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Hi Guys,

Just discovered a leak whilst fitting the rejuvenated Cat.

It s the water pipe from matrix to engine, item 11 on diagram at joint with 6

Does anyone have a photo or better diagram?

Done temporary repair but want to know rubber pipe size for fitment of new pipe. It is leaking from joint after total disintegration of metal securing...

How complex is overhauling a liking brake caliper ?

Thanks
Zohar

Anybody had any experience of remapping the 3.0 HDi engine?? If so who did you use and would you recommend??

Hello.

I seem to have a problem with a loss of power on picasso 2.0HDi - it's a 2002 reg.

It started yesterday and mainly on 2nd or 3rd gear - loss of power for a few seconds like I'm running out of diesel. After I put the pedal to the floor it's ok.
Today it happened on the 5th gear at about 70-75mph.

Can anyone help me with this ?

Thanks

As the title says, i've recently had a message on the dash saying unblock diesel filter . We had the DPF off and its been thoroughly cleaned out (couldn't believe how much crap/crud came out). Car is now out of limp mode and goes like a rocket but i'm still getting the occassional unblock diesel filter message so i'm presuming it needs to be reset...

A while ago I had a rather inconvenient loss of all power going to my headlights in the Xantia, which lead to me overstaying my welcome at Thurrock services (but that's another story).

Turns out that even though there was 12v arriving at the light stalk, there must have been some hefty resistance somewhere down the line meaning nothing could be...

hi just stuck 20quid fuel in my xsara Picasso hdi but its not showing up on fuel gauge,,any ideas was working before that it was on the last bar the red one today,so stuck 20quid in no change is there a fuse for this [-X [-X [-X

I have the keycode card for the above car, I would like to forward it to the current owner.

Hello,

After recently driving my Picasso the ABS warning light appeared on the dashboard. I checked the front hubs to see if there was anything obvious and saw some score marks on the reluctor ring (I suspect a stone or something similar had got trapped). Although I couldn't see deep scoring I suspected that the ABS sensor may have been damaged....

Like many folks on this forum I'm getting an air bag fault warning on the dash.
I followed the advice to solder the wires under the passenger carpet but to no avail.
I've had it on a Lexia now and that says it's an internal fault in the air bag ecu.
Lots of second hand ones on ebay but where is it located?
Any idea if it's simple to change?
Any...

Today my other half discovered the illuminated vanity mirror on the VSX and now she wants one in the SX. Does anyone know if the SX ('95 MY) loom includes the wiring for the vanity mirror lights and, if it does, where the connection is? I really don't want to pull both cars apart just to find out if a transplant from scrapper is viable and of...

Presently holidaying in France with our 2005/05 1.9D Multispace Berlingo.

Once last week and multiple times today I've had the hand brake/low fluid light come on with flashing stop light and beeps from warning system. Each occasion on long descents and only present for short periods. Reservoir is definitely full to max and not losing. Will call...

Hi any one fitted front parking sensors to a Citroen c5 Tourer estate got one of the kits of eBay gadgetman parking sensors would you have them on a switch or wired to the brake light switch

Hi All

I borrowed a 1.6 petrol Berlingo multispace to go to Spain in. Nice and comfy car with 5 of us in and of course a full boot of 5 peoples luggage. Bearing in mind the payload I was still really surprised at just how poor the fuel consumption was! At 70mph it was returning about 25mpg. I'm guessing this isn't right?

Something else that was...

Hi All,

I'm due to do an engine oil and filter change on my 1998 Xantia V6 (ES9J4) and was wanting to get opinions on whether anyone has tried fully synthetic in theirs ? If so what type and rating ? (Also recommended brand of oil filter)

Not only is an oil/filter due (over 1 year and 4000 miles since the last known change, and hasn't been done...

Hi Folks

I need some help sorting out a niggly problem.
With the help of member Hirameuser and his Lexia (thanks Phil) we tried to reset the fault code that displays tyre sensors missing .
After about 40 minutes we thought we had it, but as I was leaving his place, the same message appeared on the dash :x .

What I could do with is someone to...

