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VIN no is VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] Need the details for the silver door trim on the outside the window drops into on the drivers door please.

Hello guys,

Just got a Citroen C5 2.0HDi 138 VTR, I was pleased to find it had the Hydractiv3+ like my old 2.2's ... and a few things here and there.
I was playing around with the Lexia... scanning to see what the faults are.

(Rear keeps dropping when the car is left parked for a few hours), no leaks what so ever and everything is dry...

Hi all, Hopefully not a difficult one - have reconditioned a height corrector to use on the rear. Haynes(no use at all) and threads consulted, but nothing completely covers the removal of the rear height corrector. Have removed the mounting screws and hydraulic pipes which leaves the whole corrector only held on by the height control lever. It it...

I needed to remove the external RH front door handle on my 2000 Xantia, to work on the lock barrel. That all went OK, until I came to reinstall the handle... The part of the handle into which the latch activator rod fastens broke, leaving the handle useless.

So I bought a new one on ebay, and set about to install it today, with the perhaps...

Well now ... i've had a v6 for a couple of years now, unloved in every sense by me almost from day one. It's now showing the dreaded rust around the inside panel of the osr door quite badly. Nothing visible from the outside yet but when you open the door .... aaarrrggghhh! So ... i've decided to have a go and at least cut it out and if it needs to...

Hi Folks

I had posted a few weeks ago about the main radiator cooling fans going nuts and coming on randomly :? First when the engine is started from cold then sometimes not. Mostly the pattern was come on with cold engine then switch off when temp guage reaches around 60 and stay off . Fans come on a few seconds after turning key to glow plug...

Greetings everyone.

I have a 2.0 HDI Citroen C5 estate on a 58 plate. I have an issue with it going into limp mode every 200/300 miles. I've had the codes read, being P0409 (EGR Circuit A) and P1166 (Fuel pressure sensor). The EGR has been blanked but no success there.
The car will perform perfectly when everything is reset, but will suddenly...

My 2011 c5 tpms sensor won't program , had a specialist try with an exciter and still won't work even thought the exciter reads pass.

Anyone experienced similar / any way to add manually ?

Hello, What exactly do I need to remove to see the earth point on the gearbox on my auto hdi xsara? I took the battery and it's holder and the airbox out the other day and found nothing? Is it better accessed from underneath or from the top? any other earths that aren't too inaccessible that I can check?

Thanks.

I am in an ongoing'think' about what to with my 3 cars for the future - 3 into 2, if so which 2, change them all.... and I'm thinking about a switch to petrol for at least one of them as the world seems to be getting anti diesel. Paris and London talking about bans, what next I wonder.

I once had a 2.9 Granada with a Cologne V6, huge chunk of...

Good Afternoon Gents,
Sadly the Citroen failed the MOT with 'Nearside front parking brake recording little or no effect'

I've just had a quick look and when the handbrake is applied there is less movement on the nearside. Also with the handbrake off the handbrake caliper operates on the nearside suggesting a stiff cable?

I picked up the inner...

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These look cool to me.

Hi lads,
im looking for a part no. for the upper tailgate switch on a 2003 c5 estate.would be much appreciated
Cheers Darren.

I just noticed something strange about my estate.
It is a P reg with an rp of 5319.

So it was registered in 1996 but made on 2nd June 1991?
I must have something special here, either the first ever Xantia or the RP scribbler made a mistake.
Malcom is looking up the birth certificate so hopefully that will give some explanation.

I've had on going problems with my red car which I just can't get sorted. It seems to be stuck in permanent hard on the front and soft at the back. The back is wallowy and rubbish though, doesn't feel right. The brakes aren't powerful enough either and when bleeding them I think the fluid comes out to slowly. It sinks at the back whilst driving at...

Hi all I have got a problem with my 2005 xsara picasso 2.0 hdi
On start up and shut down I got a nocking noise I have looked over the car and I think the noise is comeing from the rear engine mount but the rubber looks new could this b the drive shaft

Can anyone help me, please? I cannot locate the microswitch which completes the circuit for the courtesy light inside the car when the driver's door is opened. There does not appear to be the 'usual' sort of switch with which I'm familiar, together with its door-operated pushrod.

Hi lads ,
My c5 2.0 HDI has recurrent anti pollution fault but only when driven immediately after starting but if i leave running for a few minutes no faults. any ideas greatly appreciated the fault on lexia is air flow meter i replaced it with one out of a breakers but no joy. :?:

I need to change the front os wheel bearing on my synergie. I was going to go with the SKF bearing kit from Eurocarparts for around £45 but thought I'd just quickly check ebay.
Now I see bearings ranging from just over a tenner to over £60!
I'm wondering if anyone here has any recommendations, on where to buy from and preferred manufacturers?...

