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Three niggly electronic faults still to trace on the C5.

One is the operation of the rear windows which is kind of random. They mostly work from their own switches but sometimes not. The front drivers door switches for the rears rarely have any effect and sometime work back to front so up is down and down is up :roll: On occasion, the rear...

On my xantia td. I should have known better than to even try as I have been stopped in my tracks doing this on bus and pugs. Anyway now have the hub on the bench and a mutilated circlip stuck solid in the hub carrier. So far used heat plus gas and an air chisel to no avail. Bits just break off!! Even tried braking it into bits using a chisel and...

The 'top up oil' warning appeared on my 60 c3

So I added some oil, the warning still appeared

Added done more (a litre now) and still the warning

The dip stick seems to indicate full, but no mater how long I wait, the warning still appears!

I've had a go at searching this forum but I can't find much info on this task. Could someone direct me to a post if it exists, or maybe give me an idea of how to go about changing them? It seems to be one of the many areas that the Haynes BoL seems to ignore...

Thanks!

Matthew.

Hi Guys

Complete newbie to citroen and have bought a 2005 C5 auto 2.2 hdi exclusive with fsh, 105K miles. Was going great but now not so good......I have read all the threads about the swirl valve and this site is so informative!

I would just like another couple of views on my issue if possible. The car has been doing about 200 miles everyday on...

Anyone recommend good spring compressors? Looks like the C4 needs both front strut top bearings doing - SWMBO said it was graunching on lock, so as I had it jacked up today for the cambelt job, worked the steering back and fore, and both strut tops are juddering :roll: Think it's on original springs (73k miles) so would put new springs in while it...

Hi git a hdi xantia with aircon want to remove the motors for the cooling fan and test them we thought bout taking the fan blades off but there a bugger to get off as well
Can we test them without taking motors off the car thanks

Hi Guys.

I'm back again on the french scene after a few yrs away since having the XM and a 405 a few months back.

I have now been given a 2000 Xantia HDI Estate (Pics will follow) very nice it is too, but it has recently had new disc's and pads, but now the abs seems to cut in at low speed ie ; below 30 mph! when the ABS light is lit up on the...

Hi Guys
I have a C5 facelift,mk2, vtr 54 reg and have put the leather seats in, out of a mk1 exclusive pre 54. Will the rear seats fit an estate mk2 ?
Thanks Mark

Well what a day. On leaving hospital this morning, car decided to leave a massive bang from the rear passenger side. Whilst driving rear suspension has clearly given way as it was bouncing up and down on every uneven surface. Over a total of about 12 miles the power steering also began to fade. On arrival home, suspension pump has clearly had...

Hi all I have a 96 2ltr vsx Xantia estate that when driving it yesterday seem fine, first proper run in years. Suspension was little harder than I expected but nothing worrying, started her up this morning moved off the drive and she felt awful drove about 100 meters over speed bump and no front suspension she is making no effort to raise at front...

The F.N.S. tyre on my S1, is wearing on the inside ! The other tyres are ok.......the front tyres were fitted balanced and tracked December last year . is it possible the tracking is out on one tyre ? or could it be something else ? cheers Terry. :?:

Hi, can anyone tell what this bush is called? I need to replace both of them. do I need to replace the bolts and locking nuts ? cheers Terry.

Hi Mike,

It's the electrovalve on the RH inner wing by the strut top that is responsible for controlling the turbo wastegate. Will (KP) had the same problem with his.

It will not be responsible for any starting issues...

Has the immobiliser released OK (green light on keypad) and can you hear the fuel pump running?

Hi all my front end has dropped will not raise using the leaver. Have change front speres dog bone is in place and the rod connected to the leaver moves as it should and ideas. Neil

Having problems with ADAC. Tried to renew but each time we get a hideous woman who is quite unpleasant and sarcastic. She says she renewed our membership but to be blunt I don't believe her. Why?

Well she diesn't take all the details which are required to charge our card. We usuallt get new cqrd but she says we wont and frankly it doesn't quite...

Hi guys
The HDI estate has lately taken to wandering slightly in the straight ahead position, also pulling to the right a little. Within the last year all the wishbone bushed have been replaced, new ball joints both sides, and lastly new track rod ends and tracking on a professional machine. Seems to tramline more than it used to particularly...

Hi All,
My first post so please excuse any mistakes.

