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My car was delivered back to me on Friday, along with a rather large bill [-o<
The work was done by my local indy, but I'd decided that, as I want to keep the car for some time, I'd go with genuine replacement parts.

So this was a new steering rack, high-pressure pipe assy, low-pressure pipe assy, low-pressure PAS cooler.
Plus LDS ( lots as the...

Hi, checking to find out how to remove the dipstick oil tube on the C5HDI 2003 Diesel. Part of the dipstick is stuck in the tube. Because it is lodged in the bent section its hard to remove it. Other than forcing it into the sump and removing the sump I was thinking, how hard is it to remove the tube itself :?: . Any ideas or pictures to describe...

Hello to All

I need some help for my Citroen C5 2003, 2.0i 16V 136 HP with automatic gearbox.
Can someone help me to find where is the intake air temperature sensor? Or is there MAF sensor?

Thank you

Can someone help ave noticed this silver block leaking and a don't no do a have to replace the hole block or the pipes
Ave tried adding a photo from my Haynes manual of this but don't think it's worked

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Anybody who has been involved in an ABS pump runs constantly, even when turned off the ignition ..... car is a C3 1.6 HDI 2008

Hi guru's help is need, my xantia 1.9td hydractive with 8 sphere cannot sink down at all after i ask my mechanic replace accumulator valve seal in the plastic cap with the car set to highest for better roomy and a big mistake didn't unscrew the 12mm bolt which cause a high burst when unscrew the plastic cap screw.
Now that the seal done but car...

I seem to remember, but can't find any posts, some members having strong views about the relative merits of various brands of Glow Plugs. Anyone care to remind me please?

The back story is that, for the last few weeks, the 'Green Lady' (our S1 1.9TD Xantia Estate) has fired up first thing on only 3 cylinders, but raising the revs to 2000 has...

Can you see the fluid in the bottle easily or not because a have looked at mine and a can't see a thing.

When a take the cap off there's fluid in there but don't no if it needs topped up or not because a can't see any fluid in the bottle what so ever thanks

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I was out in Auld Katy yesterday for a trip up north to see some lovely turning leaves in the forests and the car performed very well on the 150 mile round trip. Upon dropping off my friend in Stirling I noticed the suspension had stuck in hard mode and remained so even after the door was opened and closed. I set off anyway and the normal service...

I have a c4 hdi vts and its lost all its boost :( ,I can hear the turbo spool but just nothing happening at all
ive change the turbo postion sensor ontop of the waste gate as that was error code that kept coming up and has made no difference at all
really wondering if anyone has any tips on checking if the solenoids are all working ect ,...

Ok, so my Xantia HDI 90 has just broken it's CAT outlet pipe. So, if possible I need a centre pipe that bypasses the CAT and attaches to the front pipe from the Turbo. I did this on my Xantia 110 exclusive and the part was easily available but I can't find it for the 90!!
Can anyone advise if the part is available and where from? There will be no...

Hello all, I lent my 98 s2 Xantia to my Son and he say's he put it through a motorised car wash and that has stopped the Flasher and Hazard working.
I have left car in the sun with all doors and bonnet open for few hours, they did work one flash heard a errr noise like it was coming from steering wheel, not worked again. guessing could be flasher...

My C5 clock, central locking, etc powers down after about five mins after locking the does using the fob.

Come back within 5 mins and I can use the fob to open the doors and the clock retains its time but after that the fob won't work and the clock looses its time. I have checked all the fuses in the car passenger footwell and even replaced the...

.... a new or good used XUD diesel injector with needle lift sensor for a 97 Xantia TD?

Im more into older cits usually and this is a bit new for my understanding :-)

Many thanks folks.

Hello
I have a 2000 Xantia 1.8 which sags at the rear after a few hours . Car works fine otherwise rising up and down into high and low etc . No obvious leaks of fluid and no broken plastic linkage etc.

I better point out that I am not great with cars so have to put my trust into a local mechanic . So he changed the rear centre sphere and a...

Hi guys,
My C5 has about 137,000 miles on it, and for a while has given a clunking sound when at low speed and on full left lock (but also sometimes on right lock). I am almost certain this is a worn CV joint and by the sound of it, it is the right (drive side in UK). Before committing to the cost of purchasing parts I wonder if any of you have a...

Hi
I hope that you can offer some advise based on your experience. the attached pictures show the problem I have with the front bumper on my c5 2007. as you can see, the bumper is not in its normal place. I assume that what causes it is that the tooth that connects it to the vehicle's body is damaged or the female receptacle that the tooth...

