French Car Forum

My 2000 Xantia 2.0 Hdi is suffering from suspension problems. I am new to this forum and dont know alot about the hydraulic suspension on these cars hence why im asking for some help please?? The 'front' of the car will raise up til full height properly and drop to lowest height properly but will nor adjust to normal ride height level when I...

Hi all,

I've recently purchased a 09 dispatch 1.6Hdi and have had a major problem from the start. The van drives perfect but every 5 or 10 miles the engine cuts out and has to be restarted. anti pollution is displayed on dash and it drives fine for another while. On other occasions it simply chuckes a little and displays water in diesel filter...

Have I just been unlucky or is this the norm? When I bought my 406 the CD player in the radio didn't work, I bought a secondhand replacement and that didn't either, well only briefly, the one in my latest C5 doesn't either, is this something common to Peugeot/Citroen radios? I have tried cleaning the laser with no effect.

Peter

Hi, I recently bought Xsara II from 2004. I got a remote fob with key, but remote doesn't work, lots of corrosion on inner part. Also checked in Citroen service on scanner, with new battery - doesn't send anything. So I bought on ebay used fob, replace inner part - so the key and immobilizer stay the same, and cannot synchronize it.. Car start and...

The remote central locking doesn't work on my newly acquired C5 2.0 Hdi (yesterday) it locks from the door but not from the fob, I have had a look inside and it seems to have a very simple PCB compared with the XM, the battery is reading 2.85v which I would have thought was enough. I have heard comments about syncing them, could that be the...

Hi
If I buy a lexia as per the ones advertised on eBay etc will I be able to recode a used remote key to my 2005 C4?

I have a Xantia 2lt 110HDI when its idling there is a rattle which goes away when I press the clutch a wee bit can you help please
allan

Hello,

i can't seam to find the correct antifreeze (coolant) liquid for my car. And also cooling system capacity.

I have Xantia V6 3.0 2000 - engine is ESJ9 i think.

Can you please help me? As temperatures are attacking 0 celsius here. An i have only destiled watter in the system.

So some of you may remember that 4 weeks ago I picked up a mint, really immaculate (52) reg Citroen C5 2.2HDi Auto, with FSH, and no apparant faults, for £575. (Seller had new car and knew these cars were hard to sell on, especially with auto, and just wanted off the drive).

Well the car is in for it's MOT today, so I thought you folks could...

A bit of a n00b question:
Most of car engines turn clockwise looking at the front of the engine as far as I know, of some exceptions (hondas etc) - as for DS/ID and 15's, where is the front of the engine, given that gearbox is located in front of the engine - the clutch end or the bulkhead end?
cheers

How can this be done, i've been told that removing the fuse or switch in the fuse box for 15 mins lets the system reboot??? so knowing how helpful this forum is I thought I would ask yourselves first :) many thanks :mrgreen: :^o

Has anyone towed much with a C5 ? i have a caravan and part of the reason for buying the car was for towing but i am disapponted in the cars general performance before i put a caravan on it and i wonder what it will be like to tow with ? My old xantia was great but needed too much work so i bought the C5, i think the gearing is terrible but maybe...

Wherea are you guys getting spheres from these days? Not bought any for a (long) while, but I can't ignore them any more! used to get them from GSF, but not sure I fancy negotiating their website....

Getting the rears off might be interesting - they are probably the 11.5 years / 135k originals.... #-o

Hi, I am still trying to find out what is wrong with my Lexia
, so I thought I would ask on the Forum, I cant get the Lexia to connect to the car what happens is the green light flashes but wont stay on and a warning comes up on the screen saying.

The Citroen communications interface is not connected to the USB port.

The communications...

I found the following in the following link

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Is this safe and as efficient as the Original Hydroflush ?

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Recipe as provided by FatherGoose, expert in many things Citroenical.

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Step 2/ Buy bottle of...

Hello!

First sorry for my bad English!

I have citroen C3 1.4 - 2005.

I've replaced non-original radio with non-original radio. Before i replaced, car working great, after replacing my C3 wont't start any more and central lock don't work.

