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Please take a look at my Berlingo?

Undiagnosable knock from left front area. Been to local (reputable) specialist twice for investigation. They can't find anything. They can hear the noise and have party stripped it. No fault found. No charge. MOT man couldn't find it. Sounds pretty bad. Drives ok. Knocks when turning right. Just one knock....

Hi Guys,
New to this forum so please bear with me. Recently purchased a C5 2.0 hdi 2002 SX (car reg EF52CLJ) this is possibly old ground but wondered if anyone knows the spare part numbers for the heater blower motor resistor and also the heater blower motor.
It recently packed up, no heat at all, I did hear the blower making a clicking noise just...

Hi chaps is coming up to that time where I need to add another litre of DPX 42 into the EOLYS tank but my usual supplier no longer appears to stock it?

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Any ideas where I can get a litre?

Many thanks

Bandit

Dear All,
This is my first post here so happy new year everyone.
So please can i get some help? I have a 1996 Citroën ZX estate 1.8 Automatic. Vin Number VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]. I’m not get with cars but i can be quite handy hence me being here.
The car has a few idle problems, sometimes its idles fine at around 1000RPM ( that’s with the aircon on as...

Hi, my series1 Xantia, the car starts ok, but when I drive off, there is a very loud squeal noise, its lasts for about a minute or so. would the auxcillary belt need changing or tightining, or could it be something else ? it only makes this noise when I start off ! thanks in advance Terry.

Hello Fellow C5ers..

Heres one for you...

Mums got a 2005 Phase Two C5 1.6 HDi Design.. I obtained a Cruise stalk and today installed it.

Cut the gap out of the lower shroud amd put it in.

Fired up Lexia, and went into the BSi and Made Cruise and Speed Limiter Present and hey presto and display on the speedo showed it up.

So getting all...

Hi guys,

The reviews are not that great on the Exclusive C3 here in Australia saying it is expensive and the automatic is dated in it plus some other negatives on no feel steering and hard ride. Has anyone got first hand experience on the new C3 at all? Surely there are some drivers of them already in the UK?

They are selling the C3 in...

I know it's not a Citroen but it is a C5 underneath and more people come here.....
Looking to buy this car so I can't just nip outside and go and look
It's a 2.0 HDi 2005 car. It's a 4 speed auto, now then, is it an AL4 or an HP20..............

the C5 needs a MOT, i am not sure where to take it, we had a good garage where we were before but we have moved.
basically im wondering if Halfords auto centers are any good, has anyone used them ?
my previous dealings with halfords company has been good and they stand up to the name so i am leaning towards trying them also the price of £27 for a...

Have had to do drop links on both the Xantia and the C4 Pic recently (well the C4 still to go on, but they're waiting in the garage!). Aftermarket ones have a bad reputation - generally and personally - I've had plenty that knocked out of the box, and failed catastrophically in a short time. OTOH Citroen want £35 a side for the Xantia :twisted:...

Well its time to do the head gasket on my trusty stead (1998 dispatch van)
Firstly the glow plugs went down one by one and then the head gasket decides to give up.
Decided to get another engine to put straight in so I'm not without the van, the engine out of the van with only 100,000 on the clock is worth skimming decoking and putting back...

Having been forced onto the kerb last year, my front nearside alloy took a pasting. Several deep scores around the outside edge of the rim, and a 3-4 inch flat spot where the rim caught the kerb edge.
The tyre was gouged but still legal and safe. I'm thinking of getting it refurbed but there seems to be a huge different in costs from firm to firm....

Hi, I hoping some clever people on here can help me.... :idea:

I'm sure plenty of you will know of JCB, but many won't know that we also make a high speed farm tractor called the Fastrac. We have been making tractors for 20+ years now, they are high speed, full suspension, ABS disc brakes like trucks, and much more. The rear suspension on the...

Hey Guys,

I just bought a secondhand Citroen Xsara Picasso 2.0 (2005) which runs on petrol. It's having a weird problem with the air conditioning where it blows out hot air until a fan comes on. When that happens the air conditioning cools down. Initially I thought it was a gas problem and had the gas refilled but that didn't help. I suspect it's...

This fusebox is listed as being where one of the suspension system fuses is but I cannot locate it.
If anyone can give guidance of any other suspension system fuses are I would be very grateful.

Thanks.

Hi guys,
Had a new exhaust and post cat lambda sensor fitted to the 1.1i Saxo back in November, shortly after, the EML came on so suspect lambda probe problem, haven't had a chance to get it on a Lexia yet.
Had the car mot'd early, yesterday, failed on bottom ball joint cover, indicator bulb not yellow enough, dipped beam bulb gone(hopefully),...