Hello

After owning two standard xantias and reading from this forum that a hydroactive xantia gives even better ride than starndard , I have been thinking about buying one. I am going to use it for daily driving about 200 km a day. It has to be a hdi diesel. I have seen even hdi activas for sale. What do you think, should I buy a simpler...

I recently decided to start using this car again and got it through the MOT but with the following work

Headlamps needed replacing.

New Exhaust system fitted.

Front suspension drop link.

The MOT was carried out before this work was carried and obviously failed.

The work was carried out by the same garage and then retested.

Now the rear of...

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I need to replace one of my indicator repeater bulbs , do I need to remove all of the inner wings to get at the light fitting, or can I just remove the lense?
Citroen c5 hdi 2004 think its mk1.
Thanks.

I've had stepper motors from here before.

Here's my rookie question of the day, that I've not been able.to find a definite answer to...

Does the talk of the diode mod etc only apply to Activas?

My Xantia seems to do fine at absorbing big bumps, but smaller sharp bumps seem to do far better than I would expect at getting past the suspension. Have been using the Skoda a lot the last few...

Hi again,
Just done another change and still quids-in
However, the screws are becoming increasingly graunched - to the point I have had to saw slots on some (in situ) to get a screw-driver onto them. Not the easiest of tasks for the bottom 2 pairs!
Before my next change, does anyone know the length of the securing screws for the esos body to pump...

Does anyone have a (preferably Cibie) foglight for a ZX going spare? Mine is looking very lopsided with the n/s lamp minus it’s lens and the reflector not in the best of health.
I thought being here in la belle France, they would be easy to pick up – not so. I’ve tried all the usual suspects but no joy – not even those folks breaking ZX’s.
I...

Hi Guys,

Have a C5 front strut. The feed line has a large 14mm???? thread size.

Questions.
1. Does this use a Banjo bolt to connect?
2. What size is the thread M14 x 1.25??

Plan to use on a 2CV :-D

Any info gratefully received.

Cheers
Peter

Hi All,
Just looked at the Valeo website and their online catalogue to make sure I was getting the right clutch - lots of interesting advice in the technical information (under the 'products' tab). I actually phoned their technical helpline and the gentleman I spoke to was very helpful and confirmed the correct part from my Vin number. The online...

Last call on this ailing old beast. Its went in for the crankshaft pulley and when backing it out the mechanic put his foot on the clutch and it went to the floor. He pulled it up and it jammed solid. He checked the car and says its a hydraulic clutch. Its a Xantia Estate 2.0 HDi. The log book says 90BHp which I assume is a cable but this one...

I've done the usual forum searches to try and find a definitive answer but not come up with anything that seems to be an answer that people agree upon for the exact issue.
I drove the car 10 days ago, no issue at all, parked up on the drive as ever. I have used another car since so haven't had to use it, but it's not the first time it has been...

Hi all, looking to replace the starter motor of my newly acquired xsara, it seems to miss intermittently, I guess it will get worse. Can I use a starter motor from any Hdi engine? such as a Picasso hdi? or a xantia or something?

Hi all.

I've got hold of a JVC cd head unit that i'd like to fit to my P reg S2 XM.. but what adaptor do I need? I'd like to keep the radio display and steering wheel controls if poss.

The model number is KD-G801

Thanks Citroenites!

Hi all,

I've finally got my Xsara Hdi 110 Auto LX.

A few niggles, nothing major I don't think. The front drivers seat's height can be adjusted, you pull the telescopic handle thing out and pull the lever back anti clockwise, it goes up, however it doesn't stay up, the mechanism seems worn down or weak, all I have to do is accelerate hard to or...

I managed to put 10 ltr of diesel into my 2003 C5 before I realised, the tank was nearly empty and I filled it to the top with petrol. The car ran well and every time it got to three quarters I topped it up again. Around 400 ks later it started to cough a little and at the weekend I tried to go for a long run to clean it all out. I was only using...

D'oh
Stupid stupid plonker I am- was fiddling around with my Bitron wiring yesterday and decided as the sun was momentarily shining I would fit my new droplinks I had ordered!. Up goes the front of the Xantia, off comes the wheel. Try undoing the droplinks using the allen key and spanner - yes it rounds off the allen key. Take out the angle...

