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Not sure if you have automatic, but if you do are you sure its the HSA

Definitely HSA, need to apply a fair amount of gas pedal to climb again

found a ebay seller with both sockets for 15£... im gonna buy both

I want to fit windows in the back of the C15 (like every other market's ones) but what I'd really like is ambulance glass which, as you know is like a tinted mirror from the outside but, from inside it's just a dreamy pale blue tint (or it was back when we had on old one as a tour bus) weird - but ideal, imhi.

Getting back to film, doubt that...

I think the idea of the clip was to enable the cable to just be pushed in. Unfortunately this rarely works. Sounds like you've managed it. I haven't had to do one for a couple of years but I've done literally dozens of thes. It never got easier! You don't need to cut the bolt off. Lift the brake pedal and remove the plunger. Now get a long bar and...

Idiot reporting for duty here.

Couldn't see any numbers but when we took the item out of the garage into full daylight, they appeared like magic.

Thanks Again.

its a mk 1 2.0 hdi c5 estate

An update on this topic: the problem really was the COM2000 unit, except it was a COM2003 unit.
I got the serial number from the auto electrician and managed to buy a good second hand unit from France on ebay for £95.00 including postage.
The auto electrician fitted the unit. This involved deprogramming the old unit from the car and then...

If it's original, it's very odd that the pipe is stopped with a bolt.
As provision for some alternative arrangement I can believe, but surely there would be a 'proper' cap on it?
I'm sticking with a possible replacement tank; perhaps there were no direct replacements available due to the splitting problem, and this was the recommended dealer...

Excessive wear in the CV joints is easy to check for though, so it's also worth checking - lie under the car, grab the driveshaft and give it a good yank about. You'll see if you have movement at one end in comparison to all the others.
Sometimes you can detect early signs of wear in the outers if you have the wheel jacked off the ground with the...

Mine was missing one as well, but I found something similar in a scrapyard off another car, that fitted fine - worth have a look like that yourself I would suggest.

He said the compressor is faulty and needs to be replaced. .

I would like to think he is guessing and is trying to keep his customer happy, rather than thinking he can Con-Trick his customer........have nice thoughts :) until proven otherwise :)

Hi there,

Mine is a 2007 C5 petrol, only the left door mirror will automatically tilt down when reverse. I don't have to do anything, it just does it automatically. No setting at all.

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I ve done the job. left height corrector and its dog bone untouched observed wishbone to be about 8mm below subframe at the lower ball joint upon reassembly with wheel off ground and no tension on p bush. that was lucky. Left anti-roll bar clamp nut on p bush bracket loose until wheel was back on ground, set to normal ride height, system...

Great work Guy, this is exactly what the wiki should be for =D>

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I would do a correct BSI reset before getting a new alternator......eg follow this to the letter:

Unless the car has had a remap, the sensors will tell the car that it is faulty if the FAP has just been removed.....it is this that is causing the safety mode preventing you from going over 3k revs. Remap or Replace DPF system I am affraid

rears first, then move seat back, then the two forward ones.
You have to stop the large black washers from turning as you undo the set screws

Well It was a doddle. I basically done the job in 12hrs as i had to order some special keys for the engine mount, I changed the timing and aux belt - water pump and then done the engine rad and water flush , oil air filters air con and changed the front brakes and disc's at the same time. Ive never had so much fun. It now runs a dream and Im...

dont u think it's the abs pump?

yep I have the garrett turbo, really easy to adjust apart from that pesky c clip on the end of the actuator to release the arm (I have lost 3 now). I just don't want to blow up the turbo so I guess the same as anything else just adjust in small amounts at a time really .. I have heard of people making huge boost figures but would be afraid of...

Thanks for your reply electronmirror, I did notice that the old ones were put in with some sort of white mastic, I thought that might have been why they didn't come out easily, don't want to lose them as they cost £36 from main dealer but thanks for your help anyway.

It appears the seal had fell out all together and was on the front subframe! Now put back together properly, I'm going to do a lhm change first though (although most of its on the floor!)

Oops, but at least you still have the seal.

W reg synergie TD. Thanks, I'll get that sorted in next couple of weeks as they seem to have a good reputation just after some personal recommendation, just got to find where this air in fuel is coming from now, sealed the first place I found fuel but still some getting in, still driveable after 10 minutes from cold start though

My Desire 2 has the same issue, I have a fee spare switches so will swop one over and exchange the fronts.

I've no experience of helicoils - but wouldn't even think about them for this application.

I think they are fused in the underbonnet fuse box.

