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.....irritating to say the least. Are glow plugs, and their tips, these days not what they used to be? or is it Glow plugs in DI engines which are the problem. I know the ones on Luton's finest are right pains to remove intact as well. First time its happened to me in over 35 years of motoring.

To recap back in December I managed to ressurrect...

I have a C5 with engine code RHF 2.0 140HP. receiving fault codes P0087, P0088, and P0100. a tick black smoke when accelerating and poor fuel efficiency.
I have replaced, EGR valve, Mass airflow sensor, pressure regulator, Fuel, and air filter, But none of these has helped. I have checked the PDF it is clean enough.
I appreciate any help or...

Hi
Could you please tell me what causes the error of engine fault appears and disappears immediately if iam at revers and press the speed pedal hard suddenly but the error doesnt appear if i press normally and this happend in reverse only whether in flat land or hill

Hi guys,
I'm about to pick up a 2001 C5 Break 2.0 petrol with the Hydractive 3+ that will need to have almost all the spheres and probably a strut replaced, but living in Brazil makes things quite complicated when it comes to find parts to this suspension once these cars are rare sights here, but going through the forum i've noticed that it isn't...

Hi, my mum has a 2011 C3 Picasso. Recently the power steering failed which put her on the wrong side of the road into oncoming traffic. No accidents thankfully. 
reading forums I found out about an inherent problem with the PS. The car went to Citroen who confirmed the issue. 
I would like to ask members, who have had the issue and had it repaired...

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I had the problem of battery charge fault from long time and it only appears in the morning after leaving the car for more than 8 or 9 hours and the car start normally and after 2 to 3 minutes it disappears and won't come out till leaving the car for more than 8 hours.
Citroen Service center said they checked everything and even the battery and...

Hi,

I have a Citroen Dispatch Combi mk2 2015 (64 plate).

My low tyre pressure waring light is on, as I know my o/s rear tyre has become low.
How do I reset the sysyem?

I don't have a screen, or a reset button. I just have the radio menu
(Guessing the Navidrive system is with the screen)?

If I go into the radio menu, it give me these...

Hello All

I've been through the owners manual on the best fixing points for roof bars on the roof rail but I cannot find any information in it.

Is there a recommended location for fitting roof bar on the roof rail?

The roof rail I have are the Thule Edge WingBar.

Cheers

Jack

Hi has anyone removed the cover of passenger airbag on series2 I have got a bit of a rattle behind cover

Thanks Tim :-D

Hi all.

I just bought another Citroen, its C5 2009 2,0HDI tourer this time. (myway navi)

Can anyone please check my VIN number to see does my car have indexed mirrors in rear gear ?
I found it in LEXIA tryd to activate but it does not work.

I have 1 fault under doors menagment ( this maybe isnt a fault and its maybe just a NOTE )
it say: RPO...

First, apologies. Im a newb here and hope I am not doing something wrong, and thanks in advance for any help you can maybe offer.
My issue: a 2008 2.0l petrol C4GP with EGS gearbox. Owned the car since it was new and it was great, with no major repairs (and 210,000km).
Recently I got stranded a few times when the gearbox got stuck in gear. An...

I've searched a lot to find this manual but without success. Is there anyone who could help with that?

Thanks a lot!

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We've just added the Bosch diesel injection pump technical guide to the Resources library.
The very readable 66pp booklet covers all the VE pumps, from all-mechanical to ECU-driven versions, explains how each works, and includes adjustment, timing, repair and checking info.
Inj pump document cover.JPG
The downloadable and printable pdf is in the...

My BE4 (C5 X7 with EW10A engine) gearbox seems to be failing, making a „rattle” noise when the clutch pedal is not pressed. It is louder as the weeks pass, faint when the engine is just started, much louder after it warms up. I can hear it in neutral from the outside of the car. The diagnostic without having the clutch/gearbox open has been that...

Hi can anyone help, I've got an 08 Citroen Dispatch 2.0 LWB, it's had an air suspension warning light on for months now but suspension has worked fine, ride height etc all correct, pump comes on every now and again but only for very short periods etc.

Today it has decided to jack the rear suspension right up? The manual button in the rear...

Hello,

I am very seriously considering about buying a Citroen C15 van as a daily driver to eventually replace my Citroen Dispatch van when the lease ends in September 21. I have a few questions to ask on this forum. Are parts generally easy to get? How good are they for reliability? Is there one for sale within this group? I do like my '69 plate...

