French Car Forum

Hal whatever you call them have crossed the Irish sea. Prices are a bit mad but they often have special offers. I think they might be competitive with bicycles. However their parts are generally unaffordable. For their stuff to be affordable in the UK prices must have been converted at the rate of €5 to £1 :rofl2: luckily the auto factor market...

As I originally suggested - & Zelandeth - confirmed they do need to be carefully chosen.

As for discarding the dimmer switch - I did that on my 1st car (as a schoolboy, who immediately realised it was completely useless) becausethe last thing you need are instruments you can't see: ones you can't read are bad enough!

A 2w bulb is a joke (except,...

Gear change cables on the C5, so assume the same for the Synergie, sometimes have problems caused by the outer cable coming loose in the crimped ends causing the outer cable to move in and out of the crimping instead of shifting the gear.

Might be worth taking a close look at the cables while someone works the lever.

I did both the gassing bottle and the expansion bottle and cap. It looked like it was a jubilee clip that wasn't tight. I'd had it off when I changed the thermostat so probably just didn't tighten it enough.

I'm not going to fit the old sensor, just wanted to see where it was to compare it to on the engine in situ. I'll warm them in a pan just...

Surprised me there KP when you posted Forest Auto Salvage in Nottingham, I thought for minute you meant my local breaker .

By the way. If it where a ABS sensor wouldn't it light up the ABS light also? I have a light for ABS as well.

I set everything to 2.5 all round I think thats 36psi ? but car feels like it floating on air! ran it like that for a couple of weeks amazing difference. Set the back to 2.6 this time but could feel the harshness of the road coming through but less bouncy fast. I think I'll just run it always like this ...

It might... there are 3 listed for C5, depending on age: there is only 1 listed for 406. The three for the C5 are:

1525 AS
PARTICLE FILTER EL CTRL BOX
- UNTIL RPO 09491
FOR DPX42

1525 AZ
- SINCE RPO 09492 UNTIL RPO 09869
FOR EOLYS 176 (DPX10)

1525 CZ
- SINCE RPO 09870

Only the 1525 AZ is listed for the 406, although confusingly it says:...

It does depend on what electronics should have been in there in the first place.

Chris, great to hear all is almost all done and that a future set of problems have been avoided as a result :D

Hi, All,
Just fitted a replacement Pollen filter to my 2011 C5 today and think I may have done something wrong?, the steps I took were.
1, Move seat to rearmost position,
2, Removed foot well finishing panel, goes front left to centre under glove box.
3, Removed the center console lower forward trim.
4, Removed the Facia panel ventilation...

No !.....rusted Off :)

I believe that 605s have an interface/amplifier box between the sensor and the speedo/trip computer/cruise control/suspension control, which the citroens don't have. this would be an additional possible failure point.

I'm not sure of the correct procedure, but would be cautious about changing all the fluid (or as much as you can) in one go. If you get air in the 'plumbing', there are bleed valves in the system which can only be operated via Lexia - likewise the ABS system.

The pump and tank attached will be the highest part in the system so I'm hoping I can easily bleed it just through pumping it for a little bit and then leaving it a day or two and then same again over the course of a week or two :)

Forget ask what equipment is add to the VTR & Exclusive from SX?

Aha! didn't watch the video yet. :oops:
It's close relative is the one that frequents the rallies then.

The important thing is that the correct specification tyre are used. Almost everyone knows to get the correct size and profile for example 205-65-15. The other ratings that are missed out on are the speed and load index. In the example above most tyres come rated 91V. However the synergie requires a load index of 94. A 91 tyre is rated for a load...

Also i want to know for example 406 2l hdi 110 hp gearbox also fit to my car or only 90hp? Also from what other cars fit gear box to me?

No, the 2l HDi 110 will not fit as these engines have the ML5 'box. This is a totally different one with a Hydraulic clutch..

The other potential donor is a HDi 90 Xantia or late 1.9TD Xantia... Again, the 110...

They're not bad, I've had a few Xantia wheels off over the years and no problems so far.

Yes, just remember not to remove the wheel nut completely so that when ylou go to tap the wheel off you don't end up with a faceful of steering wheel and a split lip of at worst a broken tooth...

I know, I've done it :twisted: :oops: :lol:

Also, make sure...

It is also possible that the behaviour is normal in very cold conditions, maybe to keep the catalytic converter from getting cold?
Check the idle control valve, but it that seems OK, then I would not go looking for problems.

It's possible, but I would have thought I would have noticed it before in the 3+ years I've had it :) That said we did...

My problems seem to be getting worse. Wished i had left the car as it was at least it was running well when it eventually started
Following the leak off test managed to get a injector from ebay that apparently had only had a couple of weeks use
Injector was easy enough to fit. it took longer to pump all the air through using the primer. Coding the...

That's great thanks, seems it is quartz then.

Thanks, do the pipes fit back on without leaking afterwards.

Nothing to do with the day/night dash settings is it?
button on the left of the dash.....with a moon symbol?

depends on which beep............three beeps summat like handbrake on

didly didly didly lights on, ign off/key removed

key in ignition with drivers door open............

The pump should run all the time the engine is running but should not run all the time regardless... Just in case they've done a 'mod' to the wiring do this check:

Switch on the ignition following a fair rest but do not start the engine. The pump should run for about 3 or 4 seconds and then cut out. This is a priming run on ignition on to get the...

Jim, it doesn't have a citroen sticker on it by any chance? :roll: #-o

No :oops: My only non-French vehicles!!!

geezeus & then lol then geezeus again !

Thanks - think I will just pull the fuse - seems an easy option!

Mk1 flaps are the best type of flaps, more flappy than the Mk2 flap which is not quite as floppy ....

OK I have lost the plot now :)

:shock:

If you want it feel free to PM me ;)

Have a look on here:

Definately sprout for decent ones. I had a set that were quiet but the boots were knackered and let all the grease out, replaced for cheap ones and they're knocking already :-/

sorry mk1

The earth connection generally goes under one of the starter bolts.

Peter

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If its a 1.9D its the old fashioned pump and injectors not common rail. If you post a picture of the engine bay it might help.

if you loosen the bleed screw at center of axle, you should be able to push rod into cylinder, then tighten bleed screw again !

Not long now until the 6 new spheres arrive.

How hard is the front middle one to change? Looks tight.

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Interesting observation now first question why would you see any smoke with a FAP? if one takes the position that smoke is actually carbon particulate ie visible soot which should be caught in the filter then the only things left would be NOX components,Co2 and water vapour, in a hot engine I would'nt have thought that these would be particularly...

The code should have been supplied with the car when new in the handbook pack, it would have been on a grey plastic credit card style card with a code on it.

Cheers mate.

I couldn't get the bell housing past the sub-frame and gave up after numerous attempts - so dropped the sub-frame, which turned out to be relatively easy , loads of room then and was able to drop the bell-housing to the floor.

Ahh right! Maybe the early ones had instant gaskets?

I thought XM's lasted forever, sadly my last one went some months ago, rusted around the windscreen aperture. I would like to have had it repaired but it wasn't economically viable. :(

Peter

Normal. Its the rotational movement that causes the issues.

If the gauge is reading OK, then it will be the fans - there is only 1 temp sensor, so if the gauge is OK, so is the sensor.

Next time the codes are read, try to get them written down so that you can share them here. Your dealer may be right with their diagnosis, but a second opinion doesn't hurt.