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Hi,

Has anybody purchased this:

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I'm thinking of getting one as the Haynes manual is useless.

Any positive/negative comments appreciated.

Graham

I believe this was a common problem on early C5s that Citroen later rectified (possibly on face lift models???)
Does any one what the cause of the problem is, if it gradually deteriorates/causes further problems and what the fix, if any, would be please?
thanks

Hi All,

Just had new tires on the front and wheel alignment adjusted, and it doesn't feel right to me...

I replaced both track rod ends over the last 2 weeks and so decided it would need the alignment checking but I think its now worse than my quick estimate adjustment!

When I replaced the joints I replaced them one at a time, then went for a...

as the original exhaust had come to an end, i've replaced it with a new stainless steel exhaust. not really sure if it is big enough though. :lol:

Rear brakes that is, I seem to remember that the usual advice is to make sure the rear suspension is evenly loaded by jacking under the swing arm of the side being done?

Doing a pad-change, new disc, calliper/arm de-corrode, the thought occurred to me that with the suspension on High for convenience, both swing arms are down on the rebound stops...

Like the title really.

On the Xantia you have the code inside the bonnet on the bulkhead - nice and easy to identify Poseidon Green instead of just 'green' on the log book.

Is there any such code on the C5? The logbook just says that it is 'grey', well I can see that, even though it is not far from being black, imo.

How can I match the paint if...

Still havent change my rear spheres and it is as much as driving a lorry now #-o it is very bumpy on my rear. But the rear sphere's age were only a year and a half and as far as i know it usually last about 3 years per sphere?

i've checked the accumulator sphere ticks and it is 5 seconds per tick instead of 30seconds. is it possible the...

Um, yes, that's it...

RAM?

HDD? (presumably small would be ok)

CDrom?

etc etc.?

Hi all..

Im on the look out for 110 HDi 2000 or 2001 ECU... But my question is, has anyone done an ECU swap with a Lexia, how is it done? I no doubt need my key code too do I ??

cheers for now

if i can get to the rally saturday will there be anyone who will be able to have a go with a lexia to switch on my cruise control on a 2003 c5. gaznasty has tried twice but it will not accept the rpo number

any on know where i can get hold of a workshop manual for a 1998 Citroen Xantia 2.0 twin cam?

I have noticed from under the car, on the passenger side, the inside brake disc surface is not being polished the full length of the pad. The polished braking surface is about half of the drivers side. The car also pulls slightly to the left...

Could this be just down to the pad being tight in the pad carriage or something else?

Before I take...

Prompted by the thread 'Citroen Activa I & II Prototype Videos' ( ) where some really good suspension looks to be in action, double wishbones included, I was set wondering just what the system employed in the no roll DS was. According to Citroenet it was ready for production in the mid-sixties and had been intended to be an integral part of the...

What's this all about? Can I disable it? Seems to be invoked pretty quickly meaning I can't sit in the car on wet campsites and listen to the radio. Have to turn the engine on to do anything.

Hi all
Its been a long time since ive been on and feels even longer since i lost Kelly ( My Xantia )
I have a question which is renault related but i found you guys to be more resorcefull.
I have an advisory for exessive play in the inner track rod ball joint
bassically its the balljoint underneayh the boot on the end of the steering rack before...

Decided to fit mudflaps to my facelift 55 plate c5 1.6hdi,when i did the rear one and removed the jack the car was on its backside,i opened the door and the car rose straight away,i did the front mudflap and again when i released the jack the car was down on the ground,i opened the door and nowt happened,i started the car and it was the same,car...

Hi, my 1995 ZX, when driving over poorley surfaced roads or around a sharp corner, I can hear a knocking sound on the front offside wheel . Bearing is fine . what other area should I be looking at ? thanks in advance Terry .

just bought one of this car today already replace drop links and fixed spare wheel holder , i would like to change timing belt plus fan belt a need a diagram of both of these if any member as one and also when i turn my heater control to cold is just blowing warm air the vehicle in question is citroen xsara picasso 2.0 hdi thank you .need...

