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I have many small issues with my 24h old ZX, so I'll start with the first question!

Across the gates, the gear stick is awful, very very floppy. It goes very AWOL from 4th, across and up to 5th, and bounces around if I apply or lift off the throttle in gear. Selects fine, doesnt crunch or pop out, but having had a 1.4 with a very slick (for a ZX)...

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I have a 2.0lt petrol year 2000 Synergie, it turns over on the key but security LED on the dash is constantly on and `dim` it used to be bright and flashing also the central locking stopped working at the same time. suddenly with no warning.
Behind the drivers side dash there is a TEXTON 96386665.80 alarm module, when disconnected the `dim` LED...

Hello Everyone!

I have Citroen xsara 1.8 v16 XU7JP4 engine code with manual transmission, 1998, did 213,000.
The car maintained only with original parts, oil change every 8k, I really take care of it!
Lately my car isn't running good, the throttle response is a bit slow, high fuel consumption and while driving the car struggles to go higher than...

Does anyone know what the max. turbo boost pressure should be for one of these please?

Just bought a DCPDWLP12 R844B410B Delphi Lucas injection pump. Brand new for cheap. It's the one with the ECU that controls the advance DW8B engine?
Waiting for delivery.
As my Citroen knowledge ended on 16/8/2001 when I closed my garage, I have no experience of this pump. I'm thinking of rebuilding my 1994 DPC Xantia N/A pump using bits from...

How much of a pig is it to change the clutch on 2009 C4 GP - non EGS. Are any special tools required?

A follow on from the lads coil pack and sprocket thread.

Plugs all good, cam belt and timing good apart form the exhaust cam belt sprocket problem, see picture in that thread.

Cam sensor is a 3 wire hall effect type according to intermotor part number 19032 needing a scope to check. The sensor is out and looks ok apart from some engine oil...

Please please please can someone tell me where is the main earth lead to the body from the battery please??? is it under or by the handbrake lever or well and truelly hidden under the false floor, meaning you have to take the seat out etc to get to it??

C4 VTR 2005 petrol 110000 km w/ no problems until know. Heater unit left side only one servo motor connected to flap shaft failed. Connection between motor/shaft failed.
The flap shaft completely destroid. Shaft stuck or... I do not know but stoped in full heat position. Servo motor works ok probably but flap shaft (the rest of it) looks bad. Is...

i have 2004 mk 1 c5 2.0 HDI estate with original 65k miles and its too good to scrap

It has suffered from battery issues in the past , but this week , it wont turn over , even with full battery
having reset the BSI - i cant even put the window up. both keys seem to do nothing except turn on the ignition.

Battery 2 years old , but maybe suspect...

Hello Board, 1st time poster here.
2002 Citroen Xsara LX 2.0HDi 90BHP.
Bought car from next door neighbour in Nov 17. 98,000, full service history, a bit of a ‘Peach’ in trade vernacular. They said that the coolant gauge red light and centre STOP light would occasionally flash for a few moments but the last 2 services had not been able to trace...

Hello to everyone and thanx for letting me be part of this forum.
I bought a lovely C5 Exclusive 2.0 Hdi couple of months ago to replace a written off Mazda 6. I love the car and I am really impressed by the suspension. However I seems to have a bit of a problem with it. The problem might have been discussed already but I couldn't find the...

Can someone please advise where the flasher relay is loacated on my 2007 C4. The problem of hazard lighting coming on with:-

Unlocking door with remote; and
Opening and closing doors; and
turning on ignition and continuing after starting car.

Lexia does not assist. Employing actuator module in Lexia does not indicate problem.

BSI reset does not...

hi all my Picasso has started to make a rattle noise somewhere around the timing belt area , i took the covers off to have a closer look and found that the timing belt looks as if its catching somewhere as the edge is marked and found bits of frayed belt inside the cover and when i started it the belt is not running straight is wobbling bad can...

Hi guys.
Tried to change stalk on the Saxo today, removed cowling ok, unscrewed two small torq head retaining screws, slid out unit to find it won't go past the instrument binnacle. It would seem that the holder needs to be detached from the metal part, and I can see 3 torq head screws that need to come out to enable it to turn. As far as I can...

Hello I'm new here, has anyone else got a C Crosser? and what do they think?

Servicing the 2008 Berlingo 1.6Hdi today and had a bit of a disaster. While changing the air filter I dropped on of the bolts and while attempting to get it I moved the primer pump a bit too far and there was a snapping sound as one of the end fittings broke off the primer pump...

