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My daughters old Saxo needs a small amount of sill tidying (welding) around the rear jacking points for it's mot. Any recommendations near to Solihull/South Birmingham? Many thanks.

Hiya,

I'm after some info about these older synergies - Do the rear sliding doors have a feature which means you have to tug on the handle a couple of times before the doors activate and slide open? I know this sounds ridiculous but the garage seem to think its normal, yet it can be 2, 3, 4 or 5 quick tugs before the doors open which leads me to...

I was planning to do an oil change today and my sump plug is a hex with some sort of recess in the centre. Doing some googling am I right in thinking that it's 21mm? Got tons of sockets but typically none fit :roll: What's the recess for btw?

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Does anyone know whether there is a specific relay that engages the full beam lights on a Xantia? I've read in the owners manual that the headlights are on individual fuses under the engine bay fusebox, I figure it is unlikely for both full beam lights to have failed so am I right to think there will be a relay lurking somewhere? This is...

Hi all just need someone to point me in the right direction if possible i know this may have have been covered a 1000 times on here before but its some times easier to just ask than searching through a 100 different threads...... so my C5 has started to leak quite a bit of fluid from the osr ... i have lifted the car up and found it to really...

Can anyone tell me how do a no if mine has one please.
What oil should a use thanks.

Vin no: VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] 76601045

Thanks

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Citroen C5 2ltr HDi 2006 (136bp) Exclusive.

Put this in to garage as had fault saying particle filter liquid low. Garage said this is an error re the filter cap and replaced the cable which they said was corroded. While there they found fault codes indicating a failed thermostat and a seized radiator fan. I went to France this year and was...

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I have a 2007 Diesel Berlingo Multispace. For a little while not the clutch has been slipping, but only slightly, and only every now and then. We asked our local garage if the clutch needed to be replaced and they suggested leaving it for a while as it was not causing much of a problem.

Today, the gears seem to have moved position... Reverse...

Hi, i have low mpg problem with my xantia 1.8 8v (101bhp) for some time now. I get around 19 mpg on lpg. Similar consumption when i drive on petrol just bit better mpg. Changed the spark plugs recently, air filter is quite new also. Need some advice for what are the main suspects that can affect the low mpg.

Dear all,

Before heading to citroen garage, just like to find out if there is quick way to fix. I did try to find in this forum but cant find similar problem. I have 2010 C5 that driver climate control knob is stuck at 21.5C. The other side is fine. Please see attached url for photo.

Any views should be greatly appreciated.

Peter

Was working away from home last week when I get a call from the Mrs telling me the car won't start. Sods law dictates that she was about to leave to catch a flight and was now in a panic. I ran through the usual checks and the conclusion was that that the battery had gone flat over night (again) as it was randomly wont to do. OK I said, not to...

Hi, 2013 Dispatch Combi has just developed a boot locking problem, issue is;

Unlock car with remote -all ok

Go to boot and press open switch, you hear the whirr and click but it doesn't unlock.

Open any of the other doors, side, drivers etc...

Go back to boot and it now opens fine.

Any ideas on this ?

Thanks as ever for advice and replies....

XM, Xantia, and some 2cv, Ami etc....

so chaps - what part is the one in the middle? it has warm air blowing out and the air flow is engine speed related.

Hey People,

Quick question, I'm thinking about getting a 10 plate C5 exclusive... I Test Drove it and I rides well, changes smoothly and apparently at least the steering rack doesn't leak... one thing though, it's v slow raising and lowering itself when you push the buttons by the gearbox. How long should an x7 take from lowest to normal height?...

I have no handbrake operation on front o/s. Suspecting the usual cable issues, I took wheel off and console at handbrake.
Cables were a little stiff, but soon got them free and lubed up with a paraffin gun and some putty over cable entry points. Fired fluid right through till exiting the ends. Cables have through movement by hand at each end....

Anyone know what these numbers mean from the part numbers given for my fifth gear of my old Citroen Xantia 1.9TD 1996 Estate?
I think it's a BE3 gearbox.

(47x35)
(47x31)

Seems Citroen can't figure it out.

There are 47 teeth on the large cog on this fifth gear.
But the 35 or 31, dunno?

Closest dimension is the inner shaft but it's a whole 1mm...

