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Hi,

This question is regarding a 1.4 litre petrol engine from a 2004 C4 belonging to a friend.

He recently ordered a petrol filter

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This seems to be inline.

1. Do petrol filters need to be periodically replaced on this car?

2. If Yes, then where is it located?

Regards
Aneesh

I jacked up the rear of my citroen (c5, diesel, 2005 model, must be on hydractive III ) to change the wheels, upon completion, the rear suspension would not come down, I am not sure but when it was jacked up, I might have pressed the down button. Do you think this confused the computer system? or something is dislocated?
The height switch button...

my citroen C5, shakes badly/vibrates at about 60 miles per hour. The vibration began when we changed the inner and outer CV for driveshaft
But now something else has began to happen, it is making weird noise (sounds like metal gently rubbing on another metal) when the car starts, while on gear 1, the noise reduces as you go to gear 2,
on motorway...

After killing one key the replacement has now died. I've located the issue. The microswitch pins need resoldered. I can see why this happens the pressing of the switch over time flexes the pins and weakens the solder joint.

Any ideas? After resoldering I thought about supporting the switches with resin to stop them moving when pressed.

Would you believe it but my gearbox has gone at only 86000 miles.

I have been told by citroen that it is a cf13 box. Does anyone know what and if it has been put in any other cars? Mine is a xsara 2001 facelift model 1.4 petrol.
I am trying to source one from a scrapyard as i am just going to get rid of it now.
John

ps citroen want £2396 for a...

Just bought one of these, fast postage, ordered Monday afternoon and arrived Wednesday morning =D> .. Done 12 spheres this afternoon,(2 cars) and not one smashed knuckle :) .. Also makes them for the C5

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Sorry, me again. After 4 happy years, two problems in as many weeks!

2004 Berlingo van 1.4 79k miles.

I wasn't concerntrating this morning and ran out of petrol. Put a gallon in, but engine wouldn't start. Everything lights up on ignition position 2, but nothing on position 3 (not even a click).
Managed to get it started with a bump start,...

Do these all use the same rockers as Xantia HDi models (or was there any sort of change)? Got to order in a set for someone.

Thanks, Adam.

Hi
the van will not start with starter engine turns over easy but if it is towed or pushed it start straight away and runs normally.
have had it on the computer and it said nothing wrong but starter a bit slow and have replaced it.
engine turns over faster but still not start
any idea of what could be wrong

Prob bee asked this question many times. What is the difference between hydractive 2 and normal suspension?. Hw reliable are they? Is it the same as the activia one. How many Spheres are on the car. What Spheres should i get for the car.

Picking up the new car tomorrow. It does need some new Spheres on the front.
Exclusive Estate 99 2 liter hdi...

Hello and greetings from Greece, before a month i bought a used Citroen C5 X7 1.6 THP exclusive 2010 model with 44.000 on the counter, i had driven it from Athens to Thessaloniki where i live, (the distance is 510 kilometres) and comparing it with my old Citroen C5 mk2 2000cc exclusive 2007 model was something else, the C5 X7 is awesome and in the...

Hi Folks

My C5 2.2 hdi semi-auto has suddenly developed a worrying problem.
When you engage gear (drive or reverse) it doesn't roll forward or back as it should.
Instead it feels like the brakes have locked on and needs plenty of throttle to get it going (especially bad in reverse).
Once going forward it's fine, in reverse it needs constant...

#-o

Sporadic ABS light for a while, and Lexia fingered the OSR, the one that got mauled when I had the arm out earlier in the year. Found out why tonight... (Exhaust has gone again, so had to bodge a clamp on it - rear flange on main pipe has gone, so made a couple of 'straps' for each side of the joint and shoved them on with Jubilees - not gas...

Dear all,

I have a late-2000 Citroën Xantia. And I'm not sure about the right word here ... under the engine hood, there are two small plastic assemblies, each containing two small movable nozzles, which spray liquid onto the windshield.

I need a new one of these assemblies, and I have searched for it but without finding. The closest I have so...

OK, so I didn't really check before I started off, but a couple of miles from home, I noticed the service light . I stopped and switched off, then on again to see the Incorrect oil level warning. I poured a half litre in and checked the level. It was approximately just below a third of the way from the lower dipstick mark. The light stayed on. I...

My Dispatch has basically got no Glow plug function at all, following probably poor advice we have replaced the Glow Relay, followed by the double ignition relay neither of which made any difference, I have new Glow Plugs as this was my first idea to change - however have not fitted them as it appears to be a bit of a access issue.

