French Car Forum

Hi. does anyone in south wales bridgend/cardiff/swansea area have a lexia unit they could plug in, will pay you for your time/knowledge just I being fairly new to C5 ownership. would like my car faults read, or is a 2006 c5 obd complient

so my berlingo has an exhaust leak between join on the manifold and cat, ive tried to tighten it but its a bugger laying on your back so im going to get a garage to do it, its also due its mot so was going to get them to do that too, so should i:

get the garage to fix it and them put it though its mot (possibly failing on other stuff)

or

put it...

C5 2.2 hdi estate the alarm keeps going off any known faults to look for?

Hi All.

I've recently bought an 03 plate Xsara Picasso and some of the clips which hold the boot upholstery to the door are missing. I've looked online but can't find any which match the ones already in there (which are a dark grey colour and look just like plastic nails - there's no expanding bit on the stem which makes me wonder if they are...

Thanks for all the help with the alternator belt.

Was just putting the wheel on and realised two of the wheel nuts are not tightening! One is threading in but wont tension up really tight and the other is hardly getting any purchase, the other two are fine I think what has happened is that when the car was last having the tyres changed they have...

Hello

Its unlikely I know, but just imagine your one and only key has chosen to hide itself in some unknown location.

The doors of the car are open though, and you need to start the engine.

By a stroke of good fortune, in the shed you find an ignition barrel, and in the deep recesses of your welsh dresser you find two keys which fit, and...

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XM VSX 2.1 Diesel Estate(R reg - 96K miles)

I have just had the ABS not working message[/b ] show up plus dashboard warning light. Any thoughts where to start - no loss of fluid that I can see

Geraint

I had my car on my garages computer today to find out why the engine light was on, The computer come up with a few problems but one was the air flow meter, Would the air flow meter off my Xantia work on the C5 ?

I'm just under 6ft tall, leggy but no giant.
I have just purchased a Xsara picasso and the drivers seat seems very close to the controls and pedals. Is this normal? I have lifted the bar below the seat and pushed the seat back as far as it can.
Can the seat be removed and set back further from the pedals? :?

I have just bought a replacement engine for my C5, it has come with the gearbox still connected, it has a sphere mounted near the gearbox, it has the same RHZ engine code as my C5, what car would this have come from ? I was told it was from a 206 but clearly not.

Hi,

The auxilliery belt on my 98 xantia 1.9td snapped! I'm just in the process of checking the pulleys, which seem ok as far as I can see but i'm stil checking incase i've missed something there.

After being bamboozled by the Haynes manual I realised that it my car's aux belt didnt match the refit tension instructions. Mine involved releasing...

Had this 2001 2.0 hdi SX C5 for 2 weeks now, done various jobs on it and it is improving, the latest fault to appear is when I bought it the gauge showed just under 1/4 full and the display said 67 miles remaining drove it home 32 miles the tank empty light was now lit and display showed 27 miles, filled the tank full, gauge showed full and...

Hi. I bought my 06 plate C5 1.6hdi vtx+ about 2 months and generally love it, just couple questions how do i know if its the 90 or 110 bhp version? and the other day i had engine anti-polution message, the little pic of an engine lights up, no other lights, and they all work as light on swith on. with light on though she shows no limp mode and can...

Hi, on my 1997 Xantia, I have got these very infuriating pipe clips ( not jubilee clips) I have managed to undo one with a scriber but I am unable to clip back together! is there a special pair of pliers or a knack of clipping them back together? worst case , I will replace with good old jubilee clips, but I was hoping to keep the same clips. any...

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My old L reg Xantia 1.9 d went for its MOT this morning and got a first time pass.

It will need the driver's side rear arm bearings done at some time (which I knew about) but other than that no worries.

It has had a new exhaust back box, drop link, track rod, track rod end, steering rack gaitor, accumulator sphere and front discs...

Hi all, My girlfriend has a Citroen Berlingo Multispace as a recent(ish) aquisition to use as her works vehicle, and as per the title, it has a few issues.
Any help given would be greatly appreciated.

first off, the car runs very poor, it cuts out when manouvering and then requires a touch of throttle to encourage it to start.
would i be correct...

Is it feasible to replace a mark one Xantia windscreen with a second hand unit ?

The car is sorn'd and uninsured and well beyond economic repair, despite this I started to replace the heater matrix and have managed to crack the windscreen while I was removing the scuttle trim (too much heat ? ).

