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After nearly 4 years' ownership some faults are now appearing and I am without car. I'll try to describe the car's behaviour for the past week.
About 10 days ago I jet washed the car. I am always careful to avoid hard jetting onto the parking sensors etc., but this time did give the wheels quite a wash. As I was finishing I noticed one of the ext....

Hi all I have read in my Haynes manual that the fuel filter needs to be drained regularly and that the drain screw and washer needs renewing, is the screw they are referring to the large knurled knob on the bottom of the filter, it seems odd to have to replace it as it's not strictly a screw, any advice would be welcome

thanks Bill

Hi all, I bought a citroen Xsara 2.0 hdi 110bhp estate and have found the rear feels like it's being dragged and it also feels like it is hesitant when you rev it at a standstill. The car had been standing for at least 4 months but the owner was starting it every now and again. It also blows white smoke on idle and the dipstick is showing too much...

Went to check coolant today in the usual fluid check to find the coolant black and very oily. Checked the dipstick and no emulsion and is still oil so clearly oils getting into the coolant somehow.

Question is, am I looking at a headgasket replacement or is it likely to be the oil cooler? Neither are a cheap option (lots of labour in a HG but oil...

Hi!
I'm new here on the forums and i need some advice/help.

I just bought a xantia with no more than 6500 miles (65000km) on the counter.
But the deal is my fan stopped working some weeks ago.
At first it started right away but like a month later it only worked after restarting the car a few times but now it doesnt work at all.
Also a weird...

My 1997 Xantia Turbo CT with climate control has the heater on all the time. Possibly no problem in the UK but definitely a problem here with temperatures pushing 40 C. Could be an actuator problem or a control problem. Does anyone know whether the actuator, which I assume controls a flap which directs air from the heater matrix, is accessible...

I recently bought a C5 Exclusive (Y Reg) with some issues. The car has only done 62k miles.

The main areas of concern are the red stoplight illuminating every trip after a couple of hundred metres and the main screen on top of the dash not functioning at all. Ignoring the instruction to stop doesn't seem to be as reckless as it would be in a BX...

Hello

My car is due for a service a 100K.
The engine is the 2.2 204bhp diesel unit.

Is the cam belt due at 100k or 150k?
What are the other items which are recommended to change at the same time?
Is there a step by step guide available?

Jack

Hi
This part is a part of the upper engine support (right side) of the C5. as you well know, it is located above the engine support, connected to the vehicle's body. I assume that its function is to dampen possible fore and aft movement of the engine. please correct me if I'm wrong.
Thanx.
Avi

Hope this will help someone

Left is available as well.
Chris

Hello. OK my 2.0 vtr diesel has fault code 0088 now. High fuel pressure. My local citroen dealer took pity and offered to try and find why its so sluggish rough and misfires.

They done every test and trial said it was fixed but I still have the high fuel pressure fault.

Anyone ideas where I can look myself or will I just burn it now.

Thanks...

Hi, New member first posting. Short story to give some context to problem

Just before Christmas my Daughter had a problem with her 2007 C4 1.6 HDI cutting out and not restarting. No big problem, stick it into her usual Citroen indy to fix. Long story short, the car was stuck there over Christmas and just afterwards they contacted her with a four...

Hello everyone.

Just a quick message to recommend a check of the main pipe that supplies the rear suspension. Check for corrosion where it exits from underneath the big plastic panel. The pipe on my Mk1 was rubbing against this panel and the paint came off, leading to corrosion. It burst. I lost all the LDS, just about, and a 10mm piece with the...

Mine has about 3-4 working at a guess, when it finally starts it's on 5 cylinders for a second too. Anyone ever changed them or even seen them lol. To say that they packed the v6 well is an understatement.

Hello,

I want to ask you if the rear brake calipers from a xantia station wagon with the 251mm disks and 36mm piston diameter are a bolt on mod on a xantia hatchback.

Thank you very much

Best regards

Panos

Hello all, newbie here.
I'd like to pick some brains please.
I have a xantia 2.0 hdi 110 rhz engine which has now died in dramatic form,it's a 2000 model in portugal.
would a engine from a pug 406 2.0 hdi be compatible.
many thanks Eb

Does anyone have any experience on the MPG of the N/A XUD9 vs the Turbocharged ones?

I'm specifically thinking for in the Dispatch, but I'd welcome experiences from other vehicles.

Things I know will be relevant beyond the basic physics:

- How hard it's driven - stop-starting vs 55mph motorway vs 70mph motorway
- Gear ratios - I assume the N/A...

