French Car Forum

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<

Just wondered if these were any good and what's people's thoughts on them are.

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the garage have lost my locking alloy wheel nut. how much is it for a new one ??

I've had an issue with the XM for a good year now where if I park pointing up an incline, the fuel in the line appears to run back to the tank overnight. My current workaround is to park the car nose down.

Until a couple of months ago, if I started the car after leaving it overnight it caught and fired up immediately for about a second then...

Hi Guys
Now that we have some warm weather (how long will that last??) i have noticed my aircon starts off just blowong normal ambient temp air, then gets colder and then warm again. Doesn't seem a pattern to it.
Wondered if this was just a regas job or whether it indicates a cmpressor or condensor type issue.
Thanks
Rob

Hiya,

It might just be coincidence, but after replacing the Bosch mechanical injection pump's bracket. There seems to be a lot of smoke when starting from cold, which then clears after a few minutes of driving when everything warms up.

There's a build up of black soot inside the exhaust rear pipe.
Also there's quite a bit of 'hunting' when...

The Xantia's been dripping on the drive - not much but enough to make a mess. Got the chance to put it on a lift late yesterday afternoon for a quick look - the major problem is LHM leaking from somewhere near the top of the ?pinion valve block?. From underneath I can see two steel hydraulic pipes going into the bottom of this, both are wet with...

Hi guys, went to use my Lexia today on a guy in works car, but when i plug in the interface it comes up usb not recognised, the green led flashes 3 times when plugged in initially which i think means theres a fault? I tried all the usb ports, i tried a different computer, i very carefully took the cover off the interface to have a look, had a good...

Trying to stop water leaks in the ZX so have ordered some windscreen sealant from Ebay.
While cleaning the seal I noticed gaps both sides at the top corner of the screen near the roof rack channels - see picture.
Is this normal maybe to drain water away or should i fill it with sealant?
Thanks.
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Hi I have just changed my injector washer on my xsara Picasso, problem is when the injector finally came out the sleeve was 'welded' to it-problem. Does anyone know if I can buy a replacement seal and then cut the old sleeve off the injector. Also the top seal and the spacer need replacing. Anyone know where these parts can be found?
Happy...

It is in the front of the engine under the air intake hose. It seems to have oil leaking from it.

Not had a good look but deffo oil there from near that part.

Hi folks

Do you know if an SX has the necessary wiring to fit heated electric seats?

Peter

So my MOT failed nicely today. Mostly on welding, but a couple of other issues with the brakes that I can do myself.

Lots of work need to be done on both sills, to the point where it's almost worth replacing the whole thing (according to the tester), a couple of bits on the floor pan, and potentially a look at the strut tops.

Does anyone know...

In dealing with my recent LHM leak, I forgot an ancient philosophical principle, in the English-speaking world usually called Occam's Razor:

We consider it a good principle to explain the phenomena by the simplest hypothesis possible Ptolemy

by phenomena, he meant (all) the verified facts of the matter.

As a trainee programmer many years ago,...

Another little problem i have noticed with my car, Speed 3 & maybe 2 on my cars heater dont work, Is that a heater resistor fault if so where is it ?
Thanks

Okay, i have significant wheel vibration and can feel every pothole in the road. Over the last couple of weeks i have replaced, pads and disks, track rod ends, drop links and tyres. Tracking has been done and wheels balanced. Centresless wheels but properly balanced as had to take to three diferrent places. Have also topped up the LDS. All of this...

Hi everyone,
A neighbour as a 56 plate Citroen C2 (not sure of engine type or size).
She has had a problem for a while with the airbag warning light being lit and a warning on the central display on the dash.
Recently the horn has become intermittent in operation (works sometimes, doesn't at other times).
I wondered if anyone has had the same...

Has anyone got any seats (front or back) with this pattern?

I can collect from between Plymouth and Nottingham or if you can cut the fabric and send me it I'll be happy to make it worth your while.

Kind regards.
Steve.

Central locking plays up. Symptom is - remote attempts to lock but one door is not working. Thats ok will lock by key for now, hold key for a moment in lock position all doors lock. Drivers door at fault, check wiring between door and body, broken wire, youv'e all heard of this. Ok repair the one wire (grey) and..... Nothingat all. No attempt made...

Celebrating CitroJim's latest achievement (and his Birthday :!: )

Some of you may know the story about love/hate relationship with my 94 Xantia 1.8i, which if it hadnt been the one my late father bought new in would have been scrapped when the cambelt snapped 5 years ago.

Shes had a running problem ever since I bought it, with the emissions being all over the place, the Co2 is over 7%, and the lambda and HC are...

My 2003 reg C5 has decided that it prefers it's windscreen wipers to come to rest vertically rather than horizontally! I''ve tried to manually adjust (or push) them back to their normal position but the next time I use the wipers they end up vertically again. Does anyone know a way to fix this and is it an MOT fail issue?

