French Car Forum

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.

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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...

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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...

Hi, my series 1 Xantia, when I start- up the engine fires then. I get a yellow flashing light, it flashes between eight and ten times every start up. It looks like a dipstick ! checked oil. thats ok, wondering what the symbol means ? thanks for your help, Terry.

Hi All this is my first post, my multispace never felt right since I bought it in the summer a strange buzzy engine vibration when reving then would not start one morning mechanic had a look and the numskull I paid to change the timing belt had not tightend the water pump up and 3 bolts had fell out and the buzz I felt was probably the lose pump...

Hi, just noticed, that the rear suspension on my series 1 Xantia, is a little low! I am unable to get one finger between tyre and rear wheel arch ( I understand that you should have one fingers width) Iam now minus two fingers!! Anybody know how I can put the rear suspsension back to where it should be, mant thanks in advance Terry. :(

Hi again all having taken delivery of a lexia today i set about resetting my various error codes,there anywhere where i can find what the readings on the live data screen should look like i have gone into the injection ecu and view all of the values but these mean nothing if you dont know what the values should be,I have to say i bought my lexia...

I have a 2.0 hdi Xantia estate that has 213k on the clock and is still going but rough around the edges. As you can imagine the kids always want to be dropped off in the dark or around the corner :-D ha ha.

However for the last few months I have been looking on ebay, gum tree, autotrader for another Citroen Xantia HDI but there seem to be less of...

Hello,
I have a 2003 C5 2.0 HDI estate.
Last night the clutch was changed the clutch after it died on me.
Straight after I got the car back there was very little travel in the clutch pedal to engage it.
However, after driving around in it today the travel has increased quite a lot.
At first the pedal was quite low to the floor. Now it is quite...

how can I found the color of this HEAD LIGHT because the part is damaged? thank you

At what suspension setting (service/normal/high/very high) is the LDS pressure 1 bar? Only for C5 X7 (LDS fluid).

I removed a pair of flat spheres from my XM last weekend and replaced them with a good used pair, the ride is now silky smooth!

Can I have the flat originals regassed? They are both fitted with Valprex valves but released a long jet of LHM when removed. Does this mean they're scrap? If not where can I take them to be regassed? Can they be used on...

Hi, has anyone had any experiences of the tail gate failing to open unless the engine is running? I have only had the car for a month it was ok but has recently been playing up

Hi I am a new to this site so hello to every 1,

I have recently brought a 2005 C5 Mk2 2.0 hdi Exclusive estate.

I have a few slight problems that i could do with peoples advise for helping to fix them

The rear high level brake light stays on dim all the time from the moment i unlock the car to roughly 5 min after i lock it.

I had a side light...

I will try to be to the point, I am a 70 yr oldie and careful driver, in the summer i purchased a one owner Ex Mobility C4 VTR HDi auto with 26,000+ on the clock. When i eventually received the MOT cert it had advisory NSF and OSF steering rack ends worn. i returned the car and had them replaced the car had done 30,000 by then, the mechanic let me...

I know the cam belt should have been replaced years ago, but I do such a low mileage these days, I've been putting it off, year after year.
Finally the worry is getting to me [-o< (The memory of a belt going 'twang' in a five year old Fiat 125 resulting in a totalled engine still lingers...)
There's no main dealer around here anymore, but the...

Not sure if it's me but do you think the front suspension is too low? Had the car serviced a couple of months ago and I feel that the suspension is a bit more firm that it used to be.

Hi all. I had a prob with my automatic lights doing whatever they wanted, which eventually got to the point where I bought a new comms unit cos I didn't like the headlights coming on in broad daylight and then going out on the M40 as I drove home at midnight (paid £180 from Neat Autos, Valeo unit... a secondhand one was knocking £80-90, my garage...

Hi all i wonder if one of you guys may be able to point me in the right direction.

My citroen relay van blower does not blow much air and im starting to suspect it my have a polen filter fitted, although it does not have air con. I have seen this before on other citroens without air con some still have a polen filter fitted.

My question is if i...

Hi guys. Still chasing lhm leaks. I've changed most of the seals on the pump but of course can't get to the rear or underneath ones. Will the spring/ram at the rear be any trouble if I take the pump off?

Probably just me but I can't work the search on this site. Got 1700 hits for lhm pump removal .

Thanks!

And posting this thread is the first thing I have done to get the ball rolling towards getting it fixed.

It's the sort of thing I want to do myself. Anyone got any pointers to suppliers please, and also to fitting one?

It's the left hand headlamp that's u/s.

Cheers in advance.

How reliable is the THP engine ?

Thanks
Zohar

Hello. Occasionally when trying to use cruise control it flashes at me and won't work until engine off and on.
My non dealer hooked it up and cleared the fault of incorrect speed from ABS.
It's happened again and my Dashcommand app just says P11AB unknown diagnostic trouble code.
I can't take it to the Citroen dealer as I tried almost 12 months...

Does anybody know where i could find a copy of the handbook for my 2005 mk2 C5?

I have searched and searched the internet for days and all i can seem to find is the newer shape 1 on Citroen's own website appearing on all my searches.

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I have a 2.2 hdi exclusive with noisy/cracking noise coming from back of car.....The garage seem to think they may need to replace two arms on the car and are getting me a price...People on here seem more clued up than the garage I took it to,so, I want to try and find out, if both the arms need replacing and not just the bearings, what is...