Battery is OK.

Please for help.

If you need more information just say.

Hi, a few months ago I replaced the Wishbone bushes, bottom ball joints,and inner track rods,in the process I undone the ARB clamps and I think the front of the car is a wee bit high, after slackening these clamps should I have done something before tightening them, hope this doesn,t sound too daft.
Allan

Hi

Where is the CANISTER DEPOLLUTION ABSORBER located ?

Regards
Zohar

Hi wondering if anyone would have any idea why my temp gauge would have stopped working and the battery gauge also has stopped. The car is a 01 c5 2ltr hdi lx model hatchback, it's driving as normal and defiantly not overheating so I know it's not the cooling system.
Also would anyone know where I could download a copy of the owners Manuel...

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Hi, when I turn the ignition key off, the clock turns off as well. every time I start up, I need to reset the clock( irritating) Anyone got any ideas? cheers Terry .

Hello again,

I was plagued by the flat battery problem yesterday and it screwed up my speedo and rev counter this I have fixed today
as some of you may have read with the Help of Jim and Adams advice amongst others and thank you for your help.

as I tried to enter the code to my S2 Xantai double Din stereo head unit I pushed the wrong button...

On my C5 when i want to go in reverse in i lift the collar up and put it in reverse but the collar sticks and has to be pushed down, Has anyone had this fault and cured it ? I tried spraying WD40 on it but its no better ??

hi if anyone could help me please
This c5 2.0 petrol hpi is driving me nuts
i keep getting a braking fault comming up on the dash
when you start the car after a about 5 seconds you get the beep folowed by braking fault and the service and stop lights come on
i have read it with lexia and are getting permant fault electrovalve internal fault...

How can I tell if my aircon compressor is working (the aircon isn't), does it make a noise or something.

Because I have to take my Berlingo out onto the road to save upsetting my neighbours at the moment to work on it, I need to do what I need to do it fast - I need to get pads and discs for it (the set I had weren't right!). How can I tell whether it's the Lucas or Bosch system? Does it say on it in an obvious place somewhere?

cheers
Mike

another issue with the Xantia, i have a slight leak from the heater hose to the heater core.

is this the start of the dreaded heater core failure i have been warned about or is it something easer?

oh, and i did get a road worthy certificate in the end, just went to another garage, this one didn't knock me back on any of the made up things...

Hi, I have a Citroen Dispatch, year 2000. When under load, ie going up a steep incline, there is a noise which is rotational in nature and sounds like a dodgy driveshaft, I have changed both driveshafts(New) but noticed that there is some play in the long driveshaft w.r.t. the centre bearing in relation to it and the housing which it sits in...

Hi there,

the 1.9td xantia has been acting up again. I drive it on veg oil mix and last couple of days the engine management light has been coming on. On the drive uphill out of town it was really struggling to get up any gradient, management light on all the time. When driving the power comes and goes. even with a very concentrated veg mix i've...

Just looked on ebay and the list is extensive. Many different makes and prices.
Bearing in mind my Mk1 has done 165 Miles .... what are my sensible options?
What is OTT in terms of price and performance and what is to avoid ... are the really cheap discs any good?
Cheers.

I have just acquired a low mileage 2000 XM V6 3.0 with the ES9J4 24v engine - it drove perfectly on a 400mile trip home but has a problem when starting from cold: The symptoms are as follows : engine will rev up by itself to circa 1500/1750 rpm,return to idle,sometimes stutter & stall - it can stall when coming to a halt but can usually be...

Hi, There is a Xantia, T.D. for sale, near by. There is oil in the water! should I walk away? or is it worth buying? is it a resonable price, any thoughts, Terry . :?:

My Activa seems to nosedive under quite modest braking
As if there is a definite bias towards the front brakes.
Any suggestions gents ?

Regards

Chris

Hi all, can you guys take a look at my HCR was taking it off and I'm sure some little plastic piece came off and fell on the floor (not the dogbone), I can't be sure it was from the HCR (was a small round broken black thing!) I changed the LHM and accumulator and when I sat in the boot with the engine running it sank down and didn't rise back up,...