Hi all, just found this website after searching for an answer to a question I have, and thought I should join.
I have just bought a 2010 C5 VTR+Nav Airdream Tourer. I live in Deal near Dover, and this is the latest in a longish line of Citroens.
I currently have an unused but in good nick 2003 Picasso 2l HDI that has an expired mot, I have also...

Hi folks, today I stupidly overfilled my xantia 2.0 Hdi with oil and a couple of minutes after starting the engine started to runaway, I stopped it by stalling it. I started it again and it sounded ok but when I accelerated it went into runaway again. I got a tow home and actually had the engine ticking over for about half an hour so I could still...

Had a 2.0 Hdi from new now with 130k on the lock (52 plate). Had a high speed accident in it heavy front corner when it was 6 months old and they fixed it (not my fault btw) and it had everything done including new subframe and sill on the passenger side. 10 years later and the outer sill stated to bubble. My mechanic put it finger through the...

The part number for the high pressure supply pipe from the HP pump to the steering rack for a Xantia Hdi series 2 is different from that for the 2.1td series 2. I have a relatively new one that was fitted to my old 2.1td and need to replace the one on my Hdi. Does anyone know what the difference is? On initial inspection the only difference I can...

Does anyone know what the damage would be to the suspension system if LHM is used? Seems my friendly mot station has put it in using information from autodata! I have told them to drain it out and put the specified LDS in a couple of times, but according to citroen the system could well already be damaged badly, is this scaremongering by citroen?...

Hi, I have just bought a cheap Citroen C5 runaround. The central display seems to have a little bitter smaller display area than the previous C5 I had a couple of years ago. On my older central display the outside temperature and time displayed together. On my smaller one it just shows the time and you have to press a button to get the outside...

Computers been infected, cannot get IE to work it just loads the page and is white, few seconds ago the page wasn't showing google bar or the google page and all tools on left side were blank but bookmarks were visible but clicking on them wouldn't bring anything up, cannot find Mozilla or chrome either.

I have avg 2014 internet paid subscription...

Well that was fun.... one way of getting constant acceleration and listening to full revs I suppose...

yes folks....its sticking on full peddle depression......boy did I need to be quick of my heals !

easy to change ?

C5 2008 onwards Steering Rack and Spheres wanted - does anyone know of any second hand or cheap new ones?

C5 2008 58 C5 HDI Exclusive auto - any help from anyone would be great!

Ken

INTERIOR TRIM TYPE PESSOA VELVET FZ
UPHOLSTERY COLOUR FZ
GEARBOX (CHARACTERISTICS) BE3 V
ENGINE (TYPE) XU/XUD
OTHER BADGE 2,0 I 16V
OTHER BADGE, MISC. WITHOUT FULLER BADGE
BADGE XANTIA BADGE
Vehicle characteristics
TRIM LEVEL SX PACK CLIM
PAINT TYPE METALLIC PAINTWORK
BODY COLOUR EYC - QUARTZ GREY PAINT
INTERIOR TRIM TYPE PESSOA VELVET FZ...

This is really getting to me now :)

I cannot get I cannot get H out of C to release the shuttle parts......................I am now in great danger of destroying C in the process

Tricks ?

I need to replace the N/S trailing arm bush - the front suspension is making a loud noise when driving over potholes, there is quite a bit of play (I can feel it through the steering wheel when braking), plus there is a MOT advisory about it being quite worn (115K miles).

Is the bush easy to replace, or is it easier to replace the track control...

Hi my fan motor has stopped working, checked fue under bonnet 40 amp seems ok, checked fuse no 24 or 25 under dash 15 amp seems ok, any ideas or is it a matter of stripping out the motor and checking that. Initialy when turning the ignition on the dash panel shows that the motor is set to full, but then nothing happens and the blades symbol goes...

Hi all,

I've seen a 52 plate Xsara for £500 quid. It's checks out OK except for the autobox. Dealer reckons the box is fine. But it's very sluggish to pull off and doesn't kick down in any way. So what could be the usual problem for these boxes given the symptoms. There were no flashing lights. So is it too much of a gamble?

Thanks, Deian

Hi again all,
So with my upcoming purchase of a Xsara Hdi Auto LX, I'd like to know what was in the SX or the VTS? I'm interested in doing some easy upgrades (but not aftermarket stuff). I know the VTS usually handles like glue and the SX has higher interior spec. So what could be changed? I can't find any resources with the differences. Thanks...