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a friend of my daughters has a 56 plate C1 manual petrol 30ish K on the clock,

dont know exactly what spec yet

she went to work fine no prob's, then on setting off to take boss's kids to school it firstly jammed in gear, then once cleared was almost impossible to select gears,

later it drove fine again is this gear selector cables/clutch or...

Howdy,

My 2001, 2.2 C5 trip computer screen is 'un-illuminated'. If it had bulbs, how do I change bulbs?

Thanks

Coming home, 50m to go and clutch pedal to the ground ... aarrgghh!! Problem is i'm in the middle of a full bathroom install and all of my 'usable space has been taken over by rubble sacks and bathroomy paraphernalia so she'll have to go the local indie about 5 miles away. Can she be towed? If so, how? I never heard a ping when the pedal went so...

What are the fellow forum members thoughts on blocking off the EGR valve on a 2.2HDi? I've lashed out £4 on a blanking plate but i'm in two minds whether to fit it or not. Having looked down the tube that goes to the EGR valve its constantly getting gummed up with carbon deposits anyway so i can't see what difference fitting the blanking plate...

Usual garage did a lot of teeth sucking and sent me to a Cit/Pug specialist they trust.

Specialist looked at it briefly on a ramp, then I heard nothing for a couple of weeks... when I rang up they made vague noises about new rear arms from Citroen at somewhere around £400 a side.

I get the impression they can't really be bothered. I know that...

My account has just been activated so I can add my experience.
I have C5 HDI 2L MY2006 which I bought recently with the only one key which did not work for remote locking. Opened key and found PC board heavily damaged probably by Coca Cola (printed circuit disintegrated). As I was reading your treads concluded that if I buy on e-bay another key...

YOOHOO! Me AGAIN...and again....and again....

XANTIA 1.9 Turbo Diesel (1994 and still alive....just)

The problem THIS time is that the direction indicators have stopped working. Everything else on the indicator stalk is working (lights, headlamp flasher etc and and also the Hazard Warning lights). We're told that indicators have a flasher unit?...

Anyone any idea on how much movement there should be ? Just had the brakes changed and the brake lever now moves twice as far as it did, is this normal and will it go back to where it was once the brakes have been used a bit ?
Seems a bit much but could be that is how it was originally. The handbrake works fine just feels wierd moving it so far,...

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Hi,
I am writing from down under so my approach could be upside down but I feel that my experience could be beneficial to others.
My C5 developed intermittent PS failure first which in the end become permanent. Checked what I could, eventually found mega fuse 80 Amp thanks to this forum as is hidden under fuse box and measured OK (Car...

Hi guys,
have a Very annoying rattle/squeak in the car, more apparent when the shelf isnt in as that pushes the seat back forwards a little, but the drivers side seat back in the rear when in Normal seating position has a fair bit of play in it.
i have loosened off the bracket in the boot and tried to push it back as far as i could but it is...

My wife bought a Citroen Xantia 2.0HDI 110 SX 2001, because I have my new C5 she like the idea of suspension. She is transporter to work in London 5 days a week average 25,000 miles a year she want me to find if cruise control retrofit vacuum is possible to fit. Has anyone know the name of company and type number that can fit this car? I have...

Hi everyone...

I have just signed up to the forum, wish I wasn't having to ask for advice immediately. After being in a car accident last week and loosing my Volkswagen I decided to buy a Citroen C5, its a 2003 2.0 HDi. On the test drive it was spot on, I really searched for problems but it was great for what I wanted and a bargain price. So I...

Hello to all,
For some time I have a problem with the left lock door mechanism from the rear.
The symptom is like the electric engine from the mechanism has not enough power. The engine can be heard but without no clank sound...the specific sound when the door is lock and unlock.
Until now I have changed three door lock mechanism but all behave...

Hi gang.

My 2.5 Exclusive sometimes won't start! There's just a clicking relay sound from the passenger footwell and no cranking from the starter. If I turn the ignition on and off a few times it will eventually engage and the engine will start. It's gradually getting worse though and eventually it won't start at all. eek!

Also, the relay for...

bought a high mileage c5 1.6 hdi 16v.
drove it 30 miles and warning low oil pressure buzzer came on,stopped the car,checked the oil and oil was ok but looked a little black.
startted it up and sounded tappety,got it to a service station on the m6,rac came out and just had a quick listen and said yes does sound like low oil pressure and that was...

