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Hi. Have a problem starting my C4. It will turn over but will not fire. Battery and starter motor have been changed. RAC attended and repeatedly turned the car over and it did eventually start and provided a diagnosis of flooded engine. I was advised that it could possibly by an injector problem. Any other ideas, that are a much cheaper fix,...

The drivers door handle on my C5 is broken :shock: :shock: I have obtained a replacement but it's the wrong colour. I have rubbed down the replacement but it doesn't seem to like being resprayed. Do I need any special primer? I am a complete novice regarding car paint. I have a rattle can of the correct colour and lacquer. Any advice greatly...

Dear Citroen Members,
I purchased my 2005 Citroen C5 2.0 hdi Estate in September, as my friend said it was a good buy, (Sorry make that an ex-friend). After eventually getting it through a M.O.T, which was made even more difficult as the examiner did not know left from right! I then started experiencing difficulty in engaging gears, forum members...

Hi guys need some assistance on this issue
To day I plugged in to a Citroën relay 2.8 hdi I have diagbox 7.76 . The problem I am having it will not talk to this vehicle
The message I got was switch ignition off and back on again which I did . Now at the bottom of the screen there is another message .connected the portable to the vehicles 2 way...

Has anybody any experience of successfully converting the beam pattern for driving on the continent? I am aware that for temporary visits no modification is required, but I need to put mine onto Spanish plates. The kick-up on the beam pattern prevents this as it is configured for UK use.
I was hoping to find an internal lever in the projector...

A couple of days ago the engine on my BX started surging on tickover and sounds like a bag of spanners. Above 1700 rpm it'd fine. I think it's got the CAV pump. I've checked the 'extra fuelling diaphragm' to see if it's spitting diesel into the plenum chamber, as this went several years ago, and all seems OK. The throttle arm on the top of the...

I'm looking to retro fit some aftermarket reverse sensors to my C8 (2006 reg) as it does not have any.

Looking on line, some suppliers are claiming that the C8 is 'can-bus' and therefore needs a kit which is can-bus compliant, and some suppliers make no mention of it !

Anybody have an idea as to which is right, i.e is the C8 can-bus or not ?...

Hi, as for reliability My 2007 16 Valve exclusive HDi has been marvellous
ever since the day I bought it, until last night.

I did my usual stint looking after family and left their house late to drive to Kettering
to do some shopping, I sat in the car with the engine running for about 20 minutes
listening to the radio and answering some messages...

Thought I had the dreaded handbrake / caliper sticking issue, but no -
(C5 Mk1) Front passenger side, inboard pad. The pad has come away from the backing, could move forwards but would wedge in place to stop reverse.
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Anyone had this before?

Once lexia is connected to X7 and recognising the car. Where do I go to disengage the handbrake ?

Kenny

Hotw do you change the drop links ?

I started the job but realised the hydraulic strut is secured to the hub by the drop link top bolt and arm.

I had a look at the service citroen repair procedures but couldn't see anything obvious.

Kenny

Hi guys,

I need help with one part number does anybody know what is a part number under radio drawer. See pic thanks.

I'm trying to talk myself into doing the Bx cambelt once the weather gets warmer. I've never done an east/west engine but loads of north/south. It looks a bit tight down there but I think I'll give it a go. Shall I get the front up on stands? I'm assuming most work is done through the wheel arch and will the crank pulley undo with an electric...

Car is a 1999 2.0Hdi. Recently it totally failed to restart after a shopping trip - to buy a loaf of bread :) - local Citroen garage dragged it 200 metres to their premises and diagnosed the intank pump to be faulty, then gave me an estimate of around €800 to replace it. As the car is only worth about half of that, I declined. The owner of the...

I set about fixing the rocker cover oil leak my C5 has and removed the rocker covers. It is the ES9J4S v6 with 2 aluminium rocker covers, and 2 plastic ones. For the aluminium ones i used Loctite 5980, however im wondering about the 2 plastic covers as they had a gasket in there:

Citroens servicebox isnt showing any seperate gasket for the...

My 2.0 hdi synergie has been idle for a couple of weeks so I put the battery charger on this morning(without disconnecting the battery ),so went start it all running ok but now the red stop warning is flashing , no other lights all levels ok wasn't flashing when I parked it up only thing I think could be the battery charger ?!. Is it possible to...

Its been a while. Maybe due to me ignoring the tedious little bits....

