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I tried to remove the glove box in my C4 ( Make year 2009 ). To remove it, I removed the torx head screws around the outside edge, then remove the hidden one under the 'air bag' sticker. Then I tried to pull it out, but I can't , I felt that it is still attached in the bottom of the glove box to the dashboard. Are there any other hidden...

A week or so ago I got a message pop up at the instant the car is started.
It tells me that there is a 'parking assistance fault'.
I plugged in my reader to the OBDII socket but it finds no faults.

Might this be to do with the parking sensors?

Can I easily get rid of the indicator?

Hi, I've today replaced the front lower wishbones due to perished bushes on my '58 Citroen C5 Estate. After finishing and putting the car back on the ground the front suspension is stuck in its lowest setting and will not budge. The rear suspension is working fine. Any ideas what may cause this before i resort to the dealer. I thought maybe faulty...

It never rains but it pours, or in this case dribbles orange blood :cry:
After having the steering rack replaced last year the car has been problem free and great to drive.
However, after leaving it parked up for a week I noticed a bit of a puddle underneath the drivers side front wheel.
Investigation with a torch shows a leaking and very wet...

Please can somebody help?
I need to replace the airbag ecu but am having problems removing the centre console to get to it.
I have folllowed the instructions in Haynes - removed the gear lever surround, removed the plastic trim in front of the handbrake, taken out the rear ashtray and undone the nuts at the rear but still can't get the thing out -...

Basically, what I'm trying to discover is where the information comes from which ECU uses to control the injection adjustment value, mixture etc. I know Volkswagon have a pressure sensor built into the glow plug and feedback from this is used to control combustion conditions within individual cylinders... but how does the Citroen/Peugeot system...

Hi all..

A quick and maybe simple one.. will a zf4hp 20 box mated to a v6esj vvt from a c5 mk.1 work perfectly fine in a 607 v6 esj vvt car.. the c5 is an 03 the 607 is a Y plater 2001..

It looks like my C6 needs new turbos. I believe they are Garrett GTA15VVNT, but are they the same for both banks?

Anyone got any recommendations for a supplier? My garage is happy to install supplied parts so I'm taking a look in case we can do it cheaper.

I managed to wreck my xantia by putting the battery leads wrong way :rofl2: :oops:
(yes you can laugh) Now the car won't start and lights the yellow key light in the dashboard. Where should I start to look for the resolution or should I just tow it to junkyard?

.....or is the ride quality better when my C5 Exclusive Tourer is loaded up? The reason I ask is that I've just come back from Wickes with 8 x 25kg of ballast in the back.....and the ride seemed much smoother than on the outbound drive. :?

Pete

Hi all

I'm having a strange issue with my C5 where the drivers side window switch refuses to 'one touch' the passenger side and both rear windows all the way up. It works perfectly with the drivers side window, and the other three windows all work perfectly from their own switch. I sometimes seem to have a strange issue where the rear windows...

Hi Can anyone help or advise, I have a Citroen C5 Executive 2Ltr. HDI and whilst driving last night I had a suspension fault appear, on getting out of the car I noticed the suspension is very low, which made the car difficult to drive. The suspension is now not working at all any advice please ?

Morning all,

Ok, I've now got some original coils and leads, so I'm hoping that once fitted they may get rid of my car's slightly 'woofly ' low speed running...
Couple of questions
Can someone post/point me in the direction of a diagram or picture of which coil fires which lead/cylinder?
Also, the aftermarket coil pack I have on at the mo has...

Evening All,

Had been running my CX for a little over a month and now pretty sure the head gasket has gone.

It has mayo in the engine oil filler cap, dip stick looks murky (after recent oil change), and it's using coolant (although coolant doesn't look like its contaminated), although the temperature has never went up beyond 78...

I had the...

I'm afraid Madame Syn has now departed and been replaced by an 04 C5 Exclusive estate 2.2 hdi auto which we collected from Derby today. The drive home was a very relaxed affair cruising at a leisurely 55-60mph. However there is one minor concern, the door mirrors no longer adjust or fold. When we test drove the car last week they were perfect. It...

Just been given a Picasso 2.0hdi on a 52plate as my mate was going to scrap it due to a rattle no one could fix. It drove over a hundred miles fine home. It rattles over rough roads from the NSF. I put my hand under the plastic cover by the wipers tonight and found the metal cup at the top of the strut is loose. You can move it about 1-2mm and...

