French Car Forum

Hi,
My mark 2 C5 has done 127K miles on the original clutch and I'm wondering how much longer it will last. What milages have yours done? Mine still drives OK but there is less feel on releasing the clutch - it's a bit like it's in or it's out with nothing much inbetween.

I hope someone can help me with this as the problem is getting worse now and nobody can tell me what is wrong with the damn thing.

You really can't see anything by looking and I'm not a professional mechanic so I don't know what it is I am looking for anyway!

I have been told that it is the anti-rolll bar, drop links and some sort of bearing by...

Hi

I have a Berlingo for my works vehicle. I have just noticed that there is a small amount of fuel leaking out of the top of the injector pump at the following location - which according to my manual is where the manual stop lever comes out of the top cover of the pump.

Now, the question is that it's obviously an o-ring inside the cover that...

Made the switch to C5. A 2.0Hdi 09 exclusive!!
Woe is me.

So am getting punctured tyre warning every now and then, especially when it's cold. I pumped tyres up when cold, will this fix it?

I'm going to add a towbar, is ther anything special connection module from Citroen for this? How does it affect the reverse sensors?

I have 19 alloys, I hate...

Neglected C4 1.6hdi which has not had an oil change in 40k / 3yr

I'm planning to drop the oil replacing filter + sump plug

Then run for upto 1k then drop the oil replacing filter + sump plug

sensible ?

I'm thinking there'll be quite a bit of sludge in it & flushing might do more harm then good ?

Evening. After a drive home my wife informed me I have no brake lights at all. I have reversed against a wall and checked-nothing! I've done some searching and it looks like a pedal switch? At £3 On eBay I've bought one just in case. Should I start looking at fuses too? Anything I should start looking in to?
Model is a 1999 1.6 stateside. All...

Hi all

It has been a very long time and circumstances have changed quite a lot, but I'm still around and throwing an eye over things on the rare occasions I have internet access.
Hoping that's about to improve!
I have a little problem with Cit that I have not had personal experience of before.
She's always started at the first try, despite a year...

Found with some parts that were important to keep .....not a clue what it is

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I have a 2002 C15 Champ van - it started overheating after the recent cold weather - it had antifreeze in it, but I suspect not enough. The garage have checked the radiator, hoses, water pump etc and found leaking at the engine housing, they suspect head gasket or cracked block - I am going to try some SteelSeal in it, but I am thinking of...

Hi,

My wife was driving and heard something knocking, looked under the car and saw this hanging from our 09 Citroen C8.

Any ideas what it could be? She said the car was driving fine with no warning lights on the dash. It looks like a plug of some sort to me but have not had a chance to look until I am home, but some help identifying the thing...

Hi all,
I'm new here so please be gentle with me !!
Engine management light on ..
I've read lots of posts here and elsewhere about the error code p0903 -- clutch circuit actuator high -- but no one seems to have a definate fix for this .
My 51 plate picasso is giving the same problem ---- I let the clutch switch hang, cleared the code and it came...

Is swapping out an engine moutn a difficult task?

I've noticed when driving off from stationary or low speed there is a judder from the PS front. It can't be suspension related as that has all been replaced recently.
What also points to the mount is that when I turn off the engine the judder occurs again.

Is there anything else this could be?...

Hello all, I am looking for a 7 seater and have found a 2007 C4 Picasso 1.6HDi with EGS box, which I am not sure about anyway.
Problem is that it was running OK then after cold snap it would not start, When turning the key you hear three beeps
and warning light Economy Mode Active is on. Most things still work, windows, lights etc so am not...

Hi everyone.
It`s been just under a month since i`ve had my Picasso and i love it :-D
I bought it cheap with a faulty injector seal and a resolution for a quick DIY fix.
For my amazement, there was a hose clip tightened around the big nut on the injector.
I hesitated and scratched my head for a bit but decided to take it off and proceed with the...

Hi ,
I require a replacement electric heated folding wing mirror for my c5 x7 exclusive estate
I have recently bought a replacement online , the wing mirrors appears to offer all the features I require and has a single large connector block .
My original one has an additional small connector as well as the large connector .
Can anybody advise me...

The recent cold weather, and a stiff cable release, conspired to cause the secondary release handle to break.
It is a pretty flimsy bit of plastic I have to say.
A trawl of ebay came up with a complete new catch assembly, and the new plastic handle and cable.
WP_20180310_11_23_04_Pro.jpg It wasn't too much of a fiddle to replace, and the bonnet...

I'm corresponding with a chap named Martin in Northern Ireland, who's just bought a Xantia 11 Exclusive.