Thanks

Mark

Hi
I have heard of the comms units failing and would like to know what faults they can produce ? I have noticed with my car that it can do a few strange things I am sure i saw the headlights come on on there own, Also the air bag light is on, Could it also cause the engine fault light to come on ? Also do all C5 have the fuel / trip computer ? My...

Hi, is anyone running their c5 2.2 with fap on b100 (100% bio) just now? Just wondering if you've had any problems with it or anything i need to know, just put a small amount in for now with some regular(ouch, that hurt the wallet)
thanks in advance
Tiger

Hi all..

As no one wants to talk to me on XM Fourm, ill try on here.. Can anyone advise where I can get some high temperture resisting fuel line??

I fitted a section on my 24v XM S1 just below the off side sphere beside the inner suspension turret. Being a PRV V6 there must be a lot of heat as the pipe I fitted had gone hard and brittle, and...

More miles of smiles. :-D

Credit as always to CitroJim.

So, I've got a Citroen C5 -01
And both backdoors went into superlocking and I don't know how to get them up.

I'm pretty sure the childlock = off, I've removed the door card and I've tried both on the childlock and still it didn't work. So I now need to somehow get into the striker mechanism and destroy it.

What's the easiest/best way to reach it...

Hi, just removed the rear wheels from my series 1 Xantia, both tyres have worn on the inside edge. they have been on the car about two years . I tried to move the wheels to see if there was any bearing wear, but they were both ok.. any body got any ideas, cheers Terry .

can anyone pm me a wiring diagram for sensors on front back and middle height adjusters?im trying to chase wires labeled..7702/7704/7708/7745/7787 & an earth
:!: Citroen c5 estate 2.0hdi 2001.. hydraulics,
can anyone tell me if the middle switch has its own 5v power supply like front and rear height sensor or is is it powered through an...

the cylinder on 1 of my rear brakes has gone, both end of the brake pipe are also stuck so i was thinking - if i buy another cylinder can i just remove the piece's and swapped them with my duff 1?

Hi. I have vibration at all speeds. Have changed front pads and discs. New tyres and balanced but vibration still there. This weeked will change track rod ends. Anything else worth changing to rid the vibration

I am about to change the front disks and pads on my C5, Euro sell Eicher pads and disks anyone advise if they are any good is cheap poor quality in this case if so any recommendations on what make to get.

Hi I am driving a Xzara Picasso 1.6 Hdi 2006 modelwith a dealer-fitted
Twin towing electrics. I have lost all power to lights socket anyone help me find the in-line fuse
On the feed as it must have blown. The 15amp on the fuse board below the steering wheel
Seems to be good? The 'main stealer' is no help unless I bring it in for them to
Find...

Got my wood effect trim bits for the dash to compliment my nice leather and door cards , I have the main panel fitted and have a full glovebox with the wood effect bit. Does anyone know if its possible to take the wood panel off and swap it to my glovebox or wil I have to swap the whole lot (or at least the door). If I've to swap out the door at...

Hi, my drivers seat (Xantia), when sat in the drivers seat, right hand side , low down, there is a small lever. I have pulled it up and down and even tried the pump fitting on the end, NOTHING, it does NOTHING! Anybody tell me what its funtion is? sorry for the question. cheers Terry . #-o

Have just bought my first Ctroen C5 2005 hdi VTR I can see the space and bracket for the CD Multichanger under the drivers seat also the wiring seem to be there for the CD Changer, what model of Changer do I need and also do I need the audio connection cable from Changer to Head unit? is the changer MP3 Compatible? and is this all plug and play or...

Hi, the front suspension on my Xantia is very hard causing a bouncy ride but it had 2 new front spheres 7 months ago. The problem began in an intermittent manner - it was sometimes bouncy and sometimes fine. Now it's always bouncy.

It's a M reg Xantia with 6 spheres. The accumulator sphere needs replacing but it doesn't sink at all. I've just...

Dear all,

I have just acquired a used Citroën Xantia 2.0 16v, first registered in the year 2000.

The original instruction manual didn't come with the car. I have tried to google which octane the car needs, but without luck.