I am renovating my 1997 Xantia 1.9TD LX (aka Snoopy), I've had her for 14 years and she is in pretty good condition with 94,000 miles on the clock. :)
I was told when I bought her from a Citroen dealer that she has a higher spec than an LX because she was owned by Citroen in Slough for her...

Has anyone had any experience of this at all?

I've been offered a very very cheap one but they reckon the cambelt has been poorly fitted and the car no longer starts.

From a quick recall i think the chances are its snapped some lobes on the top end and is out of time, and worst case scenario is that the head has to come off, which is easier said...

Place your bets....

Got to change the COM2000 on my Sister's Xsara this weeknd. Unsure if the airbag is held on with bolts or clips. Service.citroen shows bolts (off VIN), but there are plenty on e-bay with clips, and I found a youtube vid that showed clips on a similar age car.... I'd rather bolts of course, as I gather getting the clips off is...

Hi, just bought track rod ends for my S1 ........I went for budget ! priced, maybe a mistake ? anyone used budgets? cheers Terry.

Just ordered new wheel bearings for the front of my 99 T plate TD Estate(Mk2)

Noticed on the invoice it says TD Estate 1.9 94- 98. - They look about right with the split inner bush.

Did they suddenly change the bearings on 99 cars?

Cheers

Alan

my mate bought my C5 exclusive estate 2.2hdi off me a few months ago....I had the handbrake fixed then sold the car on....he has just listed it on e bay but it has now come up with a warning on the dash saying brake failure.....but everything is working fine,what could be the problem?? faulty sensor etc?? he has had to drop the price considerably...

Thinking of changing the front 3 on the mk1 C5 H3+

Where is the best place to apart from main dealer for price and quality. Want to also make sure I get supplied the correct ones.

Car feels a little jittery on the front end and want to eliminate the spheres.

My 2006 C5 hatch has a pristine Michelin Pilot Primacy tyre on the steel spare in the boot.
I thought it should start to earn its keep and have been trying to buy a single tyre so that I
can put it and its new twin on the road, and a worn tyre in the boot.

I find that the Primacy is now either a Primacy 3 or Primacy HP, both of which have a very...

hy there guy's....ive a problem whit me citroen c3 heating.....lately there no hot air coming out....only cold air even do its set on hot.....i checked the fuse's and there ok and same whit the heater resistor...so... anyone got any ideas?

Hi,
Having real problems with reconditioned AMK driveshafts. Outer CV boots slipping off after 1000 miles. Supplier won't replace a second time.

What I would like to know is if Xantia Auto 110 HDI nearside driveshafts are the same as the manual gearbox version. Service Citroen doesn't give a part number for automatic drivesahfts. Looking at an...

Hi again. The headlight lenses on my recently acquired '02 Xsara 110 are cloudy. This was noted at the last MOT. I've gone over them with white spirit/cloth and removed a fair bit of brown looking residue, but they are still not as clear as other cars' lenses. They almost look like plastic that's had too much sun, yet I'm sure they're glass? Any...

Hi All,

Does anyone have a second hand height corrector roll bar clamp for the rear suspension of a Xantia ? The bit that goes between the roll bar and the nylon dog bone link.

It's for a good cause - it's for northern_mike's Xantia V6 to try to stop it being scrapped before I get a chance to look at it and possibly buy it! [-o< :twisted:...

C3 2003 1.6 petrol

The other halfs car has started running on 3 cylinders, so i've been given the job to fix it. The EML has lit up, so i've run diagnostics, which showed P0300 ransom/multiple cylinder misfire and P0336 crankshaft position sensor.

I have so far changed the crank position sensor, cleared the fault codes and started. Still...

Hi, probably an obvious question.........but what is or are, the job of the Drop Links ? cheers Terry. :?:

Hi,

Today the passenger window on my 04 C8 stopped working as it should.
When the window gets to the top it then goes back down about 6 inches. Its not dropping but actually going back down. Even when locking the car it does the same so I'll have to either fix it or disconnect it.

Has anyone had this issue before and does anyone know a solution...

having read your replies to xantia clutch replacement perhaps I should get garage to adjust clutch cable to get maximum contact of plates, before getting new clutch.
Is this relatively easy to do ?
Too stiff and old to see underneath car, which also sits on a 1in5 driveway ! !

Dodge
PS , still learning how to navigate my way around this site !

