French Car Forum

Hi Guys,

I was wondering if my 2005 C3 have the capability of instantly opening and closing windows using remote key. I thought that there might be some tips and tricks around.

Thanks in advance.

Hoping for some help with a niggling issue on my c5

Abs, esr, esp system error messages and lights on the dash.

Front passenger side abs sensor replacement today and calipar on the side wheel.

Error has continued and brake pedal is bouncing until the esr message appears and then brakes goto normal and funcatkon as they should.

Had anyone got...

just 1 of a few options being thrown around :roll:

short back-story intro....

OH is now hankering after a Red or Yellow 'quirky' car after going in her friends Juke....i nearly gave in but the thought of adding 4k to the CMax px was a tad too far plus needing £300 > for a Towbar for trips to tip in France [-X
current thinking is for her - must...

apparently the new C5's have Daytime Running Lights fitted but not activated, anyone done this yet ? guy on ebay selling a wiring loom for £15 that activates them

to change the DRL bulb to an LED type you have to remove the bumper though...

From what I see here, noone should touch them with a barge pole!

well i have had my c5 a moth now and i have found several issues.
i love the car and its very comfortable ride even with it being coil sprung.
first problam i have is fault code reading fuel pressure sensor and the fault that shows up on the screen in the car is depollution fault. Comes in about 2500rpm then it will go off after a couple of days...

Hi Folks,

I'm starting to get a fairly bumpy ride in my 1997 Citroen Xantia Estate 1.9 TD (Desire), mostly on the back wheels. All the spheres were re-gassed about 10 years ago but now it looks as if they need replacing. The front spheres don't seem too bad, It's mainly the back.
I have a few questions though if someone here can help me?

Is it...

Checked my coolant level last night, then drove home - about 2 hours on the motorway at 50mph. Temp gauge was exactly where it should be all the way.

Come to refill my washer bottle, and noticed I'd forgotten to put the cap back on.

Coolant level is exactly where I left it last night so it's not boiled away thankfully.

I'm worried it might have...

Hello to all.

We have finished putting the Citroen ZX 1.9d engine into our Peugeot Boxer. Plenty of work it was. Apart from changing the engine you have to change the flywheel and the sump and the oil-pan on the oilpump also. Also , the boxer has a remote diesel filter so the housing for the diesel heating system needs to be changed too. Also the...

Hello everyone!

I am looking into this forum for quite some time now (since I have my C5). However, I cannot find any good instructions, info and recommendations about next few things I will talk about.

Firstly, my car is Citroen C5 I Estate Exclusive, 2004 2.0 HDI with 80kw/109hp and has now 225 000 km.

I bought it as my first car, because it...

Hi Marc I have ordered a new differential pressure switch and I'm waiting delivery another problem I have is the front passenger side suspension leg is leaking is there a seal kit or is it a complete new leg job

Our Citroen starts every time, first tweak of the key, even in the depths of winter.
It does 36-44mpg, and topside of 125mph.
The battery never goes flat, and tends to last five years+.
The tailgate performs immaculately.
The wipers operate and park in perfect sync.
All the electrics work, and nothing needs re-programming if unplugged or...

Good morning to all I am new on here so go easy lol. I have just changed my suspension to springs on my C4 Picasso Exclusive .My question is: If the warning comes up on the dash telling me of suspension failure which no doubt it will. Does anything on the ecu cut in and limmit your speed to 5MPH or is it just a warning?? telling you NOT to drive...

Hi,
2002 citroen c5 2.2 Hdi
the car is working well at the mo except if I hold the foot brake down for 3 or 4 seconds when stationary I get ESP/ASR fault and the brake warning light comes on. Doesn't seem to do it while I'm driving but every time if I'm stationary
I had the sticky handbrake issue (which I hoped was causing this also) so I have...

Had a small problem with my 2006 C5, in that it was surging on the motorway, when cruising at 60-70mph. No fault codes displayed. Also, occasionally, it would lose power and hiccup for a second, when accelerating gently between 1,200 and 2,000 rpm.

As the car has done just over 100,000 miles, I took the EGR valve off and found that the valve was...

Hello

After I did interior cleaning on my VTS, neither of my heated seats work. I didn't kneel on the seat, I just reclined and slid them a lot. Fuse is OK, light on heater control works.
What to check next?

I just want to share something I saw today when I have checked the Exhaust parameters saved on pdf files from this month.
Seems that fuel additive is injected into the tank even if I didn't refuel nor removed the cap of the tank. I knew that the additive is injected only when refueling.

