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600 miles is an approximate conversion of 1000 km (960 km) so maybe it is this. How are they checking the amount of oil used, draining and refilling or just on the dipstick, cold, hot, how long left standing ?

It is not clear but is your car new and just reached 1000 miles or is it older and you have an oil consumption problem that is being...

By service light do you mean the engine management light or just the Service light ?

Those fault codes may have been there for some time and nothing to do with what just happened. They might come back when the car is used.

The engine management service light and the words gearbox faulty

I’ve driven the car a few times since to check and...

Hi, I've the same message on a Citroen relay 2017 plate which does have parking sensors but I'm not sure if they're factory fit or aftermarket (my van is a camper conversion I've just bought). My VIN is VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]. Can someone please confirm whether the sensors are factory fit one?

Also, I've tried to reset the BSI which hasn't done...

That's great news if they've successfully diagnosed it and repaired it for you - I'm similarly surprised that it's suspension bush related, although I have also had situations where strange vibrations on over-run have been due to ball-joints/suspension bushes are worn. I think it's because it caused the tracking to go out, giving tyre scrub etc.

Hi, did you manage to get a manual update from your car dealer?

Regards

Dear Admin,

Thank you vey much indeed!
I will follow-up with them.

Regards,

I think I posted this before. I found was that sluggish operation was due to near blockage of the damper nozzles, and I had good success clearing these without dismantling except to remove (and plug to prevent tank flow back) the rubber drain tube. Then fit a length of similar rubber on a suitable syringe to push petrol in and out. This expands...

Master cylinders on some cars are a problem (MK2 Picasso for instance) - was the clutch actually held disengaged, or just the pedal stuck down?

The belt internal on these is now 64k, with tensioners etc changed at every second belt change (i.e. 128k, 256k...). So it wants doing at 70k - I would only buy this if it has been maintained to the tee, and it's cheap!

It's not just you.

I have just purchased a new C4 Max Hybrid. I know, after all these years of older cars, but the Picasso was 9 years old and needed new brakes and (soon) a cambelt, I'm getting on a bit and decided to go for something new or very recent. Last roll of dice? Maybe. The deal available on a new one was so good, hard to refuse. Now I...

Also, wondered if Admin could look at the VIN and know the number to the part I need? I have the following so far:

🔧 Common Part Numbers for Your Vehicle
Here are some part numbers commonly associated with the EPB actuator for the 2009 Citroën C4 Picasso 1.6 HDi:

9685367580: This part number is frequently listed for the EPB actuator compatible...

Its just the insert of the OBD plug, just push it back in.
Seems to happen quite a lot on Relays & Nemos

Got new egr from ebay ,fitted it ,programmed with diagbox ,failed faulty egr ! Put old mullered one in that I had cleaned a bit, works no faults ! Trying to get refund now from ebay

Anyone?

Tia

If this is for the cabin fan, maybe the fan has a fault so is taking more current than normal. Also check any fuses for it are the right ones and the connector is clean/making good contact with the pins/spades so are not arcing. The pollen filter could also be in need of replacement.

You'll need to get in to the pump to see there is power to it. The headlamps use a separate pump.

Thanks for clarifying that. I suspected that. I’ll definitely try to measure the power at the pump, just haven’t had time. I hoped this was a basic/known issue 😊

Very nice! Just wish it had the accessories as well (like towing stuff).

Did you fit the different code engine? If so what parts did you have to swap over?

Good to know this. Did replacing the blower fix a problem you had and if so what was the problem ?

If it has central locking then using the key in the driver's lock would unlock/lock the other doors. This does not mean it has remote locking though if this is what you would like to know. If you post your VIN admin might be able to look up your vehicle characteristics which could include locking.

My DS9 was built in China, but still I expect the system is very much the same. I have the analogue clock on the dash which opens/ closes with the ignition.

As Matt Watson from Carwow commented when he tested the DS9 Do you like my erect clock?

I changed mine a few wks ago, in the system there is a daylight saving time toggle which I switched....

