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Hi, can someone please tell me what model of Citroen the drop links with the following part number are for please. The number is: 96 145 457

Yesterday lunch time the TD wouldn't start for a minute of cranking and plugs - it final ran and drove fine

It starts instantly from cold and any other time with recent plugs, fuel filter, coolant, timing belt etc

Could be looking a. The start of a failure?

HI C5 2007 HDI BATTERY GOING FLAT OVER NIGHT ONLY WHEN ITS A COLD NIGHT WHEN TEMPERATURE IS UP ITS FINE
(IT AS A NEW BATTERY FITTED ) ANY IDEAS .......C MACHIN

Hello guys,

The fuel gauge in my Xantia is playing up.

Sometimes it will read empty when starting up the car, then it will rise to the actual amount of fuel in the tank, but it works normally most of the time.

I have taken off the tank & checked the electrical connection to the fuel sender & it seems fine.

Does anybody know what else is likely...

I have bought at cruise control for my Xantia and are now planning how to best fit it. It's a basic vacuum type (Liteon AP50), and hence the control box is not too flexible, and requires a speed input of about 3000ppm or about 5000ppm.

It comes with a magnetic speed sensor, i.e. a ribbon with 1, 2 or 3 magnets for the drive shaft and a reader....

If I reset the onboard display by pressing the button on the end of the wiper stalk the average mpg jumps about a bit for the first few miles then settles down. After I've done about 20-30 miles it never alters again until I press the reset button. So if I've done 200 miles town driving and its reading 40mpg and I then do a long run, the reading...

Evening all,
just as we wondered down the drive this avo, glanced at the car and saw a bubble, opp place for a water bead, remembered seeing an s2 xant Ets. on ebay last year with Bad rust on the rear arch area's,
Now, am i right in assuming that somethings up inside the wheel arch causing it?? Is it a case of wheel off, clean up, treat etc. or...

But! Recent anti roll links, New ball joints and rod ends, seems to be drivers side - not severe but annoying when I feel it a little art my feet.

Had a look at the joints and can't get any movement any where save for a little at the anti roll bar bushing - would this be likely? Didn't think it moved enough- looks a pig to change

Hi all,

I know that no Xantia came with a fuel consumption computer but that several Peugeots with the same engines came with them such that they could be retrofitted to a Xantia.

Does anyone know if the ES9J4 in the V6 supported outputs for a fuel consumption computer and whether that was used in a Peugeot 406 V6 ? If so what does the display...

Hello to all..

totally new to this...
looking for some help...Has anybody got any teck info on
AL 4 Auto Gearbox how does one check auto fluid level and replace fluid please advise

with thanks
Peter

Hi there, my name is Kelv and I recently purchased a 2002 Picasso Hdi Exclusive. I chose this for my missus to replace our aging but bulletproof and 100% reliable 306 DT.
I have been using 406oc forum for a while now and have learned a great deal, so this knowledge has been put to good use sorting out the few niggles the new Picasso has, I am only...

Hi Guys, wondered if you can help me.
l noticed the stop lights, well 2 out of 3 were not working, changed the bulb in the nearside one and that now works but the 3 stop light on top of the tailgate is not.

questions
1 how do l get to the back of it although l dont think its a bulb problem ?
2 is there a fuse for this light, l cant find one...

H All,

I've got a pesky leak from a heater hose No 11 Citroen service (part No 6466 27), this part s NFP

See attached picture.

Simple question what size is it?

Hi, Wise and wizened one's..
When I take my foot off the throttle the car picks up speed and will go for about a minute before the revs drop back down,
I can't find any air leaks on the two rubber hoses, Could this be a EGR fault ? .. I was thinking about blanking it off anyway..
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Steve

Finally going to have to do the NS wishbone bush on the Xantia - noticed yesterday when torquing the wheel bolts up after doing the drop link, that there is visible play in the pin now :lol: I know there are stories of short lived bushes - so what recommendations on what to fit, or is it just getting the alignment right that's more important? Just...

I've just been to test drive a manual 2007 C3 VTR. I was very impressed apart from a transmisson noise when accelerating or decelerating. It sounds rather like a exhaust roar with a muffled clicking sound. It's hardly noticable and disappears once you get up to speed and ease off the accelerator. The owner said it started about two years ago and...

