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I apologize for letting this thread drop. The good news is that the new head gasket is holding; even in London traffic jams on hottest day of the year, the temperature remained stable.

The HG was done 3 times in total, 1st one failed immediately so mechanic had to pull the engine apart right way and re-do it. Then, the system developed a coolant...

Hello to all.

Replaced the MAF - fan - bloody -tastic. Car finally back to normal.

Huge thanks to all the help offered here. =D> =D> =D> =D>

Just a note - the MAF is common to the Citroen, Peugeot, Ford and Mini range.

Surprisingly, the MAF for the 1.4 Ford Fiesta was cheaper than all the others - even though it is exactly the same part...

I have had an interesting day today. I am with my Mum on her narrow boat (off for a couple of days cruising). One nice thing is that, when Mum takes her dog Brandy for a walk her little black cat, Murphy, tags along. This can surprise people. He also sometimes goes for a walk with other people, which is a bit worrying.

Later on, as we were...

Cheers oily I’ll try that lol

I can only repeat the usual advice Gibbo (apart from the Axe murdering bit) :-D

Check your firewall is allowing comms through, plug and unplug VCI USB in to all ports and wait for it to be picked up, disable windows update service temporarily, ditto anti virus. Check your diagbox version and firmware.

Haha. yes - I do remember well. Cheers!

Part 19207S and cost from a dealer is: £174.46 inc. VAT.

There are some Siemens ones and others here for much less:

Hi folks, just throwing out a quick question here, weve got a C5 HDI on a 03plate, on a regular (ish) basis the car goes into limp mode this shows up as a beep from the dash followed by the engine manaement light coming on, this can happen anywhere between a 300 mile trip and a trip to the local shops !!
Switching off the ignition for 30 seconds...

:) good news eventually, crazy

I'm with EDC on it being related to fuel delivery. My 405 did something similar, with a marked occasional loss of power, on two completely separate occasions, years apart, one was a seal in the pump, t 'other was a fuel pipe; both meant that air was getting into the system causing poor running.

Don't forget to check the pipework all the way back...

Thanks. I will check.

The shims you're on about on the back of the pads have been fitted to every Xantia I've owned and the Mk1 and Mk1 facelifted C5's as well. They are usually reusable, but I've had a set of pads before where they were bonded to the back of the pad so obviously they weren't removable on those.

The part I'm on about is part 8 on servicebox - you can...

Bravo on the big miles Steve. For cars that are basically unloved, they can provide some solid transport and are tough old beasts.

On the 288 mm callipers, the outer wear sensor wire does go through the hole in the moving part of the calliper, and does need to be partly unthreaded in order to lift the calliper to change the pads, but as the wire is changed each time anyway, that is not much of a hardship. Only the outer sensor wire goes through the bleed nipple cover, then...

SFAIK, switching on the AC should immediately bring on the fan(s) at slow speed. Fans will only jump to high speed when coolant temp climbs, so with a cold engine, this shoudn't happen.

The fans will also run at full speed with a cold engine if the A/C system pressure (which is generally proportional to condenser temperature) gets high. This can...

Is the turbo any more noisy (whistling)?
This would be indicative of a leak on the high pressure side of the intake systems and could cause the symptoms you're talking about. Mine currently has that, I just haven't managed to locate the leak yet :roll:

No problem.

Unfortunately sellers just want to shift their gear and in many cases just copy listings from others when the part although looking identical will not be compatible. Things like Hill Start Assist, Stop Start, Electronic Parking Brake, particular wheels fitted, engine type, suspension system, fuel injection and additive system - all...

The proper one should automatically deactivate rear parking sensors and tell the ABS/ESP ECU that you are towing, so that it can implement a special stability programme for towing. It should also be fully compatible with your car's electronic multiplexed architecture.

If it has leather seats and satnav you may get close to £3k on a good day.

Sounds like an expensive repair when your alternator freewheel took the crankshaft pulley out, was there engine damage as well ?

No, just the pulley and alternator pulley/clutch.

That code can be any one of the following, but a Lexia would possibly provide more specific information.
Boost pressure regulation: Air pressure below the reference value
Turbo pressure regulation: Pressure below reference value
Turbo pressure signal fault: Turbo pressure measured too low / Turbocharger pressure reference value

There are a few articles and threads about the X5 (X7) Avi, but a few observations:
There are well-documented issues with the steering racks on the X7 - having said that, you may be more protected over in Israel being in a much warmer climate than we are. I, like many other X7 owners in the UK and indeed on this forum are on their third steering...

Though you may have overlooked the fact Rich asked for location of MAF, whereas you provided the diagram for the EGR? :D
I can't see anything about the MAF request (and still can't :-D ), but this is where it the MAF is SUPPOSED to be for this engine - item 10 - which at least looks about right from the pictures :-D That's something at least!...