The parameters from left are from 19th Aug and on the right...

I have a issue with my Xsara, where i dont have any blinkers, windows dont work, speedometer doesnt work, lights dont work, AC doesnt work, wipers dont work.
And i cant get to get them working. Ive tried to use learn with lexia to get the bsi to work but i got stopped by the message i need the code card, thats long gone missing.
Is there a way to...

Are the rear doors on the Xantia hatchback and estate the same?
A minor brush with a gatepost means that the plastic moulding on the nearside rear door needs replacing. I can't source a replacement for my hatchback but have found one for an estate which the seller assures me will be a perfect fit.
Wondered if someone would be kind enough to...

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I have a 2006 Xsara Picasso 1.6HDI model. This past week it has been jumping out of 5th gear, but all the other gears work fine. It tends to be when acceleration is on the engine when it jumps out of gear. Holding the gear stick held it it. However, this morning I cannot now get 5th gear. Does anyone have any idea what this is please?...

what should you think of? What are common problems? The car has been driven 18000km and is fully serviced by Citroën.

Please help
I have a 2.2 relay 07 plate loosing lots of water when engine cold. Keep topping up until a steady trickle from exhaust pipe.
Oil level is ok and remains as normal.
When engine reaches temperature all is ok and normal.

I do not have a problem--yet! The A/C is working just fine, but there is no sign of waste water under the car.
I'm led to believe that the waste outlet is somewhere under the drivers seat, with some form of cover/baffle fitted over it.

But for the life of me I just can't find it. I've had a shot at tracing the plastic tube from the lower centre...

Hi,

I'm just trying to fix a couple of issues with my C3 1.4 e-hdi (2013).

The initial error was due to a faulty EGT sensor, which when removed the probe had broken off and I was unable to fit a new one as it felt that there was something blocking the hole.

I've since removed the DPF so I could get a better look and there was what I think...

Hello All

Does someone know when the cam belt is due on the 2.2 204Bhp diesel?

Cheers

Jack

The stains in question

I backed right into a blackberry bush on Sunday (today being Tuesday) and noticed this yesterday. Tried to clean it off today and most of it came off but I'm left with these purple streaks that won't come off. I assume it's soaked into the paint.

Been to one of those East European car wash places and they said they...

my c3 1.4 diesel chassis no VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] has a problem when at idle the engine revs freely up and down when driving once you let the throttle off to change gear the revs don't come down as they should it has a long delay it is like this in every gear .once they come down ,change gear its the same in the next gear when the car decides to drop...

This is the second continuation of this post now the first problem has been fixed.

The following faults were logged

RADIO - Permanent fault. Of the radio aerial input (yet radio reception is perfectly clear)
AIRBAG - Temporary fault. Passenger's airbag deactivation Not Defined (P206F)
MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY - Intermittent fault. No permanent...

Recent problems with the rough ride in my S2 V6 XM were not resolved by fitting six new spheres by my local, non-specialist mechanic. :( So I now need to get the car sorted by someone who knows these cars, but I can't find anyone anywhere in Mid-Wales or the Welsh Marches who does. I'm willing to travel any reasonable distance, so can anyone...

Finally got around to removing the rear calipers on the Xantia, as it was squealing like mad and a little bit crooked. Bolts came out beautifully and the offside caliper posed no issues, however the nearside union on the brake pipe seemed a bit snug, it was only after turning it a bit futher and seeing the paint flake off that i realised i've...

I have had three C5 Hatchbacks. On each one the tailgate weather sealing strip has failed in one way or another. The first two were sold before they were replaced.
Has anyone gone through the process of replacing this weatherstrip? On my current C5 (a recent acquisition) it really needs replacing. The part number is 8707 C1 and they appear to be...

When I go on a motorway for hundreds km's, my transmission do the following. Usually I go with 140 km/h, and when I need slow down a bit (to 100-110) and after speed up again the gear shifted back to gear 5 and stuck there. I am going with 140 km/h in gear 5. At this time the manual change option also cease. I pull the shifter to manual, but the...

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could could help me.

I started my dispatch van diesel 2011 L2h1 a few weeks back & everything seemed fine, it was raining so I had my windscreen wipers on. I drove it for approx 4mins & the rain had stopped, so i turned my windscreen wipers off. However they did not turn off. No matter what I did with the...

Just a guick question on oil change on a C5:

Based on your experience, would you change oil dynamically or statically?

Dynamically requires a professional garage hence can be a lot more expensive than static change in my own private garage.

