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About an hour into a drive with the aux mode on the satnav display went dark, everything silent and the red light above the SOS button was flashing

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After about 5 seconds it seemed to restart and was apparently OK. But is this a sign of imminent failure? Any idea what I'm looking at, overheating or something?

I realise this...

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New to this forum so I hope this is the wright place for my Q.
I helped my sister replace a bad ball joint and unfortunately pulled out the drivshaft to far resulting in too much gearoil on the floor :(
The car is a Citroen C3 year 2014 (CITROЁN C3 II (SC) 1.2 VTi 82 Petrol 82 hk )

If I understand it wright it is importent to use the...

Marc, just to confirm that the full wiring to the seats will be in place regardless of what type of seats are fitted? I know that, when my C5 rolled off the production line, she had manually adjusted seating, but Paul fitted leather electric seats before I got her. The motors are working (as, I assume, are the airbags, as there are no related...

HI guys,

I have a 1.6 HDI C5 Citroen from 2011. My problem is that I saw on my Lexia that everytime I start my engine this error shows:
U1218 - Intersystem CAN.

I can erase it, but it shows up again when I start my engine. What do you think it is?

Best regards,
Ioan.

I posted this problem on the Peugeot site and thought it also applied to any Citroen Relay owners.
I have seen a similar problem but unfortunately no solution had been found. Anyway here is the problem
I have a problem with a Boxer which has a parasitic drain that is sufficient to put my multimeter off the 10A setting. It can light a small bulb...

Hi, I have had Citroens for many years, and still have my favourite Xantia. However, my question today concerns my C5 Tourer.
I bought this low mileage car recently, and have since changed the front struts, partly due to oil leakage, but also believing that this would stop the front of the car sinking to the ground overnight. I have had series 1...

My previously reliable Xantia 2.0 hdi is running, but it is good job it's not hilly where I live. The car has never been particularly quick and in the autumn I decided it was time to address the EGR problem. I intended to remove and replace the EGR but with rusty and rounded retaining nuts I thought two tins of EGR cleaner would be worth a try....

Hi to all hope someone can help trying to get build sheet for my car as I have spar cable in boot behind passerger compartment and don't no what for thanks

Just looking for some tips or advice on the replacement of a cv boot on my c5 auto with hydropneumatic suspension. My grandfather is helping me and we have done the job on many cars just being cautious in advance on this one. My grandfather said he hasn't seen anything like this one before what with the hydropneumatic suspension thrown in the mix....

I picled my van up last weekend generally quite happy with it.

So started with high level brake light flickering whilst engine is running.

Then that stopped flickering then the left side light flickers, but stops flickering when a door is open? All other lights work as expected.

I removed the cluster cleaned contacts, plugs are not over...

Hello forum
I have a Citroën BLUEHDI 100 from 2016 with a DV6FD engine. The car has done about 135k km and 21k from last oil change. The last oil change I did I filled oil to the upper mark (max) on the dip stick. Now it has fallen down by about 5-6 lines on the dipstick and is only 3 lines from min. What can cause this?
I have checked the cam-...

Hi all, belated Happy New Year :)

Wife told me yesterday her car kept stallinng when she stopped at lights, etc. So I lifted the bonnet and was surprised to find a mess of oil all over the throttle body assembly! :?

I lifted the engine cover and saw the breather section of the rocker cover also oily. I must assue that there is a blockage so...

Mate owns a new Lingo van and it was making a noise. He came to me after going to a local fast fit for tyres & asking them to check the brakes.

Nah mate, brakes are mint! :shock:

When I stripped it, the disc was very obviously scored to death and the pad was so bad, the metal was 2mm less than the equivalent other :!: :?:

I forbade him to...

2012 C3 1.6hdi

My next problem is that the Code P0693 and P0493 show up on a diagnostic instrument ( Not Diagbox)
I have changed the unit that is connected to the fan motor ( I see it as 1529 on a print I have of the cooling circuit diagram) Called perhaps fan motor control or relay unit.
Despite the change I still see these fault codes...

There is an ecu message that the additive pump is not working.
I removed the pump with it's associated circuit board.
Applying 9 Volts directly to the pump motor results in the motor rotating.
So the fault must be either the circuit board, the wiring to the unit or possibly some other fault.
There are 3 pins on the plug/socket.
What should I be...

hy there guy's....ive a problem whit me citroen c3 heating.....lately there no hot air coming out....only cold air even do its set on hot.....i checked the fuse's and there ok and same whit the heater resistor...so... anyone got any ideas?