Does anyone know which cx spheres are suitable for xantia's or where to find specs of certain cx spheres as I'm guessing it's just the pressure and volume that matters for the sphere bits as my two rears are far too hard to be right IMO on the activa?!?? :(

Since i had my back brakes done , the Abs warning light is on on the dashboard panel .
The brakes are fine , not sure about Abs 'cos i have nt braked hard enough to test it .

is this an Mot fail point ?/

i can probably just remove the fuse .

xantia 1.9 td sx R reg .

thx

guys

Having had my C5 1.6HDI for 17 months now and 2 MOTs, | have been ignoring an intermittent fault whereby I get the 'Depollution System Faulty' warning coupled with an orange warning light. This occurs usually when I have given the car a bit more welly. It can sometimes also be accompanied by the engine feeling as if it is missing or cutting out...

My Xantia is on Michelin Energy 205/60r15 V.
My car is homologated to use V rated tyres, which I think was changed from early Activa's and V6's, they were W rated.
I bought them 18 months ago from onclick= window.open(this.href);return false; at about £80 each.

I've read a few odd posts on here about rust on the rear sill/arch seam corroding on Xantia's, but not found full coherent info on it (maybe just me).

After seeing the latest pics on a FS thread, these are the clearest I've seen of what can happen - George, I hope you don't mind me using your pics! Tell me if you do and I'll remove, of course)...

While it's fresh in my mind! Did the one of the C4 Picasso last weekend. It's only done 73k, but it was horribly noisy. I bought a genuine replacement kit from ebay for £112 - GSF knock them out at about £85 - except on the day I wanted one when it was £120 :evil: The job is covered in the C5 Haynes pretty well - replacement of the crankshaft...

hi to everyone I have just brought a citroen c8 which has snapped the cambelt
is this the end of the engine?
many thanks
malc

i had a guy come to me with an 51 C5 3.0 V6 auto estate today,

he says the suspension will not raise at all, although it has intermittently,

the car was parked up for nearly 10 years,

first thing i noticed is the LDS tank is not pressurised ,

i tried raising and lowering with the height switch but nout happened,

i now it has been said on here...

Hi,
This is probably the most basic of breaking systems in a Citroen 2cv which was pretty well balanced when I delivered the car for an MOT, the car failed on a near side rear wheel bearing which was replaced by a garage close to the MOT testing station the rear drum shoe was released to remove the N/S drum to access the wheel bearing but as I...

I've been offered a C5, 2.0i petrol engined, with a snapped cambelt. Its a very low mileage, long MOT & quite tidy, so might be a worthy proposition if internal damage is not too bad. What is the likely damage to be? Bent valves, snapped cam caps, snapped camshafts?

I know what happens on the earlier TU engines, but not on these later DW lumps....

I use a rubber-safe high temperature synthetic grease on sliding portions of brakes. Pretty sure you can also use Würth CU800 as it's made with a high temperature synthetic base also. Have seen some OEM assemblies with a PTFE grease on slider pins. It lasts well.

Having succumbed to the infamous tin worm in the rear sill area :( .. the MOT tester was extremely thorough and must have used a crowbar or similar to poke holes in the sill :evil: .. I'd like to ask the members who have had their sills repaired and have done it themselves if there's anything I should do before welding the new sill in place....

It's proposed alternatives to a part.

I'm referring specifically, to the Valeo ELE CIM491CT as used in Berlingos and maybe some D8 406s.

When you're programming in a key, what access code are you prompted for (or not at all)? They seem to have a unique five character (hex?) identifier below the barcode. The schematic doesn't really seem to interface with the engine immobiliser...

The one on the top left of the engine mounting it to the drivers side. Hefty rubber bushing.

Totally perished and split. Can anyone cost one up for me? I imagine one has to buy the whole assembly and it's not cheap...

I blanked of my EGR valve the weekend as so many people recommend it, not got any faults just wanted to see if it made a difference.

Today after a trip reset I got more mpg (44.1), never managed this figure before.

Questions are is having the valve blanked long term going to cause faults or warning lights to come on?
Will the pipe eventually...

Hello.

I have an '02 C5 2.2HDi Estate, and the aircon doesn't work, as the electro-clutch on the compressor pulley won't engage.

On my car, it is a normally on system, and to switch it off, you press the Eco button on the cabin heater panel.

I checked the voltage at the yellow connector at the compressor, and get 7.9v on the live pin, but that...