French Car Forum

Simple one! Is there any risk in starting/running the car with the alternator output lead disconnected?

I am presuming not, as it seems generally that you can drive a car on a dying battery once the alternator has failed. Correct, or am I misinformed?

Thanks, Adam.

Can anybody advise me as to what P Code 1351 means. The car is running perfectly, or seems to be. I ran a scan, out of curiosity & get this fault. Can anybody advise.

I am troubleshooting some central locking issues, can someone please tell me where I find the sensor which detects whether the driver's door is open/closed? Year 2000 xantia hatch.

Cheers,

Ainslie

Hi, I have a somewhat dilapidated 93 Xantia TD VSX with leather seats, which have worn better than the rest of the car. I'd like to take the seats and install in a 2000 Xantia HDi SX. I believe the floor layout was retained on going from the mark I to mark II so I imagine it should theoretically be possible.

Anyone else out there with experience...

What box does the early C5 2.0 Petrol auto have?

car alarm is going off by its self car you help please

Hi, my 1995 zx s sunroof won t open! When I press the switch either way, I can faintly hear a noise, I guess it s the sunroof motor, but nothing happens. It stays shut! Anybody got any ideas ?
cheers Terry .

why would an xantia be stuck on high no matter what?
also the power steering does not work.

as well as the engine constantly cutting out and the speedometer not working.

I have not really looked at the car yet, but thought i'd arm myself with some info before i do :)

After all the grief with getting the car through its mot and then discovering that it was jumping out of 2nd gear, I decided to polish it up and put it through the local auction complete with nearly 11 months mot
It was gleaming.

Tuesday...no bids at all.
Today...1 bid for £150, and would I accept that?
Told him I could probably get that from...

Hi guys,
firstly have tried a search but came up with over 6000 threads to go through! :shock:
do any of you guys run on veg oil mix for your deisels?? i know you need a bosch pump for this (any easy way to check what pump you have??) and have seen quite a few peeps comment on running veg oil on ebay adds, but just wondered what the legalities...

I've just discovered that the c5 also has the infamous citroen dual control brakes. It might be handy though, my son turns 17 next month, I was going to put him on the insurance for the 107, might do the c5 now, could be safer when he's learning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can someone tell me how to replace this rubber thing please....(if it is possible that is). I assume it is there to prevent bottoming out , don't know what it is called.

Hi can anyone tell me how or where I can find the paint code for my 1998 Synergie?

Thanks Nathan

hi all cheers for your help with the last problem this forum is simply exellent. I have another problem, all of a sudden iv noticed my clutch pedal has gone weird.
On the first 3 inches theres nothing it only disengages on the last 2 inches.
Gears seem to be working ok but iv got to push the pedal right to the floor and if i have the car mat up...

Hi, my daughters c2 has a problem, when the car starts the side and dipped beem come on!!!! it doesnt have auto lights on it either. I can switch it to sidelights only and onto dipped beam and flash the headlights to make them come on.
Does anyone have any ides what could be causing this to happen????
Oh, and I have disonected the - termianl for...

hi guys. i dont suppose anyone has a 97 reg 1.9td synergie n they could messure the width of the power steering pully?.......... :) reason been as the aux belt broke on mine a while ago so i replaced the tensioner and belt..........belt was a nightmare to fit due to been tight.its started to squeek so i decided to take the tensioner off the grease...

It takes longer than normal to start my Xantia.

A quick search in FCF and found some helpful tips.
I checked battery condition by reading with a voltmeter while idling and engine off.
Both readings are good, battery is new, green indicator light is seen etc.

Today I drove to a car battery dealer and they tested battery with a tester.
Good...

The cruise control in my Xantia II 2 stopped working. It was when I was driving on the freeway. At the beginning when I activated it, it worked for couple of seconds and stopped. I checked the vacuum unit that controls the gas throttle in looks OK . The switch on the brake pedal is OK and the relay that supplies power to the cruise control ECU is...

Hello. My Fred has been getting worse at starting in the morning.

I'm having to squeeze the priming bulb 20 - 30 times. Once I do that she starts nicely and will start easily for the rest of the day.

Runs very well though sometimes has a little hiccup when accelerating hard with the air con on (but that could be because I'm not used to air...

Hi

When I checked the level of the LDS fluid, the cap released a load of pressure, lilke taking a radiator cap off. For the next few miles of driving, the suspension was really plush again, now i has gone back to thudding / banging when coming off speed humps, and feeling quite hard at the front end.

