything related to the normal ZX Dashboard (the one who cames witha clock in the tachometer gauge.

Any...

mk1 berlingo, light started flashing today, anything i can check myself or is it a diagnostic job?

Hi all,
I have a 2002 Xsara Picasso. One of the dashboard bulbs has blown.
Is it safe to replace the bulb without disconnecting the battery?
The reason i ask is i haven't got the radio code :(

Apologies foor the dumb question but i have searched the net without success. Can anyone please advise which fuse feeds the cigarette lighter and ashtray light. My alternative is to go through fuse by fuse.

My Xantia HDi started misbehaving a month or so ago, when I noticed soooo much extra cranking over was required hot or cold to get her started... Sometimes she would turn soo much I really thought she was not going to go!

However, with some trips comming up I needed to get this sorted and make sure she is reliable. I changed the Fuel Rail...

Hi all,

I have a Citroen Xantia and it has been a good and reliable car for over 2 years now. I have fixed a few things myself and had some good advice from this website before.

I have had a problem I have been putting off dealing with. About 2 months ago I noticed a high pitched whistle coming from the back end when I was going along. It sounds...

as above really, circuit wise is there anything unique to check as the other windows all work. There is just no life whatsoever from it. Also where does it draw it's power from?

Cheers guys

Just recently sometimes when I start up and pull off my brake pedal is solid and i have to stand on the pedal to get any sort of braking (not good in busy traffic). It tends to resolve itself after a few minutes and is then fine for a couple of days. This does seem to be happening more when the car has been left for several hours.

I suspect this...

i bought a lexia3 from an english ebayer with excellent feedback. it was advertised as v47. once it arrived it had v45 with the v45 keygen program, plus v46 and v47 update exe's.

all is well if i just install v45 and use the keygen, but if i update to v46, or v47(in any order) the program asks to be re-validated- which isn't successful.

does...

As per title really. When re-connecting a battery on an old Xantia, is it normal for it to start beeping?

I need a pair of rear calipers for my C5 Estate 2001 HDI, these are advertised on Ebay as anyone any experience with these.

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Hi guys. The air con on Fred has a leak. The German mechanic who re-gassed it for me won't use the leak seal stuff. So I'm looking for a new air con compressor, either recon or maybe new. Once I have a new one can I change it myself? It's not the spannering it's the chemicals I'm wondering about. Of course there won't be much gas left but I don't...

I want to obtain a set of comfort spheres for my C5. aep direct have the front ones but not the rears (or vice-versa); they quote 6 to 8 weeks to get hold of the others :( . eurocarcare in Derby don't stock any, and quote a similar time scale. Is there any way of obtaining them faster than that? eurocarcare suggested that I need to find a...

Hi All,

With an MOT due mid August, time has come to replace the front tyres on the V6 that are almost certainly an MOT fail - little tread left, a lot of cracking on the sidewalls from age etc...

While I know there are other good tyres out there, I'd really like to get some Michelins if I can, that's what I've always had the best success with...

Hi
I mentioned on one of my earlier posts about when i got my C5 it had the engine management light on, I went to the garage and had the fault codes cleared which seemed to do the trick but it re appeared today :( , One of things mentioned when the fault codes where cleared was air flow meter, the rest i am not sure of. So today i took the airflow...

Hi, xantia series 2 hdi 2ltr. year 2000, still looking for answer to my battery drain problem which I have had for more than year can someone please help.
allan

Hello all!

I unbolted the seatbelt from the base of the B-pillar of my CX to get the carpet out and the unit sucked in the belt, upwards to the top mount.

It's now stuck up there and I need to pull it down to refix it to the base of the B-pillar.

Being gentle with it but it just won't come back down! Any advice?

Thanks in advance,

James

I need to change a front offside and a rear nearside sphere on my M-reg 1.9td (non-sinker)

It would be nice if there was a little table which mapped out exactly what spheres were required for reference. MIne is probably the most straightforward of all 6 in all I think, but not sure of the pressure specs for front and rear. I seem to remember...

Hi im new here. :)

Just a few questions regarding my xantia.

1st- what is the optimum water temperature? my xantia had around 90-95 and wasnt it is abit high? my mechanics said it would be better to change the radiator tank to larger/wider one? will it work? or is there any other problems that influence the water temperature to rise?

2nd- it...

Does any body now where to get a manual from for free or cheap for a c5 2.2 hdi estate 02 plate

If something was plugged into the rear 12v socket which I believe is permanent live would the car switch of the power to the socket if the battery was getting drained?

