French Car Forum

Have changed the MAF sensor on the van and now all is well.

Now the cat seems to be rattling around and was wondering if it was possible to de cat it ?

Dispatch van 2:0hdi 2003

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I'm currently having a few issues with my VTS. After giving it a good service, I thought it was running really well until I got in the car yesterday and the clutch pedal stayed firmly to the floor after I took my foot off it.

After some investigation, it seems that the connection on the main hydraulic pipe (which incidentally runs around the...

Just getting teeth into this now. The pesky long bolts. That is not a great design is it guys? A long and stretchy bolt that the caliper hangs onto? I know they are 10.5 but a bit of an ask.
Apart from the corrosion that pushes the caliper off the swinging arm plate, the forces must bend and stretch that bolt badly as well?
My 4 bolts only have...

Just wondered if anyone has experience of the rear screen shattering on a C5 Mk2 2007 Estate.

The car has done 180k miles, the glass no longer opens off the switch, the struts however are good so operation of the hatch is very civilised, it does not drop shut and no need to slam it down.

Tonight 27th December 2015 outside temp about 12C,...

Hi All,

On christmas eve got my good lady a C3 1.4 hatch with only 4100 miles on the clock,12 mths MOT cost £4,700.

Anything to take note or watch out for ?

Kenny

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I'm in need of a gear knob for my series 1 Xantia 1.9 diesel.

I've got an exclusive one somewhere but I can't find it.

I'd be interested in an exclusive one or a standard one.

Next problem my radiator is leaking :roll:

No one in the UK seems to have a new one. Seems like you need to get one from Denmark or Holland.

Does anyone have a good used one? It's a 1994 1.9d manual non air con car with the expansion tank up the drivers side of the rad when sitting in the car. Seems to have one large coolant hose each side and...

I have made a solid repair on my boost sensor spigot for the c5 8v 110.
We have 3 pins on it. Does anyone know what pin or colour the 5v feed is? Can I just probe the female loom terminals to find it?
I planned on putting a live fly lead on, and testing other two terminals to see if resistance changed while applying some air pressure.
Any...

Hi folks, great Forum.
I need to pick some brains, I have a 2006 Citroen C5 1.6 HDi 110 (Non-FAP, I think??) Design. Bought from an Independent dealer a short time ago and has a multitude of issues. Initially brakes were hopeless, and engine wasn't pulling as I thought it should. After going back several times and getting nowhere (Nowt wrong...

Hi guys just bought a C5 1.6 Hdi 54 plate
Clutch nd flywheel needs replaced
Is it better fitting a solid conversion than dual mass?
How much u guys paid to get it replaced?
Looked up euro car parts said the solid flywheel conversion kit includes clutch kit??
Cheers any info be appreciated.
Gaz

hello , this is my first time here , i am trying to find a part on my car, 2.0l hdi 16v c5,vtr 2004-2008, face lift model,my heater motor is not working on any speed, i am looking for the heater resistor, supposedly in drivers side foot well, i have looked for resistor but cannot find it , can any body please tell me where the offending unit is so...

Carrying on (maybe) from my 'Anti-pollution' episode, now getting the above message on each start-up. Motor is a 2005 C5 II 1.6HDI.
I have had the car extensively checked in France (where I was when it first appeared), and they tell me there is nothing wrong with the DPF or its pressure differential switch, which they substituted temporarily (the...

Hi quick question. I've searched the forum but cant find help with this. I want to replace the little bumper inserts on the front bumper of the C3 but not sure how to remove them. Do they just pop out if levered or do they attach from behind meaning i need to take wheelarch liners out.
Thanks

I am hoping someone on here can help me. I have a 2.0hdi 2003 xsara picasso and the other day it wouldn't start, turns over fine but just wont start. Also the remote locking stopped working and the instrument panel lights up bp until this I have had no issues with the vehicle. Any help would be much appreciated.

Hi Guys
Can anyone tell me if i plug a reader into the OBD2 Port will it tell me on the screen ie laptop, tablet, phone, ....... faults like rear passenger seat belt not connected or window open or door unlocked.
Also where does this information come from ECU or On-board computer or something else.
Thanks Mark

What is the purpose of spigot and hose appendix at the top of Intercooler?

Any one got some pics of the 110 hdi 2 litre engine? Stripped of front ancillary's.
I have lost a 10 mm long socket down a gap in engine. It is where the oil filter is, towards the alternator.
I don't know where that leads to, but it is rather close to my timing belt area for my liking. I have stripped the undertray and inner wing shield. It is...