It starts ok...

Hi guys. I've got a lhm leak somewhere around the lhm tank/ doseur valve area (the car's lhd so the doseur valve's on the other side).

I need to move the lhm tank cos I just can't see where the leak's coming from. I'm losing 200ml every 200kms so the leak's now quite bad. When I remove the lhm tank to see the leak I can't run the engine!

I'm...

Hello everyone. I noticed over the last few weeks that our trusty xantia has developed an lhm leak. Mo have had the undertray off today to see where it is coming from. Can anybody advise from this picture what it is and what is involved with fixing it please? It sits at the back of the engine above the subframe.

Hiya, I think my ignition switch contacts are just about to die and just wondered if this a known problem area for my old Xantia? :/

Symptoms:
Start car and with car running and after glow plugs have stopped being powered.
Battery light comes on and my permanently installed volt meter shows around 11-12Volts, (which is below the normal charging...

Driving to work in the storm yesterday and my usually trusty Xantia throws a wobbler and the gear stick goes totally loose in my hand and am stuck in first. Luckily only a mile from home so limped back and forced the 2CV into service against its will plus its freezing!!

Checked out the situ last night and the big rod from the gear stick has come...

Hi All, my Citroen Xantia Estate HDI has just developed a strange problem. When you activate the front washer jets the water now squirts out the front and the rear jets at the same time. They also have less pressure?

Can any one tell me how they work, is there a valve for front and rear jets or a non reutrn valves etc? so i can have a look over...

Hi,

I replaced the mass air flow sensor in january (bought off ebay), this weekend the Engine Mamagement Light came on, then noticed same time car had flat spot in acceleration, assumed MAF as similar symptoms to earlier in year.

I removed and sprayed with unipart switch cleaner which is not supposed to leave any residue, when refitted and...

after a customer of mine had a replacement alternator fitted to her 05 1.4 8V C3

it has acquired a random misfire on all cylinders,

the fault code are
P0300
and
P1336

the first one i think is a ling standing code which no one seems to be able to get to the bottom of,

the second one on a gooogly search says it could be various items at fault,...

And before you post back an extra 2 C5's, I will explain further I live in a village 12 miles from the nearest motor factor or scrap yard and we only get for when 3 buses a week. After fun and games earlier this year when a 2 year old starter motor packed up after the nearest factors had closed for the weekend. I am compiling a list of what to...

Hi all,
I have a rattle on the off side driving on roughish road surfaces at 40+.... but silent on a smooth surface. It was there before the last MOT in November which it sailed through. I was hoping they would tell me what it was as I couldn't find it and still not being able to find it is driving me doolally . I have checked and rechecked all...

Where is it located?

Just got gran turismo 6 yesterday and looking under Citroen they have a 2003 c5 v6 exclusive,2000 xantia 3.0 v6,xsara vtr looking forward to driving these :-)

Marc
2001 c5 2.0hdi sx

When I drive above 110 km per hr(more than 2200 rpm), the gear handle vibrates. The rest of the car is otherwise stable and smooth. is this normal?

My car is 2.0 hdi Xantia 1999

Now to be an MOT failure.... DOT Press Release

Not sure how they will check - if internals removed then it will look superficially OK, but a finger in the tail pipe will reveal all.

I accidentally overfilled the engine oil on my Xantia 2.0 HDI.

The oil level is 2-3 milimetres above the max line on the dip stick. Are the levels very strict?

Will it be okay to keep it like this for the next 10000 kms when i will be going for the next oil change?

Hello again to the forum from France.

Our son's xsara DW8 1.9D estate decided to join our group of ill-functioning Xsaras by breaking its cambelt.

We popped the engine and box out, and the camshaft was broken in 2 places and one of the valves was stuck.

Rather than do the head with valves and a cam and then a new timing belt and head-gasket, we...

basically the same turbo as the KKK fitted to C5s, a good guide.

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I apparently have an ABS Warnninglight on in my S2 xantia, That does not have ABS.
The engine has just had the head replaced, so the engine has been lean't forwarsd to do this a new cambelt, pulleys and camshaft pulley have been installed.

any ideas please?

cheers Nigel.

has anyone ordered from the above site? seems ok and i can do with a few gen. citroen parts.

