c5 total loss of power

mm1 · Unread post by **mm1** » 30 May 2009, 09:41

have had months of trouble free driving,touch wood.last week the clutch went.got it done to the tune of 900euro.

the morning after i got the car done,i went to take off and the car was as dead as could be.it cured itself after a few minutes.parked the car for a few hours and the same thing happened.it seems to happen if the car is parked for any period of time.its a c5 hdi 110.any ideas?

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 30 May 2009, 10:19

mm1 wrote
i dont kow what your fault is appart from maybe a bad conection ,

"i got the car done"

but it sounds like the car was not the only one done, as that price sounds very steep

regards malcolm

mm1 · Unread post by **mm1** » 30 May 2009, 18:55

i thought that the 900 that i was quoted was better than the 1200 that the main dealer was.the clutch kit was 180 and a dual flywheel that 420 and labour after that.have been back to the mechanic and he says its an air flow meter,is this an expensive part?

Unread post by **myglaren** » 30 May 2009, 20:55

If he means the MAF then they are approximately £100.

You could try cleaning it with carburettor cleaner, it's easy enough*. Just don't touch it or drop it.

If it needs replacing be sure that a genuine Citroen component is used.

*I did mine last week. No improvement unfortunately

Xantidote · Unread post by **Xantidote** » 31 May 2009, 00:29

It wouldn't be as simple as the battery earth? Friend of mine had gearbox replaced on an old Peugot 405, and then had starting problems . Turned out they'd not done proper job of ensuring a good earth when refixing earth cable back on to the body.

Good luck whatever the problem - Martin