French Car Forum

*Finally* got round to doing my driver side rear arm bearing. No more clunking, yay!
Didn't think I disturbed any of the hydractive electrics but the rear height is now constantly changing, even with the engine off.
I can't make the rear rise fully with the buttons but I can with the Lexia.
I've tried depressurising twice but made no difference to...

hi all ,
got in my 2001 xantia the other morning to find the blower on almost full blast, no amount of lever moving makes any difference, i have read through the common faults list/fix, but all of these are for heaters with no power !,
i pulled the fuse out to stop the fan , i put a couple of electrical spades with wire attatched to a switch...

mk1 multispace

the sliding door on the drivers side needs a slight adjustment (at the top) if possible, if you try to shut it with the drivers door closed it makes contact with the door lip, if you push the sliding door in at the top when closing it closes ok, is the top part adjustable? its more of a pain than anything as ive forgot a few times...

Hi,please can you help,ive just had the drive belt on my hdi xantia shread itself and jump off the pulleys.ive got a new belt (6PK 1735) is that correct? but im struggling with the route,it has a/con also...is there a pictorial reference anywhre.thanks

I have done a code reading on a -01 C5 2,0 HDI, and it had a permanent fault:
- Cooling function incorporated into ECU - Consistency between fan unit speed and setting.

I searched on the forum, but i couldn't find an answer what it could mean.
Incorporated into ECU?? Google translate couldnt translate it correctly to Swedish...

Fan unit...

hi, ]i have had my xantia for a couple of years now, i have always noticed when it is stationary and on full lock it feels like the front wheels are loked uo, if i ease up the steering a bit it frees off, i have put it into a couple of garages and they say they cant find aproblem.,
would i be right in thinking that the handbrake cables could be...

Just got hold of a replacement turbo outlet pipe to replace the one on mine which had a broken fixing bracket. It bolts to the bell housing just before where it connects to the intercooler inlet. The original bolt is long gone but looking at the rubber bush in the pipe and the locating hole in the bell housing I'm assuming it must be some type of...

Hi all new to the forum just fitted a new radio jvc to my c5 estate and it wont turn off with the key.any help thank you :(

Parking assistance still works (shows on multi-functional display) but NO sound signals. Also, radio/CD no longer opperates, and the 'MENU' button does not bring up any screens on the multi-functional display (so for example, I can't adjust time, see warning log, etc). Checked fuses F8 and F10 under dashboard, and they are OK. All this went wrong...

I'm in need of a front subframe for my c5 2003 estate diesel hdi. does anyone know what if any other c5 subframes will fit. thanks

Julian Marsh of citroenet.org.uk writes on another forum that an informant in Paris has mentioned to him that the next generation of C5s will no longer have hydropnuematic suspension. Even the Exclusives will be on steel springs.................... Probably a rebadged 508. Poor Citroen!

I have a C8, and the braking on it seems to be a little lacking. Dont get me wrong, it stops ok, but you seem to have to press the pedal a good bit before it gets past the light braking stage if you know what i mean.

Maybe its supposed to be like that, i have nothing to compare it to as i,ve never had a citroen before.

I was going to check the...

Right, I got a DS3 Dstyle+ now, do at times regret the move from the Xantia but a couple of things to ask anybody with an up to date lexia or anybody in the know. Looked on the DS3CLUB website and not atall helpful and I dont really want to go to the dealers as I feel im wasting their time sooo

Mirrors fold in when car is locked. Makes it look...

hi all was wondering if a 2.2 c5 auto gearbox would fit into a 2.0 auto c5.

Hi

I am overdue to fit a better Rad to my Xant TD. Its looking a bit tatty with blue crystaline at the bottom.

I have heard that the Bayonet connectors are a major pain. Whats the general concensus, ie is it better to fit an S1 Rad and replace the hoses with standard ones or will the Bayo connectors pop off ok and refit to the new rad in most...

Noticed a couple of times with Cassy when I set the alarm/deadlock with the remote, the indicators come on for a second or so to show it's set, but then the passenger side remains on.
If I unlock and re-lock it's fine.
Must be a dodgy earth, but has anyone had this before?