Does anyone know, can you buy just the pump or do you have to buy...

Is it possible to replace cable without a ferrule at the firewall access tube . I have taken out cable and did not see a ferrule, it is said that they are easily lost .Advice welcome so can get Goldie mobile . dusty LHM :(

Hi there is it possible to put on C5 x7 2012 another tyers except 225/55 rim size is 17

Thx

Well Guy's
Been and booked my c5 into Citroen Doncaster for a new clutch and flywheel . I have checked out all other citroen cars in my budget of 4K and decided I could not get better than what I have. =D> =D> =D>

Hello my name is Trevor and I live at Park Gate near Fareham, Hampshire and have always been a Citroen owner of many models but for the first time I have a problem that I can't resolve on my C5. I noticed a leak and found that at some point a hose had been changed but a jubilee clip had been used instead of the proper crimping tool, I changed the...

After nearly 4 years' ownership some faults are now appearing and I am without car. I'll try to describe the car's behaviour for the past week.
About 10 days ago I jet washed the car. I am always careful to avoid hard jetting onto the parking sensors etc., but this time did give the wheels quite a wash. As I was finishing I noticed one of the ext....

Hi all I have read in my Haynes manual that the fuel filter needs to be drained regularly and that the drain screw and washer needs renewing, is the screw they are referring to the large knurled knob on the bottom of the filter, it seems odd to have to replace it as it's not strictly a screw, any advice would be welcome

thanks Bill

Hi all, I bought a citroen Xsara 2.0 hdi 110bhp estate and have found the rear feels like it's being dragged and it also feels like it is hesitant when you rev it at a standstill. The car had been standing for at least 4 months but the owner was starting it every now and again. It also blows white smoke on idle and the dipstick is showing too much...

Went to check coolant today in the usual fluid check to find the coolant black and very oily. Checked the dipstick and no emulsion and is still oil so clearly oils getting into the coolant somehow.

Question is, am I looking at a headgasket replacement or is it likely to be the oil cooler? Neither are a cheap option (lots of labour in a HG but oil...

Hi!
I'm new here on the forums and i need some advice/help.

I just bought a xantia with no more than 6500 miles (65000km) on the counter.
But the deal is my fan stopped working some weeks ago.
At first it started right away but like a month later it only worked after restarting the car a few times but now it doesnt work at all.
Also a weird...

My 1997 Xantia Turbo CT with climate control has the heater on all the time. Possibly no problem in the UK but definitely a problem here with temperatures pushing 40 C. Could be an actuator problem or a control problem. Does anyone know whether the actuator, which I assume controls a flap which directs air from the heater matrix, is accessible...

I recently bought a C5 Exclusive (Y Reg) with some issues. The car has only done 62k miles.

The main areas of concern are the red stoplight illuminating every trip after a couple of hundred metres and the main screen on top of the dash not functioning at all. Ignoring the instruction to stop doesn't seem to be as reckless as it would be in a BX...

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My car is due for a service a 100K.
The engine is the 2.2 204bhp diesel unit.

Is the cam belt due at 100k or 150k?
What are the other items which are recommended to change at the same time?
Is there a step by step guide available?

Jack

Hi
This part is a part of the upper engine support (right side) of the C5. as you well know, it is located above the engine support, connected to the vehicle's body. I assume that its function is to dampen possible fore and aft movement of the engine. please correct me if I'm wrong.
Thanx.
Avi

Hi everyone,
Can anyone help me with identification of the car to drivers seat/passenger seat wiring identification please?
I have a pair of front seats that I am trying to transplant into a campervan conversion and can't find any information about wire identification.
The seats seem to have an electronic control box within each seat that the...

Hope this will help someone

Left is available as well.
Chris

Hello. OK my 2.0 vtr diesel has fault code 0088 now. High fuel pressure. My local citroen dealer took pity and offered to try and find why its so sluggish rough and misfires.

They done every test and trial said it was fixed but I still have the high fuel pressure fault.

Anyone ideas where I can look myself or will I just burn it now.

Thanks...

Hi, New member first posting. Short story to give some context to problem

Just before Christmas my Daughter had a problem with her 2007 C4 1.6 HDI cutting out and not restarting. No big problem, stick it into her usual Citroen indy to fix. Long story short, the car was stuck there over Christmas and just afterwards they contacted her with a four...

Hello everyone.