Hey guys
I have a responsibility to friends who are knowledgeable about Citroen Hydractive Suspension. I removed the Hydractive suspension ecu from the vehicle. Without the Hydractive ecu in my car sometimes I was soft and I sometimes had a hard driving impression. So I think it's a problem like a blockage in the suspension system. How do I...

Hi all,
I recently purchased a used 2005 Citroen C5 3.0 V6 with the 6 speed automatic transmission. During engine idle while in D while pressing the brake, the transmission (or torque convertor) really wants to pull the car foward, and cause the car to vibrate and feel very rough, thus causing me to place the car in neutral to relieve this issue...

I have the crappy old non Bluetooth phone prep. A pull out tray for the SIM card. When I put it in the directory has three of my contact numbers on it
A few years ago, when I used the car phone ( I only use it on long journeys if I'm on my own) I had a full contact list show up on the car directory. Off I went to O2 to have the contacts list...

Just needed a home for this....

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Interesting enough musical accompaniment, not as good as Joanne and David and their R25, the blokes want a good kick up the a***, but the girls are nice!

Regards Neil

The front suspension started making a groaning noise a while ago as the car settled itself down after a run and when it was raised and lowered. I lifted the gaiters, lightly oiled the shafts and the noise went away. The car has always been a sinker, despite new anti sink spheres and I've got used to waiting till it rises. What’s happening now is...

Hello to all from Bretagne.

We have long standing problems with the gearbox on our 1.9td Boxer van .

Its a ML5T gearbox and 2nd gear is almost gone possibly due to worn baulk-ring causing the synchro to crash.

Normally these gearboxes fetch 400euros plus here in France but today a 1.9d Boxer has come onto our radar at a very attractive price....

Hi guys.

I don't understand why but I'm always changing my front tyres due to excess wear on the inside edge on both sides the pressure is fine as I check and top up regularly any ideas why this is or what to check first.

I must be changing them every 4-5 months due to this problem

My car is a 2009 1.6 hdi c5
Milage just over 110k miles....

So I am changing my aux belt and the kit comes with a new tensioner pulley and guide pulley. However the new kit I got has a different guide pulley than the old one. The second photo is the old tensioner pulley (on the old bracket), next to it is the old guide pulley. The first photo is the new guide pulley, which has a slightly larger diameter...

Looking to wire up a tow bar to my C3 2002 model but need wiring diagram to identify correct wires.

Anyone got a link to a good schematic?

Cheers also the tow bar is new but bought second hand ( no fitting instructions ) it has a 7 pin plug. Are the wires that go to the car lights normally wired into the plug universal IE. stop light say pin 1?...

Hi,

I have a 2003 Citroën Xsara 1.4i that I bought second hand back in 2008 with 115,000km on the clock. A few weeks after purchasing the car the Engine auto-diagnosis light came on and the car would get very sluggish and stalls at times. After a few visits to the Citroën specialist and with a lighter wallet, the problem wasn't entire solved: it...

I have had many MANY French cars in my time. AX's, 405's, Xantias, Scenics and just recently a nice 2011 C5.
I have been having a few problems with the latest one though and after quite a few problems I have finally fixed them all.
Cooling problems, leaks (water and oil) wheel bearings, head cooked up, timing chain, window winder systems to name...

Started having a look at used C5 X7 prices again as I will be replacing my 3rd X7 which will be approaching the 120k mile barrier by the end of the year. Have prices gone up or is it my idea (unless i got a very good deal when i bought mine)? Are these last hydractive beauties becoming a collectors item already :-D

I have a citroen C5 II 2005. It doesnt have a DPF. Over the last few occasions I have had a few instances of the engine not starting. These were always after a long drive usually when the car is quite hot. There was no stalling, car worked perfectly, but after a long drive when ignition was turned off, the car refused to start. In all those...

I need to change the rear pads on my C5 tourer (2010 model, with the electric handbrake). Is it the same as the old C5 - i.e. mostly common sense, or is there some new procedure for dealing with the electric handrake? I don't want to render the car undriveable, as I need it to get to work - I'm too old and fat to go on my trusty Halfords Commodore...

Made out of Stainless.....next a new header tank.

And so it begins.......
My new GTI Turbo cuts out if left idling for too long.
the fans are cutting in at 90 degrees, and the temp is falling fine,
The car always restarts after about 5-10minutes
I tempted to suspect my aftermarket coils overheating? but have no scientific basis for this
This eve, it disgraced itself, then I got it home, so left...

hi there ok here is a question for you can i please have a definitive answer to the will a lexia 3 work on a 2002 c5 hdi 2lr and a 307 hdi 2002 2ltr i have looked on the ebob and some are saying that they are not compatable with these 2 models? is this a version number issue with the units and if not ca anybody recomend a seller on ebob to get one...

