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Another problem popped up on my daily hack C5.....sometimes when I start it fires perfectly but then immediately the revs drop and it chugs and stalls. It has happened 2 or 3 times now in the last month - re-starting it once or twice then allows normal running. I thought it was the fact my glow plugs aren't working because it only happened when...

hi does anyone know where i can source some covers for anti roll bar bushes for my synergie?
my mechanic has stripped one and the car is now stuck on a ramp.

this is what he's sent me

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Hi, my daughter has a 2004 C2 3 dr, the same key unlocks her drivers door and the ignition, the door lock needs to be replaced as its worn, she has no remote for the car.
Can the drivers door lock just be replaced? i know she will have 2 seperate keys
Only replacement locks and keys i have found are for the passenger side (no lock on her car on...

How to remove a crankshaft bolt that is rounded off?

I am repairing another TU engine on an engine stand but, the crankshaft bolt wont come off.

Hi all , just a bit of info for those who may be experiencing p1457 fault code with 1.6 hdi models , this code refers to 'evap' system , I spent lots of time trying to find all sorts of parts that refer to this code on my c4 , this 'evap' system does not exist on 1.6 hdi models. The p1457 code is 'pressure differential sensor ' which is located...

The glow plugs on my 2007 2.0 HDI C5 don't work.....when it's very cold my engine chugs a bit after starting - I can live with that but a local mechanic mentioned that he didn't think the DPF regen would work without glow plugs? Is that correct? Replacement looks to be a pain to do - several hours of torture posisbly!

Hi

I want to remove the back door from my berlingo multispce mk 2 (2004) the mechanical side looks straight forward but im not sure about the electrical - you would think there would be a plug somewhere but the just seems to be a rubber gator which has wires under and no plugs in sight- any tips would be welcome!

Thanks
Jim

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Hey. I have 2011 2.0 HDI C5 X7. My car leaking soo many lds oil from back pipes.

Number 3 and 4 in this image. Unfortunatelly i'm living in Turkey and authorized citroen service couldn't bring it to me for 2 months. I can't drive the car because i should add LDS constantly. The sound of lds pump changed too so i'm not touching it anymore :(...

Looking at a scudo for someone.

He was driving, hear a noise from engine area and it cut out.

Can see cam shaft turn over when turn key/engine over

Put a good battery in it, engine sounds weak turning over, gets slower , picks up, slows, picks up etc. Its a really good battery, but it sounds like the battery it's about to die or poor starter...

Hi

I am having intermittant problems with starting the car as mentioned in another strand (x) for my mk 2 2004 berlingo 2.0 HDI and would like to remove the fuel pressure regulator which is at the end of the fuel pump
and then ideally test it and/ or try a new one to see if this is the cause of my problems - does anyone have any experience with...

As some of you will know, I have been struggling with an issue involving turbo underboost and a leaky oil feed pipe. Anyway, the other day I decided to tighten the feed pipe a quarter turn to see if I could get a better seal in it................... now this might be just a coincidence, but after having underboost fault EVERY day for the past...

Hi all, Can anybody tell me how the end cover of the ML5C ( or ML5T) gearbox can be removed. I have removed all the visible fixing bolts but the cover is stuck fast. I have read that earlier boxes (BE4R,BE3 ) use sealant instead of a gasket, but judicious tapping and prying makes me wonder if it may be glued. My sisters C5 02 Estate DOHC 2.0 HDi...

2015 C3 1.2 puretech non turbo 35k miles

My daughter had her car serviced and there was an 'amber' on the health check saying the aux drive belt would need replacing soon. They wanted £117, so I concluded that there must be a lot of 'bits' to remove to get at it. She has now sent phone photos & video and there is some slight sign of wear, nothing...

I dont want to bore you with all the glory details but my son in law bought this 09 plate car for their business in April. Payed decent money from a dealer but they have had nothing but trouble since. So many things have been changed, been back and fore to the garage but this intermittent problem still persists.
It will run sweet as a not for...

Morning all - I popped out my front courtesy light to change a blown bulb, it came out easily enough, but on replacing the bulb the whole housing will not clip back into place. There appears to be two metal tangs that clip into something, but for the life of me I cannot get it to go back in properly.

Any advice or a drawing would be most...

I may be going to look at a car with this engine.

I get the impression it doesn't have such a rock solid reputation as the 2 litre versions, and may be more vulnerable if not being fastidiously looked after.

What are the potential problems, and what degree of scepticism is needed if looking at one which may not have full service history? Are...

Hi standing in front of the car looking in the engine bay are the cylinder no.s

1, 2, 3, 4 or

4, 3, 2, 1 ?