So I'm getting ' Antipollution fault ' on the dash and the following error codes from the ECU P0400,401 and 402 - the cars is real flat at below 2500 RPM ...

I had suspected the MAF - but I've replaced and the codes persists

The pipes from the solonoid to the EGR are clear so I guess it's time to change the EGR valve

Anyone done this ? looks a...

Hi all, I've purchased a blanking plate but could anyone, especially someone who has done it themselves, be able to tell me is it just a straight forward fit of will it flag up an error. I'm getting various different answers so before I go ahead it would be good to know what I'm up against. Also how easy is the valve to get to. I know it's under...

Whilst checking over before booking in for an MOT, I noticed the rear suspension spheres on both sides were damp with what I presume to be LHM. Where is this likely to be weeping from ? ( There is no drip or marks on the drive below ) and will this result in a fail? The car has been sat on the drive since last September so I presume any leakage...

Hi all..

I need something bigger to use with my trailer to be safe and legal. However Im NOT a fan of Big 4x4's like Landies etc.. however, I do like THESE Suzuki Vitaras ... Before you shout this eira (1999 to 2005) were fitted with our brilliant HDi engines!! So no worries there... My question is does anyone know the towing capabilities for...

Dad is saying goodbye to the C4 Picasso and getting a Kia Venga automatic.

Smaller and easier to drive for mum. C3 Picasso ruled out because the automatic EGS model is too new and too expensive!

I was surprised by the Kia and it's not bad at all.

Don't worry, I'm not planning on ditching the C5!

Now I've sorted out all the obvious problems, I've noticed a few more subtle problems on my 110 HDI.

When I start it up after a few days, the back sinks to its very lowest setting, then rises back up to its normal position. This to be fair, is about an inch higher then it should be.

When changing gear and putting my foot down, there is an...

Gear change much smoother and the whining noise at 40 reduced. Easy and cheap job to do recommended to all.

Trying to fix high level brake light opened tailgate pulled the rubber boot feeding the wires into the tailgate shut the tailgate now the tailgate will not open. Is there a way of manually unlocking it. Getting a bit fed up now with this car, faults seem to be multiplying.

as titled on my N reg Xantia, the switch in the scuttle panel is turned to off as whenever i disconnected the battery the alarm would sound, the car is never locked but still every morning and every evening the alarm is chirping in a very hushed (like a whisper, literaly) way.
I lock it and unlock and that shuts it up but this evening no matter...

Hi all, anyone got any ideas of a free copy of an owners manual available on the net or some where to buy one cheap. Looking mainly for what all fuses do and how the cruise control, auto lights etc are worked. both electric mirrors are not currently working can't believe both motors have failed. Plus this is our second c5 and both have had the...

I was thinking as i am changing the clutch on my c5 could i fit a flywheel from a 110hdi xantia to my car as a cheap solid conversion ? What i do find funny is the clutch for the c5 is cheaper than the one for an xantia !

Electrical problem.
I can't get the driver side mirror to fold back in towards the car. The passenger side mirror works fine :?

Hi. does anyone in south wales bridgend/cardiff/swansea area have a lexia unit they could plug in, will pay you for your time/knowledge just I being fairly new to C5 ownership. would like my car faults read, or is a 2006 c5 obd complient

so my berlingo has an exhaust leak between join on the manifold and cat, ive tried to tighten it but its a bugger laying on your back so im going to get a garage to do it, its also due its mot so was going to get them to do that too, so should i:

get the garage to fix it and them put it though its mot (possibly failing on other stuff)

or

put it...

C5 2.2 hdi estate the alarm keeps going off any known faults to look for?

Hi All.

I've recently bought an 03 plate Xsara Picasso and some of the clips which hold the boot upholstery to the door are missing. I've looked online but can't find any which match the ones already in there (which are a dark grey colour and look just like plastic nails - there's no expanding bit on the stem which makes me wonder if they are...

Thanks for all the help with the alternator belt.

Was just putting the wheel on and realised two of the wheel nuts are not tightening! One is threading in but wont tension up really tight and the other is hardly getting any purchase, the other two are fine I think what has happened is that when the car was last having the tyres changed they have...

Hello

Its unlikely I know, but just imagine your one and only key has chosen to hide itself in some unknown location.

The doors of the car are open though, and you need to start the engine.

By a stroke of good fortune, in the shed you find an ignition barrel, and in the deep recesses of your welsh dresser you find two keys which fit, and...

Hi

XM VSX 2.1 Diesel Estate(R reg - 96K miles)

I have just had the ABS not working message[/b ] show up plus dashboard warning light. Any thoughts where to start - no loss of fluid that I can see

Geraint

I had my car on my garages computer today to find out why the engine light was on, The computer come up with a few problems but one was the air flow meter, Would the air flow meter off my Xantia work on the C5 ?