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If left for a few hours my C5 suspension sags right down in lowest position, is this supposed to happen. I ask cos the pump/motor thingy goes crazy for a couple of minutes when I first unlock the car. It came with a woefully inadequate battery was drained upon unlocking so I've upgraded it but I wondered if it was entirely normal for it to drop so...

I have acquired a new drivers door handle for the Mk1 C5 I have recently bought (external) and would like some advice on removing the drivers door card. Particularly any hidden screws or pop tabs.
I also tried to get a number plate light from the same scrappy but the donor had been rear ended and they were gone, so I bit the bullet and went to the...

Hi

I hooked a Lexia and observed the manifold pressure parameter. It showed the following

At Idle it was 390 mb
At 1300 RPM it was 294 mb
At 2200 RPM it was 285 mb
At 4200 RPM it was 302 mb
At 4500 RPM it was 280 mb

Are the above readings OK, if not does it mean that the MAP is faulty

Thanks
Zohar

Hello, I wonder if anyone can help me. I have a really reliable dispatch van (2000HDI ) that smells of what I think are either exhaust fumes or diesel smells from fuel burning on the engine. It seems worse when It has a new tank of fuel and makes my skin feel a bit oily and light-headed at times.
I've tried the usual things; having the exhaust...

guys

recently took the synergie up hills and wondering what the top speeds are in the various gears, up hills that were really steep had to drop down to 3rd gear, otherwise it was labouring.
what are the max speeds to change gears.

regards

This is a long story but I will try to cut it as short as possible.
Firstly, for those of you who don't remember, I thought I had disabled the immobiliser on my 95 Synergie by unplugging the keypad and removing the little box of tricks on the injector pump.
Then, a couple of weeks ago I pulled up to a job, turned the ignition off, the engine...

I want to change the gearbox oil on mine and my wife's cars. I have a Synergie 1.9td and my wife has a Xsara Picasso 2.0hdi. When I went to the motor factors I was recommended the Morris lubricants 75w80 EP, but they only do 1litre bottles at £11.99 a damn bottle!
So, I asked my neighbour, who is a Renault mechanic, what he could get me from work....

Morning guys,
i had forgotten about this minorly annoying recent Quirk to the veg burner, mostly due to me not driving it in the rain much!! my Drivers side wiper arm has started popping off the ball joint on the mechanism from the motor, quickly fixed with a bonnet up, lift of the scuttle cover and pop back on, but it doesn't last long now at...

Hi looking for suggestions re getting a recon steering rack for my C5 newer model 2.0 hdi exclusive

Got a quote for a new one almost £1000 gulp!!!!!

Seen some suppliers offering recon units at very reasonable price and was hoping someone would have knowledge of a reputable one to go to?

Looked at Livingston Autoparts , The Steering Specialist...

Hello All,

I appear to have availed myself, unluckily, of a C4 VTS which is turning out to be rather problematic. I have joined the forum in the hope of solving a few of it's issues. It's a 2.0 Petrol 180.

First, and most importantly, I wonder if anyone could give me some idea as to how easy it is to get at the crankshaft position sensor. I was...

Hi everyone,

I have the had to take the front calipers off to have them reconditioned. Meanwhile I noticed one of the flexible front hoses is in need of replacement (rubber dried out and has started cracking). Now, I have a 99, 2.0 HDI, 90hp with a regular / passive suspension. Albeit, I have the possibility to buy a QUINTON HAZELL front brake...

Hi All,

Well after taking the dog for a walk to the Gore glen today the feed pipe from the hydraulic pump to a valve fractured and LHM was going everywhere. :cry:

What a sight LHM coming out under pressure.

The pipe ends are so rusted spanners don't fit.

Will have to remove valve from car and put in vice.

Due to go on holiday on Saturday....

Hello Everyone ! :mrgreen:
I recently bought Citroen C5 MkIII with RNEG radio unit

Unfortunately some of the buttons are heavily used, to the point that its really hard to read what was on those buttons.

Is there any way to restore them ? Paint it with plasti dip ? :roll:
...or maybe someone have some broken RNEG unit eventually any other...

Does anyone have a xsara wiring diagram? Am trying to find out where the wires from the red brake pedal switch (for cruise control) go to?

Am trying to retrofit it to my '02 xsara, is enabled on lexia but can't find second (red) brake switch.....cause it's not there! I only have the white switch with 2 wire output, and no other wiring! So what i...

Simple oil question.
In the book, Citroen recommend a synthetic oil for the 1.6 petrol. Is this really needed or is a good 0W/30 or 5W/30 just as good.

