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Hi everyone, First post (please be gentle).

I bought a 2005 Citroen C8, just last week. 1 owner, from new. 68,000 miles. Never missed a service, according to the Service Record log book.

I drove half a mile, this morning, to pick up a friend. All OK.

When I restarted the engine, the power steering had stopped working.

I can drive it but...

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I just replaced a snapped clutch cable on my berlingo and I have a question about initial adjustment. I have not deal with self adjusting cables before. When I replaced the cable the clutch did not engaged at first at all. I removed the piece on the clutch cable that I saw visibly that it needs to be removed. I do not know how to explain it...

The oil low message appears regularly on my C4 so I regularly top it up.

I finf the dipstick very hard to read though, it always seems to show oil on the marker but I once took it for a service and was told it was completely empty.

How much oil should I be putting in, it take 5 liters I think but is there any way to tell how much is in there?

Hello!

I have a 2009 C5 that won't start. Starter kicks in, but it won't fire. I'm really struggling with it and not sure how to fix it.

There was an intermittent problem with the cruise control where it wouldn't enable, so plugged it into my friends computer and had the following errors:
P1607 vehicle speed limitation
P1671 cruise control
P0341...

Whilst fixing another issue, my bonnet catch has decided that it no longer wants to work.

I can pop it open 2 inches with the interior handle, but the little tab underneath the car doesn't want to work.

It feels very stiff and there is definitely resistance, but it won't release the bonnet. It almost feels like it's stuck somewhere..

Any ideas...

Hi are there ways to improve the sound of this model? I'd like to make it you know...like a true 3.0 twinturbo should sound, deeper, stronger (not acute though), any suggestion? thanks!

Hi guys, first ever Citroen, well first ever french car tbh. I really like it, everything works except the airbag light is on the dash and the airbag pretensioner warning has come on, I need this diagnosed for the warranty company but worried they won't pay out and I'll be left short paying £100s for the diagnosis. Has anyone got a Lexia I could...

Hi, mechanics - do these symptoms suggest a potential cause?
My 2003 turbo-diesel Relay has long had a habit of starting perfectly - then beginning to smoke and bog down after a minute or so. Driving under load always quickly cleared it, and it ran perfectly then.

However! Yesterday, it began to smoke VERY heavily soon after startup. Again, I...

Failed mot on brake imbalance. I was expecting there may be a problem with setting up the brake compensator front to rear, but in fact the imbalance is across the rear axle !
So question is, is this likely to be a cylinder or shoes or could it be the dreaded compensator ?
Also, I was considering converting to rear discs, any advice on which...

Hello guys! I have some problems in my 1998 Citroen xsara 1.8i v16 manual gearbox, Xu7jp4(FLY).

1. The Fan blower sometimes working and sometimes not. The connectors are fine, the resistor works. I checked the circuit going to the resistor and it gets 1-3 volts( not enough to move the blower). When the blower works the resistor gets 12 volts....

Hi there,
I was wondering if I could have a bit more help than what I've read regarding the electrics.
I have fitted the towbar and am now going to attempt the electrics. 7pin by the way not 13pin
I have a bypass relay which I am going to use. I have two black wire that goes from the 7pin socket
I realise that one black wire is going to the left...

Hi I have c2 1.1 with sagem ecu, the problem is that when you drive the car more than 4-5000 rpm it goes like in limp mode and you need to wait a while for the car to start going again. The codes on diagnostic are p0300 and p1336. I have put new spark plugs, coil and crankshaft sensor. Do you have any suggestions?

Hi All,
Not sure if I have a problem or not......
I don't think my air-con is working............
Heater works, turn cabin temperature up, blower gets faster, car gets warm, turn temp down, fans slow down a bit car gets cold, but not as fast as it has done!
High pressure pipe under bonnet gets cold with engine running , therefore system is full,...

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one of my keys i kept in the glovebox decided it would only work the remote locking / unlocking but wont start the engine. Message displays Antitheft fault. I have tried the hold lock button in the ignition and disconnected car battery to see if anything resets but still the same.

car is citroen c3 2007 petrol and flip key

Any ideas why...

I am buying a towbar for my August 2004 Xsara Picasso Exclusive and am unsure about what I need to do regarding the electrics.

I have read that I might need a special fitting in order to cope with multiplex wiring. Can anyone please confirm? I have seen that it's needed for post 2003 cars, but on another website it says post 2005. If it's any...

After moving in the shadows of the forum for years, I am stumped.

My C5 is lacking power. Hardly no acceleration in lower gears and really loses speed when going up hill.

If I unplug the connector to the mass air flow sensor, a pollution fault light comes (to be expected!) BUT the car runs perfectly like a rocket.

So, I go away and order a...

