French Car Forum

Hi guys,

I had my car in my local garage to have the very helpful Anti Pollution fault remedied again. Last time it was the knock sensor this time it was a little different. The invoice gave te following information and I want to check if anything sounds like something I need to worry about....

Diagnostic Test: Faults found: U1209 Gearbox...

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As you know i have had a few problems with an height issue with the Xantia.I thought this had been sorted when i put a new Dogbone on.The new problem is that it keeps popping off on one side:(.The side it comes off is not the tightest of fits but i thought it was enough to hold it.Will i have to buy a new or recon unit or have any of you...

Hi all,

Do you use the aftermarket grounding cable in your old Citroen? I thought of installing one to boost the electrical system stability in my C5.

I would to hear your comments and advice.

Thank you very much.

Regards,

I have a c5 06 reg 1.6 hdi. The em light came on continuously and initiated limp mode (no turbo). Upon closer inspection I noticed a small pipe hanging loose in engine bay. I was wondering if anyone could shed light on to what it is, and what it does. It's a small rubber ended pipe containing a clear plastic tube, it runs under the oil filter. I...

I see that you need a special tool to unscrew the bosh fuel filter housing on my S2 Citroen Xantia 110 HDI and i was wondering if it can be removed without the tool or use something else . Maybe somebody has a blue print of the tool so i could knock one up in the shed :)

Cheers Taff

Hi Folks, looking for a bit of advice.

The wifes just been out in the C8 and phoned up distraught. She'd run out of diesel.

I dashed out filled the jerry can and put a gallon in the car. Left it a couple of minutes before trying to start it and then turned the key. It started pretty quickly but after a minute or two the Anti Pollution warning...

Hi everyone. Can anyone tell me which is the low pressure port on aircon for a 'Synergie. I want to re-gas before the summer! :lol:

Many thanks in anticipation.

I disturbed the orange plugs under the seats fitting some lovely leather seats from an Athena, but now the airbag warning light won't go off. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for any replies.

hey all the light on my on board computer display isnt working. is this a simple removal and bulb swap? Any how to's floating around have searched and cant find any :(

cheers

so , yet another question!

random event - trundling up the A23 yesterday , changed from 4 >5 just north of haywards heath (road works) when `clunk` the pedal falls to the floor!

well first reaction was ` oh s**t that's the cable gone` , pulled into pease pottage services , and pulled the pedal back up... stiff resiatnce and it stayed in place...

I've just bought some new spheres from a well known and trusted supplier

They have a manufacture date of 2003. Do spheres deteriorate in storage?

Do all c5 1.6 hdi's have dmf or not as when i put my reg into part finders they come up with three part clutch kit.

Just replacing an alternator and so have the accessory belt off. I did find some comments here about the tensioners but would like to know how much play, if any, is acceptable. Car has done about 120k miles.

Lower, manual adjustment one, spins freely and silently but can be moved slightly 'corner to corner' so some play there. Top spring loaded...

Silly question, but which engine oil should i use on a C8 2.0Hdi (2003)? It has about 80k miles if that makes a difference.

Dont want to break it just yet! :-D

Cheers, Mark

:-D this should stir up some dabates
Today drove 2 406 2.0 hdi 110 both gtx 2002, In mint condition,
Were total crap when compared to c5, felt poor quality to drive

Decent engines, but cars not good at all, lol..

Can anyone recommend somewhere in the bristol or surrounding area to get my spheres changed (an LX) or alternatively a good supplier of spheres and appropriate tool. Would it be worthwhile changing the Fluid at the same time?

Just thought I'd bung this page up from my old company. It should show the Mobil product for your car. If nothing else, it might point to a cheaper alternative for some owners.
I'm retired now so I have no interest in sales, it's purely for info.
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Hi everyone, my citroen dispatch 57 reg has an oil leak n i duno wa from. 2 weeks ago i has a leak from a damaged driveshaft seal. This was replaced along with the driveshaft and now all of a sudden i have oil again?its a clear oil which im assuming is the oil i av put into the gear box. Ive been told they are a sealed unit? Thanks

I have now got my synergie on the road and we think its great, but it has a problem returning to idle. Its when you lift the throttle it takes a long time to return,its idle is fine once there but its spoiling the driving (at rounderbouts etc ) just wondered if anyone could point in the right direction if they come across this before. Its a 2.0 8v...