Maybe it's a bit like inkjet printers, some do a count of ink shots aa a proxy for ink levels, some even say catch tank full and die completely after a few years.

Maybe the ECU will say S&S operated X times, must be knackered by now, go buy a new car.... .

No longer obsolescence planned by styling like the USA in the 50's, now it's obsolescence...

Hi and welcome.

You may have to change the bolts for the wheels as there are several types - the alloy bolts have a tapered edge so that the spare steel wheel can be put on (except for the Grand Picasso Exclusive that doesn't use a spare wheel, but a gunk tyre inflater) and the alloy wheel fits flat. So I'm not sure whether this is designed as a...

Urgent
Sandy, I've sent you a Private Message concerning a RECALL for this vehicle that Citroen have detected. I've put the full VIN concerned and the message in the PM.

I've just flagged it here too as some members don't always check PMs. I'll delete this when you've checked it.

Thank you both for your assistance reference Break and the link : )

They have one that is type approved at the link, it looks different to the original in that it comprises of two boxes.

I assume this is the two sections in the original cat split into two units ?

There is another supplier that quotes our model, he is a lot cheaper but does not...

Can you post or PM your VIN so I can see exactly the system you have.

Its a bit late but here is my experience regarding 2.2 Auto consumption; I have just got 42.8 over to tankful's. That is 60% motorway
30% urban/town. I dad lots of problems from both the estate I have had. Here is what to look out for;

Binding brakes especially the front handbrakes and the quadrant that seizes up or does not release. Check the...

Hi and welcome.

These are the front and rear bumper parts for the 3.0 L but come in different configurations, depending on options like front parking sensors etc. If you can identify the number (s) of the parts, I can get you the part numbers:

Click diagrams to zoom
X7 30 Tourer bumber A.PNG X7 30 Tourer bumber B.PNG
Rear Bumper Parts 3.0...

Blenders would no doubt argue that not being a refiner means that they are free to buy base oils from the best source.

Exactly why I said I could be completely wrong :-D

What a pain in the arse that job was. If I.d owned a stumpy torx driver, it would have been easy. Two torx screws and one nut, and 5 connectors to remove, the bottpm screw was impossible to get to without the stumpy tool, so O had to remove the headlight, which was also a pita. Ended up disconnecting half the inner bumper,and riving the headlight...

So it's alright, thanks :)

Thanks for the posting Electronmirror- you are right of course about the terminology - sorry.

Things have moved on a bit with the van - firstly in a good way then in a disasterous way.

We put 600 grit sandpaper around a suitable sized long socket on an entension bar and sanded the journals in a horizontal way , checking the cam after each 300...

A pair of stilsons will shift it if nothing else does.

Peter

Good to know. Thanks!

Any 205 with the BE3 transmission should have strong enough shafts (not sure if this was only the mk2 GTI, or if others had this box)

You might find some useful info here:
or here: (click on the links for each engine type for details).

Looks like it covers everything.
Uni-T are very good; I have one of their digital multimeters here.

Yes please 😊

I have just checked, and it is from left to right to dismount the guard nets.

That'll be the DRLs all right, a swine of a job!

Problem solved. The issue was with the ECU wiring harness. The guy who did the belts touched and messed up something, he did his job right, though, only touched where he isn't supposed to. Now this is fixed and the car runs again like a dream. It is one of the latest produced btw, month before they ceased production of 1.9TD Xantias. Pretty...

Well done :-D

Ignore it. It’s generally a ghost fault as the glow plugs do very little on an HDi apart from helping on cold starts and assisting with regeneration (on DPF models). This is a common ‘fault’ and can normally be ignored.

From my recent experience, I'd suggest this code is caused by one or more of the glow plugs having failed (despite consistent...

Thank god i didnt condemn my turbo. I connected the turbo vacuum pipe directly to the vacuum pump and it opened 100% raising suspicion that there is a vacuum leak somewhere.

identified the leak somewhere near the pipes going to the butterfly valve.

It is working well for now!

Yes quite true, to be honest I'd be surprised if I get the drop link off without obvious damage anyway. I've had mostly good results from Febi and Lemforder links and joints on other cars. Only issues have been on a particular 307 that mysteriously eats ball joints and drop links. And that damn car's still in the family.

Thanks folks. Haven’t done anything about it yet...hopefully she lasts the summer. The pedal is a bit high but no slipping. I will get one of the clips. I’ve never changed a pull type clutch, though I’ve done at least a dozen normal ones. Something to not look forward to.

Well it turns out a module for the tow bar lighting had burnt out after getting water in it and caused the problem. This has now been bypassed so no trailer lights but it's solved the brake lights being stuck on.
So if anyone else ever gets this issue check your trailer lights first - you may save the garage 2 days of searching!

ISTR If they are working correctly you can hear the difference when you disconnect the injector while its idling, a handy diagnostic test !