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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

One of my pins on C5 suspension ram is lovely and free. The other? :twisted:
I have heated red hot, driven it through one side, broken cobalt dills, you name it :lol:
I will try and die grind pin flush and then pull the rod out, then I can see the pin to heat it and drive or drill out.
It is so solid, it must be welded in there.
Anyone got a...

Time has come to rationalize the fleet the problem is with what.

Having had Citroens for many years and still running a C5 they have to be a consideration, always had Cits for the suspension and in their early years the advanced technology, now though with the disappearance of hydraulic suspension the case for choosing Citroen is not so good. I...

Hi all, I'm loving my current xantia TD sinker and I've done a fair but of work to it already but lately I am noticing a strong smell of diesel after its been running a while. I.e. After a trip then stop and get our and there's a diesel smell pretty obvious. No sign of any leaks and ive had the covers off the diesel pump to check for oozing out at...

Hi guys,
Got a noisy fan belt on start up until its warmed up.Its a new belt but I do remember it was very tight to get on the pulleys,like it was too short.Got it from motor factors and I have heard elsewhere on the net that its better to obtain the belt from dealers.

Any advice welcome.
Thanks in advance

Danny

I am getting random occurrences of this message. It is followed by EMS off and ABS fault. It started 3 months ago and is getting more frequent. The message can occur after 7 miles or many more miles after setting out. My local garage used a tester and this pointed to the ABS pump unit. I have taken all the plugs and sockets out getting to the...

When I look for parts on the CITROËN SERVICE - Replacement Parts Documentation website I see notes alongside various parts, two of which are:-

1, PART TO BE CONFIGURED does this mean? - installation with aid of Lexia or Diagbox?
2, CONFIGURED PART AND VEHICLE IDENT NO (VIN) TO BE SPECIFIED ON ORDER - Is it that, it is supplied with VIN number...

Just charged the battery & started the XM 1st time in Months, it's running well, but no dipped beam headlamps!

I've looked in the handbook & each dipped beam is on a different fuse so what should I look for next? Hard to believe both bulbs would fail at the same time, but I haven't actually checked them yet as it's now dark. Very annoying as I...

sooooooo...the X7 is in next Tuesday for a few 'small' bits and pieces :roll:
OH is now used to driving it as a daily and TBH i can't think of a decent replacement for the long drives to France every couple of months so we're biting the bullet and coughing up

* full service - needs one anyway
* Eolys top-up - 125k and just flashed up, i was...

This is for Fred, 1998 1.9td. Was taking the crankshaft sprocket off to change the seal and splink .

Thanks!

Just had my specialist on the phone. The MOT only (I say only!) failed on CO emissions much to high.
What are the usual problem areas that I should look at to get this passed. I really don't want to have to change the CAT, even if I can find one for a V6 24v.
Cheers
Stephen

Hi Guys......... Been a while :-D

Seem to have a bit of lag on the turbo whilst accelerating ie a 3/4 seconds then it picks up fine ?

2003 HDI Dispatch

Any ideas ??

As the title , i have a small coolant leak around the plastic thermostat /switch housing on the end of the cylinder head . Leaking from both the joint to the head an between the 2 halves that bolt together (note not leaking from the top of the stat housing top)
Can the main body of this housing be separated, there is about half a dozen small...

Surgery completed on Saturday and so far the results are positive. My main cooling fans were running all the time from start up no matter what I did so took the bull by the horns and set up a secondary thermo-switch to control their earth connection to switch them on only at the right temp eg 90/95 degree+ Not ideal but they were driving me nuts,...

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forum so hello everyone!

I'm having some issues with my Citroen C5 2.0 Hdi Exclusive 2008 (Mk3).
It has 120k miles on the clock.

A couple days ago i had an Engine Management System Fault code when I was driving to work on the morning (Check Engine on the dashboard but nothing else like SERVICE indicator).
Car has...

Hi there folks.

Love my C5 Mk1 estate load lugger to bits. I need to change my tyres soon and have been told centreless hubs are a pain in the @ss!! to balance, and only certain garages can do it (Not very well, reading all the moans on here)

Belt and braces sort of guy that I am, I was wondering if anyone has simply drilled out the centres of...

Just about to return to my lovely Xsara Picasso, which I unfortunately drove into flood water, in the dark, which as I subsequently found out, was knee deep when the car came to a halt. Pushed it out backwards and got it into a safe place at side of the road.