Hi to all, I'm new to the forum hope someone can help. My 2001 c5 2.2hdi has developed a strange loss of power. It starts ok ticks over ok no strange noises no dash warnings etc but from second gear up it struggles to rev past 2k, 1st gear it revs and pulls like a train as it should. If I back off the throttle it will slowly build revs but feels a...

Hello,
I have managed to download quite a few C5 PDFs.

Unfortunately, most of them are in French.

Do any of you have English Translations.

I particularly would like Translations of:
C5 Architecture electrique, C5_Doc_1 and C5_Doc_3

Many thanks

Paul

Hi all

I have had hard time.

about my '00 citroen xm 3.0l late 24v (rp 08599)

a few days ago, I felt a sudden bump in the steering wheel while
turning my wheel quickly in a narrow parking lot, lost all the power
steering assist at the same time.

I jumped out, was surprised to see LHM spouting around in front of the mission case.

the cause...

Is there some magic trick to getting the retaining pin out of the clutch lever crank arm on the top of the BE4 gearbox? It has me flumoxed as we cannot pull it forward and it seems only logical that this kotter pin type device has to be punched through.

Any ideas please?

So here we are, my book says my first Xantia joined on 01/11/02, so ten years ago :shock:

Like many I went slightly reluctantly to a Xantia as the supply of BXs had dried up - much the same situation with Xantias / C5s now. So here's the highlights:

Xantia 1: N895 YST 95 1.9TD LX hatch. Bought for £1450. Covered 40k miles over 2 years, got...

Hi All,
as you can tell tell this is my first post on the forum so please bear with me and my spelling.

iv just got a 2.2 hdi C5 sx estate and she got a few bits i want to sort out with her. one of the main things is the seats, its got the cloth ones in but i really like to get some electric ones as i suffer from back problems. iv been looking...

Hi all,
anyone know where to find the oil temperature sensor on a Xantia HDi Exclusive, my oil temp gauge is intermittent, its bugging me.

thanks all :)

Wondered if anyone on here could offer some advice.
I brought a 53 reg Dispatch to repair as had head gasket gone
I spent a week pulling the engine out & tried removing the head but couldn't remove one of the head bolts so had to cut the head off in the end & replace with a new one.
Van ran lovely after work was completed, drove 110 miles home...

Going through Ebay Citroens, as you do when the beer runs out, it's amazing how much crap some sellers come up with.

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New shape? No it ain't, and as far as I'm concerned, it could either be a plonker who doesn't know what he's selling, or more importantly, someone trying to con a customer, new to...

Hi all,
Not having so much fun with my car, it's giving me a good kicking when I least need one...

Alternator went pop the other day, ideally have to do something about it by the end of the week so I can stand some chance of getting it into an MOT test.

Tried to get the sod out yesterday - what a needlessly complicated job it turned out to be...

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A while back I had the lovely Anti Pollution System Failure warning come up. After a local garage with a Lexia checked it, it appeared to be something called a knock sensor which triggered it. The garaged cleaned it up, reset the computer and bingo fault gone. I have driven the car for a month or two now and last night as I pulled off...

at 6am my C5 hdi alarm went off...I thought it was odd as its never happened before. anyway, at 8am I tried to start the car, nothing. the engine wouldn't even turn over !

the electric wing mirrors won't fold in/out and the car won't lock. However, the display on the dash lights and tells me of all sorts of faults...tyre pressure sensors, braking...

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Had a bit of work done on my xantia this month and it has come to my attention (though I already suspected it) that my front section of exhaust is blowing. I could just patch it up, but it has already been patched up twice before one of those times in this same place.

So where is the best place to buy a front section of exhaust from? Or...

Has anybody used one of these Sealey tools, are they any good? I intend refilling my additive tank in the next few weeks and need to reset the counter.

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I have absolutely no experience with these things. I know a proper re-map is the way to go, but as a cheaper alternative, are these tuning boxes likely to work, or more to the point, are they likely to do any damage? I'm just wondering if anyone has used them with any success. :?:

Evening all

I want to get access to the fuel tank and sender unit. The tank seems to be held up by a cage.