So after aquiring a set of leathers i've set to trying to find the wires for the electric seats. I assumed they'd be tucked away under the carpet somewhere much like the heating wires were (small 6 pin black plugs) but i've had the whole carpet up and nothing but the cd changer, heated plugs and airbag wires :evil:

there are a few spare plugs...

Hi All,

I have a C4 Pallas 2.0 facing a strange temperature problem when under heavy traffic when external temperature is over 30C. In these conditions, coolant temperature can reach 110C before blower starts at full speed (half speed is on 100% of time when A/C is on).
Sometimes blower goes to full speed at 97C, but most of times it stays at...

Couple of niggly things with my C5 that I should get round to fixing at some point.

1 - Radio reception is crap. I think I've read something on here about water getting into the base of the aerial, but I'm wondering if the antenna itself has just snapped inside (too many car washes)?
2 - Rear wiper doesn't park in the right position, 4 times out...

Another unusual approach to engine tuning - providing you don't get something more than a plastic box with a small magnet in it :-D it might be something you can try (on a friends car)

My wife drove to school with her kids where the ramps is on Friday morning, she went over about 15-20mph and Xantia collapse the driver side front strut push up the bonnet and bend. The accident happen on right suspension level setting (height adjust knob on middle white line) She only had Xantia less than 3 months year is 2001 with 111,334 miles...

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I've noticed a knocking noise when driving at slower speeds over broken road surfaces. Seems to be coming mainly from front near side, and can be heard and felt through the floor. On smoother road surfaces things seem fine.

Had something similar a few years ago on the rear of a 306 and it turned out to be the rear axle mounts which a few on...

Hi all

So I've got my Xantia off the road at the moment, not using during the winter.
Been three months so far and all OK, started and run up to temperature today, up and down on the suspension etc.
I've read a bit about what to do when not using the car far a while and today decided to disconnect the battery.

Just wanted to get peoples thoughts...

Well for the first time in 20 years and over 500,000 miles in Citroens I have had a breakdown - a car one. Sphere seal housing on the nearside suspension ram has cracked and is p***ing out copious quantities of LHM on my Xantia Estate. So I now have no suspension, no steering and no brakes. Just to really annoy, me I have all the facilities where...

Hi again! I have a xantia 1.6i 1993 without a keypad code! Its ecu is iaw 8p.13. What will happen if i put an ecu (same model) from a car that had a keypad immobiliser? Will the car work streight on with the new ecu or will be blocked from starting the car?
Thank you very much
Panos

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I have a Xantia HDi from 2001. Last week I changed on both wheels the bal joints and rod ends, CV joint, bakes and disks. After all was fitted I drove away. I noticed that the car started wobbling and shaking only when I took a right hand turn by speeds of 40mph and more. It doesn't change if it is under load or running free.

On return to...

The auto box in my 1997 2.0i 8v is playing up, just a little.

If you slow down to just below a gear change point, 2nd to third and 3rd to 4th, then accelerate away, the box seems a bit confused as to which gear it should be in, and thumps up and down a couple of times.

The kickdown cable wasn't adjusted quite right, and that has alleviated, but...

Hi folks. I'm half way through cambelt/ cam cover gasket/ cam seal/ water pump/ crankshaft seal change. Not going too badly but I'm not sure about this inlet pipe, there's no gasket but does look like old gasket goo. If its a rubber seal it's very, very knackered. Blue goo ok?

Thanks!

This may be posted in wrong section or have been covered elsewhere. However I recently purchased a Lexia diagnostics kit and got it up and running. Several faults have been found on my Citroen C5 2003. The simple to understand are not much of a problem.... For instance air condition fault is due to it need re- gasing. However there is a airbag...

My drivers door window decided to mangle the wires controlling the electric window,i got new cables/glass support clips and motor pulley from ebay...fitted them on the existing rails but couldn't get the assembly back in the window easily!! End result was me damaging one of the guides onto one of the rollers :oops:
Are there any tips that i could...

I'm not really sure what this is supposed to show. Mine never lights up. Also, there is no audible warning if the front passenger (this is a LHD car) does not connect seatbelt. Driver seatbelt not connected does make the warning sound.

Just thought I'd share my experience with this.....

2004 C5 LX

Finally got everything working, but it was a trial. The mirror was not straightforward as the fitting on the screen for the standard manual dimming mirror is different to the auto-dimming mirror! I had to replace the screen anyway as it was cracked, so I went to my local friendly...