Good Morning....... I am now the proud owner of a C15 Champ 1.9D 2004....... the first job is to change oil and filter and have searched trying to find the engine oil capacity of said vehicle....... can anyone help!? Steve

I made an offer for the S2 I was looking at and secured it for just under £2500.
The car is in Bangkok so it will take a few days to exchange the paperwork and re-register, make a couple of bank transfers and arrange to have the car trailered some 700 kilometres up here, probably next week.
Then a complete review of what's to be done, all being...

Hi Guy's
Last year I asked the question could I give my 1.6 e-hdi egs6 some more power but was advised against doing it as the gear box would not be able to stand it , yet looking around at 2ltr hdi with the egs6 box there is a difference of 1.6 =110bhp and the 2ltr = 138 bhp.
So the question is I only want to increase it by a small amount and...

A few months ago my battery died. I'm not sure what happened but I think I left the lights on.

The battery wouldn't recharge so I replaced it but the passenger side headlight had died. I also noticed that the right-turn indicator was flashing twice as fast.

The car had its MOT soon after and the garage replaced the headlight. However, a few...

The C4GP on the door says the vehicle colour is EZRC,
These only mention a EZR and the colour is Gris Aluminium.
These say the colour is the same, for both EZRC and EZR.
Halfords say that EZR is Arctic Steel where the first link didnt even mention a Arctic Steel nor a EZRC. :help2:

Regards

I hate to say it but I have always had the modding bug I like to personalise my cars so far the C5 has been left standard part of this has been down to time and the lack there of but with the longer nights and hope of fresh mot I want to do something. I am not into 'max power' body kits more just adding extra wee things to make your life easier...

Hi,

I have seen a 2004 2.0 Hdi 110 that takes my fancy but I really want cruise control on the next car (2 x 2000+ miles trips coming up this year).

So, is it as simple as buying a stalk, plugging it in and getting it activated in Lexia, or is it more involved than that? The chassis number is VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] if that helps at all?

Thanks for...

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I've had this warning light come up on my dash saying about additive too low and needs topping up I guess this is as blue ? Which I have got from the garage but I cant seam to find the location of the the filler cap I have a Peugeot partner van and it's next to fuel tank I did a search in line but can't locate it any where in my c3 does anyone...

Hi Guy's
Yes its the c5 from Doncaster again. Could you tell me if my car 2011 c5 e-hdi 1.6 has speedsensative steering. Some times when stood in traffic the steering wheel goes hard / stiff to turn then as quickly as it comes it goes again , ( the stiffness I mean ) 8-[ 8-[ 8-[

Hi all,

Currently working on a 2001 Xantia HDi 110 I picked up recently with a view to fix it up and get through an MOT. I put the car in for an early MOT today. It failed on welding in the usual rust trap areas on the rear sill, which is pretty straight forwards, but there is also some work to be done on the breaks. It failed on the following as...

Hi guys
About to do oil change on my x7 2.0 diesel dw10ted4. Ordered what I thought was Mobil 3000 from opie n Mobil 1 has been sent. Both are ACEA2 and Mobil 1 bottle says it's suitable for diesel engines. Will the Mobil 1 be ok or do I send it back?
Any advice is gratefully appreciated.

Bandit

Steering lock jammed and key wont turn, tried riving it and tapping gently with hammer, no good so waiting for RAC to attend . 10 plate Dispatch anyone had similar before?

I have a 2006 Berlingo Van with a 1.9 DW8 engine
It's fully serviced
Out of the blue it lost power, won't Rev and kicks out a lot of light blue smoke. Subject to all that it starts and idles.
I am assuming it is fuel related as the actual engine is good and it doesn't seem to be miss firing.
I have taken the inlet pipes off and all is clear.
I...

First, mine is a left hand drive, year 2010. With the car being new-to-me, I bought a set of filters - oil, air, cabin, like a good boy.

Air - fitted OK, no problems.

Cabin - eventually found and retrieved old one (driver's side). To get the old one out I had to practically ruin it - just not enough room, with accelerator (not big prob.) and...

This has bothered me for a while now, until fairly recently, I didn't have any errors on my car (that the DiagBox would throw at me), and now I'd like to fix 2 things that might be fairly simple or fairly without impact ... but, me being me, I want to have everything on 0 errors, if at all possible (errors are rough translations):

- BSI - error...

Good evening gentlemen from Mullion Cove Cornwall.