Hi Guys,
100% brilliant, sorted problem with Xantia 2. you were bang on. I checked the pipe work on both cars. I am absoultly sure I piped up as came off. Piped as per Xantia 1.
PREY HESTO !!!!!!!!!!! MAGIC. Dog bone pops of when altering height, will replace with new asap, until then magic carpet ride again !
Much Respect and even more...

it's taken me ages, mainly due to time constraints but me ABS is fixed, but i still can't understand why someone would want to cut the wires in the harness, maybe some weird reasoning any how the owd shed is working again and will not be retired to the back yard to keep chickins in :?

Didn't win any races, might have come close if my reaction time was better. The car really suffers at launch nothing happens up to 20mph 3000rpm then it starts moving. Think the most impressively geared car there was the nissan 350z must of gone through 3 gears while I was in second gear and just disapeared. Lot of turbo jap cars there with a car...

Guys,

Having a spot of bother at the moment which has resulted in us being locked out of our S1 Xantia V6 :(

The key stopped working the other week so I assumed the batteries were flat, bought 2 batteries and fitted them, tested the key and it worked ok. By the time I got back out to the car the key had stopped working again.

Checked the...

Not certain if its affecting the drive of the car, may be a little firmer at the front but not really noticeable.

However just left the engine running outside Asda whilst wifey popped in to fetch something.

The front of the car seems to drop about a cm every 20 secs or so, but then immediatly rises up again.
Dont know if its connected, but the...

Hi all, recently purchased my second Xantia, long story short - rear suspension not lifting. Replaced the rear control valve ( rusted solid , dog bone broken ) with a known working one and dog bone, from 1st Xantia, suspension now up, wont go down, well did go down once and passed the front on its way up ? which works ok. any sugestions greatfully...

Hello all,
Had the exhaust break on my 110 HDI just in front of the cat. Has anyone replaced a complete system? I have released the rear box which is ok. My problem is that I cannot remove the 2 spring loaded nuts/bolts on the turbo connector. There seems to be no way to gain access from below.....
Dear old Haynes shows a pic of the arrangement...

It looks like the clip has gone. I haven’t had much time to examine the problem properly (rain, hail, darkness etc) but I can see both ends of the cable, complete with nipples on them. The cables seem to be in good condition and attached to something and not broken so I’m assuming that the clip has decided to disintegrate.
A couple of pointers in...

Well i knew water was getting into my drivers footwell, and guessed it would be fromt he rear washer pipe. I was correct.

I thought it must have split, but infact someone had done a rather bad job or connecting it (guess they took out a 1 way valve or something) with tape :shock:

The carpet was much much wetter than i had expected. It was...

Started my HDi up yesterday afternoon, to a sound of what at first seemed a Tappet noise. However it cleared with lifting the revs.. but returned on idle again.. Anyway, I decided to have a peek, and to my surprise noticed a load of Coal around injector nearest the Cam Belt....

Also while the engine was running I could see fuel bubbleing out of a...

Been planning to change the gearbox oil for some time but never quite got round to it despite having bought the oil.

Today I finally set about the task and after removing the filler/level plug no oil came out :shock:

It gets worse :roll: put nearly one litre of new oil in and still nothing :shock:

So I've put it back together and went for a...

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anyone now if you can get a rear wheel arch repair panel for s1 xantia hatchback,someone decided to drive into mine at supermarket im not chuffed
steve

Well I am now the proud owner of a Xantia Hdi Exclusive :-D which is in much better nick than the last one I bought :oops:

Couple of minor minor issues, one being that the remote's do not work.

Done a search on here and found that a Lexia session might be the order of the day, but just wondered about the transponder part of it???

Basically I...

One of my front wheel bearing has been grumbling for a while, but has been getting more noticeable this week, maybe since I replaced the suspension arm bushes, the new bushes are stiffer and transmitting the noise more effectively.

It seems loudest at 50MPH but is quiet on a RH bend. But which one is it :?:

if it is a wheel bearing, the noise...

Hello there,

I have joined the forum after lurking for a while in the hope of someone here being able to diagnose an intermittent fault with my W reg, 1.1, Saxo that was recently purchased for my wife to drive. I have tried searching the forums for an answer without any luck.

The fault seems very strange to me, although as a 2CV driver I am not...

hi, i cant use the key to lock either the doors or the boot on my newly acquired mk1 berlingo, all the key does is just spin, on the drivers door it feels notchy , ive had a look inside the passenger side and it looks ok, can also see a couple of wires going into a box which i guess is the central locking? if thats the case when i push 1 of the...