Hi all

any one got one of these spare

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Dont want to pay 20 quid

Hi all!!!
I have problem with install webasto on my citroen c5.
I want to activate the climate controls for heating. The webasto instructions talk about 6 pin on bsi. But when I submit ground on this pin, the climate is not work. Auto from France. On citroen c5 from russian dealers, webasto installed in factory and this function is working. May be...

Forget my problem of Xantia being stuck in hard mode...

Now it seem that rubber pipes decided they won't cooperate with the hydraulic system and are failing one after another. It's jolly nice when you get stranded on the side of the road with a green puddle under the car. Looks like you just slaughtered a Predator . Lost 4L of LHM in the past...

I expect others have already seen this article in the Torygraph motoring section, it dates from September, but I only found it yesterday when visiting my mother! It suggests that the XM is among the cars that will shortly start to rise in value & be considered classic . I would love to have one, but I already have my daughters Clio on SORN on the...

Does anyone have pinout or pin function chart for a C5 BSI? I've been trying to trace various niggly faults, one being the non function of the heated seats. Everything measures ok bar the feed to the heat level control switch which comes from pin 22 of the BSI according to the schematic I have. I am assuming this is a control voltage that is only...

Folks, it's getting late so I best stop searching the forum ask my Q and get to bed!

Long story short.
Needed to replace Xantia s2 (1999) Exclusive 2l 16v front wheel hub carriers - someone sometime did something strange, or perhaps the garage did and it's just the bearing that duff. Who knows, something weird has happened.

So, picked up a s/h...

can we use c5 front suspension sphere on xantia front suspension, anyone who used to use it?
How about the feeling? and how it effect for along time.

hi guys i rearly hope you can help today i changed the starter motor and battery hopeing to cure the poor starting on the old girl but no still the same ,i got it started with a squirt of quick start and went for a run, however on the way up the street my 3rd gear dont engage no crunching nothing it just revs as if in neutral ,is it possible i...

Yes you have been. Are you on here?

Its been posted up on facebook. Lovly condition. Looks VERY cherised too..

hi all . have xsara leaking power sterring around the uj jont and rack. up on took off the boots expecting them to be soaked but noting. any advice or help would be great. thanks . union nut seem also

hi guys,
new to the forum, i know basics of cars but i let my dad try to do as much as possiblew
bought a 190k piccaso on friday
drives fine so far 200 miles
few niggly bits i wonder if you could help
1.heater fan onnly works on max setting 4,

2. temp guage i thought didnt work and was going to buy a new thermostat but after driving to leeds...

Hi All,

For a reason best known to itself, on starting, the tacho occasionally goes up to a tad over 2000rpm and sits there, no matter what the engine revs are. Eventually (usually after only several minutes), it decides to join the team and work as Citroen intended.
It doesn't happen very often so I'll just put up with it, but does anyone have...

When turning the steering wheel rapidly left and right I can hear/feel knockings. Both wishbones bushes front and rear are OK. The car is Xantia II 16V Automatic fitted with power steering. Any ideas ?

Thanks
Zohar

Hi,

i took my C5 for a diagnostics check as i'm getting ESP/ASR fault on start up the check brought up a RAW sensor fault
i managed to get another RAW sensor and replace it but the fault hasn't gone ........ oh sorry i forgot to mention that
there is an ABS warning light on the dash as well.

any help would be appreciated

cheers

Tony

Hi All

Tried my cheap OBD2 ebay jobby on the port in the glovebox, couldn't even get it to fit on! Is there any way I can get to the fault codes without resorting to spending big bucks on a garage?

Its happened twice in the last couple of weeks, both times in Cornwall, happened on my way home this evening. Engine goes completely dead, after trying to glide the car into a suitable non obstructing position, try to start it, turns over but not a hint of firing, do this half a dozen times and it suddenly starts.

My first thought was the in tank...

Hi

New member seeking lot of help.
Forum recommended by someone who was a lurker in past and said advice was good.

Drive a 55 plate C5 2.0 HDI Auto Estate.

On Christmas Eve drove through a flood and stalled it :( with water inside the car.
Thanks to the kindness of strangers I got close to home and AA eventually did the rest.

Now the bad...

Hello and Merry Christmas everyone!
First excuse my bad english and if is a similar post for next issues. I search all over internet with no result.
My car is a Xantia MK2 from 1998, 1.8 16V 110hp.
Next I will present the electric issues:
1. The heater/blower on my car is running fine, but when is in the position auto and I press the break pedal,...