Hi All of greater experience, advice needed ASAP please

Xantia 2.0L 16v Esatate - Bendix Caliper

Due to Controle Technique (French MOT) failure! Problem in the Caliper

Although a new slide pin and pads had been fitted a couple of months ago I could not be bothered to try to argue in my poor French.

So I had a local garage change the (UK)...

My car was delivered back to me on Friday, along with a rather large bill [-o<
The work was done by my local indy, but I'd decided that, as I want to keep the car for some time, I'd go with genuine replacement parts.

So this was a new steering rack, high-pressure pipe assy, low-pressure pipe assy, low-pressure PAS cooler.
Plus LDS ( lots as the...

Hi, checking to find out how to remove the dipstick oil tube on the C5HDI 2003 Diesel. Part of the dipstick is stuck in the tube. Because it is lodged in the bent section its hard to remove it. Other than forcing it into the sump and removing the sump I was thinking, how hard is it to remove the tube itself :?: . Any ideas or pictures to describe...

Hello to All

I need some help for my Citroen C5 2003, 2.0i 16V 136 HP with automatic gearbox.
Can someone help me to find where is the intake air temperature sensor? Or is there MAF sensor?

Thank you

Can someone help ave noticed this silver block leaking and a don't no do a have to replace the hole block or the pipes
Ave tried adding a photo from my Haynes manual of this but don't think it's worked

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Anybody who has been involved in an ABS pump runs constantly, even when turned off the ignition ..... car is a C3 1.6 HDI 2008

Hi guru's help is need, my xantia 1.9td hydractive with 8 sphere cannot sink down at all after i ask my mechanic replace accumulator valve seal in the plastic cap with the car set to highest for better roomy and a big mistake didn't unscrew the 12mm bolt which cause a high burst when unscrew the plastic cap screw.
Now that the seal done but car...

I seem to remember, but can't find any posts, some members having strong views about the relative merits of various brands of Glow Plugs. Anyone care to remind me please?

The back story is that, for the last few weeks, the 'Green Lady' (our S1 1.9TD Xantia Estate) has fired up first thing on only 3 cylinders, but raising the revs to 2000 has...

Can you see the fluid in the bottle easily or not because a have looked at mine and a can't see a thing.

When a take the cap off there's fluid in there but don't no if it needs topped up or not because a can't see any fluid in the bottle what so ever thanks

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I was out in Auld Katy yesterday for a trip up north to see some lovely turning leaves in the forests and the car performed very well on the 150 mile round trip. Upon dropping off my friend in Stirling I noticed the suspension had stuck in hard mode and remained so even after the door was opened and closed. I set off anyway and the normal service...

I have a c4 hdi vts and its lost all its boost :( ,I can hear the turbo spool but just nothing happening at all
ive change the turbo postion sensor ontop of the waste gate as that was error code that kept coming up and has made no difference at all
really wondering if anyone has any tips on checking if the solenoids are all working ect ,...

Ok, so my Xantia HDI 90 has just broken it's CAT outlet pipe. So, if possible I need a centre pipe that bypasses the CAT and attaches to the front pipe from the Turbo. I did this on my Xantia 110 exclusive and the part was easily available but I can't find it for the 90!!
Can anyone advise if the part is available and where from? There will be no...

Hello all, I lent my 98 s2 Xantia to my Son and he say's he put it through a motorised car wash and that has stopped the Flasher and Hazard working.
I have left car in the sun with all doors and bonnet open for few hours, they did work one flash heard a errr noise like it was coming from steering wheel, not worked again. guessing could be flasher...

My C5 clock, central locking, etc powers down after about five mins after locking the does using the fob.

Come back within 5 mins and I can use the fob to open the doors and the clock retains its time but after that the fob won't work and the clock looses its time. I have checked all the fuses in the car passenger footwell and even replaced the...

.... a new or good used XUD diesel injector with needle lift sensor for a 97 Xantia TD?

Im more into older cits usually and this is a bit new for my understanding :-)

Many thanks folks.

Hello
I have a 2000 Xantia 1.8 which sags at the rear after a few hours . Car works fine otherwise rising up and down into high and low etc . No obvious leaks of fluid and no broken plastic linkage etc.

I better point out that I am not great with cars so have to put my trust into a local mechanic . So he changed the rear centre sphere and a...

Hi guys,
My C5 has about 137,000 miles on it, and for a while has given a clunking sound when at low speed and on full left lock (but also sometimes on right lock). I am almost certain this is a worn CV joint and by the sound of it, it is the right (drive side in UK). Before committing to the cost of purchasing parts I wonder if any of you have a...

