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Hi everyone. Im new to this so please bear with me. I recently bought a c5 estate 2003 with the separate heater controls for driver and passenger. I noticed there was a slight whistling noise whilst I was driving up the M1 on the way home so I turned the heaters off and lo, it solved the whistling! Unfortunately, ever since, the heaters havent...

Basically there has been a new mouth appear in the household. (A beagle - Thank God, already got two kids, not sure if I could handle a third :-D )

So thinking about getting a larger vehicle (more than likely an Estate, so dog can go in boot), so thinking about the C5 instead of a Xantia.

Would be a 2.0hdi again, as aware of the issues with the...

Hi Guys
After what happened to my Beloved Xantia i decided to go Citroen again and was going to buy a Picasso,but after reading some comments i decided what the heck and bought a C5,which i think are a similar sized Car.I went petrol instead of Diesel and bought the 1.8 version.
It has a couple of problems which i don't know if they are big or...

Hi,

I was planing to order some Bilstein B8's for my C5 1.6 HDi 110 but discovered that they are not listed in Bilstein cataloque.
When I've checked PUG 407 1.6 HDi 110 they had them listed.

I already have H&R 40/40 springs which are same for C5 and 407 (100% exact same part number)

So I am wondering and I would be grateful if someone would...

Hi All

How the sod do you take this out?

Its the dash thast show your radio station/mpg etc

One of my bulbs has conked so it looks odd at night.

I removed teh bottom clip as it shot off some where so didnt want to remove the rest..

I assume its a #286 bulb that sits in there??

Thank yuo

Great drive to Austria in Sylv's ZX.

Brussels at rush hour - not good! If you think the English are bad drivers, go to Belgium!

It rained through Belgium and Luxembourg. Wipers were not in the best shape.

Total trip time 19 hours 15 minutes inc. ferry. Nice smooth crossing for £19.

Sylv clocked 180km/h. Thankfully I was snoring. 46mpg on...

Guys iv'e been having problems a few weeks now,First the alternator packed in then the battery.Put a new alternator and battery on but within a week it was nearly flat had both tested and they seemed fine,Now a couple of times the car came up with an immobilizer fault and wouldn't start,So i disconnected the battery put key in door locked and...

Hi Citroenists.

My 2001 HDi has an issue with the ABS. As the car is slowing down the ABS cuts in at low speed, about 2-3 MPH, causing the pedal to pulsate and braking to be impaired. I thought it could be a dirty O/S/F sensor and ring as I had the hub apart recently and the whole lot ended up covered in grease when I replaced the CV gaiter. I...

Does anyone re gas spheres anymore?
I've got 3 good front and 2 rusty rears sitting in the garage and I'm wondering what to do with them?

Yes, remove the door trims with a trim removal tool or something which is tstrong but not going to mark the paintwork. Once you have it started you can use a loop of tie wraps/cable ties to pll the rest of the trim off.

Then, press out the old trim from the back. Clean up the trims, use some good sticky silicone glue and put in the new trims,...

The other day my early Xantia 1.9d sinker stop light stayed on much longer than usual and the car was slow to rise. I checked the LHM level when I got to work and it was low. The pump area was wet with LHM. I thought it might be the feedpipe (hoped it was rather than the pump!) and I looked at it tonight.

The pipe was indeed damaged and had a...

I did have a similar issue with a 54 Picasso, and it was down to the crystal in the keyfob. The problem was getting hold of a replacement crystal of the right size and frequency. IIRC it was something like these;

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but you have to be good with a soldering iron to replace it, as it is surface mounted.

Off to Woking from Aberdeenshire tomorrow morning.
561 miles, then several mini journeys from Surrey to Sussex coast Hampshire and Kent, before heading back North around the 16th of May.
Should be around 1500 miles -ish by the time we get home so not exactly a world beating distance.
Joined the AA yesterday for a little peace of mind. Just the...

Was checking out the exhaust down pipe which I am removing at the weekend to replace with a straight through pipe instead of the catalyst. Its holed ahead of the catalyst.

Noticed an assembly up below the intake manifold which is about the size & similar shape to a thermostat behind the cylinder head. Right side of the block looking at the engine...

hi to all just finished putting gearbox back on xsara 2.0 hdi ph1 after engine swap everything went together fine all gearbox linkages in good order problem after refitting gearbox im missing 2 gears 5th and reverse dont know what i have done wrong is there a way of finding the gears if i take linkages of again thanks

Hi all

While i am waiting for me dash bulbs theres one more niggle on my C5 sx 2.2 mk1 estate

When i get in the car it always reports the fuel flap is open?