Hi all.just noticed today that a little oil is dripping from near the sphere at the back wheel on the driver side.any idea of what it could be.please tell me its not a big job.thanks in advance.

I have peugeot planet installed and have been using it for 2 years now but would love to have lexia program for citroens too. I have a 32bit windows xp laptop and looking for standalone lexia program or a version of diagbox compatable with my operating system

My next car will be smaller than my C5 Tourer, our needs have changed. Also my wife is beginning to suffer arthritis and clambering in and out of the C5 (seats are quite low and have deep side bolsters) after long trips is getting harder. Not keen on Golf/Focus although they are very fine vehicles, too mainstream.

Thinking about a Cactus. Anybody...

Hi,

Another season another novelty issue :). I just had the rescue people out there but unable to start the car. Jump leads on but no sign of the starter engaging. After he tapped the starter and it tried a single revolution but after that nothing, just the tick. We noticed that the stop warning is engaged on the dashboard which is not normally...

Hi guys

I've recently bought a 2007 C5 II which has the DW12BTED4 engine and the 6 speed manual box.

There seems to be a fairly big leak coming from the engine/gearbox region, and the colour of the fluid is either red or orangey red - doesn't look light enough to be LDS but then again I'm not certain.

My first thought with a leak like this...

Hi

I have buy a instrument cluster from xsara diesel.
How i know pinout of this dash?

Apologies in advance for my almost total lack of electrical knowledge...

I have an S1 Xantia and have noticed in the last week or so that the interior lights on the B-pillar have been staying on while driving. Its intermittent, and occasionally they'll pulse on and off, but they always go out when I lock the car.

I took advantage of everything...

Hi All,
Could someone please look under their bonnet, of the car!!, as I have a query regarding a air intake duct. My car developed and noisy 'clatter', worse than an old Transit. I was think the top end was giving way, (camshaft), anyway upon investigation it is (was) the air intake tube from behind the radiator to air-box, item 3, the two...

I am going to need to replace the top radiator hose part number 96133480 but the local Irish importer tells me that Citroen no longer make the part. Its the pipe that goes from rad to thermostat. I noticed when I went to check oil level that the part of hose from thermostat to the bend looked shiny/wet. It looks like it is sweating when hot and...

first hello all

my problem is I have a relay van 2006 and had from new , but last week I parked it up , and next morning I started it no problem ,but as I pulled away there was no power I could just about make 2000 revs but running like a bag of hammers theres no smoke or warning lights , had it hooked up to fault machine at local garage no...

Seems like a common problem but my forum searches have not thrown up an obvious solution for a non techie. ie piccies

Can anyone advise how to reattach the lower windown seal of a C4 which has dropped. I have read there are clips but I can see any.

Any advice or link on what seems a simple problem would be appreciated.

Hello

My heater blower is not working. I hadn't used the car in a while as I was traveling abroad and when I came back the blower was not working at all.

I checked the fuse and it is fine. I also checked the relay and it appears to be working as I can hear the clicking noise. I also checked the voltage across the blower motor and it is zero...

Hi folks.
I have a low mileage XUD9 from a 306 which I'm looking to stuff in my old Scudo to replace the clapped out 1 in it. The problem I have is the Scudo has a knackered ML5T gearbox and the 306 has the BE3. I know that the BE3 was used in these vans but I was wondering if anyone was aware of what alterations I'd have to make. I'm presuming...

Afternoon all.

My '09 C5 will be having its winter tyres fitted in a few weeks. I've already asked on here if I'll be able to replace the TPS valves with ordinary ones, and then get the TPS system disabled - I can, apparently, do both, which is nice. :)

Pending finding someone local-ish with Lexia to do the disabling for me, what warnings will...

Hi guys. Have purchased full chip Lexia kit, it has Lexia345 and Lexia348 as well as PP2000 and Diagbox. Is there a guide to what does what. Obviously PP2000 is for Peugeot but what is the difference between Lexia and Diagbox? Any help would be great.
Regards Alan

Hi all,

I have just purchased the above vehicle, when running on tick over, it seems to be running on three cylinders, but when actually driving, the car is very smooth, and quiet.
Also I am also having difficulties in selecting reverse gear very difficult when engine running, but turn the engine off select reverse restart the engine and it works...

Sometimes it’s just one thing after another, oh well. I suspect my spheres are on the way out again, but this time I think I’ll swap them myself, I don’t really need another bill for £250, that’s more than the car is worth!