Just a quick message to recommend a check of the main pipe that supplies the rear suspension. Check for corrosion where it exits from underneath the big plastic panel. The pipe on my Mk1 was rubbing against this panel and the paint came off, leading to corrosion. It burst. I lost all the LDS, just about, and a 10mm piece with the...

Mine has about 3-4 working at a guess, when it finally starts it's on 5 cylinders for a second too. Anyone ever changed them or even seen them lol. To say that they packed the v6 well is an understatement.

Hello,

I want to ask you if the rear brake calipers from a xantia station wagon with the 251mm disks and 36mm piston diameter are a bolt on mod on a xantia hatchback.

Thank you very much

Best regards

Panos

Hello all, newbie here.
I'd like to pick some brains please.
I have a xantia 2.0 hdi 110 rhz engine which has now died in dramatic form,it's a 2000 model in portugal.
would a engine from a pug 406 2.0 hdi be compatible.
many thanks Eb

Does anyone have any experience on the MPG of the N/A XUD9 vs the Turbocharged ones?

I'm specifically thinking for in the Dispatch, but I'd welcome experiences from other vehicles.

Things I know will be relevant beyond the basic physics:

- How hard it's driven - stop-starting vs 55mph motorway vs 70mph motorway
- Gear ratios - I assume the N/A...

Good Morning....... I am now the proud owner of a C15 Champ 1.9D 2004....... the first job is to change oil and filter and have searched trying to find the engine oil capacity of said vehicle....... can anyone help!? Steve

I made an offer for the S2 I was looking at and secured it for just under £2500.
The car is in Bangkok so it will take a few days to exchange the paperwork and re-register, make a couple of bank transfers and arrange to have the car trailered some 700 kilometres up here, probably next week.
Then a complete review of what's to be done, all being...

Hi Guy's
Last year I asked the question could I give my 1.6 e-hdi egs6 some more power but was advised against doing it as the gear box would not be able to stand it , yet looking around at 2ltr hdi with the egs6 box there is a difference of 1.6 =110bhp and the 2ltr = 138 bhp.
So the question is I only want to increase it by a small amount and...

A few months ago my battery died. I'm not sure what happened but I think I left the lights on.

The battery wouldn't recharge so I replaced it but the passenger side headlight had died. I also noticed that the right-turn indicator was flashing twice as fast.

The car had its MOT soon after and the garage replaced the headlight. However, a few...

The C4GP on the door says the vehicle colour is EZRC,
These only mention a EZR and the colour is Gris Aluminium.
These say the colour is the same, for both EZRC and EZR.
Halfords say that EZR is Arctic Steel where the first link didnt even mention a Arctic Steel nor a EZRC. :help2:

Regards

I hate to say it but I have always had the modding bug I like to personalise my cars so far the C5 has been left standard part of this has been down to time and the lack there of but with the longer nights and hope of fresh mot I want to do something. I am not into 'max power' body kits more just adding extra wee things to make your life easier...

All was well for nearly a week with the (new to me) C5 X7 Tourer 2.0Hdi (138). However, yesterday (and continued this morning) the engine coolant temp gauge isn't showing any temperature at all.

The engine oil temp is showing between 5 and 7 bars, which, depending on outside temps, appears to be about right.

The stat has been recently changed by...

Hi,

I have seen a 2004 2.0 Hdi 110 that takes my fancy but I really want cruise control on the next car (2 x 2000+ miles trips coming up this year).

So, is it as simple as buying a stalk, plugging it in and getting it activated in Lexia, or is it more involved than that? The chassis number is VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] if that helps at all?

Thanks for...

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I've had this warning light come up on my dash saying about additive too low and needs topping up I guess this is as blue ? Which I have got from the garage but I cant seam to find the location of the the filler cap I have a Peugeot partner van and it's next to fuel tank I did a search in line but can't locate it any where in my c3 does anyone...

Hi Guy's
Yes its the c5 from Doncaster again. Could you tell me if my car 2011 c5 e-hdi 1.6 has speedsensative steering. Some times when stood in traffic the steering wheel goes hard / stiff to turn then as quickly as it comes it goes again , ( the stiffness I mean ) 8-[ 8-[ 8-[

Hi all,

Currently working on a 2001 Xantia HDi 110 I picked up recently with a view to fix it up and get through an MOT. I put the car in for an early MOT today. It failed on welding in the usual rust trap areas on the rear sill, which is pretty straight forwards, but there is also some work to be done on the breaks. It failed on the following as...