French Car Forum

Morning, I'm after some help fitting a pioneer stereo into my citroen c4.

I've fitted a few stereos into my cars in the past without issue. But there seems to be a few extra wires on these models I'm not familiar with....yes I'm a novice but had no issues previously.

I've bought the antenna adapter with extra blue wire and the iso lead has an...

Hi all,

I'm just after a bit of advice on a couple of issues with my C5. It's a 2003 SX model, has aircon but no climate control.

First off - the blower only works on full speed, none of the other speeds. Is there a resistor pack that needs changing? If so, can someone tell me what and where?

Secondly - passenger side interior door handle has...

Hi,

I have a 2000 1.9 Citroen relay and the heater does not work. The blower works fine but blows out cold air, under the bonnet I can see the pipes have been joined together to bypass the matrix.

There is evidence of some dry water in the foot well and so I've bought a new matrix but needs fitting.

Just after some advice, tips, shortcuts...

Can anyone tell me what this is and what it does ....... Looks like the one on my new 8v has been butchered

Hi all,

I've been to look at another C5 X7 and one of the little things that is wrong with it is a fault on the display for the climate control on the drivers side.
It's only got one pixel out (so if it was set at say 18 it would not show the bottom bit of the 8) but I know it would drive me potty if I bought the car.

Does anybody know what sort...

Hi All,

is the Service.Citroen site experiencing problems or have they just bombed me out. Each time I try to enter their site using the username and password that has always worked before, it just keeps coming up with a message saying that it is only reserved for automobile professionals! Is anyone else having the same problems???

Glyn

Hi All,

Just got a C5 x7 2.0 160hp diesel exclusive estate to be delivered on Monday.

So my old Xantia will be going for sale completed or for parts. Will put on wanted & sell.

Anybody interested send me a PM.

Kenny

Judging by what I've read on here, this one is a bit of an old chestnut. The blower on my C5 heater has stopped working, reading other posts I have replaced the resistor (seems common enough) unfortunately this has not resolved the issue. The controls show that the heater is working at its different levels (including screen clear) but there is...

as title - a friend has bought a 90bhp 206HDi - without intercooler

is it relatively easy to add one (and ofc which one?)

Hi All
I have a 2003 c8 2.2hdi exclusive that had been fine until recently.
I lent it to my sister and bro in-law whilst they were looking for another car, while they had it, it started to play up, Engine immobilizer fault came up a few times but would start after a while.
I now have the car back (when I collected it it did it but did start...

Hi

Anyone know why the gear slips to neutral after 1-2 minutes driving?

Thanks.

As the uber low miler Xantia has no history of a cambelt change, and appears to be on its original 18 year old spheres I will get them both changed!

Now I don't do cambelts myself.

I have a local frequently garage I trust to do all my standard work (not hydraulic stuff), is it a straight forward job that would take a couple of hours?

Cheers

Friend wants to replace the locking bolts with normal ones and received the following which look slightly different. The ones i used to replace mine had thread in two places but the ones he received have thread only on the distal part. is it safe to use these?

Does the Xantia 2.0 CT have a different spark plug than the 2.0 recommended 0.7mm :?:

David

....I often find myself asking this question.

After years of never darkening the doors of a garage other than to get the annual MOT, more often than not these days I come down on the side of getting it done .

An old post of mine on the subject of Working in a muddy puddle gives a clue as to why the just do it option has become less appealing....

Been playing up again for a couple of days. AA came out and had a go without success. Started it using easy start :shock: :shock: , but after a few hours it wouldn't start again. :x Thought it might be the HP fuel pump so I had it recovered to main dealers hoping the warranty would cover it :roll: . Unfortunately, it seems that the X7 under-bonnet...

I've done this the wrong way round. Decided I'd like a C5 estate, and focused on the facelift from circa 2005.

Having found one and just ironing out some bits, I thought it best to find out what they are actually like before committing. I'm looking at an estate with the 3ltr V6 & 6 speed auto box.

So what are they like to live with on a daily...

Hello everyone,
I bought a C5 2.2 hdi twin turbo exclusive. It is the last of the facelift older model. It is fully loaded! It has the CD stack under the drivers seat. It says on the sat nav screen ''please insert upgrade cd'' and on the bottom left hand side 2.13
I thought I would book it in with Citroen as all that works is the heater blower,...

