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My wife's 2011 C3, 5 door hatchback has developed an odd problem. When using the rear wash, liquid runs inside the car onto the rear parcel shelf. Investigation has revealed the lamp lens is cracked around the water jet outlet. It is this cracking (possibly caused by frost??) that is allowing water into the car. My question is- how do I get the...

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My Xantia SX HDi has a CD changer in the boot. However I am not sure if it is supposed to have some trim round it with a lid on it. The same colour as the boot carpet. It is shown on service citroen as having it. The part is no longer available. Did they all have one? I would like one if anybody has a spare one for sale? Thanks.

Regards...

Does anybody know why my 2001 2.2 C5 exclusive's wing mirrors might have stopped retracting when I lock the car? Is there an incantation that causes this? The driver's door window only goes up 50mm for each biutton press too, and I think both started happening at the same time. The mirrors still work properly if I use the controls on the driver's...

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In a new (for me ) xantia, I received vehicle with a switched bypass on the blower - so that the dash slide control is bypassed.
Likely some fault with the slider methinks. What could that have been?
I aim to restore proper heating, Suspect it also cuts out the AC.

Pointers/advice much appreciated, to arm myself with, before tackling it....

Hi Can anybody tell me why the radio in my C8 has suddenly started making a constant beeping, and if anything can be done to stop it? :x

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I'm planning to replace the heater matrix in my Sunday best Xantia this weekend.

I've read the sage advice from a number of archive posts on the subject (thanks Jim !!) and ordered the O ring seals (part number 6564V1) from the local dealer.

He's just rung me back to say they are no longer available.

Presumably they are just O rings, so...

Recently replaced, with a used one, the indicator stalk on the Saxo, mainly to get the horn working but it did also cure clicking from a relay connected with the indicators. If the stalk is moved slightly the relay stops rapidly clicking. Was in the car last night and the clicking is back with a vengence. Sounds like the relay is under the...

Hi, my S1 Xantia, just removed the front discs !!! The caliper side of both front discs ( inside) I have a 20 m/m strip ( groove) running around both discs ! the pads mirrors this . the outside of the disc is fine , no uneven wear and the outside pads are fine. anyone know why the pads and discs would have wear around both discs ! cheers Terry....

Hi,
Can someone tell me how to remove the rain sensor cover? Windscreen is damaged and needs to be replaced,
Cheers in advance

Hello all....
Bought said vehicle on EBay last night, unseen!
Just wondered if anyone on here viewed this vehicle
Or knows of it?
Engine's knackered apparently but comes with a replacement (scratches head!)
It comes up as a Super 1015cc on txt check but are there any definitive checks I can make
To make sure it isn't a standard Ami with a GS...

Hi, just a shot in the dark. always got my local garage to change the cambelt on my S1 Xantia. has anyone done a step by step on changing the belt. never done one, but thought maybe a guide would help . ( I have no faith in the BOL ) here s hoping ....Terry. [-o<

Had that ALSO Xac, the eccentric 8mm bolt appears to tighten itself up!! They dont need a lot of tightening.

I had one, but I didnt use a Torx, I used a SPLINED Bit, which had more Ridges on it to grip to the internal rounded edge..

Funny you should mention splined bits, I picked up a set today. One is close in size but just slightly too big....

Hey-up guys

Ok, shame on me, I've put a foot over in the dark-rusty-side and bought a 1999 149kmiles Ford Transit Tourneo 2.5l Di (lowering head in shame)..

My 1996 Xantia 1.9TD has covered 263kmiles (still going strong thanks to all the help from everyone on here!!), and has like very little rust.

The younger, lower mileage Ford is covered in...

I'd appreciate guidance in choosing new car.
Currently run Xantia 1.9td estate.
I like the loading space. It's economical on motorway - over 50mpg at 80 mph when unloaded.
Not great around hills and town. Not as good as my BX 1.7td manual for towing.

Attracted by hdi 110 xantia estate, though not driven one. Will go for manual probably due to...

Hi all,
I hope someone can steer me in the right direction,my wife called me tonight to say her 2009 c5 2.0HDi had suddenly developed a terrible rattle and vibration through the clutch/brake pedals, when I got home it sounded like a bag of bolts,very loud rattle/clanking coming from the engine bay,it disappears if the engine is revved, the best...

The black lower part of my front bumper has some scuffing and was thinking of having ago at fixing.