Can anyone assist me please I have just taken delivery of my new C5 Tourer and it is fantastic all the bells and whistles you would expect plus it has fitted a Citroen DAB radio attachment it works on the system of using an FM frequency and then you have a remoter to trawl through all the DAB station with super DAB quality. The only down side is...

Hi all and thank you for letting me join your forum
I have just got my self a Citroen Relay 2007 2.2 6 speed and need to change the glow plugs as it takes a bit of time to start 1st thing, I'm hoping its the problem is it possible anyone could tell me how to change the glow plugs please or direct me to any information on doing so
Thank you in...

I drove my 2007 C5 2.0 diesel over some ruts in the road and now it has developed a vibration when I rev the motor and makes a lot of noise on the driver side up front like its rubbing or vibrating against the plastic underneath. No lights come on everything seems OK. Does have trouble with noise and power. Afraid to drive it. Mate seems to think...

chaps, just driven from oxford to Kent, got within 3 miles of home and decided to shop.. back to car and immobilser fault coming up when I tried to restart..

have only one key for car, although another one 10 miles away in a barn, I hope.,.

tried locking / unlocking car. took key apart and tried to get another battery but none for sale (key is...

Simon -
It's quite easy to remove the outer CV joint - from the removed axle
Honestly - complete recon axles are now that cheap, it's not worth bothering with the CV alone

Hi Guys, got a problem with my c5 mark 1 I have noticed that if have the car on full lock, either left or right hand turn, the left tyre sounds as if it is seriously scrubbing. Only two days ago I noticed that when i repeated this manouver the tyre jumped from under the car and made a hell of a noise? It is as though the wheels are not aligned...

When I select reverse the passenger wing mirror does not drop on my Xantia.

Would like to get this sorted, but literally have no clue where to look first. Is there a relay hidden away somewhere.

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards

- Dave -

My Citroen C2 engine light stays on, I've sent it for a diagnostic test and it said some cylinders are misfiring and injectors are faulty, we replaced the faulty injectors with brand new ones and the plug where they go into and still the car is missing and cuTting out! Its been for a full service and its terrible and costing me so much money but...

hi,
I have a 2.2 hdi C5 exclusive 52 plate that has the third brake light not working.....it isn't an mot fail cos it passed two weeks ago,but I would like it working. I have looked in the handbook and it tells you how to change every bulb except this one?? it shows a pic,and says it is a diode bulb but gives no instructions on how to change it?...

Hello.
i own a citroen xsara 2001 1.6engine car and what happened just 2 days ago is that, my car was had abit snow so first of all i started the engine and tried to clear the snow. as engine was started but in a meanwhile it stopped and says engine immobilizer fault. after that it is not working. but everything is okay with central locking and...

Hi guys As I'm having a few minor issues with my starter motor I thought I would look it up and find out where it is and how easy it is to get to. However when I start the program I get this;

onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;

When I try and restart the program I get a javascript error?

Any tips explanations and advice are...

Hi Guys, Hope your all enjoying a good xmas.

My C5 2.2hdi has developed an intermittent fault when cold. occasionally on first crank instead of engine turning it gives a high pitch metallic screech which stops the moment I release the key. It only seems to do it when the engine is very cold and even then its only done it 4-5 times in total and...

In my quest for a car locally in New Zealand, there is not much choice in affordable Citroens. I am thinking of bidding on this C5 . Any ideas about the power steering leak?

This Xantia V6 looks nice, but is probably ex-Japan, the price seems a little steep still.

Hi!

I did the introductions elsewhere, so I'll cut to the chase here.

My beloved 1998 Mk2 Xantia SX (normal 6-sphere layout, no HA) has developed a very bouncy ride when driving on short bumps or speed humps, regardless of the speed I'm doing. I am aware that hydraulic suspension is not ideal for short bumps, as the reaction time is longer than...

Hi!

I've recently bought a Citroen C5 (2005 with the slightly modified face) and have an issue with the outside temperature sensor - it is missing :-D

Seems as if the car had the wing mirror with the sensor replaced and they didn't bother to move the sensor from the old to the new mirror. I opened the mirror and the space that normally holds the...

Well things aren't looking too good just now. The Berlingo is in Citroen with a dodgy turbo which came on very quickly. I knew I should have kept the Xm! :( I got a low oil pressure warning one morning and the engine went to cut out then came back to life just as quick. I spoke to my local garage, they are a couple of excellent lads. One of the...