My 2004 c5 2.0 hdi (110 bhp) (77000 miles) has suddenly developed a gearbox whine in 4th & 5th only. The whine is worse in 5th than 4th and it is worse between 50 - 60 mph. Below 50 mph the box is quiet, above 60 mph I think that there is a faint whine, but it is hard to tell accurately due to the increased road noise.
The whine is only there on...

Hello
I wonder if anyone has had this experience or if anyone knows this please:
Can a digital speedo (the one with screen) and radio be retrofitted/installed into an SX?
Do both unit types use the same cabling to feed on information etc?
Many thanks

And finally.

Could I ask a favour please Marc. The previous owner of my C5 has just turned up on my doorstep with the missing locking tow hitch (Witter). Frankly I didn’t think he was going to deliver but....... now that he has I would like to use it.
I note it has a 7 pin socket and I would like to upgrade it to a 13 pin socket. Could you point...

Hi, Has anyone any tips or advice for replacing item 3 (longitudinal link I think) Is it best to replace as a whole or just the bushes?
On mine bush 11 has failed and item 3 contacts the hub carrier item 20 causing a knock. You can just see the point of contact in the photo.
Will the nut (71) be inside the car?
Many thanks
Jim

I'm gonna write a long post because my car is posesed by a limp mode demon. p1198(fuel pressure regulator) rarely acompanied by P1165(fuel rail pressure sensor)

I have a C4 coupe 2.0 HDI with Siemens pump.EGR and FAP OFF and remaped too 160HP+. For 6 months i have been strugling with limp mode when hard accelerating especialy in the higher gears....

I have a berlingo hdi van (53 plate). Whenever i accelerate over about 70mph an engine light comes on with a beep and the power dies and drops me down to about 50mph and wont accelerate. If i stop the engine and start it again the light stays on but the power is back to normal again. On a 4 hour motorway journey the other day it happened about 6...

Hello.

First of all, I apologize for translating with google and for help.

I have a car problem. Xsara Picasso 2.0 HDi 66kw year 2001 TYPE engine RHY.

When my daughter was driving with him. Last month she used it too. He switched off while driving. Only this I know to say.

We dragged him home. Calling one and the other mechanics with various...

I need a wiring diagram for 2015 DW10FD 2.0 Hdi diesel. Or pin chart to identify wiring around engine. (Especially TPS / accelerator /ECU.)
Anyone help? That engine has been out since around 2014 or even earlier in the C4 Picasso so must be one available by now?

In an attempt to avoid what might become the need to replace the turbo on my 2009 138 2litre hdi, I have replaced the turbo charger pressure regulation electrovalve (part no 1618X2) and also the boost pressure sensor (part 1920CZ). Ignoring the fact that I managed to break the second sensor - it is a very tight fit in the hole in the manifold and...

Citroen C3 1.4i 2007- VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff].
I am trying to trace my missing voltage from the Throttle Position Sensor -track 1.
Could I have some help please with the wiring of Intake Throttle Valve and the Accelerator Pedal to their termination at the ECU. I guess that's here they finish up!

I've just bought a 2009 Citroen Nemo and I'm wondering how to fit some roof rails. Has anyone done this and if so is there a guide orvideo anywhere that you know of please? Thanks in advance.

1.6HDi, DV6TED4 engine. The car failed MOT on excessive smoke. It off the scale. The engine was hot and I had dipethane already added. TBH you can see plumes of black smoke sometimes in the rear view mirror. I'm not sure where to start air filter is new and no leaks on inlet side. There is oil building up in the air intake chamber after the turbo...

Hello.

I’ve noticed a feature on my recently acquired 2008 C5 exclusive tourer. When selecting reverse gear (automatic), the climate control fan speed increases. :?

Can anybody shed any light on the reasoning behind this?

Thank you. :)

Hi Everyone

Just a quick question, can you replace the bearings on the auxiliary drive belt idler pulley?
Getting strange noise when traveling and have used screwdriver to listen to the drive belt pulleys and it's either the idler pulley or alternator.
However no effect on lights or warning lights so I am starting with the cheapest.
Have removed...

Hi, I,m hoping some of you lovely people can help me.

I have a Grand Picasso 2.0 litre HDI Diesel. 2007 with electronic gearbox.

I had put some diesel in at Asda and I drove about a mile accelerating uphill, the power dropped off and the car went down through the gears. I got to the side of the road and the engine stopped. It won't restart....

New to me 2008 C5 X7 2.0 HDI VTR+

Fault code: 98D3

I gather this suggests a short circuit to +ve.

(Use of the word 'coherence' suggests to me a mistranslation from French? What should it be?)

So, where to look?
Could this be a defective sensor elsewhere? (I've replaced the rear right sensor).
Could the fault be in the loom? If so is there a...