I do not want to make it worse, has anyone sanded this sort of plastic, filled or painted it?

What would be the best way to fix?

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My C5 2litre HDI 110 Estate has now on 3 seperate occasions when starting up 1st thing in the morning displayed a STOP warning message along with the Red indicator which is next to the Coolant Temperature Guage. Normally switching the engine off & re-starting appears to clear the message, this morning though when i re-started it stayed on, so when...

Driving on Sheffields roads produces a clunking sound from the front of the car, as i don't have much experience of this type of car, is it likely to be:

Drop Link?
Tie Rod?
Ball Joint?
Suspension Arm?
Something else?

If i'm driving on smooth bits of road, no noise at all, there is a slight bit of vibration through the steering though, i assume...

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I came across this forum the other day and it looks a great source of info....this is my first post; here goes.

I have an '09 mark III Citroen C5. Last year the driver's window just dropped down into the door and had to have it repaired under warranty. Yesterday I noticed that the passenger window was having problems going down and back...

So what is the best oil to use on a high mileage CT engine?

I.E. grade of oil, and quality, not price being the main consideration.

Hi guys,
I've replaced both height corrector cradles recently due to excessive play in the shafts/bearings on the spring loaded bits causing them to become sticky. I got used ones and whereas the rear one was 'almost like new' to quote the indy who fitted them, the front one, although it seemed fine on the bench, when fitted also had a lot of...

The subject says it all!
Cheers
John

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You may recall I replaced the boots on the tie rods on my Xantia (I say replaced, they'd been missing for years and didnt realise), as well as changing the tie rods and tie rod ends. All new. But ever-worse knocking noises are coming from the steering column as I turn to the left or the right from the centre.

I suspected a damaged rack...

For a couple of months my Saxo's immobilizer light occasionally flashes and although the engine turns over, it won't start. Usually removal of the key and a wiggle of the steering wheel corrects it and away it goes. This morning no amount of key removing would get it going. An hour later, it started first try. Can anyone tell me how to deactivate...

It's one of those odd (to me) covers that are located in the ceiling of the car, it looks like you'd be able to hook something into it or whatever - I don't know really what they are for. There are four in total.

This one has had the cover ripped off it by some interfering little **d, and I'd like to replace it.

Anyone know what it's called or...

Can some kind soul tell me how I disable the door open buzzer on an S2 Xantia, before I disable it permanently with pliers or the nearest thing I can exact violence on it with? It's driving me round the bend!

thanks all!

My 1997 Mk1 Xantia 2ltr auto has developed a fault

Parked up at work this morning, locked the car as usual, and went out again a while ago to put a box in the boot.

Car won't unlock on the remote, and central locking does,nt work off the door locks

The red warning light to the left of the dash is flashing very rapidly, and both lights on the...

Anybody got a Lexia up and running in Colchester, I need to read my error codes and try and find reason for engine management light. Save me from Tolly's.

spotted this over on the BXCF

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We was changing the accumintor sphere We had the car up on ramps We took the wrong sphere off. It was the one at the middle on the front. we took off. Probably the regulator one. We put the old one back on. Started the car. No problem.
Then we noticed another sphere. at the bottom on the passenger side. Tried to get to get it off. Couldn't do it....

Just to let you Citroeners know, I am back with a PSA car. Namely a 99 Pug 1.1 Zest--NO abs, aircon, electric windows or a multitude of ecu's.
Brilliant. Ok, not very quick, especially now as it is dead. :-D . Hence post on Peugeot section.
Greg

Well, thanks to Mr HellRazor, we now have some success and a lack of airbag light. This part here was replaced with a secondhand unit. Is this what is referred to as the slip ring ?

Or, is this part what is referred to as the slip ring ?

The airbag light went out straight away, and after a decent test drive with plenty of turning and...

I've read that many owners suffer from poor retracting seatbelts front and back, but can't seem to find a curable solution. Some have said spray lithium/white grease on both sides of belt when its fully retracted up to 1/3 of it but some have said that spraying that type of grease would eat away at the webbing and cause big problems, some have...

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Following a recent visit from mindless yobs wielding bats, both cars outside the house now need drivers door mirrors. :x :x :x
SWMBO's Mitsubishi is not a problem, with a replacement glass already found and the shell survived intact.
The Xantia is a different story. Citroen made the whole mounting from brittle plastic, which has snapped...

and just clicked past 160K.....................

