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Hello again to all and thanks for all the help.

Our first thoughts were that it was the sender.
We took out the original sender , moved the float up and down manually - no reaction with the needle.

We bought another sender, connected it and moved the float up and down manually - no reaction either. We fitted the replacement anyway.

It was after...

Mine was also very light and packing in feel. I think it's as intended. To me it harks back to the classic Citroen experience, completely isolated from the road. You drive it on instinct rather than feedback.

That's the bit that concerned me - although not in the 5.3.5 bit it is still there so that's the cloudy area I was referring to.....

The van is new to me so an existing issue.

The bulbs are not LED, there is no sign that a tow bar was fitted and the only electrics that go below the rear lights is the parking sensor cable on the passenger side and I think that is where the tow bar electrics would go from.

At least all the returns are low pressure, so any sound repair will do the job. Same issue on XM occasionally, when the rubber elbows and joiners for the 3.5mm OD plastic return pipes join on to metal pipes. As you say, accessibility is the issue, rather than how to repair.

Hi All,

Got the car on a ramp and changed the seals on the pinion pipes (see how long they stay sealed).

What fun :wink:

Also replaced the steering gaiters even more fun :wink:

Managed to check front brakes and they'll survive for a bot longer. The rear bakes will last the winter but will need replacing in the spring.

Winter tyres being...

Right - first of all it's a daft thing to have the transponder 'stuck' under the steering wheel as it kind of defeats the purpose of it really, allowing the car to be started without a fob. But to answer your questions:

When Lexia is used to programme the key fobs - ALL the keys must be done at the same time. Any excluded from the programming...

hi Bobbin, From your pic it is very likely there is minor corrosion and pitting on the mating surface of the O rings. Make sure the O ring mating and seat surface are smooth without any scratched marks or pitting . Any minor imperfections will results in leaks. The O ring cannot be too oversize as it will distorts and leaks. If you not sure what...

It is still worth checking.
Did any of the symptoms above exist before the pulley was replaced?

It's not general - my point is that the BSIs and the generic RD4 units are fitted to a range of vehicles in the PSA group - each car is different and has different methods for handling the data and different equipment for displaying this information - including parking assistance and trip display information / temperature etc. Mis-configuring the...

My 10 plate Dispatch does this when pulling away from cold, so far I have replaced all 4 injectors, man sensor, and fuel filter,mchanged oil and filter and it still does it. . I came across this thread via google.

Ahhh! I guess I got mixed up then. I'll see if I can grab one of those then. I'm pretty sure I can find those fairly easily here. My bad. We were talking about it on page 1 though (the fuse box you linked.) and the possibility of changing that too.

Have done this myself it’s easier to just do the rubber cap in situ. However be careful not to put a hole in the new rubber cap when refitting. The retaining ring is a bit tight to get back in afterwards I use a socket of the right dimension to push retaining ring back in. Good luck

With the 2.2 models of that year, they had the earlier DPF filters fitted - which do not last as long as those on later models with the later Euro standards which required the lifespan of the filter to be much longer. Because of all the other kit on the car it does mean there is more to go wrong and maintain. If you were going to go for a C5, I...

...nothing to do with photobucket this time... Mmmm, but would the OP have been prompted to do the uploading if Photobucket hadn't gone stupid? So it was Photobucket's fault in the final analysis.

I think that dismantling and cleaning the switch (or replacing) is the safest thing to do . If the conductive muck is left in there it will eventually have a melt-down and then you have to replace it.

Hi guys! Problem solved! I cleaned the contact board and now it's working fine. Thanks for your help and support! :)
Sometimes that's all it takes is a little TLC :-D

Ok, sorry you couldn't solve it, best of luck in future.

For the proce the dealer charges (in the UK - anything up to £90 an hour), it might be cheaper for you to invest that money in a Lexia kit and a cheap laptop and then you can do it yourself?

I've got another member with one of these generic readers and a phone Ppp and if correct, at least one of his reported codes are providing the wrong fault description for the code too....

No instructions recorded on the database. And why change to the wrong part (0829G3) then later back to the correct part: 9816058580???? Makes no sense.

When Citroen replace a part with a modification or a newer redesigned part, they precede the part number with 'RP' that tells us the part has been replaced. This is NOT the case here.

If I was...

Also, the procedure to reset the maintenance is missing some steps as you have listed it.

To reset the maintenance interval, you need to do the following:

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Switch off the ignition then turn the key to the steering lock position S
Press and hold the service indicator zero reset button (button 'b' in the diagram above)
Switch...