How can i go from one minute thinking how cool the Citroen Xantia it to getting a phone call from the trouble n strife and then i'm thinking F#$%ing Froggy pile of $%^t,garlic crunching RUBBISH pile of stinky P00!!! :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :grr: :grr: :grr:

She rings me to tell me there are lights flashing at her on the dash. when in drive...

My 2006 2.2 HDI C5 will need doing some time in the not to distant future.
I found a great video on Youtube that is in French but very comprehensive and seems straight forward. onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
I'm in Australia so it seems getting the fluid itself may be the biggest problem. I'm going to check with the Total...

Hi all, was just browsing on ebay and came across this newly listed xantia, an unbelievable 5500 miles from new, been dry stored for 17 years, looks lovely in black! Have a look!

Chris.

Hi folks, Noticed the if I turn the air con on in Citroen Synergie 2.0 HDi the air coolant light flashes on the dashboard just replaced temp sensor for new one. any ideas why this is happening or a solution? SkyWelder

Filled my screen wash up the other day and after a few minutes most of it was running down the street. Enough left in for a couple of uses, so I am thinking washer bottle has a leak near the bottom. I gather you remove the wheel arch liner to get at it, is it an easy job to remove it for repair or replacement if needed?

Has done over 100k miles, am planning to put a 5w40 synthetic in, was thinking of going with some carlube triple R from GSF as it's under £25 for 5 litres.

What would people recommend?

Can anyone help/ advise me on my Citroen C5 diesel around 4 weeks ago my engine management light came on but after a short trip on the motorway it would go off, now once off it would stay off for 3 or 4 days then come back on again so again a short run on the motorway it would go off, but now I’m at the stage where it comes on almost every other...

Hi all..

I bought my Xantia HDi exclusive year last november, so comming up to two years. When I bought the car it had 156k on the clock, and had recently just had the four CORNER spheres replaced..

Now recently, the front is getting not hard, but bouncy onthe front... I dont like it! Its not the electro valves as the car has the E Crofting kit,...

Car has been fine for a year, now i'm having trouble starting. What it is is i can start it eventually but need to keep the key turned, it will just keep cranking intill it reluctantly fires up.
First things first i've changed the battery for a new agm beast of a thing this morning hoping to have some luck with it. It still keeps cranking over...

Ive been searching for a Lexia device to use on my 08 C5 2.0HDi Exclusive but some say they are not compatable with this vehical. Does anyone know if this is true or which Lexia System works on the C5s? Can I turn off the Tyre Pressure Sensors using the Lexia?
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The PAS pipe on mums Hdi rusted through recently resulting in a leak and it was right on the angled pipe right as is comes out of the rubber flexi section.. ok. just broke an s2 that didn't leak.. cleaned the surface rust up clean and tidy.. so proceeded to change them over.. got the old one off and wriggled the replacement in.. all looking good.....

Tried to get on Cit Service site today- no good. Registered a few years ago, not used it for a good while, have they changed anything to stop you getting on the site. Still got password and username here

Mike,

Got to say this is a new one on me, and I've had 2 of them. It puzzled me that much that I went outside to look at mine and I have nothing on the A Pillars, either inside or out. to say I'm curious would be an understatement. Pictures would help :wink:

A quick way of telling if the engine is a 2.2 is that the car has a fixed spoiler,...

The spheres on the green estate were changed 5 years and 44,000 miles ago. In the last year or so, although the suspension passes all the usual tests, the ride seems to have got noticeably harder the suspension passes all the usual tests. However, that's an entirely subjective impression and, like many other Xantia owners, I don't have the...

Ok not everybody's cup of tea :) but I like.

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the above fitted to the middle row of the below, thinking a row of 3 in each.

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Okay I had mentioned this previously. But it's worse. As mentioned before all suspension lights come on with beeps (seems to happen most when lights put on or main beam on) . Airbag light on always. The indicarors are playing up but worse and why i need this sorted, the headlights are coming on by theirself and scarier go off as you are driving....