Hi all,

Following on from my last thread, I've now bought a 2007 (57) C5 estate 2.0 HDi exclusive. Ive since found some small issues that I'm hoping you can help with, I bought it from Peterborough, and I'm up in the lakes so I can't take it back etc, plus I expected some slight issues, the car drives superbly and is really comfy, as I remember...

Never had an auto have issues before so it's all new to me, 2007 6 speed C5 (2.2 hid 173bhp). On way home after the car had been running 20 mins the car starting doing big thuds going down the lower gears , from 3rd to second and second to 1st. It also felt like it was slipping a few times going up between 2nd and 3rd. The thud also happens...

Just being a bit lazy really as I have done my back a bit and don't want too much bending and twisting.
I have removed the wheel from my 2006 C3 and can see the back plate, to Id the brakes (either Bosch or Lucas) is there a way to tell without removing the drum as this involves bearings and refitting properly. The garage will do this when they do...

Hi guys, I think the rear spheres on my '59 plate X7 (that is the MkIII, right?) 2.2 are progressing towards being less than optimum and I've tried finding replacements, but they seem really hard to come by. GSF don't have any and their suppliers, TRW, only have two (!) on back order, with any further orders not until December. IFHS in Belgium...

Hi, my native language is not English so there can be some faults in it.

I own a citroen bx from 1987 but it wont want to start so i want to read out the ecu for faults.
I have read that lexia 3 support the bx series.
But i cant find any diagnostic port on my car what need i to do ? For reading out the ECU.

I hope that everybody understands that...

I normally drive very gently and have no problem but on the rare occasions when I put my foot down hard it just stops, can be very embarrassing. Wait until the display goes out and it will start again but comes up with an engine fault, next time I use it that's gone away.

I suspected the fuel filter although I'm, pretty sure I changed it when I...

Hello. Fred has been getting harder to start. Whilst looking around at leak off pipes, primed the fuel and found both the fuel filter drain leaking and a strange white plastic bung on the left of the the fuel filter housing leaking. Only leaks when priming, and the car then starts well.

Can I get seals or new drain screws? [-o<

Thanks.

I have...

Hi, just about to change the coolant in the cars. which is the preferred choice , red or blue coolant, many thanks in advance Terry.

Hello,
for some time perhaps even years I have been having issues with serpentine belt tensioner
pulleys on my Citroen Xantia 1.9TD estate.

I've had 3 very noisy GSF pulleys which seem to wear out very quickly within 18 months
and now I have a much more expensive pulley which seems a lot quieter
without the vibration of the GSF tensioner...

Hi all,

As anyone that's read my Activa profile thread/blog will know, I need to source a replacement bottom rad hose for the 2.0 Turbo engine.
Citroen have discontinued the hose and after a week and half searching aftermarket suppliers, I've drawn a blank (several show it in stock but then confirm they're unable to supply after I've placed an...

Hi folks

Got myself a 2003 C5 2.0 HDI with FSH and 260k on the clock. Seems really low on power. I know it's a big car but feels like there's just no oomph at all. Struggles to reach 70 but no warning lights on. I do 47 miles to work with 90% of empty road and last few miles bumper to bumper. I'm not expecting it to be super fast, but I have to...

Is the HP20 a better gearbox than the AL4 ? Does it suffer from rough gear changes as the AL4

Thaks

Hello
i have a citroen gsa in blue y reg.been locked away in a garage nice and dry for the last 14 years.
Its rear subframe is down and new hydraulic pipes will be required,[sure there is another subframe around.
INTERESTED??????
CALL ME 07831898573 Requires work but still all there.
Whats it worth ?????????
IM too busy with customers jobs.......

hi lads my front control arm bushing is knackered but i cant get it off the arm im just wondering are they supposed to be removed or do you replace entire arm :|

Hi all,
Let you know the zx estate is running great since the timing belt renewal and service.Coolant never needs topping up so all bled correctly thanks to citrojim's advice,thanks again mate!
I'm now wondering if I can install front fog lights in my estate from a donor car? Are all the connections there ready all will I need all wiring from the...

Does anyone now if it's OK/possible to fit Xantia estate rear suspension spheres and antisink sphere to my Xantia hatchback . I was sent the wrong ones and I hoped to do the work this weekend so would like to avoid sending them back for an exchange. Thanks.

hello, i have problem with my xsara and i dont know what to do. Diagnostic dont show any problems. There is video when starting engine at +10C. Also there are some blue smoke, it smels like diesel.