Thought I would have a quick bit of research, and hoping in the back of my mind that 10...

Does anyone know where the cable entry grommets are so I can pass wires from inside the cabin into the engine bay (or the other way) on a C5 X7? I have had a quick look and I could not see any and I do not really want to cut a new hole.
I could try looking again but I am trying not to remove unnecessary plastic, so I thought I would ask first....

Hi does anyone have the Type Approval umber for a 1999 Xantia V6 Exclusive Auto Saloon.?

This is the number starting with e* that should be on the V5 under the K category.

Also if anyone has the Variant and Version under D2 THAT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL.

Many Thanks
Mark

Hi

So been to the garage today and the Xantia needs new offside trailing arm bearings. The mechanic did not charge me for the advice but he said get a new car. To be honest I don't have the funds nor the inclination to buy a new(er) car and I am way too in love with driving around an 18 year old car that can smoothly carry a tonne in the back and...

Hi,it's been a while. Just taken the above car for a test drive from a dealer for my daughter as she is about to pass her test!. All went well until 200 yards from the dealer,we had to stop at roadworks. A 'STOP' light and a beep came on and also a small red light above the temperature gauge although the temperature remained normal. Didn't get a...

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Where is the clutch master cylinder on the Dispatch Mark 1?

Hi, I'm posting on behalf of an elderly relative. She has a 52 plate diesel Berlingo, whose battery has gone flat since she went for cardiac surgery and rehab - she discovered this a day or two ago, on one of the first occasions she'd left the house since getting home.

Ordinarily this would be straightforward, but there are two complicating...

Hi, apologies for all the questions, I'm just settling in to the c5 and hopefully this'll be the last issue, I've notice the rear suspension squeaks quite a lot going over bumps etc, I looked at the rear wheel and thought the clearance between the inside edge of the tyre and the inner wing on the rear drivers side was very close so at first, I...

Hi

I've just joined the forum, but I've been ploughing through the archives for a couple of weeks since I bought a 2004 C5 LX Estate 2.0Hdi. It's my first Citroen and I really like the comfort & ride.

I got the car cheap, so I'm happy to spend some money on it. I do like my comfort, so I've done the following updates:

- Leather interior - all...

Hello. This is my first post for a while - after a couple of years in dull but very reliable Xsara Picassos, I bought a 2.2 C5 Tourer in February. I love it and over the last 20k miles, it's been great on the whole (if a little thirsty) but started to behave a bit oddly earlier this week.

When I go over bumps, what sounds like a relay clicks...

Anyone tried other than Citroen types.....my lights are flicking On/Off now so I looked today and yep, they need doing within the next week or so.
(Not using it much as the roads are crappy so been using the Kia....forgot what fun that little thing is :) )

Was wondering if C5x7 drivers had tried others besides the Citroen Dealers £90 set.....

Sad news on the likely scrapping of the Hydropneumatic / Hydractive suspension systems by PSA CEO Carlos Tavares, currently now only in production on the upper C5 range.

Another ‘unique’ citroen feature and feat of engineering design down the pan, lost to economics and cost saving. Apparently only 10,000 Hydropneumatic C5s were sold in 2014.
So...

Bought a pair of Sachs shocks off Eurocarparts for my 2CV. They look fine except for a plastic tag with KYB in the corner! Searched online and couldn't find a clue how Sachs is linked to KYB...I'm worried if these are fake parts...Does anyone have an idea?

Hi all the tacho on my early mk1 sinker TD is inoperable - never a flicker from the needle. I know it's a common failure on the series one as my previous mk1 TD Charlie Brown had the same issue. I see no mention of the tacho in the Haynes book but it's ready to remove the sender so it's out for looks. It measures no resistance or continuity...

Hi, I'm scrapping my '07 estate (sniff) and the rear discs have effectively done zero miles since replacement. Can someone tell me if these discs are the same as on a '59 saloon??

Ta, John.

When I cleaned/decreased the Pistons from my 2.1 the ink printed on the big end washed off!
I know that each piston is with it's original conrod.
I know that each big end cap is still with it's original conrod.
But, I have no clue as to which position each of my piston/conrods came from. I can't really see a problem as they all measured pretty...

All being well I'm picking up my new car next week, a C6. This means that as much as I would like to keep them both I have to get rid of one of my Xantia HDI exclusive estates. I work as a painter/decorator carpenter and one of the cars has to do as a van/work car.
The silver one I bought at around 140,000 miles and have spared no expense getting...