Citroen C5 Headlamp Problem

[Stub Mandrel]

I had an intermittent problem with my driver's side headlamp. It would go off for a few minutes, then come on again after going over a bump and be OK for months. Then it went off on a long journey, before coming on again. Now it's gone off again and I can't get it to light. The bulb is fine.

I can't search for a bad contact or sticky relay in the wiring because I can't figure it out.

The Car is a C5 with a 56 plate.

I can't find the fuse! The engine compartment board has this layout:



But the table below that diagram doesn't list a headlamp fuse, or one for any of the other fuse panels. I've looked on several websites.

Which connector supplied the headlamp?

Is there a headlamp relay? If so how do I access it?

All suggestions welcome.

Thanks

Neil

[Stub Mandrel]

The website for the fuse diagram is https://fusesdiagram.com/citroen/fuse-b ... -2008.html

I've also dug out the manual, and it doesn't list headlamp fuses at all!

[GiveMeABreak]

First of all pop your VIN up (automasked on submission). Wiring diagrams and fuses are vehicle and option-specific. Then I'll have a look for you.

[Hell Razor5543]

Do very closely check the bulb (consider replacing it). Several years ago I had a tail light that worked most of the time, but occasionally it wouldn't. The filament looked fine (and, when tested with a multi-meter, it tested OK), but when I tapped the bulb a few times I found that the filament was not properly fixed at one end, so it could 'drift' away from the post and stop working.

[citroenguy]

I pretty sure there is no fuse.
How does the bulb connector look? melted?

[myglaren]

Easy to check by fitting a new bulb.

[Stub Mandrel]

OK I've sorted it. I just rattled every connector in sight and when I switched on it works... so if it happens again I will work through them logically and (hopefully) see which is the problem.

[Stub Mandrel]

First of all pop your VIN up (automasked on submission). Wiring diagrams and fuses are vehicle and option-specific. Then I'll have a look for you.

It will be useful if anything else ever goes:

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

Thanks

[GiveMeABreak]

So you have the standard Halogen headlamps. There are no direct fuses for these, so I would still go back and remove / recheck the fitting of the bulb as they can be a nightmare and replace the bulb with another as you can't always tell a faulty one by looking at it.