My colleague's C5 has popped up warning messages about the filter blocking, and we hooked up Lexia today. There were a few faults showing, and they all cleared. apart from something bout the heat relays which I've always ignored on other hdi cars.

The filler cap shows present/absent as it should on live readouts, so the magnets are working. Lexia...

With advice from here I have successfully installed my own stereo into the C5. I used the existing earth wire (green/yellow) and deduced that the one next to it must be the +12V. There were two others that gave just under 12V with the ignition off but their voltages changed with the ignition on. For the ignition feed I piggy-backed onto the...

Good evening all,

I've got the auxiliary belt off my '98 Xantia 2.1 TD at the moment trying to sort out a squeak.

It might be common knowledge but I couldn't find a pulley for the top tensioner anywhere - just complete tensioners, so I measured it up and after a couple of hours surfing the web I came up with this:

Well I've been and bought...

Hi,
My C5 Estate 2006 (good cond, low mileage) was hit from behind at moderate speed. The insurers are offering me £3300 as a write off, with their repairers quoting £3700 for repairs.
At the moment the car is with them, I need to get a better look. The damage I can see:
Rear bumper and top trims out of place, marked, not broken
shallow dent...

Hi all, recently purchased a C5 estate and inherited a few quirks as is the norm with our beloved French bargains. I've had a search and have a few ideas but thought I'd try and narrow things down a little more in a wide ranging post that google searchers would find helpful.

Gremlins are:
1.) Speedo is not working, usually just sits at 6 o clock...

I have been trying to find a good solution for the return hydraulic pipes and now I think I have found it! Instead of making it the same as it was with T-pieces I modified my LHM reservoir so now I don't have any joints between pipes but instead every pipe is individually routed to the reservoir. In case of a leaking pipe it's very easy to change...

Just did a cambelt aux belt change the lot, on C5. Water pump tensioners crank damper etc.
She fired up no problem but sounds rough with knock on bottom end.......banging almost.

Have I missed anything? One timing pin in cam sprocket at about 8 o clock. 8mm bolt in flywheel.What about the second pulley near the front? Does that affect anything...

Anybody have a link to a Xantia version of this.....nr from the company

Need for the Xantia

Cheers

I'm sure my boot used to suck in a bit at the bottom when it closed. It does not seem to be doing that. And the gap on the right is larger than the left.
Should I worry? It could explain why the outside world seems so loud recently.

Hi everyone,

I've recently bought a Xsara Piccaso 1.6i. It's a 2002 model, petrol, manual and according to the Cit service website, should have 100 horses galloping beneath the bonnet.

It feels more like 60 lame horses though. Overtaking is something other people do now. Not me.

Sometimes when accelerating it feels juddery from the engine.

I...

I am fitting an SKF cambelt kit to Donk ATM. I notice that the deflection pulley roller is about 5mm narrower than the OE item.
The OE item had a groove in the centre of it's steel roller. It seems to have been made a bit wider than the cam belt to give a margin for running off. This one ( stamped skf) has a plastic roller and is only a touch...

Having tried once with limited success (a lot less than 1L drained out), the faint wail all the way to Little Horwood and back, set me thinking again about how to best do this job.

Current thoughts:
Get the gearbox nice and hot.
On a level surface, put suspension on HIGH
Support front of car on axle stands as high as is sensible
Put suspension...

HI all, I'm Rob and I've been doing a lot of googling for help since I got this van and this site kept popping up so thought I would join.

I've recently acquired a 2003 Relay with the 2.0L HDI engine (RHY I think?), It was a friends but he gave up on it and was going to scrap it so I thought I would try and save it.

The problem it has (or the...

Hi All,

It's coming up on winter again and murmurings from the met office and elsewhere suggest that this could be a very harsh snowy winter. :shock: For reasons that I won't go into just now this time around its quite important that our car stays mobile this winter should the worst happen with the the weather...

For the first time I have a...

Hi guys.....I have just got the ' particulate level low' warning appear. Are there any Leeds members able to help with a reset? I don't have ramps to facilitate getting under to top it up. All help gratefully received!

At the last service I asked for this to be checked and they said it was half full.
One month later and I have a warning light!
Can this do any damage before it is topped up?

Hello Folks

I've replaced the coil pack at some considerable expense for a new Valeo unit; also replaced about Xmas were the sparks.

Symptoms (before replacing coil pack)
1. in high gear low revs engine misses to the point of dying - very embarrassing, plant foot at lights with a long queue behind and the car dies...
2. if I drive it like a...