The gauge in my 1998 Exclusive hatchback TDi is intermittent. Can't buy one on internet - no longer manufactured by either VDO or Pierburg it seems. Can anyone help with a unit rescued from a scrap car? Preferably working, but I believe there is a company in USA that can repair non-working units.

I'm fed up keeping a can of diesel in the boot in...

Three days after its MOT the EPB on my C5 started playing up, auto handbrake and hill start both failing. Diagnostics came up with a permanent fault on the EPB cables. Attempting to re-tension/calibrate failed. I've removed the unit from the car and have been looking for a used replacement given the ridiculous amount Citroen want for a new one,...

Hi,

So I finally got the software installed for the Lexia /Pp2000 tool. Now I have everything hooked up, the software is asking for my car's RPO number. Where can I find this?

I have a 2005 C5 II 3.0 V6 with the Vin shown in the attached photo. Thank you all.

Hi Chaps, been a while!

Have had intermittent issues for a while now, e.g. steering occasionally feeling juddery even at low speeds. And sometimes having a groan when cold.

Anyway, took it to my local guy to check it out. He investigated it and said that the steering pump has been leaking, and basically has said it needs replacing ( that or the...

Hello again. Here's hoping for suggestions on how I might sort weird window behavior. After ignoring the front passenger window's refusal to work it has decided to spit the dummy and let itself down. It all started with a refusal to come fully down and stayed stuck....I checked all the connections and switch and when battery was reconnected the...

.....irritating to say the least. Are glow plugs, and their tips, these days not what they used to be? or is it Glow plugs in DI engines which are the problem. I know the ones on Luton's finest are right pains to remove intact as well. First time its happened to me in over 35 years of motoring.

To recap back in December I managed to ressurrect...

Hello. The heater in my 2002 1.4lx Xsara is stuck on full blast. Turning off the fan speed knob has no effect whatsoever. Air conditioning and temperature controls seem to be working fine, it just seems to be a problem with regulating the air flow. Have spent a lot of money on the car in the past year - new radiator, new ball joints - and I don't...

i have a c5 2004 est hdi and the heating is only getting hot on the passenger side despite both on max and turned on any help or ideas would be appreciated

After having the grandkids all weekend they finally went home Sunday afternoon so over to my brother's to fit a dpf on his C5 1.6hdi 16v. We had removed it a couple of weeks ago when replacing the knackered turbo but, as he needs his car for work, decided to refit it whilst he took the even worse one I had taken from a C4GP I stripped to work to...

Quick question on the workings of the height adjustment lever on a Xantia driver's seat (think it's largely the same on stuff like 405/406 and XM too).

Has anybody stripped/repaired the handle mechanism or could point me in the right direction with what I'm working on here. On the Black NA auto the driver's seat has always sprung upwards when...

can anyone tell me where the cooling bleed points are on a c5 2.2 hdi diesel 2004 auto estate

I have a 2012 Nissan Leaf and am taking everything from it and putting it into a 72 Citroen SM that doesn't have an engine/gearbox or salvagable interior. By everything, I mean everything, the wiring loom, charger, ecu's, switching, dash components, battery, motor, from the Leaf.

The reason I would like your advice is that I need to keep the...

I have a pair of new unused front spheres for a 1996 Xantia1.9 TD (non hydro-active)
They are free to anyone who can collect from the Basildon area in Essex.
Please PM me if interested.

Hi

Can a strut ram leak ?

Zohar

So, earlier today I was at a car showroom possibly looking at changing my car.

Anyway about half an hour later myself and the salesman walked to my car so he could look round to value it. We try to start it up. Dead.

Stone cold dead.

They tried a jump starter box on it but no joy. So I called Green Flag who came out and managed to start it...

I am looking for a manual C5 diesel but want electric leather if possible seats.

Would the wiring be there for them
If not is it an easy task
Would it have to be hooked up to a lexia after fitting etc.

Of course buying the car with them fitted would be the best but as we all know finding one yet alone a good one is the hardest part.

Any info...

It looks like I have a leakage at the left strut. It leaks on the strut's shaft and all over the strut body. As I understood it is not likely that the strut ram is leaking and it is probably the O-rings at the strut top.
On the shaft there is a side port that provides the oil supply, should this port be aligned with the holes in the strut top ?...