Hi guys
This must be a fairly common problem, it's certainly happened to my Xantias as the milage creeps up. Usually stabbing the key well in and a bit of jiggling will work but it gets more difficult as time goes on. Plus gas, silicone grease, WD 40 all help a little bit but I think I have hit on the answer and I hope this might help anyone...

Afternoon All,

I've just fitted a new rear bracket between anti roll bar and HCas a result of a broken link, suspension dropped (see previous thread).
I cannot get the rear suspension to rise and fall at all. What's happened :?:
I need to fit new sphere's to rear (3)

Kenny

My '53 plate C5 2.0I petrol auto estate has recently presented a load of error messages on cold start-up. Anti Pollution Alert, Catalytic Converter Fault, plus the Engine Management icon and Service messages remaining lit. The car won't pull away and it runs rough (just like my old MGB used to when it needed a carb set-up). If I switch off and...

Hi Guys I've just bought a new Lexia and a mate of mine is giving me an old laptop with XP on it. My question is tha the lexia comes with 2 discs and lots of leads but no instructions. Any tips on which disc to insert first and setting up are gratefully appreciated.

When I drive straight ahead the steering will is not align what I mean that its spokes are not horizontal and it looks like it turned. A month ago it was perfectly aligned and I didn’t touch the steering at all. How can this happen ?
The car is Xantia 2.0 16V Automatic make year 2000

Thanks
Zohar

Front ones are currently Michelin Primacy, 255/55 R17.

What would you put on? Willing to pay up to £170.

My Xantia 1.9tdsx is well and truly SORN ed at the moment, but from time to time I set to and tinker around, start it up etc.

Occasionally I have to do a bit of car shuffling about to get my other car next to the house to do the usual maintenance and repair tasks.

Today was one of those days but the Xantia had other ideas. Today was the day that...

Had this since i bought the C5, ive not been working due to my shoulder surgery so not been too worried, put it on the ramp today and looks like the track rod end, slight bit of play. While the car was in the air I thought id check the suspension gaiter on the rear, as it was an advisory, It is split and I noticed a lack of clip on that side! I...

Hi all, yonks ago someone posted up a picture of the ABS ecu connector pins and annotated which one was for each wheel sensor connection.

Would anybody have this diagram?

Help greatly appreciated!!

hey-up.

Has anyone replaced a clutch in a Xantia 1.9TD 1996 Estate by unbolting the engine mounts on the clutch end, and dropped that end down through the engine bay for access?

Is it possible/worthwhile?

...
The clutch has not actually gone, it's just rather juddery and has been adjusted out rather a lot. Anyway of testing to see if it...

not sure what unit I have.. just the basic SX/LX CD player/Radio..,

been fine until recently..,

but last few days, getting intermittent dodgy FM radio.,. and more recently, a really high pitched squeal .. just about audible, and very annoying..

Unit more likely than the ariel? I did notice some water from the rear interior light a little while...

When I get in the car,(2.2 HDI C5 X7), it's always in economy mode so no suspension pump.
As soon as I start the engine the front of the car rises. Probably about 30 mm+.
As soon as I switch the engine off, the front drops by the same amount, but not slowly and gently. It just drops as if onto a bump stop.
It doesn't really concern me, but if my...

Hi All,

I've just had my 1995 ZX 1.9D fail its CT (the French MOT) with worn bottom arm bushes. Haynes just says “…renew components as necessary.” OK. How easy is it to get the old bushes off and the new ones on? I was a mechanic until I retired, have a reasonable kit of tools, but don’t have a 10-ton press lurking about the place!
From reading...

Having just passed the 270,000 miles, my door has started to make noises. At least I think its my door.. I had my son sit in the back seat last night and he agreed with me that it sounded like the driver door.
The noise: Worse in town every time I accelerate and break turn left or right with a little G force I get this clunk or click sometimes its...

Raced the new Saxo at Brands Hatch for the 1st time on the 24th November with Dunlop DZ03G tyres - never used these before either.

Basically, the car is a 2003 Saxo VTR full race car. It's an ex Stock Hatch car & will be raced at Brands, Silverstone, Snetterton etc., over the next few years, in the BARC TinTops series (from 2014 with a race tuned...

Hello
My name is john and i have an overheating problem with my xantia V6!!
One day i saw the temperature gauge rise very quickly. I stoped and i saw that one of the two heater matrix pipes was broken.
I forgot to mention that the bubble sphere was missing when i purchased the car .
I replaced everything with new parts ( including the sphere and...