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i sold the c5 and i'm going looking at a few cars tomorrow but i can't decide between a 1.6 hdi picasso or a 1.5 dci scenic, any opinions?

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sorry to post this on here,I know it's about a renault but I have had no reply there and I got one last time posting in here,so would be grateful if anyone can help?? hi,
we have a renault scenic 1.6 fidji 03 plate.......when the r/c/l/ is operated it is making a squealing sound,this is coming from the lock on the fuel cap. I locked and...

Hello everyone,
I've got a couple of questions regarding the operation of the turbo operating solenoid. I've just come back from Brittany in 'get home mode'.
This is because the car backfired on a hill on the way back and left me with a warning light and no power above say 1800 rpm.Got home to UK ok with great fuel comsumption but no turbo. Lexia...

I've enclosed a couple of pics of some small rust eruptions below the paint.
I'm tempted to get the emry paper out and rub them down and repaint. But I'm not sure whether I should just leave them alone as with the solid paint covering below the door it must be pre existing corrosion under the paint.
Should I leave this till it breaks through or...

just wondering really, saw a batmobile today in Leicester which got quite a lot of interest-it was based on a citroen bx, has anyone else seen it?
I took some photos if anyone's interested!

There's a strange noise (sounds like a relay engaging/disengaging rapidly) emanating from the engine (the nearside - i.e. close to the gearbox) - the noise only appears when the gearbox is in R or D. In P or N the engine noise is normal. I only noticed it this evening cos my wife was coming to pick me up and braked to a stop in front of me and the...

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I'm planning to replace the leaking nearside suspension strut on my c5 in the next few days, i have ordered the sphere removal tool and currently waiting for it arrIve and i have the new strut. Is there any advice any one can give me before i do this job and how hard is it to do this.

i have the axle stands and ramps also 2 trolley jacks...

Hi, I have just noticed a leak on the stop soleniod, on my 1995 zx 1.9D.
Is this an easy fix ? I guess there must be an rubber seal or o ring , somewhere . Anybody got any ideas , cheers Terry .

To avoid taking the spotted thread even more off topic, here is a new one to follow on from Lukes discussion about the LagunaII vs the C5:

Lukes Laguna:

Here is a better picture of a C5 interior Luke, from my C5II:

I don't mind the cream interior in your V6 too much, the darker interiors look more modern and they are easier to live with. My...

Hi looking for some advice. I have a 1998 1.0i Saxo which I have owned for considerable time. It has been used as a learner car for each of my kids. Being 1litre/no power steering etc meant very low cost to insure so good starter car.
Anyway problem has developed with front drivers seat mounts. The actual screw in fixing is well secured but the...

Hi the other day the bkrake ware light on the dash came on at that stage I was unsure why as the ware sensor wires were not conected. anyway had a look and dicovered that the ferodo onone of the pads had seperated from the metal. so fitted new pads on fri. and checked the rear pads at the same time and all seamed OK however on completion the wee...

:D would like to say a big thank you to all who helped previously with the Radiator issue and ABS issue that I had with my 98 series 2 Xantia.

Successfully managed to change radiator at home with help from friend and also rsolved the ABS light issue. This turned out to be pass side rear and again sorted at min cost. The detail on identifying...

Sometimes when I am braking to full stop and the car is downhill or uphill the rear suspension sinking a bit , I don’t know if the related to the fact that when the engine stops the rear suspension sinking almost immediately ( sometimes it sinking after a while ) where the front suspension does not. The accumulator is one year old and any test I...

My XM 2.1TD EPIC stop solenoid is playing up as shown by the engine running on for a few seconds after switching off. Merlin Diesel of Preston tell me that the Delphi overhaul kit 9109-719 (new rubber tipped plunger,spring and a few O rings) is obsolete which I find strange as it has been recently offered on French Ebay, but the listing recently...