Tnx DickieG for your reply, will be more than useful when timing belt change will occur. :)
Now it is rod to tensions spring. Better solution I will upload chart so you can see exactly what we need. It is rod marked

You could try depressurising the system and restart the car after without pressurising the tank i only suggest this as my mk 1 estate decided to get stuck up at the back and wouldn,t budge until i depressurised it, worked for me you never know.i would suggest clearing all faults first.just did a quick search and found Trouble Code Description...

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Is there any temperature sensor that is used by the ECU to know is priming is needed ?

Thank
Zohar

Before you remove the steering wheel, the ribbon cables should be unplugged from the airbag and the radio controls. Then when you remove the wheel, the cables are fed out through the hole in the boss of the wheel, leaving the whole of the rotary connector (or clock spring), attatazched to the steering column.

The rotary connector can then be...

Gearbox is Sealed for Life ??

Or as my mate used to call it - sealed for death :-D

OK....will do :)

Yes, as sticky has said, adjust it via the clamp on the arb. Car needs to have all 4 wheels on the level with engine running.

Good news, hope it behaves itself now...

I've had a similar annoying squeak on my C5, which I put down to a dry joint.
I removed the front wheel and squirted every bush with GT85 lubricant. Problem solved.
If you wanted a heavier duty/more permanent fix, you could use red rubber grease or similar.

Ah well, cheers guys, but those weight capacities would take far more than the contents of my wallet is capable of purchasing. Only two bedroom chest of drawers and a bedside cabinet. Folded the double seat forward for the tall chest and the other two just fell into the other side of the boot. Still the same lovely smooth ride, but was I imagining...

Thats good news re the minimum level as i'm in the same boat with my C5. re the ml-grammes conversion 2 ideas spring to mind. firstly I remember seeing a conversion chart on lexia when interogating it about resetting the minimum level. I think it is on a sub menu to do with replacing the DPF. I am struggling with this ressetting business and was...

Arb bushes would show by disconnecting both drop links, if the arb is floppy the bushes are shot, if its hard to move they are fine.

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To look at my 205 and drive it, apart from a shot wheelbearing you would swear it's only like 3 years old, not 20. I see no rust, even where it is wounded, no signs of over spray, and the underside is as it came out of the factory, apart from light surface rust on the front subframe. Give me the 80's or 90's any day. I had an early cavalier, 1977...

If you have xenon headlamps, you'll have the washers, otherwise, no (standard equipment of course, if someone fiddled aftermarket, that's another story) ... Yep, welcome on board, I'm just preparing to go to my Dealer tomorrow to get the pipe ordered ... 3-4 years tops is the max life for them it seems ... you could try putting a rubber pipe over...

Maxi or main fuse box behind the battery under a cover.there is two thick high current cables then that run out the side behind the wing to the right of the battery... and goes round the front across under the radiator then up along behind the left wing and goes into the car and provides main power to the fuse box under the dash.

I have described...

If your car has some worth as a V6 may do, this mod will nullify the insurance unless declared won't it ?

It would make a Xantia VERY easy to steal wouldn't it ?

very true actually. guessing he could always do it as a last resort, he's had it all over the shop trying to get it read to figure out what to do.

reminds me, mine isn't even...

Thats what I thought so I've already emailed a local citroen specialist and breakers for availability, price and warranty.

Cheers mate :)

Thanks guys. The height corrector has been removed, the cradle cleaned and lubed and the corrector itself overhauled. Will probably have to check it in situ, but need it supported as no way am I getting under it in this state, hence the broom handle 8-[ . I will have to get some spares to refurb the one removed and refit it at a later date....

from what i can gather the olive is on the centrepipe and the flange is on the cat. so you can easily get a shop to make up a flange of the right size, but to fit it would ideally involve removing the cat so you can cut back the rot and weld it properly. wether the labour costs are worth it is debateable though. you could pick up a cheap cat for...

Hi all
Hoping someone has a clever idea to help me.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Any suggestions?... strange as this may sound have you tried using 'brake fluid' as a penetrating oil...? its viscosity is basically so thin its capable of seeping into areas that an oil/lubricant (inc wd40 which i swear by) cannot penetrate.

When i heard someone...

Hi Guys

The radio on the Athena is still being awkward ever after I changed the aerial and checked the connectors so I can only assume the unit is at fault, when the alarm wouldn't go off I had to disconnect the battery an of course lost the code.

So as this will be daily driver I have decided to fit a modern stereo (unless someone has a perfect...

I've done more of these TU belts than I can even remember & I've never even seen that tool. Definitely no need to take the rocker cover off either.

Thank you for the info and sorry for the late reply. Yes belt was easy to change without the tool or seem gauge. I used to only buy VAG cars the amount of special tools you need is considerable.