Was thinkign about this the other day so had a root on Ebay and came across this onclick= window.open(this.href);return false; after also watchign Ed China do it :-D Seems simple enough. The only thing is, woudl the wheels not need to be on some sort of dolly to let them turn a bit while your adjusting the track rod end?

is there any place that sells genuine citroen parts online especially for older vehicles? well a w reg berlingo to be precise. :mrgreen:

hi all.i have a citroen c5 2.0 hdi auto.the problom i am getting is that when i drive the car for more than 100yds it stops driving and makes like a grinding noise.i have changed the oil and filter in the gear box.also its flashing automatic gear box error.does any one know what the problem could be plz. many thanx dave.

Hi all

does anyone know how to reset service indicator (spanner symbol) on dash for the c8, as I dont have the manual. #-o :-({|= :-({|=

Ok as in the below post took my top hose of the inlet manifold from intercooler and put my hand over the the pipe and put the engine at 2000rpm and could not hold my hand there.

Used a little brake cleaner in the pipe to clean it, now got antipollution fault.................... tried to reset by disconnecting the battery. Will a diagnostic reset...

It went up, now won't come down.

HELP!

Some funny looking part fell out too. The fuse is not blown. Power to the motor..

Typically, this happened when the nice Mungkie was viewing it to maybe buy it...

hi,
I have had it confirmed that the MAF part number is correct and I am picking it up today,What I would like to know is, since I ruined the maf that is currently in the car,I am getting the anti pollution fault and the service light on permanently,I expect the new maf to fix this but will the anti pollution fault go off on it's own or will i...

hi,
due to my own stupidity, I now require a new maf for my 2003 2.0hdi C5... I have found one on euro car parts with the part number 5wk9628z..This is exactly the same as the number on mine except mine does not have the z on the unit. I just want to make sure it is the same,I put my car reg in euro car parts database and it found my red...

Hi all, I have searched the forum and couldn't see my answer so here goes , for some reason my original key fob has stopped talking to my car, I have changed the battery and still no joy, it does not have any led lights on the fob so the info I found on the internet is of no help to me. Is there a way I can reprograme my fob to my car or is it...

My intercooler has a little oil at its base, been like this for over 12 months, do clean if off now and again with brake cleaner.

The car runs fine and turbo kicks in as it should, is it normal to have a little oil?

Hi all,

Very first post here, so forgive me if I have done something wrong!

I just picked up a 2003 Citroën C5 HDI with Hydropneumatic suspension. When I push the button to raise/lower the suspension only one side seems to rise/lower. Any ideas what this could be? I've heard when something goes wrong on these its an expensive fix :(

Thanks in...

Hi guys, a friend has told me today that she had a problem with her brakes last week.

10m from home the brake pedal went spongy and the brakes only worked about 10% with frantic pumping (her house is on a steeeeep hill).

She recovered the car to the garage and they said the brake fluid was like jam . They have replaced the brake fluid and she...

I've been thinking recently 8-[

My Xantia has been off road for nearly a year now (it's SORN'd) through my own choice. I rarely need use of a car since I moved to my current house - and cycle most places. On the rare occassion I do need a car - I borrow the old mans who is 100yds down the road :mrgreen:

I've been thinking of late that I might...

Hi folks, my wife's trusty Xsara has thrown me a curve ball. It keeps overheating when static and I have managed to work out that the left hand rad cooling fan doesn't ever seem to operate. I know the fan motor is good as I swapped the 2 of them around and still had the same problem. I have been working from a Haynes wiring diagram which is not...

What are the fuel injector bosch (if they are bosch) part numbers, O-rings, any other gaskets needed to be replaced at the same time to access them?

Well it had to happen....

Failed on,
Snapped handbrake cable. (broke when I parked at the garage!)
Front near side calliper leaking.
Offside front trackrod end cover split.
Near and offside rear brake pipes corroded.

Now I've found the balljoint and cables at GSF.
Can't work out what the brake pipes were though. The MOT man said they ran...

Hi everyone, I have recently bought a C5 2.0 HDi VTR estate (03). Great car in general but when I activate any wash/wipe function it goes crazy. Spray going for nearly a minute and wipers thrashing away long after they should have stopped. Also auto headlight feature can't be turned off. Hoping someone has experienced something like this. Thanks,...