French Car Forum

Hey guys, ordered a set of shoes with springs and adjusters for my car little while back did all the usual supplied reg etc confirmed make etc

Then came today to quickly strip them down only to find the shoes were way off the drum diameter, loads bigger, and even the spring set wasnt right for either the OEM or the replacement best i could tell....

Hello.

I have a Citroen Xsara Picasso 1.6 petrol 2010 plate.

In April i noticed a clunk/twang whenever i steered moderately/ hard to the right, ie slow speed turning and parking. To my untrained ear it sounded like the driver-side suspension.
I took the car to a garage and they replaced the coil spring and checked the CV joint and suspension....

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So I brought a Xsara Picasso a year ago. Guy sold it me said it can only be locked/unlocked with the passenger door. Drivers door lock doesn't work. Fob locks car but unlock switch on it is broken. The key kept opening up so I took the board out and put it away for safe keeping.

I used the car without any immobiliser issues for a year,...

So today I finally put my 1.4 C2 Sensodrive back together. It had a faulty actuator & in the process of changing it I also swapped out the old radiator, replaced the hoses as they were falling apart & services it. I’ve just finished programming everything & it works again yay! I’m based in the South Wales area so if anyone needs Lexia help then...

I have recently purchased an 03 plate C2 1.6 VTR for my wife, the automatic gearbox is very slow in lower gears to change up. It disengages then takes what seems to be forever to engage the next gear and it particularly in gears 2 and 3. She uses the flappy paddles to engage quicker, which is a small help. Any advice, assistance or explanations...

Hi guys, i have a very strange problem with my Citroen Jumpy 1.6 hdi. It doesn't crank and doesn't starts. On diagnistics is showing some code 015 problem comunicating with the ecu. However last night I tried to start it and surprisingly it started and it worked for a while. However this morning it doesnt want to crank again... Checked fuses. Do...

Hi there,

I recently became the proud owner of a Citroen car! A C5 2.0l petrol engine from 2006 station wagon with 161k km on the road. Well, I already spent numerous hours on the internet troubleshooting the car and stumbled across this forum.

Bought the car roughly three weeks ago, took it for technical control. No remarks at all, before I...

Dear colleagues,

what is the amount of coolant in C5 X7 3.0 V6 240 HDI?

I found out I can use Glysantin G30. Any objections or suggestions on that?

How / where do I de-air the system? As usually on the thermostat housing and at the inlet to the passenger cabin / heater matrix?

Thanks a lot for all tips!
Regards, Karel

Hello,
My problem is this.
I have issues with power loss, poor accelaration generally, sometimes car will not get over 60mph on a slight incline, other times is better and will accelarate ok but still not up to previous power level.
EGR has been replaced
DPF filled
Faults cleared and foreced regeneration tried but then came back with different...

Hi I have a 2003 facelift berlingo 1.9xud

and she isnt very healthy at the moment we have a multiple electrical issues which am sure will all be down to one thing

heater blower not working
radio not working
rev counter not working
glowplugs not working
glowplug light on dash not working
immo not working (have fitted a single wire solenoid to...

I am trying to add cruise control to my Relay van. I know on the older vans the wiring is missing and it is a mission but I am lucky have the 6 pin connector by the indicator stalk ready for the cruise stalk. There are different cruise stalks versions I am told and on my van the 6 pin connector only has 2 pins connected (pins 1 & 6 - Yellow and...

My wife came and told me we were missing a headlamp bulb, so time to learn how hard these actually are. Haynes gives you the choice of removing the front bumper, or it is possible with the headlight in place but access is quite limited . Given this is Haynes, I was expecting something along the lines of gynecological keyhole surgery, accompanied...

Hi, my citroen saxo 1.5 diesel is having a bit of trouble shifting lately, mainly into first and reverse, not all the time, sometimes it magically goes away and then comes back.

Gear linkages are new, clutch cable is new, clutch is adjusted a bit high because if it is adjusted the same height as the brake pedal it doesnt go into gear.

This leads...

Our 2014 Citroen Relay dashboard keeps complaining about a bulb fault on both the left and right hand side of the van when you put the indicators on. Both front, mirror and rear bulbs are all working fine and are nice and bright. I have changed the 4 bulbs on the corners anyway (not the mirror bulbs yet) and this made no difference. There are 2...

Hi all any help before I look at the mixer butterfly, was driving to work yesterday and got the DPF warning light and engine management light on, now the other day my wife said there was a funny sound from the front of the engine like a squeaking sound, and now I realise its the mixer butterfly ive scanned it with Digibox and no surprise to see ,...