Morning all,
discovered the reason behind the passenger door dropping when opened yesterday, appears that the lower hinge has been hiding some rust form me!! looks like its cracked all around the weld on the visible side and underneath too,

looking at it, is it going to be a case of clean up and reweld or a Plate around it?? as not...

Basically this happened:

Basically looks like the lower balljoint has snapped, I was doing about 30mph at the time.

Can I DIY fix this, I have had to dump the car at a mates, it is impossible to move without a low loader.

Can I just slide the drive shaft back in, fill the gearbox back up with oil replace the lower arm and bent drop link...

Well ive had the C5 now for a little over a week and apart from a couple of niggles which ive sorted i am very pleased, i look forward to going out in it.
Any how went out this morn to a pals house and when i got back in it to go home the engine management light came on, so not bad really, i got a week out of it! The fault came up with Depolution...

Yep, as in Elle ne va pas, m'sieur .

No dialogue with ECU. Plenty of dialogue with CPH and it is not getting a signal from the engine.

I'm starting to suspect fuse slave board under the dash has failed.

. . . to buy second-hand?

Must say I feel really sorry for this (then in 2011) 82-year-old lifetime loyal Citroen owner if true:

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Hi in middle of replacing fuel pump looking for a diagram or layout of lhm pump so can see which way and where washers go to space etc as when you slide long bolt through hole in lhm pump pulley the body is narrower than slot it sits in so just working out so it will sit in line for belt to run properly as BOL isn't a great help either.

Also...

What oil grade do you knowledgeable chaps feed your 2.0 hdi engines with? I cant remember what I used to use in my old c5 and planning to change the experts oil and filters whilst I have the front raised to change the burst air hose that I have.

I have ONLY TWO DAYS available to me for any more part requests to bring to CXM, due to some personal things happening over the next two weeks..

The only two days will be tomorrow (friday 29th) and next Thursday 5th, and thats it..

Ive got all of peoples current requests all together just hope you all go through with what you please.. . :wink:

is there anyway to check if the instrument panel has been change on a mk1 berlingo? i ask as i was checking through the cars previous mots online and say the mileage jump 50k in the space of 8 months, im sure its possible it could have done 50k in 8 months (223 miles per day :shock: ) but given that it was averaging 9k before AND after the big...

does anyone know if any later 'lingo parts are compatible with a mk1? seats, dash etc?

Hi All.....
My 04 XSARA PICASSO LX, after 9 trouble-free years has developed it's first fault.
The dash, though fully functional with all info displayed, and all bulbs OK, is DIM.
It used to be bright at start-up, and would dim when side / headlights were switched on.
It now seems to be 'STUCK' in night time dim mode. (Dim at start up, and no...

Hi guys

I have a solar Panel to keep the battery up on my laid-up C5 (06), is it OK to charge via the ciggie lighter (it has a plug) or does it have to be direct to the battery, its a low volt trickle charge but I was wondering about the Can-Magic wiring ?

Cheers

The rear suspension on my CM is rock solid so I guess the rear spheres need doing, they were apparently changed within 2 years but look look rusty as hell.

Anyway, anybody got any kicking about?

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He has quite a bit of interesting kit prices pretty good also

anyone know what wire is for the rev counter on a mk1 berlingo 1.4 petrol (sagem).

autodata show the ecu as 1 plug where as mine has 3, it shows it as 42 going to 426, where my ecu is a row of letters and a row of numbers.

Ok had my C3 for 2 years now and im the 2nd owner from new and a few days ago had the cold air setting on to blow cold air not aircon just cold and was listening to music when i noticed a vibrating on my leg coming from the dash so pulled up turned music off and noticed the blower making a vibrating noise sort of like a hammer drill but not as...

all, brought a tuning box from someone on here(was in for sale section)
Have a longish journey over weekend, would be good to fit it before I go..

where should I stick it? :mrgreen:

The is jsut a 3 pin male and seperate female connector - just need to know where to put them..
seems there is a plug going into the fuel rail , underneath it.....

I'm hoping this is nothing to worry about, but after a struggle to turn into a very tight parking space at a relative's house yesterday that required a 7-point lock-to-lock turn, I noticed wisps of grey smoke from the front offside of the car. After parking up I switched off the engine and opened the bonnet and could see a bit of smoke escaping...