Do the spheres go on these, and if so, would...

Got the last one of my four family cars through the test this morning - that's the Xsara with just over 100K on it's clock. Three advisories; the ding in the windscreen that's been there for a few years, a damaged tyre valve and a slightly faulty number plate. So that's it for the year. Four passes first go. Trouble is it starts all over again in...

Hi guys,
Newb to the Xant world here, and after moons of lurking finnally joined up the place to be for Xant knowledge! (according to google!!)

weve got a Xantia '98 1.9td Sx P2 estate and the drivers bolsters shot due to old owner with hip troubles kinda Landing in the seat for a few years!! now have found a full leather trim out of an...

hi all! another question for you techy bods!
is there a list available of CD multi changers that are compatible with the std head units in the Xantia??
head unit has cd control but is only a tape unit, be nice to keep the steering controlls rather than change complete head unit (will do if no joy)
beleive it to be the clarion unit?? - handbooks...

Got the Xantia through the MoT, but what a fluke!

For over a month I could not get one rear door open, despite almost a full day, on-and-off, trying everything.

Then, three hours before the MoT appointment, I got it open again, albeit without central locking. Tried it three or four times, opened and shut ok.

Passed MoT yesterday.

Today the...

The rear suspension arm bush (offside) on my Synergie has failed. It has done about 270,000 miles so I'm not complaining.

Has anyone changed one of these? What's involved in the job? I can get the bush but cannot find any info about changing it, or any tool to extract the old and insert the new.

I would have had no worries on my old CX, but this...

Hi, just about to change (this weekend) my Xantia gearbox oil. A friend has just said , it s really difficult to refill after you have drained it. He says, there is no room to fill it . Is this correct? cheer Terry.

Hi!
I live in Sri Lanka and get most parts for my C5 from UK
I may have an opportunity soon to get some parts carried from france, and I wonder if anyone knows of any places that sell Citroen parts, preferably who will post to an address in France.
I did try searching for some webpages but it seems hard going, so I was wondering if any one could...

Hi, When travelling around a rounabout or sharp righthand bend, I can hear a sharp whistling noise ( coming from somewhere ?) Any body got any ideas ? cheers Terry .

I learnt this one from the veggy site but thought it might be interesting to anyone who seems to be as lucky as I am when the xantia diesel produces a fault i.e. late Friday Night, easter friday, Christmas eve, I think you get my drift, Not enough time before the weekend/hols to get any parts.

if you have a citroen Xantia with an XUD diesel...

and the reason was the lower control arm bushes and sway bar lock ( not sure about the name in english) i was mentally prepared for fail as i know the rear arm bearing is shot but strangely the guy ignored it :roll:

please guys help me on how to fix those, Thanks

Hi

I am a long time lurker here and have not posted very much. I have relied quite heavily on the extensive archive of posts which have been very useful. I have now run up against a problem that the Search feature cant help me solve, and hope some of you lovely people might be able to help me.

My 1.9TD has developed a fuel leak somewhere towards...

Hi ,I have driven a P reg Zx turbo diesel today which has heavy power steering .The tyre pressures appear to be ok .
i might be interested in going for it .

Anyone know is that likely to be a difficult/expensive fix :?:

it seems to be heavier when giving it more than a quarter turn

the car generally is in good condition , lady owner and under...

Hi

Is the “Total Hydraurincage” that is used to flash the Hydraulic system efficient ? Is it necessary to flush the system ? Is there another way to flush it ?

Thanks
Zohar

Hi All,

Have posted here before and got some good advice. Thought I would see if anyone is familiar with a problem that happened Fri.

The reversing lights at the back of the car have stopped coming on when I put the car in reverse.

We checked the bulbs both sides and all bulbs are working and wired connections look fine. We then checked fascia...

Hi Is there anyone on here with a Mk 11 C5 fitted with a cd changer under the seat. I need some advice HELP.

Hi all,
My grandfather is currently driving around with 100% WVO, that is until last night when she decided to stop on side of motorway! :shock:

Went to look at it today, thinking it might have a blocked fuel filter - was greeted with the primer bulb completely sucked in. My thoughts are that there is a blockage between that and the tank,...

I'm looking for a s/h towbar for my MarkII Xantia saloon.

Will ones from a MarkI fit with no problems?

Any tips as to which types to avoid, please?

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?

ok,
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...

Hi All

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...