The car needs a right hand strut top, I have on in excellent condition off my Xantia Mk1 VSX.

The part number for the item I have is 5271 E5

The part number given on Citroen Service Box (as it now appears to be called) is 5271 F1, the cars...

Hi,
Not one of my cars, just had a call describing the issues - intermittent loss of go, not responsive, doesn't cut out but nothing there No dashboard alarms whatsoever. Owner has looked through diagnostic menu but nothing there either. Temporarily cured by ignition off & restarting. That's all I have so far.
I'll see the car tomorrow, hopefully...

I've got a pair of early strut tops for sale from an early Xantia. Someone has asked if they will fit a 2000 exclusive. I know the pipes are bigger and you can drill and tap them for the bigger pipes but are there any other differences?

The wife doesn't drive my car very often, much preferring her Saab convertible....but when she does use it, there's always something to grumble about afterwards.....crumbs everywhere, smears on the glass, no fuel in it, that sort of thing. :evil: Today, however, she's surpassed herself......although, at the same time, she's proved just how strong...

Anybody know what size of torx bit is for removing the seats out of 2007 c4 Grande Picasso????.. Ta! :-D :-D

I noticed this morning that the central trim has vanished from one of the wheels. It must have fallen out last night on the way home.

It's for a 2003 VTR alloy wheel; I have searched in online auction sites (wheels but not the trim on its own) and on parts sites, but no luck yet. No local breaker to raid either.

Does anyone have any to sell -...

Good afternoon from a sunny Mullion Cove Cornwall, snow has all gone : )

When I purchased our C5 it came complete with a couple of dents, hence the price of £200.

After your kindly assistance with the suspension problems the car is running fine, I am now tempted to have a go at its cosmetic appearance.

The body work is great apart from the...

Hi to all on the forum,

My name is Mike and I own a 2001 Citroen C5 2.2 HDi Exclusive.

A few years ago I decided to bash out the CAT/DPF inside the exhaust, and turn off the DPF system using a Galletto cable and ECUSAFE. (i also emptied the Eolys tank underneath, next to the Diesel tank) For a long time all was well, until about 2 years ago when...

Took our new style 2017 C3 to the dealership a while back because the main digital speedo display kept reverting to kph (see earlier post) and they said yes, it is a known fault, fixed under warranty .

Then took it in a month or so ago because of a DAB radio issue and they said yes, it is a known fault, fixed under warranty .

Have just taken...

Replaced one of the low beam H7 bulbs today (a Nightbreaker having lasted all of four months) and in the process managed to bend the cylindrical metal thing in front of the bulb so that it's no longer pointing in the same direction as the bulb and is actually touching it. I'll be changing the bulb again shortly as the one I've stuck in is the...

Hi have a 2008 c4gp 1.6hdi
The car won't turn over it was running fine I stopped to go in a shop come out and nothing
Battery fine only 6mth old
Fuse fine
Engine earth fine
Ran diagnostic which came up with
Absence of start signal to starter
Car will push start and run fine
Question is
Where else to check am going to direct feed starter...

Please tell me why do the glow plugs appear to be at the back of the engine and not the front like normal vans?

How are you supposed to change them?

I do have a defective one and want to change them. please help.

After turning the engine off I get a high pitch tone from somewhere in the engine bay lasts about 20 to 30 seconds any ideas what this could be
Cheers

Ok so I've got a slow leak from steering rack one of the two small pipes that go to the column believe the lower of the two due to 0 ring im told can I use Lucas stop leak with LDS fluid or has anyone used an 0 ring expansion fluid/conditioner to such effect
As always your advice is greatly appreciated.

Hi, there is a connector that I cannot for the life of me unplug in my Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 2006.

Can anybody tell me how I can get it out? Do I have to push a plastic part? See this link for what connector I am talking about, it is just under the oil filter cup above a pipe of some sort going into the block. Here are two pictures of the...

Hi, I am a bit unsure on what route I should go down next, to cut a long story short my car went in for a new gearbox and the garage knackered my ecu so I have ended up with a second hand ecu and bsi set. When the car went into the garage there was no faults at all on the car, now the engine light is permanently on and I have had the car at...

Some of you may recall me asking advice for my neighbour on the hunt for a small van.

Apparently, he's gone and bought a diesel Citroen Berlingo (54 plate I think) and has a few problems, as to be expected.

He complains it's a pig to start in the morning, with tell-tale smoke until warmed up. Immediately I said glowplugs and he tells me he found...