I measured today the time interval between two consecutives pressure regulator ticking and it was 70 – 80 seconds . Is this duration normal ? I read on other posts that it should be around 30 seconds. May it be that part of the Hydraulic system is partially clogged so the pressure that is built in the accumulator decrease more slowly ? I have a...

hey gang

im going removing me seats and im just wondering what i need to be careful of or what i need to do to ensure the airbags dont go off
thanks
Ed

Hi, my Xantia bootlid brake light has just failed. How do I acess the bulb? iI have undone the plastic cover on the inside of the boot lid , but Iam unable to reach the bulbs . any help gratefully received. cheers Terry .

The whistling is constant and only when I steer right hand down not lefthand down, cheers Terry

Hi All,

I have tried all my local scrap yards in the area and no xantia's.

Can any of the members give me a number of a yard where there are late diesel models either 1.9TD or 2.0HDi as I need to purchase the lower part of steering column which has the universal joint which fits onto rack. :?:

A phone number for the yard would be appreciated....

ZF 4HP14. Engine starts in PARK and DRIVE, no other positions. Reverse lights come on in NEUTRAL, no other positions.

Have disconnected cable & fiddled with the adjustment of that, all fine now.

Replaced the reverse/start inhibitor switch today, thinking that was at fault and same issues!!! :evil:

Is there anything else that I seem to have...

Since I changed the spheres and the electrovalve on our Xantia on Saturday occasionally when opening the front door the front of the car drops several inches.

It did it last night and the front bumper landed on the kerb. It didn't damage the bumper luckily but it's only a matter of time before it will.

I've got a feeling that the front...

I am trying to find an ECU from a C8/807/ulysse.

It needs to be from a late 2005 to end of 2006 model year.

Part number 6590 N9

RPO numbers from 10465 to 10633

Anybody breaking one or know of somebody who is?

Hi,

I've got a december 2005 citroen C8 2.2HDi and i would like to retrofit cruise control.

I've got Lexia 3 on my laptop and used it to succesfully install the genuine citroen towing electrics kit which was dead easy.

Using Lexia i'm looking for options regarding cruise control to make sure it's possible before i invest in the switch stalk but...

Hi, someone told me today, that it would be better in the long run if I change the whole radius arm, not just the bearing. because its a pig of a job! Iam wondering about the cost of theses arms !! surely the bearings are cheaper ? any ideas ? cheers Terry .

Had my Berlingo Diesel 1.9 forty since new in 2001, been having trouble with the intermittent sweep and slow speed operation , works OK at full speed , this fault comes and goes, but been like this for the past 6 months any suggestions please ?

Three years on the road.
All reviews were great, but what's going in garages?
Is it really something different?-I mean reliability.
It not seems so great:

:?
Please, share your info.
:D

Hi

I have heard that you can have the ecu re-programmed to forget that it has a DPF fitted, therefore, no wierd fluid service and the possibility of removing it for a few more MPG's. Is this true, if so, it worth it?

Cheers

Mark

hey gang, just wondering wat's involved in removing an injector, i want to get mine refurbished and would like to know how i remove them, just to inspect them first of all, and then i just want to know if u guys can recommend a good refurbisher!

thanks very much,
Ed

My back electrovalve is leaking, and not a small amout either, so I need to take it off to see if the dreaded electrolitic corrosion has nibbled at the solenoid seat.

What are the sizes of union spanner I need. The couple I've got are Imperial, so best buy new.

hey gang

my side airbag light came on and i noticed that the green/yellow cable under the seat was loose so i just shorted circuited it, and bypassed the yellow plug/socket.

i thought this would turn the light off since it seemed like a bad connection was the problem, but the light is still on :(

any ideas?

thanks,
Ed

My supplier is having difficulty in tracking down a new MAF for my 51 reg c5 2.0 HDi.

The old MAF is made by Siemens, though the injection system is a Bosch.

Can anyone confirm the part number that I require?

I really need to get this sorted, the car is virtually undriveable now :cry:

Well there i was two hours from home fading light and bing! and a warning message which I hadn't seen before Battery Deficiency
Well a quick mental inventory left me feeling sure that I had a battery before staring out so maybe it was trying to tell me that more was coming out than was going in.
So thought I well should last a couple of hours on...