I have a 2018 Citroen C3 Aircross Flair Automatic with ConnectNAV satellite navigation unit. I need to install a reverse parking camera, and I have the official Citroen C3 Aircross 2018 parking camera, but am struggling with the connection to the navigation unit and would really appreciate help on what I need and who could connect it for me. The...

Hi, My wife got the adblue low warning on Friday evening , its the first time this has happened since we bought the car back in June. We took it to local Esso garage as i knew they had an adblue pump. Filled up the tank with 14.81L but now the adblue warning light will not go off. Is it a simple case of maybe us overfilling it and the light will...

hello good afternoon, The instrument panel of my C4 turned off. The reading indicates something related to a 12V input.

Can you please send me the electrical circuit diagram between the BSI and the instrument panel?

VIN: 8BCLDRFJVDG524010

Thanks!

Dear friends,

I am in the process of buying Citroën Jumper van and I can't find any VIN decoder to get Build Sheet for the vehicle.
Is there any site where I can get those information?
If not, can someone post here Build sheet for VIN VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]

Many thanks!

Could someone tell me what I need to do to disconnect my battery so I can change it? The only posts I found said that you need to follow some procedure, but no one describes it. It's a Citroen C5 X7 2008 2.0 Hdi Exclusive.

Hello all, and a happy New year.!
Over the past couple of weeks, my gearbox has started to crunch when changing into/from 3rd gear.
My trusty mechanic reckons its easier just to install a 2nd hand box and reckons about 10hrs labour charge.
I have seen some gearboxes for sale around the £100 Mark.
Has anybody else changed theirs 'on the drive', is...

Hi would a P1351 pending code stop my Citroen C4 grand Picasso 1.6 HDI 2007 from actually starting it cranks over okay it does not start I thought there was a fault with the injectors
But on OBD two it’s come up with this code ignition coil control circuit high voltage
ITM input circuit malfunction/ignition coil control circuit high voltage SID...

Hi i was under the car last night looking for the nox sensor (although just laid on floor so not best views) but i couldnt locate the nox sensor.

Does anyone have a picture or the location of where the nox sensor should be on a 65 plate, c4 hatchback

thanks

Hello everyone this is my first time posting so here goes!

I have a C5 x7 2008 estate (VIN VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]) and it failed it’s mot last year on the a few things including the steering rack leaking! I changed the steering rack, both sides lower bushes, the drivers side cv joint and last but not all least the rear brake pads and disc’s.

All went...

Hi guys my saxo diesel developed a bad bearing like noise from the front, it is not noticable until 50km/h, after that noise begins to drop. I jacked the car up and front passenger side wheel has a very slight play at 6 and 12 oclock position. I replaced the bearing on this side 3 months ago aswell, and it was SKF brand. Is it possible its maybe...

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How to I align the timing pulley of the inlet/outlet camshafts and the crankshaft. Are there any marks on the three pulleys ( inlet/outlet camshafts and crankshaft ) that are used to set the timing correctly?

Thanks
Zohar

Hi. Im really hoping someone can help me out. I have a 66 plate Relay Van 2.2 diesel. The engine warning light came on January last year. The van would not go above 3k revs. I unhooked the MAF sensor and it got me home. The fault code said it was the MAF sensor. I bought one and fitted it but it still continued then the air temperature sensor...

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I have C5 X7 and some problems with abs sensor in front LH wheel. Sensor have been change several times (past year three times). Bearing is changed too, because it was wearn out.

Is there any theory why same sensor keep getting faulty all the time? Year ago it takes 4000 km and two month. This time it was 15000 km and about eight month....

Hello, Can anyone advise on how to replace the electric folding mirror on this model? Thank you.

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Do you know where is the ignition / fuel pump relay in a citroen xsara phase 2, 2005. Engine 1.4i? or possible location

Thanks

Hi all, new member and first post! :)

I want to ask how can I repair one of my orange backlights on the speedo area. I gather there are several as it mostly stays lit except down the center area where one occasionally flickers and goes black. Sometimes it doesn't happen for a few days sometimes it goes on for hours. It's very distracting :/

It's...

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This seems to be a common issue and has now appeared also on my car, much worse when it's cold outside, to the point where the heating controls for example become completely erratic. I think, with the screen off, I can also see some sort of discoloration at the edges.

I have already updated the firmware to the latest one (easy enough) but...

Hi All
would anyone happen to have the diagram showing the cam cover bolts for a 1997 XM 2.1 XUD11BTE
I can't remember which position takes the bolt and which position takes the three studs
thanks

Hi guys
just bought a Xsara Picasso 1.6hdi diesel model 2007 and I realised it hasn't got a handbook. I am about to change the engine oil but haven't got clue what oil to use.
I went to different car parts and they advised different oils.