Only had a very brief look at this the other day (having to spend the rest of the time trying to sort out the other issues…).

Can confirm both front and rear engine mounts are active. They have different part numbers but look basically the same.

The solenoid valves are odd. I expect simple ‘in’ vacuum connection and out (to the item being...

HAVE IT !....Good Luck

Thanks for that update. I have the twin exhaust 2.2 diesel and also came to the conclusion (after a ton of googling) that the Brink 482100 should fit. I still haven't found the correct harness though... Shame that the parts finding service stopped just as I bought the car.

Yes, they will need calibration .....and the only way to talk to the sub-ECU's is Via Lexia/Diagbox system (other general types will not talk to the sub ECU's)

You NEED this system (Lexia/Diagbox) if you plan to work on a Citroen C5x7...it is a small price to pay for such a tool

This is not just a software option, there is equipment needed (radar distance sensor, maybe optical camera).

Which engine do you have?
The voltage should be around 14.2 to 14.4 or 14.5V.

What i noticed on my 2.0 BlueHDI: as long as i drive short distances (less than 40km daily) the charging level of the battery drops down to 70 or 65% even though the battery is less than 2 years. and bringing it back up to 80% or more needs like 500km more or less...

Hi everyone.

Hope somebody is still here. I have the same problem in my C4. It appeared first time few months ago, but it dessapeared. Now, i face the problem again. When I try to unlock the vehicle, the alarm system does not working, but the doors unlock (alarm system is after market). But, the main problem is that I can't start the engine. When...

We had a 2008 1.6 hdi C4 and that did not have a dpf, does your parent's 2007 1.6 hdi C4 definitely have one ?

Can you decode this VIN as well?

VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]

Thanks!

So it's more than likely the abs pump

the bumper does not need dropping to the ground to
This is correct, only the top part and bent a little bit, there is only 1 bolt over there.

I would check that the end of the new driveshaft is the same shape as the old one; sounds like it is pulling up against the back of the hub / non rotating part of the bearing somewhere.

So after some faff. I've replaced the wheel bearing. Put everything back together. There is still play in the same direction, could it be play in the outer...

OH dear am I a dipstick>>>>>Lashing eyes have a plastic lever out piece.... bolts underneath..
Should have gone to ......
Now to repair that stainless panel.....

It would be very difficult to even remove the negative terminal without first removing the positive

Hi everyone thought I’d give update as I’m still no further forward and now have no4 injector gone off now as well as all the other faults,I’ve bought myself a Topdon artidiag 800bt to try help but I’m lost in a sea of fault codes please see pics attached and if anyone can point me in right direction please do otherwise it’ll be the end for this...

Absolutely disgraceful and would put me off Citroen and related marks for life.

Nothing received.

Only one ever received and that was the reg hence when pumping that into mate’s system is came up with the two options split at the RPO.

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Good stuff Roger and congrats on the new MoT :D

Should have been scrapped by rights!

After we’d done the sills, my mate said we should have fitted complete sills! I think he was just winding me up. He doesn’t have the braces for the door shuts.

Well done, if only all faults could be so easily fixed.

A search shows there are many companies that sell a tow bar for your car so no need to try and get one that fits a different car. If you are thinking of getting a used tow bar be careful in that it could be 20 years old and in poor condition and also the bolts may not be good - not something to do if you are towing and the trailer might come...

Hi,

I found a salvaged Xantia but the left carpets front and rear were also soaked with Hydraulic fluid. So I got to the conclusion that it because of a leaky Doser. I guess that any salvaged Xantia will have the same problem. It is design fault.
I guess in RHD Xantia the Doser is located at the right side so the left carpets front and left...

strange question maybe but what is the mileage?

OK, it must not have been severe enough to trip it. If it had tripped it wouldn't have started immediately after the accident.

I can't get maybe 2-3 more radio stations. I can only find something in the FM band.

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I'll keep that in mind, hopefully they have different colours though :lol:

Why does spellcheck think i'm American. :rofl2:

I intend to check the things commented on tommorrow

Rgds Peter