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Does anyone have the a daigram which shows the position of the various brake pipes fit into the ABS block

Kenny

Two months ago I installed a new hydraulic pump and aux belt and subsequently driven nearly 1500 miles. In the last couple of weeks it has begun to make this awful squeal/squeak when I first start it. It goes usually away after about twenty minutes.

I thought it was belt slippage so I tightned it up, it was a little loose, but it made no...

Any time I rummage around the engine bay on my c5, I find yet another thing that lazy mechanics have taken off and not bothered to refit in the past.
Most of the time it's obvious where they should go, but this one has got me a bit stumped.

It's the white connector unfortunately just obscured by the hose in front of the oil filter, on the cable...

Does anyone have any details of what Citroen do when they clean the head in situ on the thp engine.
Is this just a glorified version of the water/steam clean method of spraying water in the inlet whilst running the engine?

Cheers in advance
Craig

Having some intermittent issues with my mother's 2007 C3 1.6 HDI Exclusive regarding the auto lights. Have searched topics here but can't find the specific issue:-
When Auto lights are on, they will on occasion, whilst driving switch themselves off (!) and at other times they will go from main beam to dipped beam or again completely off. The only...

So here is another question!! #-o

Last week the display in the car - series2 Xantia 1.9TD - started doing strange things it initially hit up to 28 degrees then dropped a bit but back up again - think it reached near 40 degrees at one point - well now it seems to have settled back down - what could the issue be?

I was not travelling in Morocco...

Apologies if this has been asked and answered before but I'm on my phone and can't seem to search, can anyone tell me if a 2004 Mk1 pre facelift C5 will have isofix as standard? My wife has decided my 3008 would be bettered served as her car so I now have her cast-off Ford Focus which isn't big enough for my mountain bike or kayaking kit. I've...

Having difficulty getting this part and I need to change mine as it is going soft. Has anyone any pointers as to where I might pick one up? Its the big braided hose with the weld in the middle.
Part no 1343W9

I'm toying with the idea of buying a C5 with one of these engines but as expected with 170k on the original clutch and dmf there is a rattle...

Now I'm thinking if I go for it I'll got for the solid flywheel lot and get the flywheel lightened as its only £50 at a local machine shop.

Question is, are the DW10 clutches all the same from the...

Would any of the following do?
Shell Helix Ultra Professional A F 5W-30
Shell Helix Ultra Professional A G 5W-30

I presume both are synthetic ones?

Hello!

I was to lower the right front electric window. It went well, maybe a bit slow downwards. But when I was to raise the window again, it just stucked. Lets say the windows is stucked 5cm from end. It can me moved up and down just a few cm.
Obvious the motor works. But how come it just stuck and refuses to move up?

It's an XM. Remember it's...

Hi , just called my local Leomoco store for a price on hydraulic spheres. they asked was it .... 30 or 40 P.S.I ? I have never been asked that before ! Terry.

If this has been covered I apologise, but I couldn't find anything on a search here, or on Google.

I've got a 2002 C5 Estate, and as of last night it's seems to have developed a fault with the headlamps. The main beam intermittently turns itself off. Basically put the main beam on, and quite often a few seconds later the car goes back to dip...

If you've got a silver EYC Gris Quartz Xantia, maybe others.
Hammerite Silver pretty well matches that colour. So for touching up under sills, doors, wheelarches and even bumpers its a pretty good match.

So earlier in the week one of the Xenons went on my C5. Reading around it seems like swapping them over is best to determine if it's the bulb that has gone or the ballast.

On the Passenger side (Driver's side in the UK), I managed to get the cap off and struggled to rotate the bulb, and there was no way I was going to get any leverage on it to...

Hi all,
I have a 2.0 Hdi, Automatic, 2011, X7, and before I start taking plastic off, does anyone know where the steering wheel angle sensor is?
Stu

Spheres should be here soon.

Any advice on changing them gratefully appreciated. I read somewhere putting on high setting can help undo them if tight.
How hard is it to replace the front middle one?, looks tight. Does the system self bleed? Does all fluid come out when you unscrew one?

Thanks.

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I need to replace the primary handbrake cable on my 1997 Mk1 Xantia - after a front brake binding incident involving both wheels - but part No. 4713 06 is marked 'NFP' on the parts list, and not available from Citroen Australia or France. (The secondary cables are stock in Oz and on their way)

Is there a chance of this part still being available...