I was think to use the Shell Engine Oil (Helix HX7 10w40) performance.

Please, any help would be really...

Hello! I'm writing from Turkey. My 1995 xantia has a heater problem. first of all sorry my english is bad.

The heater blows hot from the front, but the windshield blows very cold. I turn off the windshield air blow from the heater control panel, but it blows warm air to the front. what should I do? In my country, nobody understands. very thanks.

I recently had the BSI unit in my C5 V6 Executive replaced at my local independent specialist workshop. They recommended this in response to a range of electronic issues the car was having. It turns out that the car continues to have the issues despite the new BSI unit, but now has some additional idiosyncratic behaviours that I find less than...

My C5 X7 2014 model has had an issue ever since I bought it last year.
If you need to check the specs it is a diesel 2 ltr HDI 160BHP Automatic It has only 34,000 on the clock.
It runs well normally, ie when driving uninterupted. However, whenever I slow down to crawling speed, or stop then press the pedal to get moving again, there's a split...

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I'm having some issues with my 2007 C4 Grand Picasso and am hoping someone can save my sanity! I've owned the car for some 6 months and all was well with it until a few months ago when it suddenly felt very low on power. I'd been getting 'depolution system faulty' on the dash but chose to ignore them ( ](*,) ) as I didn't really have...

I have a Citroën C1 1.0 Petrol from 2008. The service booklet recommends that the oil used in the car should be a Total Quartz 5000 15W40 oil. Can this be correct? In my country it is sometimes -15 celcius degrees in the winter and the oil is only rated for -20 celcius degrees. Should I use the recommended oil or do you guys have other...

Hi I have a 2016 Nemo Enterprise van, if it has been parked up for more than a couple of days the battery ends up flat, I have done a drain test and it is pulling 0.34A when turned off and left for 30 mins, which is far too high. I have been pulling fuses and when F36 is removed which is Audio system - mobile telephone pre-equipment - air...

Hi, power steering went on my c5 (56 plate). I put hydraulic suspension down to min and opened the lds fluid reservoir. It hissed and depressurised and then gurgled. Reservoir shows long vertical lines, and three shorter vertical lines. Fluid was below the three shorter lines, couple of cm below them. I tried starting car, it now won't start, says...

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I need to change the water flange of my MK II 2.0 16v ( RFV engine ) . Citroen does not made them anymore and can not find them over the web ( Chinses manufactures are will to make them but minimum order is 100 units ) . Anyone can help with this

Thanks
Zohar

Hi All, recently acquired myself a 2017 Relay 35 2.0 BlueHDi 130 Enterpirse. Love the van! Only concern is the rusty brown coloured Coolant (see attached pic). My mind instantly goes to the worst option, blown headgasket! Though I realise that's a little alarmist. Anybody seen this before in these vans? Does it just need a good flush?

Thanks all!...

Hi all,

This morning here the temps were around -3 and I met starting issues in my car. It starts fine but right after that can't hold revs. The engine sound like missfiring but no code for this. I can see that O2 sensors shows data that is not suposed to show, for example upper O2 shows around 1000mV and lower around 800-900mV which leads to...

Hi I am having a series of electrical issues with my citoren c4 hdi vtr. Nearly all rear electrics have failed. I have no reverse light, rear heated windscreen, rear wiper, boot no longer operates. On top of all this I have an intermittent cabin blower issue. Sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. Could someone point me in the right...

Hi all!

The fob on my 2008 x7 is a bit intermittent.

Sometimes it works, sometimes not. Its about 50/50.

Batteries are fine, and the second fob has same issue..

Any ideas on what I can check/do?

Thanks!

Hi thank you for let me join the forum I have a Citroen C4gp 1.6hdi 2007 I seem to have a circuit malfunction on all 4 injectors The engine cranks over but will not start i’ve used a test light and do not have any voltage going to the 4 injectors i’ve checked all the fuses I can find which all seem good I plugged in an OBDll and it comes up with...

Hello fellow Citroen car owners
Greetings and Happy Holidays!
I have a Citroen C8 2.0 diesel SX from 2008.
I do love this car for its practicality, comfort and reliability. Over the years I have owned 5 of these cars, two of them were a FIAT and a Peugeot, I find the Citroen the best of them all.
I got this current one second hand in very good...

Hello all,
Sorry im not computer savey,
I had a 2012 2.2 puma citroen relay and have an issue with it going into limp mode for the radiator fan2 speed, I've had a good look and unable to locate the relay that should be on the fan cowling.
Would it be anywhere else? Is there one on my model? Is it controlled by something else?
I work for a truck...