Does this car need 95 octane petrol? Or can I safely drive on the cheaper 92 octane as I've been used to so far? :-)

Pedal fell to the floor this morning on the way to pick up my daughters new computer from Whitechapel. Managed to limp it home, to Edgware from Holloway Rd.,quite hairy I can tell you. Good job it wasn't rush hour!
I suspect it's the clip at the pedal end.Clutch, cable, & clip were all replaced about 3yrs ago.
Without the car I can't get to work...

Hi,

Has anyone fitted one of these into their Mk 1 C5, if so where abouts ?

Also does it need an extra interface cable, mine is a 2004 C5 Exclusive with an in dash CD player and a CD multi changer.

Thanks in advance

Graham

Hi All,

just had success with repairing a spare tailgate push button unit for a Mk.1 Xantia which had failed springs (common fault due to water ingress?). I managed to source an almost direct replacement spring from RS Components and they fit and work a treat. So I thought that I would pass on the info.
The springs are RS number 751-411 and come...

I have read loads of threads on the forum concerning this problem. My car is a 2000 2.0 HDI the problem has been a little while in coming fan would blow intermitantly and then gave up on Friday. All the accounts I have read on forum dont seem to come to a happy end they just stop. Is there any diffinitive accounts account as to how to tackle this...

Does anyone know if the C5 (2005 vintage) had an option for larger wheels/tyres. Mine have 16 but I'm going to need a full set of new tyres soon and just thinking about whether 17 /18 ones were available as optional when new. There seems to be plenty of room under the wheel arches.

Hi Guys, just wondering, when i bought my Xantia Exclusive 2000 it came with a Clarion CD Player in the boot with the 13 pin CBus connector, it has given up the ghost. If i just swop it for another 13 pin CBus connected CD Player will it work from my standard head unit ok.

Thanks

Hi, just found in the back of my shed: an Auxcillary belt , size 1725, will this fit my series 1 Xantia T.D. I guess I bought it for the Xantia or maybe my ZX, Many thanks in advance Terry .

Just back from MOT with daughter's Xsara and a new ticket to go with it. Only one advisory which was for a misted headlamp. That's all four cars done for this year. But I would have been p*££ed off if the Xsara had failed because I've done a load of work on it during the past couple of months. New front pipe and cat, new heater motor, new rear...

im convinced i've got a fluid lead (keep needing to top up!)

im going to check the calipers/drums first, does the pipes go straight to the master cylinder or does it goes elsewhere first then to the ms?

mk1 berlingo, 1.8 with no ABS.

Does anyone know where I can get an alloy wheel adapter from.
Just had a tidy out and it's not where it should be.

Hi Guys,

Not like me to be posting in the Citroen section - haven't done so since I had the C5 :(

Anyway, my grandmother just called me asking my advice.
She just arrived home from Donegal (a 120 mile journey she does once a month to see her mother) and said that towards the end of her journey the car warned that the Depollution System is...

hi all i,ve not had my berlingo van long its a 2008 reg but i,ve noticed the mileage display pixels are playing up and getting very faint could i buy a used speedometer would it still show my mileage as its only done 56k with history, or would it show the donors mileage thanks

Where can I get a O/S Rear brake pipe, either pre-made or just a length with the ends on? I'd prefer somewhere local to Leeds, almost anywhere in West Yorkshire as I have transport.

The reason I need a new pipe is because I've been changing the rear brake disks and pads, also removing and swapping the Calipers over as the dreaded rust has been...

Greetings! First post!

I have purchased a second-hand 2003 C5 HDi that appears to be very very tidy in all respects.

However when at idle with the auto trans in park, the tacho will dip slightly every second or so, giving a little hunt or miss .

This is also be heard when listening to the exhaust note, brrrrbumpbrrrrrrbumpbump etc.

Under...

Came across this link regarding some genuine Citroen/Peugeot parts on Ebay in case it is of any use to someone...

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Bosch calipers; later Activa, Xantia V6, XM V6. When you uncouple the caliper fully from the carrier bracket, there is a slider that appears to be screwed into the caliper casting body. This sliding bolt or stud has an intermediate section with five flats to allow removal or installation with a specific tool.

Has anyone found a decent workaround?...

Right, finally got my 110 HDI sorted with an MOT and a fully working hydraulic system.

Now I want to get it looking smart again.

I have a set of Exclusive alloys to go on so that's the wheels sorted.

The side trim is looking shoddy though. The front and rear bumper trim are good but the chrome effect door trims look awful. Do they come off...