Am trying to retrofit cruise control on my '02 VTR HDi

Stalk fitted, activated in both BSI and injection ecu on lexia

However, is saying brake switches are not in coherance.....probably because there isn't a second brake switch i suspect. It's the red one i'm trying to locate

However, i can't find its location, any ideas?

Not too long before the days grow shorter again, and this year I want to replace the headlights on my MK1 Xantia with brand new units - it all helps to light the road

I've gone as far as I can wityh the lights I have, I've tried a Morette conversion (left hand dip units never came!), and I have in Osram +1, which certainly helped, but I know that...

Really been enjoying using the cruise control, for better economy, smoothness and that general relaxation so good on long journeys.
On my last trip, however, I found that on the steeper climbs (French motorways, so not desperate stuff!) the selected speed gradually drops off. Application of the right foot gives me the power, so there is more in...

Hi all,
I am going to check my trailing on my zx as the wheel has started to wear on the inside and is nearly rubbing on inner arch.If I undo the shock and there is no movement on the arm does this mean it has seized? I'm hoping it just needs new bearings and that I've caught it in time,don't think its worth putting new axle on as it's worth more...

Does anyone know if Xantia HDI 110 driveshafts are the same as 406HDI?

thanks

James

Hi

I have a Xantia 16V (RFV ) automatic make year 2000. I need to replace the engine mounting bush. The problem is that it is NFP.

I found on eBay one with Citroen catalog number is 182732 and it is for Xantia TURBO DIESEL DW10TD
Citroen catalog number for the engine mounting bush in my car is 96171997 ( NFP )

Can one tell me what are the...

Can you still access this resource?
It doesn't seem to be responding.
Or is it because it is Sunday?

Hi . . . . Anyone about ref CXs ?

Not sure what the exact term is for the little pipes which run between the injectors on a turbodiesel? I'm about to replace the glowplugs and now seems a good time to replace these little black pipes but with what? Anyone know the citroen part numbers for the piping and the little end pipe?

Hello,

I seem to have acquired a smelly diesel pong inside the cabin of my Xantia 1.9TD along with hunting
on cold starts, I found that the Number 4 cylinder leak off pipe was a bit iffy and letting fuel run over the
injector into the well around the injector, so I trimmed the pipe and stopped the leak, the hunting at cold start has stopped now...

Hi guys......

Screen DE-mister vents, the two black inserts on the top of the dash

Anyone got a set for an S1 car (S2 cars a different)....both of mine are cracked as are the ones in my donor car.....driving me nuts :)

I cannot think why you would have them but if you do or are going into a scrap yard (my locals only have S2 cars) and going to...

You will need the following;

Lots of strong 30cm cable ties (at least 12, more would be better),
An assistant.

The cable itself is of a fixed length. It is the outer sleeving that changes its' length. Once the auto adjuster is free to move it pushes the sleeving apart, thereby taking up any slack in the cable itself. I think it would be...

Hi,

Wonder if some here can help out with a problem with my cooling fan?

Its been running constantly when idling or when doors open, local Citroen specialist diagnosed my car and found a fault, he originally quoted for replacement of a switch (relay???) only - However when I came to book it in for the repair (had a gap of a couple weeks due to...

Mine was broken (clips missing) so I got the one from the S1 donor Activa, yep it is smaller !
so I got the one from the S2V6 car, the same size but no dome.....and the colour is different.

So an switching the cover, drilling the hole for a dome from the original and then will apply the cleanest headlining material.....

Nothing is simple is it :)

Hi All.....first time Citroen owner here.
Have just bought a 2011 Citroen C5 e-HDI Touring and I have a question about the start-stop Eco Mode system. It worked intermittently for a while but not it hasn't worked in about a month.
I've had it back to the dealership a few times and there's nothing they can see wrong with the system but they did...

Only been on one high speed run with my latest Xantia (since scrapping the 2.1TD) was running fine on a run over to Whitby but on a whim I headed out for the Yorkshire Moors ... heard what I can only describe as a bit of a clunk and was immediately accompanied by the orange engine management/fuel injection light ... Stopped and checked for...

For something that is so small why do Citroen want £25 and you can only buy them in pairs. :x

Not only that you have to paint them as well, allow £20 for paint and lacquer and it's going to cost £45 total.

Scrapyards don't have any, rarer than rocking horse poo.

Rant over

Graham

Had a major sunroof leak on my Saxo VTR when I first got it. The sunroof was sealed shut and in a mess, so I replaced the sunroof completely with a used replacement. Used plenty of tiger seal. I also checked the sunroof drains, found that the passenger side one was being crushed by a bolt so have removed that bolt and the drainage tube seems...