The Citroen C5 2003 petrol estate is still going fine, apart from the odd auto gear box limp mode : )

However after a couple of weeks none use the heater fan stopped working.

Upon turning on the ignition the display showed the fan on as normal, but after starting the car no fan, and after 10...

All C8s and 807s were equiped with 6 airbags as standard (driver, passenger, 2×seats and 2×side curtain). What are the actual differences in airbags and airbag ECUs?

Airbags for exaple look exactly the same, use same connector but have different catalog numbers written on them - that is for the airbag used on same place (right side curtain for...

Hi all,
Does anyone have experience with this code?
Basically I am having a really bad cold start (sometimes almost impossible to start) and the engine knocks on low revs with some last. At high revs it runs great and there is no power loss at all. When warm it has a good idle but still knocks on low revs under load.
I have made everything...

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We have a 2002 C5 2.2 HDI SX. The driver's seat base cushion has collapsed. The driver has been pumping up the height adjuster for a few years to compensate, but that has reached its limit and the seat offers no comfort anymore. The car is tidy and only has 120,000 miles on it, but the seat is making it almost unuseable.
The spring base is fine so...

Hello anyone here own a C Crosser as I need help and so does the Car.

Most recent problem run out of fuel, gauge showing 1/4 no low warnings, whilst checking the tank sender/float we shorted out the connection to see which way the gauge went, well the led or lcd display went through a few different screens which was surprising, and went from its...

I'm announced that my C5 X7 2010 RFV engine, is due maintenance in 200km's. unfortunately, I don't have the vehicle's manual, therefor I don't know what has to be done on this maintenance event. could you please let me know? one more thing - as I've mentioned, it is after 224000km's. if I'm not wrong, the timing belt need to be replaced at...

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The C5 is dying (hydraulic leak on the rear suspension pipe is the latest) and I've been to test drive a New Cactus 1.2 110bhp which I found to my liking.

The question is, is this model underpowered? I know it has a turbo, but would it struggle on holiday full of bags and family? We only drove it on the flat with the two of us. Might I be...

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I need the name of the colour of my C5. Am I able to find it out from the VIN?

My VIN is: VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]

Friend has a 2005 Berlingo 1.9 DLX 600 in which the ignition key suddenly stopped working, with no lights or anything appearing upon turning the key. No activity from starter motor.

AA chap attended & determined that regardless of anything else, the starter motor itself was inoperative.

Starter motor was changed for a known good second hand...

hi I have a c crosser we just changed the abs pump alarms all clear .The only thing is now it seems to have developed a gearbox fault the gear selector lights pdrn all when engaged flicker every 10 seconds or so also the gear display on the dash does the same. and the ride is not good please any ideas ..

Hi everyone.

My driverside inner tierod end is finished. Got some play when wheel is hanging and at the moment so bad it seems that my steering wheel gets a judder if I hit a small pothole or manhole. The noise is also quite disturbing.

My question is. I noticed the driverside got a small low pressure return pipe connected to the boot which I...

Hello again, long time no speak to.

My old Synergie is still going strong but I need to replace the driver's side wiper arm. The old one is getting wobbly and hasn't had the strength to get the wiper blade to make proper contact with the screen for some years now.
Obviously I'm struggling to find the part so I'm wondering if anyone knows if the...

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I want to have a spare key for my C5 X7. I've looked on Ali's and found this :
I've checked the number on my key/remote case and it's CE0523, so it should fit, I guess. now, my question is - isn't any remote has a personal code or something like that? it doesn't makes sense to me that this remote will open/activate every vehicle. I guess that...

Hi Guys

I wish im on a right place with this topic. Try to keep it in nutshell.
I built this van literally from scratch valves, timing, etc after a front collision. One + wire grounded, engine bay fuse box burned a bit. (this might be important)

The van is up and running almost fine. I realised injector timing must be wrong as it has a loud...

Is this the tool you need to remove lower ball joint 2009 C4GP.

Morning fellow Citroen owners.
For the last few weeks These issues have problemed me with the car and doing my nut in.
1 The car was struggling on the road like it was being starved of fuel, Changed fuel filter went ok for two days
2 removed the Egr valve cleaned the chrome hose out as was clogged and all went well .
3 starting the car in the...

Hi folks,
I've just purchased a 57 plate C5 2.2 auto, with the usual niggles of heater flaps - from postings here a common fault.

However, one curious thing that I've never encountered before is that when the ignition is off there's a quiet humming from behind the passenger side of the dashboard. You can only hear it with the doors closed....