I'll need your VIN

Yep, the picture earlier in the thread showed car lives by trees, sap, crap and leaves blocking the drains........hose pipe cleared this are on the lads picasso, twas the fist maintenance job done to it. Also the small opening at the bottom of the front wing rear area, the one that lets in crap/mud etc. to behind the wheel plastic arch, should be...

Tried hard to find some pics of when i had the bumper off of MKI Xantias but for the life of me i cannot find them :(
From hazy memory there are 2 bolts accessed from the inner wheel arches 1 each side that i found the hardest to remove. Think you need headlights/indicators out front grille and a few small trim panels out. Under tray also needs to...

If it is any help, I got mine from ECP, partly as they are a ten minute drive from me.
They did supply completely the wrong one first, changed it with no problem but the wiring on the second one had to be bodged a bit as it was too short.
Look for their discount codes if you go there, the day I got mine was 45% off list price.

Some more information: When the timing was serviced the car had 30,000 KM now it has 70,000 KM.

The mechanic also raised an assumption that maybe there is an ECU update that enlarges the range allowed to fluctuations in the fuel mixture. Up till Jan 2016 it was serviced in an authorized Citroen garage. I Can read the ECU program version but can...

Sellers get frustrated too fellas, he's probably had a bellyful of potential buyers who either never turn up to appointments or turn up and kick tyres for an hour then walk away.

Citroen heater control resistor has been diagnosed as the culprit. Easy fix now new resistor and second had harness. few I get to breath again . cheers fellas.

In such circumstances I like to use a felt tip marker to mark the original position, And then, if possible, scratch an even more precise mark using a scriber or something else that's sharp.

Could be anything really. When does the car go into limp home mode, is it under normal driving or say when accelerating. I had a problem that when I put my foot down to overtake, my car would go into limp home mode. All I needed was top replace the fuel filter. £35 and 30 minutes work on my 1.6 2007 C4. I had to change this twice both after about...

Regarding the clip, insert a small flat bladed screwdriver where it clips together and twist, to refit, use a pair of nail removing pincers (nail as in hammer and nail), these will reclip the tang, then strike the clipped tang, takes seconds.

Out of interest do you notice any difference when pressing sports switch .

Ah, you have one of the very few Citroens with the Embarrassment System circuits fitted. This system will do something that winds you up, but when you take the car in for repair everything works perfectly. :D

I think you'll find very few of them *without* that circuit fitted.

This is why I now drive an Octavia!

Many thanks for all information ! i couldn't ask for any more details :]

No worries

All I need to find is a continuous 12VDC power source for the Car Cam and all life will be back to normal 😀👍
In order to keep this topic related to TPMS, I've now created a new topic for the C5 Dash Camera & Fuses issue here and moved the relevant posts:

C5 X7 Dash Camera Topic Moved Here

Thanks for the update. Seems my C5X7 does not have heated seats, after all we really do not need that downunder as it doesn't get that cold. I will have a look but I think when checking I did remember looking at your setup and I don't think there was a fuse in number 37 but I will have another look just in case.

Ok, so here you go, all these are...

As it’s not legal we can’t really advise here on this matter (please refer to the Forum Acceptable Use Policy 7i & 7ii):

Oh, i'm sorry, there must have been a typo. I meant LEDs, not IEDs :lol:

As far as i recall i was only asking for help on finding a pair of stock bulb holders to fit standard halogen lamps.
Being such a nice guy i will keep...

Have you put in the 30amp fuse in the glovebox. I was stuck for hours with the same problem until I took a photo of my other c5 with a towbar to compare. And have you told it with Lexia that it has a towbar. In Leixlip with a Lexia if you need help.

Thanks, I already found as well.

:shock:

Fuel consumption is theoretically about 3% worse with a 10% ethanol blend.

Or your front height corrector is faulty. If this is on the way out it could be sending intermittent data causing continual correction.

It's barely audible, but I can just make out a very slight whine at the last third of the clip.

Turbo whine is normal - but unless it starts changing the sound and 'shrieking' I wouldn't worry about it. If you start losing power then I would do a little more investigation such as look at turbo vacuum hoses for splits or leaks.

...and the low pressure return pipe from the regulator.

well back on the dispatch, engine arrived and all looks okay, needs new glow plugs three where not working so will change as easy to do when engine is out, fitted new timing belt and water pump, dmf wheel looks on its last legs so will look at one on other engine to see if that is okay, do not want to spend another 350€ on it for all new clutch...