So, i got back to the uk after 6 long weeks in asia. Car started fine after a quick once over to make sure levels were tickety boo. I have lumpy brakes fron where they were stuck on. That is slowly going away. After roughly 50 miles of driving the steering became really lumpy...

Hello all. I have a c15. It's slow. Very slow. But I like it. I've been thinking I'd like some hdi power, 2.2 would be amazing! Thing is I don't know enough about wiring to sort this. Swapping the engine/gearbox etc is within my capabilities but wires/ecu's are not my strong point. Any advice appreciated. Thanks!

Hi, im trying to inspect my vacuum system due to performance issues, however i need some help. My car has the 2.0 16 valve hdi engine RHR 136bhp, does anyone know if this has a vacuum resevoir? Like a black box that stores vacuum? Also is the egr vacuum operated on this model? I had problems with rough running and blanking the egr sorted 99% of...

Xantia fans

This week my Xantia has developed heavy steering. Did the usual oiling of the steering UJ and it hasn't helped. Steering is normal for a few miles then stiffens up. Brakes feel fine and the light goes out in 3 or 4 seconds. LHM is new just a few months since last change

With engine running i've checked for leaks and noticed that I...

The -- La Prévention Routière -- have made a new safety ruling
Will this come to the UK or will we avoid it by leaving the EU ?

Hi friends
I have problem in my xantia.my xantia sometimes sport or soft during stop.if it is working i open the door xantia fall down and then raise again and come to drive mode.my car as like fall down to space.why my xantia fall down then open the door?please help me.
Xantia hydractive 2 vsx automatic 2.0 8v 1997

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Seem to have run into problems doing a clutch change on a 2005 1.6 petrol and hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
Ive disconnected the 2 gear change cables from the ball joints, just push the button on the top, but cannot figure out how to disconnect them where they are connected to the gear change casting. Is it just easier to...

Hi all. I have a 1995 Xantia vsx with the hydractive suspension. Normally the car drives ok, but occasionally the front will go hard when I hit a large pothole or sometimes just during normal use. I can replicate the fault by braking just before a speed ramp, the suspension then firms up and the car crashes over the ramp rather than absorbing it....

Just about managing to start her up on these cold frosty mornings. Whats 'best advice' to follow on changing her plugs .... engine warm or cold, blutack to catch errant nuts, that sort of thing. I've got a set in the shed I think, will have a look tonite. It's becoming an embarrasment having to crank her for so...ooo...ooooo long these mornings...

Hi all.

Driving the car this dinnertime and heard a massive bang on the front passenger side - sounded like someone had thrown a massive stone at the car. Since then I can hear rattling in the front passe ger side 'dash box' and the spring is bouncing/twanging/jumping on turning either way. Car also pulls to passenger side now. Car looks...

Can you replace a zx 1.4i ecu no.0 261 200 732 (96 144 674 80) with zx 1.4i ecu no.0 261 200 778 (96 171 498 80)

Hi

I installed Citroen SEDRE ( 2014 ) and DocBackup. The DocBackup runs OK , but the SEDRE does not. Both are activated by internet explorer on Windows 10 that is 32 bit. When I run the SEDRE the small icon on the left of the task bar blinks for several seconds ( as it should ) and than the internet explorer is activate asking a permission to...

I know this is an odd request but please bear with me as I'm starting to get desperate ! I am in the process of aquiring a V6 Xantia and have hit a snag. The car needs to be moved but my transport has fallen through. I went to hire a transporter and discovered my Photo card licence has expired.( I now have a vague memory of a reminder coming in...

Anyone used the ones from ebay.

Mine come down today and cracked at the front from hitting the road at speed.

Why they have a larger hole in for I have no idea. Will see how much from the dealer tomorrow.

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Here's a guide on how to remove and replace starter motor for 2.7HDI PSA engine. My car is Citroen C5 but procedure is the same with C6 and Peugeot cars with this engine. English is not my native language so I hope this guide isn't too terrible to read. :-D

First you obviously disconnect battery and I trust that you know how to do that. After...

Now then Guy's my 2011 c5 e-hdi egs6 is having a problem with this cold weather. if there is any frost about the clutch action is very rough until the engine and box warm up then it is perrrrrrrfect. I dread taking the car out for the first time in the very cold weather as the clutch really snatches and grabs though the gear change does not suffer...

Hi Guy's
Been looking at these UV Car Window Shades that fit and remove to give that tinted window look. £82.00 for the C5 X7 saloon. Fit is very good and you can use with windows down. Might stop that wind buffering when you have the rear windows down. ?