Just a word of warning. I bought a pair of front Monroe spheres from dusty789blue trading as JD motorsport Leatherhead. At £39.30 a little on the cheap side, I expected them to be about 18 months old, but never having tried Monroes I thought I d give them a go. They arrived today. One manufactured 6 years ago.. the other 5 years ago. Needless to...

Almost ready to take my 2001 bingo 2.0hdi for mot. I’m waiting for a new sidelight to arrive and thought I’d invest in some led bulbs. Do I need Canbus or not ? I don’t think I’ll need it as there’s no sign of any bulb failure system I’ve noticed, but want to be sure before buying a bunch of them. Is the any specific type/style recommended or any...

Is there an official recommendation when to change the spheres?

My scan says Diesel additive system, defect filler cap sensor or additive level error.

I'm assuming it's either the wiring from the filler neck or the sensor at the other end, Anyone know what's the most likely?

There are no DMF warnings popping up on the car and it's running fine.

Also there are plenty of the sensors listed but none seem to...

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It has proven impossible to source the replacement part needed to repair my lovely C8, so it seems that I have nowhere to turn but to arrange for it to be scrapped.

Not having done anything like this before, I am following the guidance on the DVLA website and have so far accomplished the following

- transferred my...

It's a window regulator, new Citroen old stock, on my shelf, can't find what it fits, doesn't show up in Service Citroen, maybe too far back.
Anyone help?

Hello again. It's that dreaded MOT time of year and my 2003 HDI failed on parking break having no recorded effect on offside wheel. The handbrake is also very slack feeling. The mechanic suggested it could be a seized caliper. Could it just need the handbrake adjusting? Any advice would be very welcome, as usual. The car is getting on a bit now...

Hi guys, first post sorry to jump in, need advice

Ive just rebuilt the front driver corner on my 2011 C3 for MOT. Its the 8HR engine FYI. For the repair i changed the spring and had a local garage rebuild the strut. Changed the driveshaft for a Q-drive shaft

replaced the tie rod and replaced the drop link.

However upon getting it all together...

Hi chaps,

Ive just repaired the rear washer pipe, using the Citroen repair kit (Part No 6439J4 if you need one). In order to avoid removing the trim I used Lenny's method of making 2 holes in the trim to access the 2 hidden spoiler bolts, but now need to remove the trim as one of the bolts has fallen inside! Does anyone know the correct method...

Good Evening

Apologies if this double posts - I tried posting earlier but can't find the thread.
My 2003 C5 failed MOT due to corrosion on front O/S strut mounting.
The dealer quoted £259 for mounting and seals with no guarantee that he could get it (showing out of stock but said he could try).
A local breaker has a complete strut which looks OK...

The bracket has dropped away from the back of the handbrake in my 2011 HDi and one of the cables has come out of it. How hard is it to completely remove that centre console to get at it? Once i have access it should be a doddle to reattach. Any tips?

Hello to all french lovers! :)
Recently my car board has been lit up a check engine light...Since a light came up, the car accelerates very slowly above half range press on gas pedal.

Checked the code with OBDII Reader and diagnostics showed code P0220 Throttle position sensor circuit B.

I opened the accelerator pedal position sensor in engine...

The picasso is back at the lads place. The throttle position sensor is a vdo unit having the following numbers :

vdo
34002 11
96433656580
445821001002

which are bearly visible on the cable body part of the unit.

The unit has 4 wires ( not 3 as shown in the citroen wiring diagram ) being : light purple, green, light blue and finally yellow.

I...

hi Guy's
2011 black c5 x7 in nice shiny black. What colour would you choose to paint the roof???? ( like the new c3's ) . I just would like to make it stand out from the rest of the car's on the road.

I'm back!

Collecting this weekend.

good evening all,

I had my c4 with the garage today, for that abs rubbish that is still haunting me
the guy said there was a ton of fault codes up,
i didnt even bother to ask him what they were,
however he did tell me that my ECU has a problem
can anyone shed any light on this , do ECU's give trouble ?

anyway any help or suggestions would be...

Good evening all. I was wondering if anyone can tell me what the digital blocks equate to in oil temperature on the oil temp gauge on the C5. Mine is a late 2011 model with the 163hp diesel engine and I've always wondered what temp it shows when it's almost 3/4 lit up.

Hi guys, I observed a strange battery voltage increase during driving, when I released the gas pedal. The voltage went within 1 or 2 seconds to 14.8 Volts. When idling or cruising, the voltage is around 12,6 Volts.