Has anyone any experience of changing these, i have a split in one of mine and would like to get it done soon, is it an easy enough job?

Cheers

I am getting clunks and rattles which appear to come from the front when I drive along relatively smooth roads at low speeds (20-30mph). I have checked all the suspension ball joints, steering etc and they all feel tight and not loose at all.

Is it possible that it is the tops of the front suspension struts or maybe something else. I'm a bit...

Dear all,

my Xsara is at it again... This time it spat out a P0420 trouble code (Catalytic converter low efficiency) as I was driving on the highway, 110 Km/h (which I don't do so often I should add, only small town rides, about 5 km). I cleared it once, then drove on the highway again and it came back. No other code present. I googled it around...

Hi looking a for few pointers with my sons car.

It has 90k on the clock, it starts easy idles smoothly though around 1200 rpm. it revs but its under powered.
fuel econonmy remains unchanged.I've looked a few things but not really afforded it any real time yet. The vac hoses all look ok and driving it up the road with the MAF disconnected makes NO...

Might be my imagination but on Friday I drove through a pothole. Thought I heard the sound of something falling off the car but might have been a rock flying up.

Anyway, I am sure the car felt harder at the back than before!! Like the I could feel every ridge on the road.

When I stopped I checked underneath, it all looked normal. Did some...

Are BSI units interchangable or are they coded for a particular vehicle. The reason I ask is that I have a spare one from another V6 C5 and wondered if I could straight swap it as a fault finding excersize?

Hi guys now that winter has arrived i thought i would actually investigate why my drivers heated seat does not work. After unbolting the seat and waving a multimeter at the various connectors i have confirmed an open circuit in the heating element.
My questions are these,

In which order and how do I remove the leather seat covers to identify...

Hello! Sorry if this problem has been covered, but a search here and on Google/Duckduckgo hasn't heralded results...

When starting my '98 XU9 Xantia (usually when it has been sat for a few hours) the front 'jumps' up rather dramatically, with a burp-like sound. It then drops itself down a bit then raises up slowly to normal height. It does this...

Hi,

My Citroen C5 estate now has just over 90000 miles on the clock and as far as I know has not had any work on the suspension.
Based on the age and mileage what would be the best course of maintenance as the car is still nice and smooth over the bumps?

Regards,

Howie

A quickie: Does the blower fan feed come from the underbonnet box or via the BSI? I can't get the PSA subscription service to work for me right now. :x

Hot as here, and everyone has HVAC issues!

Thanks, Adam.

I'm getting the fluid level low warning on my C5 and wondered how much fluid I will need to put in.

Does anyone know how long 1 litre would last in miles?

I've done 215k now and I wouldn't want to stick 3 or 4 litres in (at £30/litre) if that would last 80,000 miles as I suspect the car will have expired (or become too expensive to repair) long...

I've been asked to look at a friends Mk1 C5 with flat suspension, ie the car wont rise up on the hydraulics when started. If it were a Xantia I'd be home & dry by now, but the C5 is a different kettle of fish. :rofl2:

On these earlier cars, does the electric pump controlling the hydraulics give problems? Do I need to look at the electronic...

Ok a bit of Friday fun. :-D

Suffering a bit of hydraulic fluid loss on the old Xantia. Doesn’t appear to be too catastrophic probably around 500ml over 250 miles but decided to park it up until I can investigate properly in case it suddenly got worse. :(

A quick glance underneath reveals a far amount of fluid dripping off the back of the...

The water in diesel warning light has been coming on intermittently recently. Today I've drained the water from the filter housing then serviced the car and replaced the fuel filter. This has made no difference it's just the same. Anyone got any ideas? It's a 1994 1.9d

hello everyone and yes am having some problems with my car c3 1.4 16v hdi 8hy model its been to most garages in my local area and nobody can help me :?: fault codes from Citroen are as follows P1169 P0261 P1163 P0263, ALL INJECTOR OPEN CIRCUIT OR POSITIVE OR SHORT CIRCUIT TO EARTH , ecu has been sent away and aperently tested :| injectors been...

Hi, our Xantia TD (1995 non-AC) has very little heat coming out of the windscreen vents. If you set it for the windscreen you can get hot air out of the facia vents just luke warm on the screen.The cables all seem to be operating I`m just wondering if perhaps the flap for the screen isn`t opening fully, typically its the only one I can`t see.
Just...

For a while now I have noticed the suspension is hard and unforgiving going over all road conditions and a very poor ride by Citroen standards. Couple of things may contribute to this - a return pipe on a front strut split and maybe air got in the system (?) and when I have topped up the LDS reservoir I put the cap back on with the suspension on...