Gents

I have in at work a tidy low mileage px (71'600miles) facelift C5 HDI Exclusive Auto Estate which will go off to the trade auctions.

The speedo reads 65mph even when stationary and then moves round the dial so when your doing 40 it says 100 plus! :rofl2:

Is this a big job?

Just curious. its a good example and has been well maintained...

Hi all,

I've recently changed an injector on my Citroen C2 1.4 HDI & now I have ended up with a car that doesn't start at all!

It doesn't even cough, not firing at all.

I'm getting a P1641 Permanent Fault in Injector(s) control Power Stage in Lexia.

There is a bit of chafing on the injector wiring loom, but it doesn't look like anything has...

Hi all my 2.1 series 2 xantia lucas epic has sprung a leak! i have an engine complete from a 1900 xantia with a bosch ve pump and injectors, what's the possibility of swapping this to the 2.1, or does anyone know where i can acquire the top solenoid seals, tryed electro diesel in exeter they say that the seals are no longer available, can anyone...

Bosch produce a windscreen wiper interval delay timer, the delay for which is variable between 0.5 and 20 seconds, and where the delay time is selected by simply flicking to Intermittent Wipe twice, at an interval the driver chooses.
The Bosch device is 0 986 335 058, often known as Relay 99, and has been fitted to lots of recentish vehicles to...

Hi
How high should the lds fluid be in the resovoir on a 2005 facelift C5 hdi, is it the seam around the plastic tank or higher?
Thanks

This is a petrol 1,2litre, 110bhp. Can anyone please tell me where to find the diagnostics socket?
The consumption is not good, I have bought a gizmo which, it claims, will help reduce this. Anyone please help?

Hi All,

On Saturday my C5 started playing up. I limped it home and gave the up/down buttons a push.It went down but not up and I could not hear the pump running.

I checked the maxi 40 amp fuse all good then rang the AA. They recovered it to the local Citroen dealer. They rang with a quote this afternoon.

Two pipes have rubbed and chafed...

As I was pulling up to park I pressed the lowest suspension setting to make unloading the boot a touch easier. Don't recall whether it did or not though. Fast forward an hour and I'm reversing off the drive and realise it's picking up every bump, so I flick the switch to raise the car only nothing happens. Warning light comes on and says...

The hp pump on old Katy is seemingly drawing air and pumping it into the system from cold. I think it's caused by the spindle bearings or the end float being worn and going all over the place. You can hear it for the first couple of miles in the morning rattling away.

I'm hoping to track down one of the elusive rare 2 pipe hp pumps and I might...

Hello guys. My stoped working few days back. I checked and motor was not running at all. Just want to confirm I checked all right:

-motor have 12 V on main connector, ground is o.k.
-when apply 12V on control pin motor should run but it does not.
-control wire from a control unit is always low regardless whatever I do (but true car is complettly...

Hi All,

I'm researching fuel pressure regulators for the Xantia V6 - the standard unit is 3.0 bars and is Bosch type 0280160560. I have a couple of spares on hand so I can easily take measurements of it and visually compare it to possible replacements.

As discussed in my blog a while ago I want to change the FPR to 3.5 bars mainly to help...

Hi, I'll update my introduction later, but need help now, please. I've got my C4 door lock barrel out, but can't see how to remove the cylinder from the barrel. Lock won't turn clockwise (can't lock, only unlock), so I have to replace or remove a leaf. PLEASE HELP. Quinton

Does anyone have any good info on how to remove starter motor from my C5 with 2.7hdi engine?

It seems that fuel filter might be one to remove and electric housing along with ECU and all air inducts...

Well i knew it would not be too long before back on here, Ok here she blows.
I have a soot trail coming from the left hand side of the turbo as you look at it from the front , this trail is going over to the engine cover from the lhs of the turbo. Could this be the turbo cartridge seal gone caput. ? or is it a turbo cartridge replacement. Im not...

Hi to everyone and nice to meet you in the forum. I would like to ask if it's possible to fit an activa (or a similar with oil temp gauge) speedometer on a xantia x1 series with stock one. Does the car have the appropriate wiring to support the extra oil temp sender and the external temperature sender? thank you very much.

Hi looking for a manual on 2008 berlingo cd radio

Time now to do a coolant change in the V6, Activa & 307.

Any members experience of using waterless coolants? I'm particulary interested in using this in the V6 & Activa if it solves cooling issues. Neither car gets a lot of use so something less prone to evaporation or leakage would be advantageous.

Whats with OAT coolants? Are they suitable for...