1. The voltage of 12.6 seems quite low to me. Normal alternators are charging the battery to 14.1 V or even more, based on the...

Hi
Any ideas where I can find alarm module on a 2005 citroen berlingo ?
I can't get key fob to sync, inside bsi I get permanent fault communication fault with the alarm ecu.
Thanks

Hi all
Hope someone might be able to help.

Got a 2003 2.0hdi 90hp Berlingo with the following faults.

pre post heating relay circuit coherence
Permanent fault inlet air temperature signal short circuit to + or open circuit

Had new maf and heater relay (and new glow plugs before I got it)
Pre post heater relay unit (on side of battery tray) had...

You must all be getting fed up with my questions and antics in trying to fix my suspension problems. To briefly recap....Car failed CT (MoT in France) because suspension is judged too supple. The tester showed me his test method - i.e. just pushing down in each corner in turn. Yes, car does take 2 or 3 bounces to stop on each corner. I suppose it...

Hi,
My problem is most similar to the one here:

It is clear the rear suspension does not work correctly any more:
1. generally lags by minutes, rising the front will take under a minute, the back may take three times as long
2. it may not move at all for minutes, then suddenly go to the correct height with a noise like a whiff
3. sometimes,...

Bought a pair of headlights off eBay. Couldn’t confirm part number without taking all the front off, but they looked right and they fit, until I shut the bonnet ! 314AE948-2630-4A41-8520-0E4DD1BD8571.jpeg
So what the hell are they off ? I thought berlingo sup to 2002 were all the same

Hi

Any body who knows where to by those parts

Se the attached image. No. 1 and No2.

Best regards

Lars

Hi, I need a 96595091XT to replace exactly the one that's in my current C8 but I'm struggling to find one. I've heard from a couple of people that there are other part numbers that would fit. Would this for example 96595112XT? I installed a 96605635XT last year and it took out most of my dashboard electronics!
Thanks in advance.
Also heard there...

Does anyone have idea whats this connector and what does it do? Picture is a bit unclear, but it is placed above ignition coil top of valve cover. I just took off the engine cover plate when i was about to change spark plugs and this connector just fell apart, didn't really need to even touch it. That plastic is really brittle.

Btw, what do...

So how about juicing this puppy up a little, let's say to 290HP?

Should I be scared? Are you already scared? 8-)

:D seriously though opinions and suggestions welcomed!!

like what to do...what to wacht out for...i plan to reprog the ECU as first step...

Can anyone point me in the right direction for the relays for the a/c and for the wipers please on a Citroen synergie?
Also how much gas is required to re-gas the a/c system too please

Tony

I have had the Citroen doc backup on my computer for along time and it's always worked fine until now, after installing Windows 10 it doesn't show the images. I've tried downloading the itedo plug in as requested but it still does nothing. Any ideas?

I went to start the Xantia S1 today and there is an alarm going off under the bonnet. It seems to be coming from near the windscreen on the right hand side.

I have a sound file if one of the admins could upload it for me please? It’s .m4a format.

Just introduced myself with Czech C5 Tourer
I have an October 2008 C5 Tourer Exclusive, automatic 6-speed gear, new type, 100 kW 2 l. HDiF engine.

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

I do have an ongoing depollution system faulty error problem but this week the additive low warning came up as well. My local garage is good at many things, but where not sure...

Hi All I need a pair of uk spec headlights for my 2000 xantia 2.0hdi 90hp estate, as far as I know they are not electric levelling, can anyone tell me where the best place is to buy them, any help would be appreciated,many thanks Bill this forum always comes up trumps,

The Donk has no need for a front passenger seat. Vital drinks and food supplies can be carried in there for my missions :-D
So, I can get the seat out no problems but what about that pesky airbag. If I disconnect the wiring, will I need Lexia to get airbag light off when seat goes back in come winter. Mk1 C5 LX.....it has side airbag in the seat.

Hi there.
Can anybody please adsvise me to the speaker and power wiring colours inc tweeters for a 2007 1.6hdi desire?

I have found loads online wilt plenty of contradicting diagrams. Is there a definitave guide.
Any info would be greatly appreciated..

Thanks in advance.

Mainly the speaker polarity colours tbf..

I am seeking a wiring diagram specific to my vehicle a 2.00 2002 Belingo van : Vin: VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] with ABS and AC.
The specific problem is that my mechanic has removed a non functioning ABS together with all the associated bits. However we now have a permanent handbrake/brakefluid warning light which neither my mechanic or his auto electrician...