Hi
I hope that you can offer some advise based on your experience. the attached pictures show the problem I have with the front bumper on my c5 2007. as you can see, the bumper is not in its normal place. I assume that what causes it is that the tooth that connects it to the vehicle's body is damaged or the female receptacle that the tooth...

Hi all.just noticed today that a little oil is dripping from near the sphere at the back wheel on the driver side.any idea of what it could be.please tell me its not a big job.thanks in advance.

I have peugeot planet installed and have been using it for 2 years now but would love to have lexia program for citroens too. I have a 32bit windows xp laptop and looking for standalone lexia program or a version of diagbox compatable with my operating system

My next car will be smaller than my C5 Tourer, our needs have changed. Also my wife is beginning to suffer arthritis and clambering in and out of the C5 (seats are quite low and have deep side bolsters) after long trips is getting harder. Not keen on Golf/Focus although they are very fine vehicles, too mainstream.

Thinking about a Cactus. Anybody...

Hi,

Another season another novelty issue :). I just had the rescue people out there but unable to start the car. Jump leads on but no sign of the starter engaging. After he tapped the starter and it tried a single revolution but after that nothing, just the tick. We noticed that the stop warning is engaged on the dashboard which is not normally...

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I've recently bought a 2007 C5 II which has the DW12BTED4 engine and the 6 speed manual box.

There seems to be a fairly big leak coming from the engine/gearbox region, and the colour of the fluid is either red or orangey red - doesn't look light enough to be LDS but then again I'm not certain.

My first thought with a leak like this...

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I have buy a instrument cluster from xsara diesel.
How i know pinout of this dash?

Apologies in advance for my almost total lack of electrical knowledge...

I have an S1 Xantia and have noticed in the last week or so that the interior lights on the B-pillar have been staying on while driving. Its intermittent, and occasionally they'll pulse on and off, but they always go out when I lock the car.

I took advantage of everything...

Hi All,
Could someone please look under their bonnet, of the car!!, as I have a query regarding a air intake duct. My car developed and noisy 'clatter', worse than an old Transit. I was think the top end was giving way, (camshaft), anyway upon investigation it is (was) the air intake tube from behind the radiator to air-box, item 3, the two...

I am going to need to replace the top radiator hose part number 96133480 but the local Irish importer tells me that Citroen no longer make the part. Its the pipe that goes from rad to thermostat. I noticed when I went to check oil level that the part of hose from thermostat to the bend looked shiny/wet. It looks like it is sweating when hot and...

first hello all

my problem is I have a relay van 2006 and had from new , but last week I parked it up , and next morning I started it no problem ,but as I pulled away there was no power I could just about make 2000 revs but running like a bag of hammers theres no smoke or warning lights , had it hooked up to fault machine at local garage no...

Seems like a common problem but my forum searches have not thrown up an obvious solution for a non techie. ie piccies

Can anyone advise how to reattach the lower windown seal of a C4 which has dropped. I have read there are clips but I can see any.

Any advice or link on what seems a simple problem would be appreciated.

Hello

My heater blower is not working. I hadn't used the car in a while as I was traveling abroad and when I came back the blower was not working at all.

I checked the fuse and it is fine. I also checked the relay and it appears to be working as I can hear the clicking noise. I also checked the voltage across the blower motor and it is zero...

Hi folks.
I have a low mileage XUD9 from a 306 which I'm looking to stuff in my old Scudo to replace the clapped out 1 in it. The problem I have is the Scudo has a knackered ML5T gearbox and the 306 has the BE3. I know that the BE3 was used in these vans but I was wondering if anyone was aware of what alterations I'd have to make. I'm presuming...

Afternoon all.

My '09 C5 will be having its winter tyres fitted in a few weeks. I've already asked on here if I'll be able to replace the TPS valves with ordinary ones, and then get the TPS system disabled - I can, apparently, do both, which is nice. :)

Pending finding someone local-ish with Lexia to do the disabling for me, what warnings will...

Hi guys. Have purchased full chip Lexia kit, it has Lexia345 and Lexia348 as well as PP2000 and Diagbox. Is there a guide to what does what. Obviously PP2000 is for Peugeot but what is the difference between Lexia and Diagbox? Any help would be great.
Regards Alan