Hi any help with this problem would be gratefully appreciated....Had the car from new been a great car no problems until now
car starts fine hot or cold but when car started from cold runs sluggish/hesitant /erratic seems like slight missing as soon as engine reaches normal running temp she runs fine again no problems ..been serviced as per book...

my multifunction button quit today i know there is a thread on here for repairing it but i cant find it does anyone have the link thanks

Reading another post on here got me thinking;

My early Xantia sinker has always made a hissing noise when running at idle. It appears to start after the pump cuts out for the first time after the pressure has been built up and the car has risen to normal ride height.

I think (although I'm not totally sure from memory) it goes away when the pump...

OKay I have mentioned before on my c5 lx hdi 110 that the suspension lights come on with a beep occasionally. All of them at once. It seems to be when I am using other electrics like putting on main beam sometime indicating. I just drive through it.

I also have an airbag warning and regularly go through bulbs.

Now however there has been a...

I've done 2 hatchbacks before - including the first where the rear brakes were so gummed up I had to cut the pad bolt and drift the remains out of the caliper, and saw one of the brake pads in half to free it from the caliper - and not had that much trouble with getting the bolts out. But, I set off to tackle the estate on Saturday and the bolts...

G'day all

I am looking at buying the below car but have found some issues and am after advice on a fix and where to sauce parts at a reasonable price or breakers. I'm is South East Queensland (Sunshine Coast) Australia but for things like the dash might be a LOT cheaper to get second hand from UK (also because I'd need KPH not MPH).

Citroen...

Yep, that's a pukka S2 wheel Mike...

S1 wheels are different, nicer looking but a jolly sight harder to keep clean. The S1 wheels are unique to the S1 V6 and were based on a 5-stud XM design. You'll see Chris570's XM V6 has them...

The Xantia S1 wheels are known as Magny Cours. I have a spare set from my old original V6. I put S2 wheels on it...

Out today and the STOP light and the (!) next to it came on, so as all seemed ok I drove straight home. I was in the wilds of France so a careful drive home seemed the sensible thing to do. When I got within 1km of home the light went out, typical.....

I read info here and then read my workshop manual and seems low LHM is the problem, I had a 1L...

Hi all,

I haven't been on here for years - I've just been lurking quietly on the XM forums.

However, we are thinking of getting a C5 MkII Estate for my wife. It is the 1.6 VTX+ so doesn't have the parking sensors and my wife wants some rear ones fitted as she has got used to them and regularly has to park in small (for the car) spaces.

I don't...

Hi all, I have an early xantia (sinker fdv) when I press the brake pedal it vibrates, you can keep the same pressure applied to the pedal and it seems as if the brakes apply pressure then momentarily they give slightly then apply again if you know what I mean!? Car rises fine from cold, very quickly, fdv doesn't hiss much, accumulator sounds fine!...

Hello
Recently changed the aux belt tensioner for my 1.9td 97 Xant. All went well thanks to info on this site though I found that I had to remove the HP and ECU to be able the see the damned thing and actually get access. However when dismantling the tensioner assembly I couldn’t see any spacer at the top of the spring shock absorber as shown as...

hi if any one could shed some light on a problem with a al4 gear box there is no kick down
malc

went to get my cruise control switched on today. lexia connects to the car then asks for rpo enter the number and it wont recognise the number anyone got any ideas

Hi all,
There was a thread regarding C5 ride height and it can be altered to owners' preference using Lexia.
What other configurations have others changed that were found to be useful?
E.g., is it possible to re-assign a switch to a different function (e.g. say, cruise control stalk switches to operate air conditioning or operate sports mode or...

Having had the C5 for just over a month now, I've thoroughly enjoyed it.

I do have a couple of questions which I hope you can help with.

1. I found a small diameter rubber hose about a foot long hanging underneath the engine try. I soon realised it wasn't connected to anything. Any ideas where it might have come from?

2. I have a 50 mile round...

I've had my Hdi90 for over 3 years and have always kept an accurate (full-to-full) check on fuel consumption. That's over 40,000 miles.