Even though its not.

Is there a way to fix this or turn the darn thing off?

Ta

Does anyone know if the 1.9td XUD engined ZX's came with the Bosch pump or were they all lucas?

Also if one comes with a lucas how hard is it to convert to bosch? Im guessing ill need;
Pump
Injectors
Pump-Injector Pipes
All connectors off the loom that plugged into the bosch

Im just keeping an eye out as i want to run a second car now thats a...

Hi all,
Does anyone know if the elm327 Bluetooth adaptors work on a 03 C8?

Hi all..

HDi models use an Electro valve to control a Vaccuum to operate the Turbo Wastegate.. HDi Wastegates are Normally Open at rest, designed that way as a fail safe, so in the event of any vaccuum fail, it will open and prevent overboost into the engine!

So, on HDi 110's there two of the electrovalves just up be the cam belt cover, ones for...

Well, despite checking and sealing lots of things I still seem to have a bad water leak into the rear of my early Xantia hatch. It seems to be appearing in the right rear corner of the boot and running forward into the rear seat area.

The rear interior and carpets including the boot carpets are all stripped out. I went out tonight and poured...

Hi,recently had a problem regarding a starting problem aftet gearbox change on a 53 plate xsara picasso. Turns out that the mechanic was a prat,had somehow blew the ecu or bsi or both,not too sure to be honest but £600 down the line the cars back on the road with 2 small problems.1 the central locking doesnt work on the key button which lm not...

Hi I ´ve bought a citroen C8 2,2 hid VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] very cheap with a starting problem as in its a non starter the engine doesn´t run. i´ve sourced it down to the BSM box that was badly corrode due to water ingress. I´ve changed it with a known good one (used) and connected my lexia to the car but it won't dialogue with the engine ECU and the...

Hi, just got an advisory on the mot. they are saying corroded strut tops on my Xantia! my question is, Kingas still the best place to source the strut tops?, cheers Terry. :shock:

Now the speedometer is up and running it's on to the next electrical issue :)

I've now got a pair of heated seat switches and some of the wiring. The question is what goes where? Helpfully lots of the wires are the same colour :roll:

I have a Citroen badged portuguese made Blaupunkt radio PH1(C) 1996 vintage in a xantia
marked with
96 133 457 80 and BP2775T9625039

in hand writing it has both 4244 and 0244 which I took to be the code.

neither of which work unless I have the procedure wrong.

I have tried both of these and it just looks at me is there another button I...

Hi bought a dispatch 2001 1.9 d. Was previously a disabled vehicle! Does anybody know if it would have had a speed limiter in? As it does not go 1mile over 70.

Hello Guys.

2001. C5 Exclusive SE V6 Auto.

I really hoped that someone here would have had some info' as to how to route an Aux' Input from the back of the Radio to outside the Front Fascia. Preferably, via the Ashtray, which sits beneath the Climate Controls, and in front of the Gear Lever.

However, it appears that nobody here has any...

Found some cheap spheres on ebay. They say they never been used. But been sitting around for 5 years. Would they still work?
Does it matter which one goes n which side ie front back left or right
Found 1 with 3 in a box. Whats been stood for 3 years. Another with 2. Whats been stood for 5 years

I've had some fun with a C5 that has been over-enthusiastically detailed with a pressure washer.

The centre brake light display expired. The air pump has expired. The front lambda sensor is cactus, quite possibly from water that made it through the air pump before seizure. The cat was sooted up from the failed lambda. Next, I expect the handbrake...

After a slight error of judgement I find myself having the replace the front offside wing on my wife's 2003 C5 2.0HDi sx hatchback - Can anybody tell me if the hatchback and estate front wings are interchangeable - I get the impression from my searches on ebay that they are not, but I don't want to exclude possible sources.

Thanks

Richard

Hi
I have an intermittent problem with a Citroen ZX 1.4i, KDX engine with Bosch Monopoint MA3.0 fuel injection.
Most of the time it runs fine, but sometimes the engine speed will increase for no reason to anything between 1500 and 3000 rpm. It will do this for a while and then settle down to normal idle speed.
I have replaced the idle speed...

Hi Folks

Wondering if you can help me.