This is giving me a headache, been through hundreds of pages trying to find the location of my heater Resistor, almost taken out my dashboard in the process but it's nowhere to be found. Starting to think that my pile of s**t hasn't got one, The Muppet who had it before me has bodged so much on the car(Starting to think it's chop job).
Nothing on...

Davie (if no-one else) will be pleased to know that I finally said goodbye today to the spare tyre on our XM, when I had a couple of new Michelin Energy Saver+ fitted to the rear end.

I think I made the tyre fitter's day. As he removed the tyre from the spare rim, his face lit up as he announced 1996 - an original Michelin Pilot HX from the...

Hi,
On my Citroen C5 X7 2012 yesterday on driver side main light bulb H7 died and i didn't noticed at all, until police stop me and i got ticket. and the problem is that bulb died and i didn't got any message on central console that something is wrong or SERVICE light. Is it possible that the C5 doesn't have any sensor that can tell you that f****...

Got a 1503T2 for my 06 1.6 hdi C5 and totally wrong.
Phoned Citroen and they never heard of it but think it's a plug presence detect harness listed as same place on car from filler neck to top of tank. £125 !!!
Where can I get this from cheaper ?

Whilst sitting in the car this morning waiting (and waiting...... :roll: ) for my daughter to drag herself out of the house, I thought I'd give the suspension a workout. It moved nice and quickly between normal/low/mid.....but didn't wan't to move all the way to high. It did move up from the mid position, but the info screen didn't tell me it was...

Can anyone give me the part number for rear pads for my car please? VIN is VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]. :)

Pete

Good evening Forum,

I need some help please I have purchased a 2.0L petrol manual citroen synergie which started fine when I agreed to purchase the vehicle however as of this evening the vehicle will not start for some strange reason. The vehicle started fine up until this evening the sellers have been brilliant and have actually offered me the...

can anyone tell me if my citroen dispatch 2.0l hdi 120 year 2007 has a dpf and Eolys fluid tank?

Thanks.

last vin numbers are 640*****

My previous couple of cars have had side lights come on/off when you turn the ignition on/off,so you don't have to remember to turn them on/off each time,which i'm finding a real pain when i'm doing a number of short drive/stops.
Is there anything i can do about it ? other than fitting some Daylight LED strips.

Got myself a problem on our '07 Xpic 2.0 16v Exclusive with auto climate control.
Whatever controls the outlet distribution, it is stuck blowing air from the high level vents only. I cannot get air to the screen.

I've got the lower facia off, and have located the stepper motor that varies the air temperature. That side of things are working...

Morning, I have a C5 2.0 hdi VTR estate auto on a 06 plate, I have been looking at max tow weights, the same car on a 05 plate, and the same car on a 07 plate both have higher max towing weights with the 06 with a max of 1300kg as far as I can figure out, can anyone shed any light on this please,

Also the auto seems to have lower weights ?

I've been looking for one for ages now and am gutted to have missed out on it - rang and texted the guy several times over two days but he didn't get back to me :roll:

I've a horrible feeling it will have been bought by someone to break (to swap the engine into something else).

Anyone have any knowledge of where it's gone?

1999 Mk ll Xantia 110. I am following the guide kindly supplied by c.morewood to fix dashboard lights and stuck rev-counter needle. But how exactly to unplug the switches on the facia bar? I've undone all the screws and the bar is ready to come off, but the first switch I look at (for muting the alarm) is kind of hidden behind the bar and I can't...

Citroen C3 2007 !.4 Petrol KFV engine

This is a bit long Sorry

Problem Engine not running great, difficult to get it to idle until it gets warm, and it cuts out.

Symptoms. I can start it, runs for about 10 seconds and cuts out, I can keep it running by playing about with the accelerator pedal. It will then tick over quite nice when warmed up,...

2008 C3 diesel 1.4 when I go to start the car if I don’t get a beep and auto pollution warning the car starts and drives no problem if the warning is on the engine does not turn over I have to switch ignition off and on maybe only once or up to 10 12 times the next sometimes there is no problem very intermittent i have no codes present reading...

I am the lucky owner of a series 2, Turbo 1 (non intercooled) GTI Turbo. The car had been stored for several years before I got it and over the last 10 or so months I've been slowly-or sometimes very quickly! :-D bringing it back to life
Lots of jobs done and it's now going rather well.
However, it has one rather annoying problem. When hot, ie...

Hello there.

Any petrol users reading?
I want to know if i have a 2.0L direct or indirect lump.
The oil cap is on the drivers side of engine bay, but the engine cover pulls off. No fasteners to turn.
Hayes manual gives me confusing info.