Three weeks ago I fitted a tuning box and adjusted the setting until I was happy with the improved performance. For this particular car that was setting 8 out of 10.

For long runs the fuel consumption before...

I'm trying to follow this test procedure below and don't know which coupler to disconnect can anyone help? The left or right one?

To test the system a vac gauge needs to be connected into the system, I used some small plastic hose couplers purchased from B&Q and piece of suitable sized plastic pipe.
Removing the coupler on the TOP of the...

hi to all and many thanks for any help in advance i have a 2001 Citroen xsara 2.0 hdi estate and car had lay unused for a weekend went to start car battery was flat went to halfords bought new heavy duty battery fitted it to car now car wont start cranks over but wont start also noticed no ignition lights on dash no heater blower and no headlights...

Am I correct in thinking that the both Hydractive and non Hydractive Mk1 Xantias have the same suspension cylinders on the front. I realise that they are handed side to side but do all cars take the 5271-61 and 5271-71 cylinders?

I've got a slight leak on one, and possibly internal leaks on both (front suspension drops first), so I'm starting to...

I need a picture of the rear subframe on an estate . Particularly, where the Hydractive and anti-sink spheres are bracketed onto a Series 2 Exclusive. A Series 1 VSX estate may have the same piping arrangement.

Thanks, Adam.

im after a lucas diesel pimp throttle spindle repair kit ( lid and O rings )

its for a pump on a ZX

i vaiglly remember Jim saying were these kits can be bought from

Asking because I have seen two in a fortnight present with oil in the water. One at 200K kilometres (~120K miles) the other at 385K (approx 235K miles).

Do the gaskets fail, or does the head corrode away at the gasket interface?

look in Xantia serie 2 activa?
Like this?
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BTW!
Should Xantia break seire 2 interior fit Xantia serie2 Saloon (dont really now the english name, but not break)

Fluid dynamics obviously, see other thread if you want a load of wordy thinking.

Hi all,

After the fun at MOT time I've sorted the rear brakes working fine now

Had a look at the rear caliper I removed previously and found some serious score marks on one piston.

My questions is, How did this happen :?:

The seals are looking okay.

Any thoughts.

Kenny

Have just had one of the daughters on the phone this evening. She was driving home on the M23 in heavy rain when the wipers suddenly stopped working. She reports a graunching noise so presumably the motor is still working. Are there any replacable parts in the motor or is it better to source a complete assembly from a yard? Also how difficult a...

lo new here i am halfway through changing trailing arm bearings on c5 estate how do i get old bearing shells out cheers in advance

I'm not sure if this is even worth a thread, but I'm dithering on which car polish to buy next. You see about 15 years ago I had a job lot of Turtle Wax polish and I've been slowly, about 4 times a year working my way through it. Now that its all but finished I'd be glad of any recomendations forum members may have.
I spotted a polish whilst...

Has anyone seen this yet?

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It will make it ilegal to modify any car.

I haven't significantly modified any of my cars, just replaced the fuel pipe to a larger diameter and made it shorter and without so many interconnects (to help it reduce air ingress and to use veg oil more easily. But even this...

Has anyone gone down this route or is it too much hassle?

I have 2 bulbs failed on the rev counter back-lighting which I can live with, but it has set me thinking, and Citroen charge nearly £3/bulb.

I've extracted a few small LEDs from old garden lights, typically 5mm diameter (probably the same in small torches?), and if the back part of the...

Hi folks,how easy is it to change a particle filter on citroen cd hdi 1.6 05 reg? As I have a c5 which needs new filter as done 140k miles,what is involved replacing the filter? Cheers for ur help .

Gazza :)

Hi.

The C3 has been smoking a bit on startup recently, so I asked the garage to take a look at the glowplugs when it was in for service and MOT. They rang tonight and said that one of the glowplugs had snapped when they were attempting removal. Don't know as yet how much it will cost to remove the head and send it away to get the plugs out.

The...