So usual questions, I have found the items on GSFcarpart website, my Xantia has 6 spheres, XU7JP 1.8i petrol engine and I...

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I am hoping someone maybe to help as the past two weeks my car has slowly become worse.

I have a C3 1.4 cool 57 Plate. Basically, I am use to problems with my C3, had central locking issues, back left and right indictor issues (faulty wiring) and a head gasket issue.

Now for the past two week I have had a fault come on which said stop...

I am new to the forum so i,m hoping someone can help.
My car has started to go into 'limp mode' ie it jumps from 4th gear into 3rd when driving along. if i stop & turn the engine off, then re-start the car, the fault clears. This has now happened about 6 times in the last 8 weeks. I had a diagnostic's done on the vehicle after 3 weeks which showed...

Hi could someone point me in the right direction of were the pollen filter is on a c5 05 HDI please

Cheers graeme

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Hi all I have a Citroen c5 x7 2009 rear light problem. I noticed the other day that the indicator was going really quick like the bulb was blown, and a check and that's not flashing so took the cluster off checked the bulb and the bulb is fine, but changed anyways. Plugged back in and working, so put it back and reconnected checked again and not...

I've an Activa on my drive which has been on SORN for the past two years and, as the insurance was lapsed at the same time, i risk losing my 5yrs no claims unless i re-insure. So ... off i went and quoted a reasonable valuation of the car at £500 only to be told to 'reconsider' as book value was between £45 - £95!!
Sad eh. But made me laugh. At...

Hi all!

Well my dear old Xantia has just failed its MOT due to N/S & O/S split reluctor rings. I wasn't aware them being split was a fail - but there you go.

I've seen the reluctor rings are readily available - but have been advised against replacement due to them likely not fitting firmly enough once the mating surface has been sufficiently...

Hello,

My alternator has failed after 16 years on my S2 xantia 1.9TD
This coming week I have to get the car to Sawtry to have the new one put in for me.

I found one at Euro Car parts 90 amp for £95.99 incl vat. the same alternator at GSF was £235+ vat.

will I be ok to drive the car once started about 25 miles or is the computer going to go...

Hey all, I have done my searching and cant find anything exactly like what I'm experiencing but if I have missed something could you please point me in the right direction.

I'll keep it brief but include as much detail as I can. Basically the locks on both the driver and passenger door are playing up. Christmas time last year I couldnt lock the...

I was replacing that small part to make my right indicator work again and have inadvertently pulled the cable connector from my indicator stalk. Can anyone tell me if indicator stalk can be disassembled to reconnect connector ?

I've read a lot of threads here concerning this but some advice conflicts so here's how I understand it, please feel free to correct me.

The fast idle system is controlled by the ECU via a solenoid utilising vacuum from the camshaft drive. It's default is operative (fast idle) and achieves a fast idle by advancing the timing (5 degrees) to...

I have just bought a 2010 Berling Multispace XTR from a friend who is returning to the UK. It only has 42000km on the clock so I will probably have it for a few years.
I would like to fit the widest tyres and suitable alloys since it only has steel rims.
The current tyres are 215-55-R16. I have been on the TOYO tyres website and they say you can...

Hi All,

I have a few brand new BX parts, which I'd like to pass on to someone who can use them:

96 081 712 Clutch Cable (L=1455mm) - for 1580cc, 1905cc
Pair of front discs, 266mm diam x 10mm thick, non-vented (= 95 661 746)
Set of Abex front brake pads (= 95 624 484)
Two sets of Abex rear brake pads (= 95 650 890)

Anyone with a non-sporty BX...

Hello all
I would like to ask if there is a drl mode on my c5 2007 and if so, it has to be Lexia enabled?
Thanx.

Hi,
I'm interested to find out what controls the 3 minute post starting heat cycle on this engine, does anyone know?

Starting the engine from cold (12 degrees C) :
when you turn the ignition on there is no glow plug pre heat operation, but once the engine is started the plugs come on and stay on for 3 minutes, this is obviously a timed period but...

Green xantia mk1 at the Malvern end of M50 about 2pm. Might have been an activa but quick glance is all I got

Smashing :mrgreen:

I've been thinking about a C4 Picasso to replace the C5 and Synergie, sort of does the job of both, but wanting a petrol as I reckon diesels will be banned from some European cities in the not too distant and anyway they are getting ever more painful to look after. What with filling them up with coloured wee and/or worrying about DPFs and all...