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When I open any door in my Xantia the interior light blinks as well as the door open sign at the instrument cluster. I can hear a relay that is vibrating. This vibration lasts a while after the door is closed. The car is a left hand car. Can anyone point where this relay is, if it is a relay ?

Thanks
Zohar

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Are all VSX Xantia equipped with Hyderactive suspension ?

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Im guessing im not alone in disliking C5 steering wheels, at least the so called 'leather' wheels. They are not leather, they seem to be wrapped in some kind of rubber coating which comes apart with heat. Ive not seen many C5s with over 50-60K with steering wheels still looking good. LX and SX trims are not affected as they have a much better...

Hi All,

Has been a while since I last posted, all been going well with mine. I got another years m.o.t at Mr Clutch again (Oct) at £26 this time.

I have been doing more miles recently and on my way back from Cheltenham last night I noticed that the bouncing is back.

I changed all 3 front spheres some yrs back and it has been fine. Now the rear...

Does any one know what tork setting we should set the front hub nut at please after we change the wheel bearing.
Thanks very much.

Morning peeps,
the ol Veg burner has had the worn juddery clutch issue since we've had it (3 years), recently started slipping if you try and quickly change gear, last night on the return from my daughters swimming lesson it started to Vibrate the Entire car when travelling along, - 30mph tops,
is this as i suspect immanent Clutch death??
time...

Something to ponder on, as things start to slow down for the break, what Xantia spares are worth buying now, before they become unavailable ?

I've already run up against the problem of NFP (ie discontinued) parts once; that was the power steering pipe that runs across the engine and gearbox. Pleiades came to the rescue that time. My worry is that...

What are the symptoms of a bad power steering RAM ?

Thanks
Zohar

This is tricky as I don't have access to my car at the moment, and don't remember the exact fault code.
My new to me 57 plate C5 developed a fault on the way home from the garage and has been stuck at a main stealers for 11 days so far.
When the lights are on, it will often come up with automatic headlights disabled/fault (they are directional). I...

Is the above fault a fake one caused by software issue?
Abs test pass.
Also come up with tyre pressure faults. But they are working.
And brake fault on the display only when fault tester is working away.
Not sure if this is related to cruise fault or a red herring hence new post

hi,could anyone help me out with any problems i will face swaping a picasso engine, willi have to change imoboliser or hp pump or ecu or is it just a straight swap over many thanks in advance cheers :!:

A common problem it is, that the coating of the steering wheel of C5 I & II gets sticky and awful:

Please note that there are (at least) three types of steering wheels used in C5 I & II:

4109 EK, 'honest' plastic steering wheel
4109 FN, 'looks-like-fake leather' leather steering wheel, with stitching but no padding
4109 EX, real leather...

Hi Everyone

I have just bought a Citroen C5 2.0 HDI VTR with a heater problem.

The issue is that the front air vents and windscreen vents will only blow cold air no matter what the temp is set to. The passenger side is slightly warmer but still cold. Any help would be greatly appreciated as its very cold when driving!!

I do have a replacement...

A quick question?

Does the aux socket in the rear that runs from 12v permanent feed have any protection, I mean if the battery goes below a certain limit does it switch of the socket?

Hi all,i,m about to fit a new left hand side engine/gearbox mount.My question is =Does the top of spacer that fits over threaded stud from gearbox have to go through hollow at bottom of rubber mount & actually end up touching top underside of rubber mount until it can go no further.Or is it not supposed to go as high up in mount as...

hi all im thinking of buying a x7 3 2.0hdi 160 bhp saloon before i do this can anyone tell me the towing weights allowed. and is there anything to watch out for when buying secondhand.

Hi guys,
just for curiosity's sake i thought i best check the gearbox mounting bolts aftre discovering the lower one had Fallen out, i had a look where i think there should be bolts but i appear to have Holes!!! i'm a little concerned that they have worked loose and fallen out???

Should there be a bolt in the oily area hole??? (looking down on...

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Just wondering if anyone got one or similar and would this fit my car?

Hi guys. Picked up a new steering rack gaiter today. Citroen wanted 100Euro to fit it, which would be 3 or 4 hours. Seems excessive even though it is a power steering rack.

Have changed a few manual steering rack gaiters but not one on the fancy xantia so any tips would be appreciated. She's a lhd car and it's the passenger/ right hand gaiter...

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Does anyone know what the latest version of the SensoDrive Gearbox ECU is? and if so where i can find a copy of it :) ?

I have a 2003 C2 VTR, but from what i have read the software update works for all SensoDrive gearboxes.

I have DiagBox/Lexia

DiagBox V07.19

Lexia V 500.51

Card 4.3.0 02/12/12

I'm sure this has been covered before, but how much work is it to fix a stuck recirculate flap on a Series 2 Xantia ?

The control is sitting about half way between the two settings and feels jammed but springy . I'm not sure whether its stuck in recirculate or fresh or part way in between. :lol:

I know the control uses a bowden cable, but what...

One thing that's bugging me about my 2009 C5 is the single CD player. For the other spec of the car to be so high then to only have a single CD and FM tuner seems a bit odd. Sound quality is fine though.
Many rivals have multi CD, usb control, DAB, Bluetooth and voice control.
Citroen have upgraded the 2010 C5 but obviously doesnt help me.

So...

It's me again...

Yesterday I got my spheres re-gassed by a Citroen specialist, who is now retired and has worked for Citroen service. He is 83 years old, but still has a strong hand and a clear head! Has a homemade sphere tester and re-gasser.

The main accumulator sphere was ruptured and both front and back corner spheres were at 60%. Tested the...