HI, new to the forum. I’m looking to see if anyone knows an easy way to get the rear window blinds off? I had a look and it looked like you have to strip the window rubber off.

I was reinstalling the intake manifold today and I broke the tiny tube that goes over the engine to the coolant expansion tank. A small part got stuck inside the tank so I need both, the tank and the hose.

But I cant find them anywhere!!

Are the ones for the 2.0 petro and HDI engines compatible? those are dime a dozen new and used on ebay....

My car: Citroen C5 2002 RHZ (DW10ATED), manual

Dear forumers!
Someone help me :?

The problem:

When i would like to speed up the car drops the RPM. There wasn't any shift in the video.

hello everybody
I have boughted an android system in aliexpress for my Citroen c5 2008 ,but my car has an philips hi fi system and wont work with aftermarket radio or android system.i need to know if is possible to connect an aftermarket radio with this amplifier.
god save us all

Further to my post on Peugeot maybe its better here LUCAS to BOSCH conversion , Thanks for all replies , yes the lucas was good but it starting leaking terrible and i needed a mot quick living in the sticks got to get to hospital doctors etc , i took top off bosch pump and it was pretty scabby inside locked sleeve , i forgot i had a new pump in a...

Here's hoping someone has an answer.

We have a couple of C5 X7 in the family, fitted electric handbrake. On both of them, the pads wear at a very perceptible angle. Have just fitted new pads and discs and it is very evident that the pad is only acting, with any consequence, on barely half the disc. See photo

At previous MOTs, the handbrake has...

Hi all.
In my C5 I fitted a manual cooling fan switch on the dash, works great.

But, when engine off, how much time to run the fan?

The rad is cold to touch in 1 minute. Its enough time or to continue so coolant hoses and engine block cool down also?

The fan (just 1) runs at max speed only and a good flow of air can be felt behind the...

I replaced gasket of the rocker cover to stop slow oil leak but it made it worse. I can't see much oil leak from the rocker cover but there is oil around lower part of timing cover. The leak was not bad before replacing gasket. Where could be the oil leaking from? Could it be cam seal oil pump improper application of gasket sealant?

Hello! I bought in the summer of 2019 a Citroen C5 2005 2.2 HDi automatic estate exclusive and one problem has shown up ever since, I should probably start with context: I drive my car for around 30-40 km and at some point it shows me on navi ESP/ASR defekt then it shows System Motorkontrolle defekt. Which translates to Engine control system...

Hi all, I have a 2008 c5 tourer exclusive and the front wiper motors have stopped working, got them out to try and work out which one is faulty but struggling as there is no visible corrosion signs on either and both electrical boards appear undamaged. Anyone have any advice about determining which has the problem? Also anyone got any good part...

Hello!
I drive a x7 manuell 2010. Vin VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff].
I am about to buy new drive shafts due to broken dust covers (cv joints). In my search I find 2, and sometimes even 3 different shafts for each side. I presume for automatic and manuell gearbox. Wich ones are the right ones for me? Are there any original parts numbers?

Been trying to find information on this and found a topic in the forum that refers to Part Number 5703.52?

Can admin or mod please tell me if this is still available?

Mine is slightly bent and was seized. I've damaged the allen head when unscrewing as thought unscrewing was relieving the tension!

Can upload photo of bolt if necessary.

It is...

Lots of us have had the rubber elbow (height correctors and other locations) split or perish.
Part no. is 5280 P5 Hydraulic return tube sleeve, diam.3, rubber.
Still shown as available.

If you google it, there are quite a few suppliers, eg
*

*could be a remanufactured item

On this sort of thing, the Hydraulic pipe lining (joint sleeves)...

Hi,

I've got a Citroen C5 X7 Tourer from 2009 with 300k km on the clock. It's a great car, but...

Så i've tried to change the two front spheres depressurize and all that jazz, using Lexia. (Later I found that i properly should have used Diagbox; I'm using Diagbox now.)

But I get 'Suspension Fault' when turning on the car and it won't lift it...

Hi. Looking for Xantia Mk.1, sinker, wiring diagram, 1.9D NON Turbo with lucas pump wiring diagram for the stop solinoid on the pump.. please.

Is this the right LDS for the X7? Have seen ones from Total and other companies.

I recently installed a replacement display as per .
Afterwards, I noticed when activating my cruise control the odometer and trip counter didn't switch to CC - - - even though cruise control did work correctly.