Fail, CV gaiter................turned out to be mud !
Fail, Side Lights..............one blub blown...the bugger was working on Sunday
Fail, ABS wires not in clip .......all I can say is to rude to post without a life bad....

Smoke @ 0.45 average....my cat and DPF work then :)
New serpentine belt...

hi, just joined your club, hope somone can help, 1. drivers side heater just blows cold regardless of settings 2.. cd multi change isnt reconised at all but its got power ,cause it ejects cartridge also tryed spare player and its the same no play but the dash player will play single cd,s any ideas

I've got a Citroen C5 Estate 2010 HDi. The passenger side front window refuses to go back up again - it's stuck a third of the way up. I notice this is a problem other people have encountered. At first I thought I'd have to replace the whole window regulator and motor which costs s hefty £240 from Euro Car Parts. I was not willing to pay that much...

Cordial greetings to all in the forum.

Have stop here for some time but will only now had time to make the introductions.

Please be gentle with me ,because I speak little english and I am using Google Translator...

My name is Paulo ( in english the equivalent is Paul ) and I am Portuguese.

I live in a wonderfull place It seems the creator...

I have the old Xantia keyfob with the IR blip and deadlock/alarm button. Anyone know where I can get a replacement case for it? The board is fine, the buttons are solid and the IR LED is securely soldered to the board, however the external plastic case is shabby and the rubber has ripped allowing crud to get on the board. I want the nip the...

asking on behalf of a friend who has an alfa romeo....has airbag light on,mot is due,been on for a couple of years he says,but he has been told the regs have changed and it will now fail the mot for the air bag light being on.....does anybody have anything definite on that? looked on google,seems to be correct but can't seem to find anything...

I have a very badly worn rubber seal , attached to the brake caliper, my questions are ; can I buy the rubber seal separately or as kit ? and can I buy from a motor factor or is it a Citroen only part ? thanks in advance Terry.

Well I have been searching for this information quite a long time and I didn't find anything about the ride height for Activa MK2 year 1998. I found for MK1 year 1996 and I am not sure if the measurements are the same. Or maybe it's the same setting as for MK2 HA?

Thank you!

Hi . Could anyone give me the part numbers for the front corner spheres on my s1 v6 .I have just got two from euro part.
I think they have given me accumulators 620545650. On my old sphere the number is 96238949 .I need to know the euro part number.
Thanks H. :)

Just nipping down to GSF to get this job out of the way.

Gave them my reg and he gave me part number 453PC001 but I cannot find it on their website.

With my reg, it brings up 453CP0011 but states Activa? which it certainly isn't.

Anyone on the forum know which one I should be having or the pressure and volume please?

Hi, my series1 Xantia. I have just sourced two strut tops, there were no rubber boots with them. can I buy new boots from a motor factor or is this a Citroen only product. The strut tops I have just sourced from a breakers, so Iam hoping I can still buy the rubber boots ? many thanks Terry.

Hi all,
I'm beginning to suspect the crank pulley is the cause of alternator drive gear squeaking at idle, which vanishes above 1100 revs.
Other symptoms include a twisting and thrashing aux drive belt on the run between AC and crank pulley.

Would a defective crank pulley cause very noticeable uneven engine vibration when sitting in the cabin,...

hi dose any one no were the 2010 c3 16 hdi picasso OBD2 plug
is fitted on the 2010 c3 16 hdi 90 picasso i have looked by the fuse box in the glove box also a long by the steering by the radio and cd player but no luck yet if any one can help me out thank you for your time

Is it OK to charge a car battery in-situ with all the +/- cables still attached to the car or will only bad things happen and it should only be done either disconnected from the car or preferably on the workbench ? I'm thinking specifically of my C5 X7 here - with the ignition off...... obviously ! :)

Just looking at Parkers..

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The 2.0i 16V VTR can do 0-60Mph in 8.8 seconds.

Yet the 3.0 V6 Exclusive is only .5 of a second quicker.

I know they are big heavy cars, but the 3.0 V6 just seems so slow on paper. The Ford Mondeo which is the same class is 7.6 seconds 0-60 which seems closer to what i...

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My c5 suspension stop rising last Friday.

I checked the fuses and voltage in the pump motor and they were all ok.

So, I empty the lds reservoir and removed my pump to check it.

I found 2 issues:

The first one was the rubber connection between the motor and the hydraulic unit. Three rubber was broken and the metal piece connected to...