Is this is case of dropping the tank? I can't see a hatch inside the vehicle.

If it is a tank drop can anyone give me advice - should I disconnect fuel lines/ how many bolts are there to disconnect? Any pitfalls?

cheers, Z

Today my wife started to reverse the car off the drive, she stalled it (drive is quite steep) and the dreaded anti pollution fault lit up. She restarted the engine and the car wouldn't rev, I'm assuming limp home mode here. With no revs she stalled it again, when she restarted it for the second time the warning had extinguished and the revs were...

Up until a week ago my car was mechanically ok, last Monday pressed the fob I could hear the locks unlocking but it didn't , the fuses were checked, key fob appeared ok, but had to get in using passenger side. The boot opened and the passenger side opened with a key, the drivers side doesn't have a key, so I bought a door lock for drivers side,...

Firstly thanks to all that helped over last few months.

Short story, went in floods, replacement engine, clutch, dual mass, air mass meter, vac pipes seem to be in right places, swirl flaps working (moves back when engine on tick over and forward over 2100 revs).

In the morning or after work the car has no power, pull of in first and in to...

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I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on changing a rocker cover gasket. I'm not doing it myself but wondered if anyone has any thoughts and pitfulls that I should look out for?
My cars a Xantia 1.9 TD 1995 SX with 152k on the clock.

Cheers

Mark

Hi All,

does anyone know the size and length of Allen key I would need to get to adjust the headlights on my MK1 Xantia?

Cheers

Seems alternators are a popular subject here at the moment, despite fitting a new regulator mine just went again. Slip rings weren't good but worth a go.
Started the car and a 'click/thump' from the front, like stuck brakes releasing, but blue smoke from unfer the bonnett. Switched off, opened it and coming from the alternator.

Possibly not good...

Basic question: Does the pedal end have a nasty plastic clip?

When re-fitting the last bits and pieces to the engine after changing the head-gasket, I snagged a glove on a broken strand on the throttle cable. This is a stuck throttle waiting to happen.

GSF can only supply a kit (Italian); 'kit' being the operative word - a bag of bits with an...

Hi just got the lexia plugged in and its come up with temporary fault accelerator pedal jammed (v84:-) . Strategy active bin having some power problems ware the car won't rev and till it hits 2000 revs the ecu fault code is p1537 Any Help thank you

probably get loads of advice saying dont etc , but looking for part worn tyres 185/65/15 hr
anyone know a place or link ?

Hi Guys.

I got my 2002 C2 2.0 16V Exclusive Auto just before xmas. When I got it it had a couple of tyres near the limit. I noticed the car felt like it wanted to over steer a little at times, especially when approaching full lock or on tight turns. I put this down to the dodgy tyres. Yesterday after noticing one was like a slick I got Kwik-Fit...

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The rear suspension on my C5 estate has failed (again). This is due to a leak on the high pressure feed on the pipe to the rear spheres roughly under the B post.

Believe it or not this is the third leak I've had in this area, It's normally found to have been where the the pipe clips into a clamp holding it into the chassis, salt...

I swear this car throws up a new niggle everyday! So far the list consists of:

*Cd player appears has a Cd stuck in it and will not play or eject

* rear brakes are squeaking quite a lot under braking, I suspect the pads, will investigate.

* cracks in the plastic cover of the instrument cluster, don't know if it can be replaced or not

* when...

I need an airbag switch Citroen want £24 which I dont want to pay I have tried e-bay no luck any other suggestions would be appreciated

allan

hi,
I have an 03 plate C5 2.0 hdi 110........ It is really reliable and it's a lovley car, but it has no guts.... foot needs to be permanently to the floor to get it to go anywhere and from a standing start going up a hill it's embarrassing.......I replaced the maf with an oem one and it jumps a bit on tickover but the car starts first time,every...

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I'm new to the forum and would be grateful for some advice. I have a dispatch van on a 04 plate and the intercooler behind the front bumper needs replacing. I've got a new one but not sure how to go about it, i've looked at removing the front bumper but after removing fixings that i can see i still can't remove it. Can anyone help or has...