Richard, have you got a pictorial guide to removing the air filter and the parts on top of the engine so I can see all the injectors and wiring loom plugs to injectors?

I did once give my VIN on here so my engine was identified is that...

Afternoon all,
I've just tried to remove drivers side front wheel only to have the security bolt adapter round off! Its the OE one with the 4 little pegs. The socket adaptor part with the pegs looks ok but the holes it lines up on the actual bolt have rounded so I cant undo it! :cry:
Anyone know of a tool I can buy or technique I can use to...

Hi all ... wondering if anyone can help or shed any light..my 2009 dispatch combi cut out whilst driving the other week , before it cut out the battery light briefly flickered , when I pulled up to the lights it completely died , it briefly restarted but when I tried to pull away it cut out again and wouldn't restart before cutting out the horn...

Dear Members,

My Gearbox is fault.... I am planning to replace the GB.

Need some advice on 16V GB

On my Zx 16v GB number
BE3 5FG

I will replaced with this
GB BE3 6FG.

Will there any different in gear ratoi

Hi there,
I am thinking of replacing the back right side passenger door instead of trying to fix some scrapes and buckle damage. and respray.
It would be the same cost to just replace it with a secondhand door in the same color. The car is a lefthand drive, just in case, it makes a difference.
My question is, who has done this, is it complicated...

I have a Citroen xantia x2 1.8 16v fabricaton year is 2000 , my issue is i not have ideea haw to install IT in my car, and i not have a service to help me around
My zone , can help me figure with some photo,s and instruction ?
First tine i try to install-it , but is locking and fast unlocks any answers ?

So I am considering for some time now to do *something* to the exhaust of my C5 1.6THP, because (a) I hate the non-existent downward-bending stock look, and (b) I was thinking about maybe upgrading it a bit.

However, the following facts were uncovered after searching for a couple of hours:
1) There are exactly ZERO aftermarket exhausts for the...

Hello
I was recommended to speak to you on this forum and reading through similar posts, it seems like you know what you are talking about!

I have a Citroen C5 2006. It's a 2.0 diesel and estate version. We got it recently and it has been a brilliant car.

I have no idea if it is related, but after going through some flood water, the back end...

Just wanted to make a post to say hi, and thank you for having us (Dan and Emma) on the forums. Just from searching round the forum we've already made more progress on our Silver '96 ZX 19TD in a couple of hours, than in a week of faffing around scouring the Haynes book of lies & wiring diagrams! Got our intermittent wipers and wash/wipe function...

hi every one
i bought a citroen relay euro 5 2012 with the engine knackered i replaced the engine but while i stripped the engine bay i never covered the ecu so it was open to the elements and yes it got water logged. the stupidity of me i tried to start the engine and it did for a few seconds then the ecu went dead i have had it tested no...

Hi all,
I'm new here.
I have a Citoren Berlingo 09 Multispace, which has an intermittent ABS problem.
It seems to come on when I drive over 50 ish and stays on until I switch the car off.
When re-starting the car, the warning light may or may not come on depending on length of time since used last, but if it does come on, soon goes off after a...

Hi All, My mum's C3 has a leak into the passenegr footwell - not coolant - it had a windscreen replacement about a year ago and it is now leaking (or they have now noticed it ... ) and the windscreen replacemet is suspected. It's one of the panoramic windscreens.

There is a rubber moulding at each lower corner of the windscreen and the left one...

Any advice would be helpful.

Blower motor not working at any speed. I have checked fuse F11 40 amp and found it to be ok. Also checked wiring and connections/plugs at heater
control motor (resistor) for overheating, found no faults.
I have read various post that the most likely part having failed will be the heater control unit (resistor). I...

Having replaced with new the Electro Valve I got this today.

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Just reset the bios of the car because central locking wasn't working. Sorted that but prior to this problem the drivers window stopped closing in one. Instead I have to press the window button multiple times as it raises two inches ir so and stops. I tried using the bios reset to reset the window. Raise it to top before trying to lower it and...

Hi,
For all those who have been following the forums, I had asked for advise on buying different cars, C5s, 406, Xantia, Laguna etc.

After all the advise I got from this forum, I recently bought a 1999 HDI Xantia 180k kms done for 2600 euros here in portugal. I was actually thinking of a C5 but a car in comparable condition was almost 2000 euros...

Hi all,

I really hope you can help me, I've been having a long running problem with my 1.4HDi 16V for the past few months now and nobdoy seems to have any clue what is wrong with it:

Symptoms:

I get this problem very intermittently and seemingly randomly about 2-3 times per week:

Driving along as normal, there is a very distinct and severe...

2002 Citroen Xsara 5DR hatch - Rear washer not working

Dear Board,

Front wash/wipe works fine. Rear wash was intermittent then stopped completely. Rear wiper works fine.