Hello from Belgrade (Serbia),

I have a 2002 C5 petrol/LPG, with an engine problem. Whenever I push the throttle a bit harder in low gears, the engine from time to time stalls starts to shake and loose acceleration power, after which I have to turn off the engine and wait a few minutes for it to become normal. It only happens occasionally. I am...

Hi all

My central locking actuator for the rear boot on my xantia estate is playing up and i've cleaned it, plus the linkages and checked the connectors, so i supect its on its way out as the car is 11 years old with 182k on the clock. Sometimes i have to turn the key in the door several times to get it working.

However Maplins sell a actuator...

hi all have dw8 xsara lifted the bonnet this morning and saw the thread top of plug red hot and the wire were all melted. any ideas?? glow plug relay?

my AG packed up recently Mike.. didnt even occur to me to get an air one..

I have a small compressor, which has a larger seperate air resevoir which Jim kindly modified for me (was a gas bottle)
I think I only paid about £50 for the comp. second hand..

Has anyone had one of these apart they seem sealed I assume there are just a few led,s in there, £94.00 from stealer.
C5 2001 hdi

Hi,

Quick question to ask the O ring size to replace the leaking one on my Xania TD XUD Hydraulic pump, and where to get?

Thanks

I have a xantia HDI 2.0lt diesel. drove fine this morning, got in and tryed to start it this
afternoon no go . changed filter clean but swoped anyway. lift pump working ok .
H/P working, thinking stop soliniod. anyone know were it is. or any other items to check.
thanks
Mik

Hi all,
My first new topic on here but hopefully one that people might have experience with. I have had my C5 for 12 months having moved from an IS250. Love the car, had the drivers window regulator fail and warantee replaced but overall a superb motor. So good infact I have invested in a couple of areas, new tyres and brakes all round (ebc and...

well got my 2008 C5 III back from 8 weeks in the repair shop. new engine, new radiator, new air con compressor.

first few days engined seemed rougher and not as free to rev. now with 500 miles and I actually think I can feel a difference. smoother for sure.

now just need to repair drivers window and get her MOTed for another year ! :-D

Hello.

Does anyone out there know of a good (but inexpensive) place to get an autobox repaired from the ZX diesel?

Or anywhere we can get a replacement secondhand one.

I believe the petrol version of the autobox can't be swapped for the diesel ones as the ratios are different, unless you know otherwise!

We own one of these relatively rare...

Hi Guys,

About a month ago I bought my girl friend a Xantia HDi Exclusive.

The car is in good nick and has about 10k miles ago had a timing belt changed.

We were both leaving for work at the same time the other morning and I noticed when she started it there was a big cloud of black smoke that came out of it. I thought at the time it was a bit...

Is this normal or a sign of something in distress ?
The car has been doing it for the six+ months I have had it but noticed it more when the blower is turned up due to hot weather. A/c on or off makes no difference.

Not really worrying as it works ok, on low speed I occasionally noticed it. When on higher speed it is really noticable.
Happens...

mk1 berlingo multispace

im looking for the door release cable (the cable that unlocks the sliding door when its in the open position)

I have a 2008 Dispatch and the auto lock of the pay load area is doing my head in.I'm sick of going to open the doors and they're locked.

Is there anyway of disarming the auto lock ??

thx for any help on this

Hi,

After much help from FCF the new Xantia aux alternator belt has just been fitted.

I just drove the car round the block and the pitch suddenly changed, I thought something went POP as when the aux belt went last week. The engine has developed a loud clatter and the engine management light is. I think its that light anyway, its the left hand...

Hi all
my '04 c8 2.2 d showed a low oil pressure warning so i pulled over and checked the oil she needed a drop but was by no means very low. i added a pint and gave her a rev and the warning went out so i drove on , the warning came on again and continued to flicker on and off for a while untill the insufficient oil pressure and stop with the oil...

OK, I'll say it, are you listening Robert? My Activa is really starting to p!ss me off!

It's fighting me every step of the way. No, not the fancy suspension but the
bloody engine emissions. It had a nice new (expensive) NGK lambda sensor today
and it made not one jot of a difference. MrMOTman is very sympathetic and hasn't
claimed the retest yet...

Hi all im new here and my xantia has a problem with the rear suspension :evil:
I was looking at a few topics on the forum and tryed greasing the rods on the back suspension.
the problem i have is that the suspension will only go to service height and the lowest is it possible to be a height corrector thing???
and are these expensive to replace?...

she's on the road for another year =D>

7 advisory items non of which should be too bad to fix [-o<