56 reg xsara picassco 1.6hdi...on the heater glow plugs that sit in the little alloy housing ,,what causes the ecu to turn these on,,,must be temp related ie ect or outside temp...anyone have any info on how system works ,,ie wat when ,how etc or any useful links please

Hi All,

I've started to dismantle the car to get subframe out no issues but How to question :?:

How do you access the bolt on which secures the gear linkage to subframe, the access is poor.

Kenny

This is a 2006 C5 hatch. The rear seat (passenger side) is misbehaving, in that it doesn't stay unlocked with the seat tilted forward - I have to hold the locking lever in the seat clear to get the seat back in place again or it just bangs against the fixed locking bolt.

And today a small compression spring about 2 long came out from the lock...

The subject heading says it all Is NOS (new old stock) rubber any good ?

With tyres ; it's said that old tyres 'properly stored' are fine (properly meaning cool dry and in the dark and wrapped in waxed paper !) ...but what about camshaft drive belts ???

I ask because I've just bought a 1974 Ami super, with the 1015cc OHC GS motor. The car's has...

Noticed a smell of diesel when having a nosey under the bonnet, nothing obvious until I noticed that the rubber feed and return pipes that supply the fuel filter were wet with diesel. Wiped them off, had an inspection but couldn't locate any damage or leak area's. Checked them agian the following day and they were moist with fuel again.
Seems...

Can anyone point me in the direction of a cam belt and water pump swap guide for my derv VTS?

I have a feeling that I'm goings to have to remove a load of stuff from the engine bay to fit a new clutch pipe anyway, and the engine is on 123k anyway, so as good a time as any I suppose!

Any help or guidance is much appreciated :)

Hope it's OK to post this here but I thought for anyone who really loves their AX that they would like to know there is an AX dedicated forum where you can go for great tips and help.

Again, really hope that it's ok to share this, I have no affiliation with axoc apart from being a memeber like I am here.

Cheers

Following my dip into flood water, I have lost confidence in the standard air intake/filter arrangements on my Xsara Picasso. I'm sure the bottom tube which diisappears low down under the standard air filter box is still full of moisture, and ever will be given the regular deluges we get these days.

Easy solution stay out of floods/large puddles...

Ay up!

Otterchops has now spent one whole year in my ownership and has, once the pesky head gasket was fixed, been a good, reliable, powerful, economical car. However, one thing still vexes me.

As I understand it, the trip computer and auto lights are controlled by the same button on the end of the column stalk. Does this stalk have two sets of...

Hi all, I'm thinking about getting some new headlamps for my C5, and have been looking at the selection on ebay. New assemblies can be got for a reasonable price from people in Germany but I was wondering if European lamps would be set up for left hand drive vehicles?

New UK supplied lamps are about twice the price so there is quite a saving to...

I haven't seen a Xantia in the flesh for over 15 years and went out and bought a latish Mk1 hatchback last week. Condition is generally good, although the car lived in Bangkok and like most vehicles came involuntarily into contact with a number of motor bikes, hence it was straight off to the paint shop. A one owner machine from about 1996/7 with...

Am I correct that a BSI unit can't be matched to an engine ECU with a Lexia and would need a specialist service to recode the eprom or is even that not possible?

Hi,

Looking at a(nother) xantia on autotrader HDi. No pictures of under the bonnet to.spy the extra pipe so just wondered if anyone can identity if it's 90 or 110 hp from the reg. It's Y281fce

I know.I.already have one, but the more the merrier right :)

Thanks!

Hi folks, odd one this. I have noticed over the last couple of weeks that there has been an odd noise when I just gently turn the steering off the centre line (ie not at full lock) - I can only hear it inside the car and I can only describe it as similar to blowing over a reed in a wind instrument!!!!Its a gentle tone sound - not the usual hiss or...

Guys; These genuine NOS spheres that lie around dealers? Are they good as new? I mean, do the C5 units loose pressure like the old type with old father time? Also, the genuine units are better?

Hello again,

My post is as per the subject - I need to replace the alternator on my 2003 plate C5 HDi. It is a 2.0 110BHP model. Having read on here, I thought it was the old battery causing the problems. However, upon replacing the battery and doing a BSI reset, it's become apparent that the alternator is knackered and not putting out any...

As above , 2002 C5 , the center display illumination no longer works , the one with radio and trip / mpg information. Lcd is ok , just cant see it at night. Are the bulbs replaceable is a similar way the picasso can ? Thanks in advance