After looking about on internet, it seems front & rear wash works off one pump & one reservoir under main front off side chassis member & behind wheel arch lining. Also it...

Hi I have a 2004 Berlingo M59 Van and in the process of installing aftermarket remote central locking.

Can someone please tell me where I can find the the indicator wires so I can hook up my remote indicator wires for visual confirmation when it locks or unlocks.

Thank you in advance.

HDI SX 110 from 1999, VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]

A couple of days ago, the fuel pump didn't run when I turned the key to the relevant position to preheat etc

Oh, I might need a new fuel pump, I thought, lucky I bought one a few months ago

Yesterday it was fine and started normally, just to move it on the drive

This morning, again no fuel pump running,...

Hi all, One of the more common topics on here and other car forums is around these fancy electronic parking brakes that cars seemed to be fitted with nowadays. I've got an 09 C5 X7 with one and although it is working fine at the moment, I thought it would be worth having a plan in case it went bang one day due to the cost of a new unit (approx...

Hi folks,

l am a little bewildered. In the engine compartment, in the middle-ish off to the right, there is a plastic piece with a plus and minus on it.
I am assuming this is if you need to connect jump cables unless someone tells me no its not for that. But what I don't understand, when l connect a volt multimeter, I get no reading which I find...

Hi, just been trying to fit a new auxcillary belt to my S1 Xantia, Iam struggling ! is there a right way or wrong way, I have loosend the pulley in the middle but can not get it over the bottom pulley. new belt is the same sixe as the old one, any help greatfully received, thanks in advance Terry.

Hello everyone.
My 2.2 hdi (204) C5s heating-cooling system has some really annoying issue. Wintertime there is no interior heating, even if the temp buttons set to max. If the fan blows mid temp air i am happy... However if the outside temperature is above 20 degrees the coolant and the engine oil is getting too hot. Above 20 degrees the radiator...

Can anyone help in rectifying our faulty air con
C4 Picasso. LEFT HAND DRIVE

It blows cold for a few mins then turns to hot
Regardless of temp selected

It is only faulty on the drivers side. L/H side

Passenger (R/H side ) is always ok

Any help is appreciated
Our car is in Spain and I don’t particularly want to go to a main dealer. Unless...

Our 2014 Relay has been having Starter Motor issues but I am not sure it is the motor. Abbreviated version:

In the summer the earth strap from the gearbox to the chassis leg played up but removing, cleaning and replacing solved it fine. Recently when it is warm it occasionally (once a week) has had an issue where it will start the turn the engine...

Hi All,

I am aware to measure the LDS fluid level using Diagbox to forced low level and top up to correct level.

As I have a problem with my wiring relating the suspension ecu.

Can I depressurise manually and top up.

Kenny

Hi,
I have a problem with my car. Everytime i turn off, the engine stays on. Even after disconnecting the battery.
But when i press the brake or clutch pedal, then the car turns off.
Citroen xsara 2 1.4 (2005)
Anyone can help
Thanks

What could be the reason, except for the ECU, for the MAP 5V reference signal to be erratic and steadily go up to 6V or more?
The measurement is taken between the MAP and its plug (all is connected). My presumptions are:
1. If MAP is malfunctioning maybe somehow it does this internally (not sure how can happen);
2. 5V reference shorting to...

Soo I spun out jumping over a huge curb and smashed my little citroen c3 into a wall... The engine and transmission are alright but the framerails are all crooked. I found a cheap 1.6i Peugeot 307 with engine problem and I was wondering if I could swap my 1.4i into it. What do you guys think? Will it work on the 1.6 engine mounts and gearbox?...

Today i saw my car is leaking oil, but can't see from where. It's leaking somewhere beneath the injectors, seems to be more oil towards the EGR piping. Any ideas? I'll attatch 3 of my pictures.

NOT MY PICTURE
It's oil below this intake piece that i highlighted in red in the picture i found online.

And here comes my own pictures.

Hi All

Planning on fitting a new timing belt today, I have read through the How to do it on here and just a question from anyone that has done one.

Most of the tools I have or can make, Not sure how critical the Pinion Centraliser is, Can I make one ? and is there anything else critical in the tools department.

I have a very extensive tool kit...

Hi,
I have had a look around this forum and found a few postings mentioning a similar issue, the wings of both of the front seats, drivers more than passengers give very little support to me or themselves, the inner wings are reasonably firm to push whereas the outer wings are not.
One of the posts says that the seat base covers are stuck to the...

Good evening all!
Have missing pieces of the lcd for cabin temperature. Is this possible to fix without replacing the whole board which also has the dials and buttons?