Hi. Got a bit of a smelly problem (the car, not me!) and wondering if anyone can suggest something to help. The c5 was round the back, on axle stands for a while recently. The next door neighbour asked me if i had seen her cat,she had not seen it for 2 days. I looked in sheds out back and then spotted it in the car, must have sneaked in when I was...

Hi,

Anyone changed the EGR valve on a C5 Mk2 2.0HDI 138bhp ?

Can you tell me how to get at and remove/refit the the bolt that fastens to the EGR from underneath.

I can get at and remove the two long fixing bolts, the two cooler flange bolts and the two outlet pipe flange bolts but can't see how to get at the underneath bolt.

I can just see it...

Hi I have a 2004 C5 2.0 hdi which had the service spanner visible in the mileometer display. I followed the instructions in the handbook which removed the permanently visible 'spanner' near the mileometer, however the 'spanner' and the miles overdue is still there when the ignition key is first turned to pos 2? How do I reset this, as i have just...

Check this out, its quite surprising !!!

How easily should the 'boot lid' on these hatchbacks lift?

Mine, after release, needs quite a lift to get it up - should it be very easy?

Car is quite low miles 66k but maybe it is age-related?

Sorry in advance for what may seem a rambling post.

As posted elsewhere I needed to get the clutch changed on the Synergie and the clutch change was done at a reputable garage.

They phoned me though and said that I needed a new clutch cable fitting. It was only replaced in late December by another garage.

The garage that replaced the clutch...

A useful video of Citroen mechanics at work

Hi
The other day I was enjoying a nice drive in torential weather in my reasonable trusty C5 Estate (2002 2.2HDi).
There was loads of standing water, I was impressed with the stability control, flashing away, telling me all was well, that it had my back and I could relax, through an anavoidable bigger puddle and the ba*tard thing threw its toys...

My Xantia started leaking coolant off the rear of the front subframe even when not running and I thought that I felt water around that plastic connector at the bottom back of the block. It was like a dripping tap(off the subframe) and so I ordered the new connector and refilled/bled the system as I had to make a short trip in the car. Blow me if...

I've had my Xantia for 2 1/2 years and it coming up to 170k but i've always been disappointed with the diesel fuel economy compared to other diesel cars i've owned.
I always carry out my own servicing at regular intervals, the car runs fine and i don't even drive fast or boot it and still only return 38 mpg :? :? which is a mixture of motorway...

bit strange this one .
three of my four diesel injectors have lost thier electrical signal.
does anyone know what may be the problem and where to look for a cure my auto electricion is stumped . there are no fault codes in the system.

Hi, would it be possible to remove the HDi pump and injectors On an HDi engine and replace with a non HDi system ie standard pump an injectors?

or is there something different about the engine ie compression ratios etc

that wouldnt allow it to run properly.

thanks in advance.

Nigel.

Hi, normally when I switch off my 1997 Xantia, the rear end drops down. Today it is staying up . Is it the anti - sink rear sphere at fault ? any advice greatfully received, cheers Terry.

We are looking to buy a Synergie / 806 to use as a glorified van and occasional passenger carrier.
Given that I do most of my own servicing repairs etc which is likely to be the least troublesome / complicated to put right. Are all the HDI models fitted with that incredibly expensive dmf flywheel for example? We'll also be buying it from the UK,...

The front suspension on my VSX appears to be locking uo momentarily at random.Can be going over a series of speed bumps say, all ok and then one will really upset the car.I've tried bump tests,with the engine running,usually OK ,but once ,the suspension was absoloutely locked solid,as if the engine was off (and had 'clicked').
The car sinks maybe...

Hi, anybody know the exact name of the pipe grips that citro jim recommends? i.e. brake pipe wrench . cheers Terry

Hi all, on a 2001 C5 2.0 HDi is there an easy way to check if the radiator fan works, I suspect mine doesn't.
Many thanks.

I have another post on going at the moment (dispatch fuel pump),
and just out of wanting to know what stops pumps from pumping when they DIE.
Now I dont mean the immobiliser or stop solenoid, I mean the solenoid has its plunger and spring removed and refitted.
So no electrics to the pump at all and assuming the timing is correct.
If I take an...