Is it worth paying more?

I have a 2002 Saxo with remote central locking and a Citroen fitted alarm. Some time ago the remote stopped working. A new battery lasted a few days. This got worse to the point where a new battery lasted less than a day.mive had the remote tested by a repair company. The chip is dead.

I read on here that it might be possible to program a second...

Hi
In my Xantia, 2001 (lhd, if it makes any difference) the front left (driver) door's window mechanisem went belly up. the steel cable fell off it's route - the cable is not torn, as far as I can see it just disintegrated and the window itself fell down to fully open position. I hope that the Xantia veterans in the forum remember how to fix it...

Hi All
Just had a new passanger side strut fitted and when i got car back noticed that the noise that the suspension pump had changed from what i was us to.
Could this be trapped air or is it signs of something more sinister .

My car is an early C5 X7 Exclusive tourer, first registered in June 2008.
As such it comes with the fancy auto fold back electrochrome mirrors, which are very nice.
Earlier this year the passenger side one gave up auto folding, and it just sticks out permanently.

I decided to replace the mirror assembly complete, as the folding mechanism isn't...

I am trying to remove the steering column cover on the wife's 2004 C3 to look at the faulty indicator ( it won't click into place for a left turn) but I can't really see any screws to undo the cover like on most other cars. There are 2 tiny hole at the bottom of the underneath cover but so small I can't even see what's in there. Taken a couple of...

Hello all, new to the forum, I've just recently bought a 2003 Citroen Picasso Diesel and it was due its MOT today the only thing it failed on was that the jet washers for the windscreen didn't squirt water, the wipers work I can hear the pump working but there's no water coming through, any help would be appreciated thanks.

The big Torx bolt on the mounting/pipe end, who knows the size ?

Hello,

I noticed that my radiator fan runs strangely on my 2013 C4 1.6 e-HDi.
Whenever the AC is on, the fan starts running really loudly for about 3 seconds, then stops for about 15-20 seconds, and does it again. This happens even when i start the car in the morning when everything is cold.
I recently had the car at the dealer for an oil change...

I have a year 2000 Picasso non HDI that is slowly giving up the ghost. I also Have a Xantia 2000 HDI with an engine that has only done 100,000 miles and is in perfect condition. Is there a way I can drop the HDI engine into my Picasso

My car recently passed the MOT and the examiner advised me the front N/S pads were binding on the discs. I noticed the O/S caliper Hand Brake lever (on side of caliper)had more travel than the N/S and adjusting the HB cable made no difference. I got a refurbished caliper for the N/S and swapped it over and bled that part of the system. I rebled...

Hi,
I have recently had the injectors replaced on the above vehicle, however, since replacement, 2 clamps have since snapped.
I have now ordered a complete set of 4 from my local Citroen agent plus matching bolts.
Has anyone else suffered this issue, is it an easy job for a relative novice to replace these at home.
Cheers

Hi

I would like to hear your opinion about this. So here is what happened: after warming up the engine ( treated with xado ) I removed the oil plug and drained the oil. I waited approximately 15 min to drain as much oil as possible and then I put the oil plug back and started the engine. The oil and stop light were constantly on. I drove 2x30 km...

I have two C5s. Both 2007 model 2.0 Hdi Exclusive. One is an Estate, the other a Hatchback.

My problem is that the Automatic Headlights on the Hatchback (a recent acquisition) do not switch on automatically.

On the Hatchback the option is missing in the Configuration Menu (Configure Lighting) to turn on the Automatic Headlights or to enable the...

My 96 2.0L 16V manual gear xantia is 'drinking' fuel like if it was free.
It all started after i bought the car a few months ago, the consumption was 1L/11Km, and it was time for new plugs, oil and filters changed.

I did that myself making sure that all the parts and liquids are bought from the main dealer which uses original parts.

At that time...

Hi guys, does anyone have any idea what the part is called that the expansion tank joins to at the back of the engine, its a plastic elbow/flange attached to the engine block by 2 bolts.
Car is a c8 2.2 hdi 53 plate.
Mine has given up and has split just above the bottom bolt .
Many thanks in advance.

Ok I’ve chucked an xud out of a 306 d turbo into my little c15 van. I’m new to diesels so bear with me. I fitted a temp gauge and boost gauge so I can keep an eye on things but it’s bad news. It’s overheating after 5 mins driving but the red light on the dash isn’t lighting, 3 gear boost runs are hitting 1.1bar, which I understand is to much for...