...in n/s mirror as per series 1?
Searched but no mention anywhere that I can see.
Currently showing 8/9°C below actual temp,not an issue at moment but I'd like to sort out just in case I need the air con if we get a 'summer' :)

i REALLY miss my old 245k smoker sometimes :cry:

So my V6 Xantia was parked and I was standing nearby. I had parked it half a cars length behind one of those 4X4 tanks people insist on driving in this country.

To my horror, I saw the tank start to reverse back into my car and heard the crunching sound of plastic breaking. Luckily, the numpty who was driving the tank stopped and I rushed to my...

Need some help please. I have a 2000 reg xsara. When i'm in the car myself or with front seat passenger handbrake pulls up 4/5 clicks and when released car moves off smoothly. Although myself and 2 back seat passengers ( weight in back ) handbrake pulls up 1/2 clicks and when released and trying to move off back of car dips and feels like rear...

hi everyone, where is the paint code on the xantia?

Chopped up and threw together bits of an old group test video I found on the net. There's a short 'tribute' version and a longer group test version with some music.

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Full group test:

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Enjoy! :-)

James

I've got the dreaded running through a big puddle and 3rd gear being difficult to engage syndrome. I remember seeing a discussion a couple of years ago on this subject, but can't find it in the search.
I can't remember if anyone came up with an answer to stopping the water ingression and precisely where it was being ingressed to.
I've got a...

Hi all.

As detailed in the thread about back bumper mounts (there aren't any!!!), once I finally got the bumper off I found a nightmare of design incompetence.
There are triangular buttresses intended to provide rigidity where the rear chassis legs meet the back panel.
Due to inadequate drainage, these buttresses fill up with crud and rot away....

hi all got a problem with passenger side wiper sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt
is this a known fault....
also how do you remove the wiper arm off the spindle.
and does anyone local newcastle upon tyne area has a lexia to see what the problem is
many thanks
peter

Hey there people.

Im in the north west scottish highlands and hope i can bring help to the forum's.
I specalise in panel beating, painting, mobile dent repair, smart repairs etc and am reasonably mechanical minded as in have rebuilt engines have a fair stock of tool's and can do anything with a haynes manual and a swear jar.
I am however a...

Hi

This problem has been around since I bought the car. I did the following but nothing helped.

1) Changed the spark plugs
2) Oxygen sensor
3) Air filter

At the last time I measured the HC it was 130.

I noticed that when I press the gas pedal ( at neutral ) all the way and release it at once a slight backfire is heard at around 3000 RPM. The...

The front of my C5 drops when I switch the ignition off.
It rises immediately I switch the ignition on again.
I think it might take a bit of time to drop, but rises as soon as the ignition is turned on. Can't feel anything else wrong when driving and I didn't really notice it until I started the car up with the DRL reflecting on the garage door....

My 2002 2.0 hdi C5 had the anti pollution fault displaying shortly after starting up and remaining on. Didn't seem to affect performance. after long deliberation over pulling the egr valve out I swapped
the mass airflow sensor (called air meter in Haynes) with another vehicle because it looked a lot easier and the problem followed. That was the...

Evening all,

Not for me but I've been asked the following through the CCC, can anyone shed any light where they've hidden it?

Thanks in advance...! :)

Hi,
I own a Citroen C3 diesel VTR+ EHDI. Can anyone tell me where the engine oil
filter is sited and how to access it for an oil change?

The car is a 62 (2012) plate.

I have removed the...

Just had a thought spurred on by a Handbrake Question on C5's below.

C5 Owners, we all know what PITA the cable guide tube are to change, but this Tube idea is NOT limited to C5's most later PSA cars use the idea.

Anyway, the tubes sit in such a way that the ends point UPWARDS in the Arch's, they are meant to be sealed where the cable meets the...

Good evening and greetings from Thessaloniki Greece, i have a problem with my electric seat (my seat is only electric but without massage or heater function), sometimes when i turn the key in order to ignite the car, it stops in other possition before the memory i have already given. It makes it sometimes not always, it stops in other possition...

I really ought to have the cam belt changed in my C5. It's coming up for 12 years old, and although it's only done 25k miles I still drive around with cheeks clenched :-D

What is the collectives view of whether I should take this on myself or best left to a dealer with all the correct tools?

Also, considering the low milage I was hoping to get...

The engine performance on my 2002 C5 2l hdi with 250,000 kilometers had been getting worse over time. It turned out to be the catalytic converter. I had a hole cut in it and the innards
removed and got a lot of the performance back.