I was able to activate the feature on Lexia under the instrument panel ecu (changed missing to present ).
Cruise control now appears on...

Hi,

I am working on the replacement of the BSM of my beautiful Citroen C5 from 2005 (type BSM 6500CK).

I have difficulties removing the central connector. Could someone help me please? How can I remove it?

Many thanks!

Hi Guys,

Recently I've changed oil in my AM6 (this was 5th change i will tell you later why 5th) and I'm not sure if i have a problem or I'm looking for a problem.
My car is from 2013 2.0 HDI 163 FAP with 121k miles on the clock.
I wasn't sure when was the last time gearbox oil was changed so i went for it.
I used Millers ATF SP III WS SYNTH....

Citroen xantia 1999 1.8 16v manual.

Can i use G12 instead of G11 coolant? yes the system was flushed out.

Hi guys, I got a 2nd hand car today a d all seems good bar the drivers heated seat, bottom and back rest not working, when I turn the roller style knob the light cuts out after a minute or so, any ideas? TYIA

Good evening,

I am enjoying the weekend under the car, trying to change the cluth on a C5 2.0i petrol with (only) 101 00miles :)

When trying to disconnect the cables from the fork, I played with the adjuster which is mounted on spring. I am concerned I might have messed up the cable adjustment... After some research, it looks like I might need a...

Hi Everyone,

This is a bit of an odd one...

Took my 2011 DS3 in for its walnut blasting yesterday and the guys at the garage kindly pointed out I was missing two bolts from the locking mechanism on my drivers side door making it rattle!

Does anyone have a part number or spec for these bolts. I know they're T30 torx but that's about it for...

I have a leaking front shock on my 2009 C5 Tourer which I need to change, however it's got hydraulic suspension which I've not tackled before.

The main thing I need to know is how to de-pressurize the system and leave it in a safe condition to work on, so not to cause injury. Also has anyone carried out a shock change on this type of C5 and could...

Hello folks
My 2010 X7 Exclusive 165 BHP has developed a ticking noise when I turn to the right.
It sounds to be coming from the passenger side.
I know from other cars that this could be a driveshaft bearing- does this seem likely?
And am I ok to continue using the car until it's fixed?

I want to clear the adaptions on my engine ECU on my C2.
I have read a few posts elsewhere on ways to do it but the information seems dubious. Some are nothing more than battery disconnects. Others are effectively BSI resets.

Is it the case there is no method other than Lexia or one of the pro level scanners?

Hello, my 1999 Citroen Xantia 1.8 16v manual started to act extremely strange. The engine coolant temperature rises nicely and gradually until around 80C then all of a sudden it picks up speed and in like 20-30sec rises extremely fast and reaches around 100-105C and then after couple of seconds drops too normal temperature in like 10 seconds and...

I'm confused as to which one I need to purchase as there are so many out there. It's too much of a hassle to get to to take a look at the existing one. Is there any way of identifying the specific one I need? I have a 59 plate C4 Grand Picasso.

Thanks in advance.

My 1996 series 1 Activa has been performing well in France this week. However right at the end of it's last journey before I return to the UK in a different car it has a dicky fit. Basically the left hand engine cooling fan will not turn off. Even removing the appropriate fuse - 30amp fuse 3 under the bonnet has no effect - it keeps on running....

Been a while since I've had a xsara picasso. Couldn't even reset my old logins here lol.

Well... help! I've been fiddling getting an old Xpic up to a decent standard and while overconfidently replacing the dashboard lights something appears to have gone wrong.

Most of the warning lamps are stuck on, and although the two panels are dim they are...

can i use peugeot 405 -XU7 JP/LFZ- water pump on xantia XU10 J4R RFV?
cos they are identical

Hi brainiacs I have a question, my suspension pump motor has died (it was full of grot and what looked like an ex-capacitor was blown apart) I assume the ECU is on the pump part of the assembly so is it possible to get another motor and then put that on the pump? If this can be done will any motor from a C5 suspension pump assembly fit? The old...

I've done some reading on the forums, and this appears to happen to a few people, but my situation has a few slight differences.

In summary, I get the ESP system error, parking brake error, ABS system error simultaneously. They all appear at the same time. The anti-pollution system error has been intermittent for some time. It comes for a couple...

Hello,

I am trying to find the pinout of a electronic throttle body of a Citroen C3 60 kW 12V VTi
The reference of the part is 9673622380.

Or someone have the electric wiring diagram?

Thanks
jlcortex