Hi I have a 06 C5Mk2 1.6HDI and I have noticed that the speedo reads about 5mph faster than the what the cruise control is set at, anyone have any clue why :)

hi i have an xsara picasso when i go out in the morning it starts no problems revs fine but when i put it in gear to pull away it initally is ok for a few seconds then its loses its will to keep going so i dip the clutch it reves up no probs if i do this for a few seconds it seems to clear then it drives ok all day after this i have been told it...

IF I GET Time, Im planning to do a LHM change to Hydraflush if I can get enough to go in..

Ive got a little bit, am I likely to be able to get some from a stall at CXM? I swapped front spheres today, and my LHM is a little brown ish... really bad for me. So I thought CXM might be a good time to do it,

OR unless someone wants to do a demo, they...

Sometimes, I take my car out of the drive and park in front of my house so that I can sit a look at it. 8-[

C5 Exclusive tourer 2.2 2008 new model.
Car had started showing anti pollution fault warning around a month ago maybe a git more, then last week it came to a stop in the middle of Newcastle with the wife at the wheel.
Short stop seemed to reset everything and it driven OK since then.
Tonight I've got the warning of low anti pollution fuel...

A new message has just started to appear on the info screen telling me that one of the wheel sensors is missing. Assuming no one has come along in the night and gone to the bother of nicking it I assume one has packed up doing whatever it does. So is there a way of telling which one?

As it could do with new tyres all round I was also wondering...

I would like your opinion about which car to choose:

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The laguna seems a bit cheaper. But does the 1.9 120bhp DCI engine last as well as the 2.0 8v HDI engine?

I have a picasso 1.6 petrol 52 plate and when i press or depress the clutch it makes a noise ive got shards of metal inbet ween the engine and gear box i can select all gears still just a noise when press or depress clutch any ideas

Hi all,

My 1993 Xant has an outer CV joint that is donald duck'd. Although it's the (expensive) long one (shaft) I'm inclined to fit a complete new shaft as it's the original and maybe the rest of the shaft isn't too far behind. Only trouble is I can only find shafts for sale for '95 onwards Xants :( GSF, Euro, CP4L and Mr Auto don't appear to...

Just wondering if anyone can help with a rough value on the Xantia TD i have once i have completed it,

Spec will be
Xantia mk1 Desire
With Without rear spoiler
Rusty Jambs repaired and repainted
168k ish miles on the clock.
History is from Gadget Ricey and Fatherjack
Its just had rear hydraulic leak repaired
Will come with 12months MOT
Tax until...

Some time ago, on the Might be useful one day principle, I saved the extending aluminium handle from Bettaware broom or similar - one of those that you twist to lock/unlock with a plastic hand grip on the end of the top section and a threaded plastic socket on the other.

Today I found the perfect use for it - much more useful than as a broom...

Hdi 110bhp with Tuning Box.
255,500 k miles on the clock..
Well mechanically looked after. Always serviced etc on time
All original injectors.. second hand engine pump fitted

Experiances: While I had 195/60/15 the average fuel consumption was around 54mpg.

We went away not so long ago for a week in cornwall, before we went wanting to be all...

i have just had someone ask me what is the cause of his C5 speedo reading about 8 to 9 MPH under what its realy doing,

he has found by driveing through speed camera's at 30MPH they flash, but if he stays below 21MPH they dont,

i have not seen the car yet and dont know exactly what modle it is, i think he say its a 2.0lt diesel,

regards malcolm

Hello,

Does anyone know the location of the hydractive speed sensor? It always shows zero on my car and hydractive doesn't switch to hard mode.

Hi, I brushed against the turbo oil feed tube on my C5 1.6 hdi today and found it was loose, the pipe was sliding about in the banjo .
I've had an oil leak but didn't know from where . As a new pipe is the best part of 50 quid it came off and I welded both ends , yep
both ends loose . Please check yours.. While I've got the DPF off should I...

I wonder how I can remove a xantia mk ii door protector trim - ie on the outside, without breaking the clips and, then replace it.

Is there a nifty method?

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