Hi guys,

It's probably done to death here, but I'm looking for a bit of advice.

I recently acquired a 1998 (S) Xantia Turbo D Exclusive estate automatic, which has (I've been told) the Siemens AL4 box. When I got the car, I was aware of gearbox issues with it, which i'm trying to sort out now. When driving along it seems to be jumping gears a...

I have 2 squeaky ac compressors. On one I've just put a new bearing in. It still squeaks just as bad. Could it be caused by no aircon gas in the system? Any other ideas? I've refitted a short belt to remove the compressor from the serpentine belt circuit and silence has returned.

So in my heavy handedness i managed to banana the track rod, it's only a small bend but its obviously played havoc with the steering. took it for a cheapy half price alignment hoping they could bend the rod back but alas, no dice. so it appears i need to replace the inner rod.

how hard is this to do on a drive with only hand tools? the biggest...

Hi i bottomed out my car very badly last week and every since its leaking oil everywhere!

The oil has squirted mid way up the engine so theres no way if knowing where its coming from at this point.... does anyone know what i might have jolted or damaged to take a closer look at?

Thanks guys!

So, yet again we have an issue with our C8 2.2 2006 mod.

I suppose i should start from the beginning, Last winter it cut out completely and showed no contact between any of the control units(brains. etc), turned out to be a broken wire and that was fixed.
This winter it started acting up with sporadical ABS/ESP and Airbag Faulty errors, coming...

hi all.
ive just brought a Citroen c8. usually i own german cars but this was too cheap to ignore.
its a 2003 Citroen c8 2.2 hdi.
im having a few issues to say the least!
im getting anti pollution fault come up on system.
the fault codes suggested no PATs fluid etc.
i brought PATs fluid and proceeded to raise the car up. as im tinkering around...

Has anyone owned both cars for extended periods of time who can give reliable comparison between the two?

I'm more interested in comfort and handling.... for example the MK1 has big comfy captains seats whilst from what i can tell from pictures the MK3 does not.

Of course the MK3 build quality and design trumps the MK1 but thats a different...

Hi this question relates to the mk1 C5, can anyone tell me the mechanical difference between the hm3 and hm3+ ?

I've read that the HM3+ has different comfort shpere's or something to that effect. Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks!

Is there such a thing as an X7 with a petrol V6?

Chris morewood kindly lent me his lexia. I managed to clear a raft of faullt codes found mainly related to failure to identify key codes and more worryingly intermittent failure to get a response from the engine ecu. Anyway managed to clear codes and was able to start engine. Drove back home and left car 45 mins and on going back out the beeping...

Xantia 110 Hdi - battery went flat while it was offroad for steering pipe replacement.

I jumpstarted it with a booster pack and stupidly mistook the negative for the positive. Spark alerted me, it then started OK much to my relief when connected properly.

But - it's now not charging. I guess I was lucky not to fry the ECU or the gauges, but I'm...

Tried using the heated seats on my C5 these past few morinings and although the passenger sides working fine mine does not. Anyone know if this a common fault? Be good to track it down tho really don't fancy having to take the whole seat apart :-(
Any advice gratefully appreciated :-)

Hi, new to the forum so hoping for some help. My partners C3 Sensodrive has run faultlessly for 2 years but last week refused to start. It has the - on the display where the gear number should be and the radio info screen on dash says eco mode enabled.
I bought a Lexia kit and read the codes for the gearbox. There were no specific ECU faults but...

Anyone come across this before? I was changing the track rod and noticed this oil? leak which seems to emminating from the EGR valve.. can't see anything leaking above that.

Any idea what would be causing it? Its a very small leak, just spread out over time..no noticeable loss on the dipstick a small amount on the sump. I assumed it was a sump...

The N/S/F ABS sensor died yesterday (in fairness, it's at least 10 years old, and might be 20 as I've never changed it). O/S/F died last year just before the MoT was due (1st April :rofl2: )

Could someone with access to prices on service.citroen look up 4545 43 for me please?