Yes, I've dropped a googgly :oops:

Had to replace the rear discs and pads today, I DIDN T disable the handbrake and now I have one cable connected and one that I can't get back into the caliper.

Is there a way of disabling the electronics? or somewhere in either Diagbox or Lexia ( I have both) that i can do it and then pull the cable to the...

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My coolant expansion pipe (the very thin rigid plastic pipe with two click lock connectors that go into the radiator and the coolant expansion tank) is leaking at the radiator end. Unfortunately it is not the O ring as the coolant is squirting out where the pipe meets the connector.
I have looked for a replacement pipe but I am not having any...

Good evening from Sweden!

My wife's just bought a 2007 Citroën C4 1.6 HDI, 110 bhp with 89 000 km on the meter. Lovely car, but there's one fly in the soup. The timing belt was replaced last year, but not by an authorized garage. The job was done by a reconditioning firm. They replaced the belt and wheels, but not the water pump :shock:

My...

Hi All
Been a while but am back again..!! :)
My C5 needs a new MOT soon and I gave it a once over this week and everything is fine apart from one of the headlamp washers doesn't work properly.
It extends out but I don't get any water through it.
A new one from Citroen is nearly £100..... :shock:
Is it possible to strip it and check for...

Hi have 06 plate 2.0 c5 VTR
Need new fuse box can I use 6500ck or other L04-00 the one in car is the 9658539480 l04-00 bsm ?

Hello all. :)

Recently purchased a 2008 C5 Exclusive tourer. Got a red LED illuminated above the SOS button on the Navidrive control panel. Also, the display blanked once and the system seemed to reboot when the LED illuminated.

Can anybody tell me what this means/indicates?

Many thanks. :-D

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I’ve recently purchased a 2008 C5 exclusive tourer and would like to check the fluid level on the combined hydractive suspension and power steering.

I’m getting all sorts of conflicting and complicated instructions on how to do this. Last explanation I got was to simply lower the suspension to its lowest setting, wait 15 mins, remove...

Hello my name is Trevor and I live at Park Gate near Fareham, Hampshire and have always been a Citroen owner of many models but for the first time I have a problem that I can't resolve on my C5. I noticed a leak and found that at some point a hose had been changed but a jubilee clip had been used instead of the proper crimping tool, I changed the...

Right Hand Side front strut has started leaking enough to need replacing. My local Indy wanted £485 to do the job but this included £357 for the strut itself which he said he would have to get from Citroen. I have managed to source a strut on line for £199 which is sold as a Genuine Citroen part - no 5271 L6 - and comes complete with Citroen...

Hi folks,
This may seem like a daft question.
On my former C5 the front spheres went solid, so I replaced them with a new set. The ride was perfect for a few days and then they went quite stiff - not solid, but certainly not up to Cit standards.
The car was an H3+, so should I have replaced the centre sphere at the same time? The rear ones were...

This set of you tube videos, might help some.

Hi Guys,

With the subframe off the car I thought I would have a look for the irritating knock I have been getting and on examining the rear bushes on the wishbone found both had a lot of play.

When removed they are shot. One I can almost pull the bush off.

Fortunately I bought replacement wishbones and fitted same.

I have read the procedure to...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knows if it's practical to fit rear electric windows and mirrors to a low spec LX car.

Some models I've read about in the past have the wiring harnesses already present for E.g electric seats even where they're not fitted. I think the XM was like that.

I wonder if it would be practical to replace the rear...

The blind which surrounds the gear stick and keeps the slot closed as you move the selector up and down has disintegrated on my car. I have searched the usual breakers and auctions but to no avail, however I have discovered a complete gear selector for a 2008 C4 and the slot shape is the same as mine, so does anyone know if the blind from that...

Hi all,

Got a problem with the rear fog light on my ZX 1.9D estate, the lens was smashed and has completely come off.

Just need help on how to remove the light unit and hopefully where to get one? Tried Citroen dealer and local breakers but no joy.
Are there any other vehicles or models that share the same rear fogs? On my estate they are...

Hi all,

Well I have a leak from the LP pipe going into/out of pinion, Can anyone tell me which seal size I fit ?

I'm going to replace both seals as I had used the old seals when changing the rack in the spring was moving house misplaced my seals and required the car urgently. Managed to get 6 months out of them.

Kenny

My sills have been patched in the past, but as per norm the inner sills are also gone so the o/s rear jacking point has collapsed. I’m just going to patch it for this year but need to think about replacing both sills and rebuilding the inner sills and jacking points. Anyone have a picture of how these panels are constructed ?
I know the outer...

Hi folks,
My recently acquired C5 is excellent, but I have no front foglights. The bulbs are there, but when I try to switch them on there's no indication on the dash, or movement in the switch. When I turn the switch again, the rear ones light up. Is this a problem with the control stalk?

Thanks in advance,
David.