Citroen c5 II height sensor suspension

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Re: Citroen c5 II height sensor suspension

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GiveMeABreak wrote: 14 Mar 2024, 09:28 Put it this way, it won't do any harm changing it! :)

Do you know if it is possible to change the windshield washer fluid reservoir sensor without removing the bumper and the necessary reference? I have a low level error when the tank is full and I try to clean the clean ones.
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The washer reservoir tank on these is usually accessed from behind the right side wheel arch. You'll have to take off the wheel and the arch lining to get access to it though if I remember correctly.
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GiveMeABreak wrote: 16 Mar 2024, 22:47 The washer reservoir tank on these is usually accessed from behind the right side wheel arch. You'll have to take off the wheel and the arch lining to get access to it though if I remember correctly.


Thank you very much I will review tomorrow. Do you know if the passenger window in C5 II goes all the way down? In mine there are 5-8cm of the glass left even when you lower the front passenger glass to the bottom.
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The front windows should lower all the way - it's not normal for the front windows to remain partially lowered. Only the rear windows don't lower fully for child safety.

Sounds like the motor isn't calibrated properly or the window regulator wire is stuck / too short...
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GiveMeABreak wrote: 18 Mar 2024, 00:28 The front windows should lower all the way - it's not normal for the front windows to remain partially lowered. Only the rear windows don't lower fully for child safety.

Sounds like the motor isn't calibrated properly or the window regulator wire is stuck / too short...
It seems to have always worked this way, what could be wrong? how to calibrate the engine? When it reaches the bottom it stops and if I press again it tries to go down but it stops due to pressure. Yesterday I dismantled the panel to check but I didn't see anything strange, everything is original

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When the window lowers to the bottom, have you tried using the button to manually lower it, by pressing gently at the first click only (not using the 'one-touch' feature)? Keep pressing (only at the first click of the button push) to lower the window and see if it will lower in small steps.
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GiveMeABreak wrote: 18 Mar 2024, 13:26 When the window lowers to the bottom, have you tried using the button to manually lower it, by pressing gently at the first click only (not using the 'one-touch' feature)? Keep pressing (only at the first click of the button push) to lower the window and see if it will lower in small steps.
I will check tomorrow but I seem to remember that it did not go down any further and it seemed like the engine was forced to brake at the bottom. Today I scanned with Lexia to check for errors and I found this new error that I had never had before, I recently changed the distribution, water pump, thermostat, etc... I don't know if it has something to do with it or if there is a damaged cable and where. review look

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Any guide to changing the RHR 136CV FAP exhaust temperature sensor?
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It's a simple matter of disconnecting the plug and removing / replacing the sensor - tighten to 2 ± 0,3 m.daN).
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GiveMeABreak wrote: 18 Mar 2024, 13:26 When the window lowers to the bottom, have you tried using the button to manually lower it, by pressing gently at the first click only (not using the 'one-touch' feature)? Keep pressing (only at the first click of the button push) to lower the window and see if it will lower in small steps.


I have tried but the same result stops in the same place; tries to go down and stops
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GiveMeABreak wrote: 19 Mar 2024, 12:10 It's a simple matter of disconnecting the plug and removing / replacing the sensor - tighten to 2 ± 0,3 m.daN).


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Thanks for the information; I have a trip on Friday and everything should be resolved by then. Today I had strange behavior on a ramp with the wheels turned to one side and the car started, the car went up and down forward on its own.
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Going up and down with the front wheels turned to one side can be a sign the front height sensor could be sticking a bit and needs greasing. Do not go under the car though without it being on axle stands in case the suspension drops to a low level, you do not want to be squashed and we do not want to lose a member.
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PaulC5 wrote: 19 Mar 2024, 23:14 Going up and down with the front wheels turned to one side can be a sign the front height sensor could be sticking a bit and needs greasing. Do not go under the car though without it being on axle stands in case the suspension drops to a low level, you do not want to be squashed and we do not want to lose a member.
Thanks, I will try to clean the front and rear sensor with contact cleaner today.

Two days ago I changed the front stabilizer bar silentblocks, maybe something has moved or is dirty now.

I adjusted the height of the car yesterday, which was to measure the radius of the front wheel R1, and then the rear radius R2 (R1 = 30cm, R2 = 31cm) although looking online the radius of this wheel measurement is 32.15cm

Then I did the operation described in the manual,

30CM - 14CM = 16CM, so 16CM from the front cradle to the floor should be in the ignition on position. forward position.

For the rear, 31CM + 6.8CM = 37.8CM rear height from the rear chassis to the ground.

Even so, I think that the height is not correct and it should be another height for this C5 2.0 HDI 136CV FAP EXCLUSIVE.

I couldn't solve the window part either, it doesn't go down completely and I don't know the reason.

Today I will try to change the FAP sensor to see if the most serious error is solved.

After that I would like to recalibrate the suspension correctly although the correct measurements are not clear to me.