I need help locating Fuse box B in my Citroen C5 x7. I need to replace the fuse for DRL light and the diagnostic plug but I cannot find the fuse box.
I can only find Fuse box A and Fuse box C in the smal compartment in the drivers side. Fuse box B seems to be hidden somewhere.
Does anyone knows where ?

Can any one help me.
Dw8 dispatch (2005) my cam belt snapped so I decided to replace the engine new engine in. this was out of a 98 dispatch went to start the engine and the diesel pump was no good some how with the engine seizing the diesel pump went with the engine??? Bought a new pump which match my pump code put it all together won't start...

Hi guys......the things you discover whilst fiddling :)

My fuse box is distorted and the lid does not fit very well along the back edge (it is fitted correctly inside)....the other cars also have this problem, did they ever fit ?

Also, I am missing a clip (? metal) on the ECU box, again missing from the other cars, got a photo ?

Cheers

I am putting this post up as two weeks ago I had a starting problem, This problem appeared a few days after having to jump start the car as it had not been used for a while. Once battery was fully charged the engine turned ok but it sounded like no fuel getting to engine. Lexia showed no faults.
Checked fuel filter no metal or crud in there,
Then...

Hi, my series 1 Xantia, just noticed a nasty clonk noise coming from front near side wheel, every time I catch a pot hole. The tyre has worn in the middle only, not sure whether this would be connected ? anyone got any ideas on the noise and tyre wear. normally my tyres wear on their outer edges! many thanks in advance Terry.

Hi

Is the AL4 that is fitted on a Xantia interchangeable with the AL4 of a Xsara ? Citroen C4 or C5 interchangeability

Thanks
Zohar

Hi all,

Mums X7 C5 had a siezed parking brake on the off side today, the car is an 08 Exclusive, so it has electric parking brake...

MY first question is: Is there a known issue with sticky calipers??

They called out the break down today because it was stuck solid, I couldnt get to them, the breakdown man has managed to remove the cable from...

Am removing the front seats from my '96 Xantia. Should have been a simple job, but no! The rear, slide retaining bolts are covered by the top of the seat slide, so can't be accessed. So, I'm guessing there is a trick to releasing the slide stop so the seat can be slid fully forward, if so, could somebody enlighten me please?

The laptop I use for Diagbox/Lexia is used solely for that purpose and has very little else on it. Should I be wary of installing my copy of Servicebox as I seem to recall that one may upset the other?

Seeing how utterly useless the Forum Search is, I decided I had to make a post on it.... Its either utterly rubbish or I cant use it, anyway..

Ive also asked on CCC facebook page, but basicly Im facing a C5 with a dead suspension pump. So what I need to know is, how or what sort of a job is it to swap the suspension pump? Is it easy, hard? Messy?

help the clutch pedal on my daughters c8 keeps sticking down ,can anyone tell me what might be causing it to happen :?:

Hi all

So I have just put my HDi Xantia back on the road after 5 months sitting about while we tested an Audi A3 for a charging fault.

First day back (yesterday) with it it worked ok for my commute until I got it home when it just stopped during a manoeuvre, it did it again immediately after, both times its started on the button. Today it...

Morning Gents,

I've popped a cruise stalk onto my C3 and enabled it in the Engine ECU and the BSI and all seems well, unless you try and enable cruise, if you do then the bit that should show the selected speed flashes 3 lines. If I go into the Lexia and look at the engine parameters I can see the Clutch switch works as it should but both the...

Hi guys I am looking for someone with some good knowledge of multiplex can systems on citroens or peugeots. The car I am working with right now iis a 06 Citroen C5 1.6HDI, dont know much about it's history although I do know when you turn ignition on the dash lights up like a christmas tree. Done a global scan with the lexia and found that none of...

Is there anyway to dis able the tyre pressure sensors and windscreen wash level sensors?

Hi,

After a bit of googling it seems this is fairly common where the 3 RD brake light will be dimly lit constantly, it lights up normally when braking and the light turns off about 5 minutes after locking the vehicle. Does anyone know a fix for it?

Cheers.

Hi all,
Have a 04 plate xsara Picasso desire.
Having issues with lights going on/off when using indicators and airbag fault light is on.
Been told it is a comms unit fault.
I Would like to get one ideally not from main dealer to save money,
Can anybody please help me find out or tell me the part number for the unit I need?

Vin number is...