My wifes C8 is currently doing without sidelights on the offside of the car. I had a look at the weekend and replaced the two offside rear sidelight bulbs. I tried to do the front but christ knows how you get to it!!! Anyway still no luck so I dug the multimeter out and there's no power going to the offside...

Hi guys just bought my misses a 52 plate C5 2.2 HDI. Traded in her old kia rio as we had just spent over £600 on it getting in MOT'd and she had lost interest. When I test drove the car I noticed the diesel additive low light and the guy said it didn't need it. So we paid he gave us a 3 month warrenty and off we drove. First day she got it we got...

GRRRR!!

lunchtime i drove my car and when i parked up it seemed to over run when i turned the ignition off... not sure but just enough for me to notice.

when i got in the car this evening service light and antipollution came on, all seems to run fine and when i got home there was no over run.

i have an mot booked tomorrow and will ask the local...

Hi guys. Thought I was losing my mind the other day when I put the cold air blower on and smelt beer! Happened again yesterday...very strange. I do get the curry smell if the blower's on hot so now I've got the set!

Since I bought my C% in February the central dash LCD hasn't worked been lit at night. It was only through this forum that I learned that it was supposed to be. So off I went to Halfords today to buy three bulbs. The shop assistant suggested that since THREE bulbs have gone, maybe it's fuse. This makes sense. However, on looking through my manual...

Was sat at petrol station waiting rev up and pulled up to pump and a message popped up on mult display saying overdrive off?

Mind i do keep catching the stalks as well with my knees.

Car runs fine but what is over drive?

Hi,

As the proud father of a 9 month old daughter I am thinking of letting our MK2 Xsara go in favour of a Berlingo Multispace.

This is primarily because of it's sliding doors and higher rear seats and headroom making our lives a little easier when loading our little one in and out of her car seat. Plus it's a great utility vehicle.

I am...

some time when i start xantia td rev counter doesent work,and engine sounds like bag of nails its a 98td with ecu anyone got any idea
regards steve

Hi all,

Going to be doing discs, pads, drums and shoes on Sylvi's ZX 1.9TD today and am just about to set off to Euro Car Parts.

I understand that Pagid exceeds original quality or were Brembo original quality on 1996 Citroens.

Also, from Service Citroen I can see that the fronts are Girling. There is NO option for Bendix.

Question is because...

Hi!
Anyone here has mounted a turbocharger or supercharger on xantia v6 engine? :D

Hi all, I have a thread going for a cracked rear suspension hydraulic pipe on my C5, :-D :-D so I just need to know which hydraulic fluid I need, is it the same green LHM as I have used in my old XM's and Xantia? The reason is the fluid in the C5 looks clear :?: :?: Thanks Julian

hi everyone,

As a previous pug owner and current renault owner im fairly used to the french electrical issues but im currently stumpped on this problem with my brothers picasso so im hoping some of you guys might have had similar problems,

hes got a 51 reg 1.6 xsara picasso, and a few weeks ago the battery light came on, and while the engine...

Is it possible to get diagram for c5 2.2hdi 2003,need to know where wires from electrovalves go,
electrical fault to the electrovalve that operates intercooler butterfly

cheers :-D

Hi All,
I have recently posted and discussed the location of the heater control module that controls the fan on my C5 estate. The resulting outcome after finding this module and replacing it was that the fault now probably lies with the fan motor itself. (incidently, if anyone experiences a fault on a modern C5 relating to heaters/fans etc then...

I recently hit a pothole with my c5 estate front drivers side all the suspension lights came on and an audible warning bleep sounded all 4 lights on the height control display stayed lit i parked up went into a shop came out, started the car and the lights had gone back to normal (green) 100 mtrs down the road they all came back on and the beep...

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I have recently, to cure a diesel leak, replaced all the injector seals and washers on my HDI. I thought that this may also cure a whistling sound I'm getting, possibly due to poor sealing of the fire washers. Despite getting the seats as clean as possible and fitting new washers the whistle remains.
Before going down the re seating route I need...

I have an 03 2.0 petrol estate C5 and I have just noticed a hydraulic fluid deposit on the drive. I looked under and noticed fluid dripping from the large black pipe which is connected to the rear near side sphere. It appears to be completely cracked in two. Over the past few months the car has sunk over night could this be the cause? I think it...

Help! Can anyone tell me how to get this hose off without destroying it. I have taken everything out of the way but still can't get hold of it.

Peter :x :? :cry: