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Takata Airbag Recall Documentary

by GiveMeABreak » 06 Mar 2025, 18:55 » in Citroën

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Given the number of 'After-sales campaign' notices concerning Takarta Airbags I have been made aware of when looking up parts from PSA for members, I thought I would post a link to the following documentary that may be informative concerning the issue with these igniters.

According to Takata, the chemicals in the airbags’ explosive charge can...

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Thread title amended.

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Last post by myglaren
11 May 2025, 13:03
Extension to parts subscriptions

by RichardW » 01 Oct 2024, 08:05

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Hi All

When PSA began charging for subscriptions to access their parts database, we (the forum admins) bought a subscription and introduced the donation membership upgrade to cover the cost of this, as well as costs of buying other PSA data and ongoing costs of operating this forum. The membership upgrade was for a period of 2 years.

We have now...

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Give the Admins a weekend of Coke and Hookers in SkegVagus

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Last post by Stickyfinger
03 Oct 2024, 19:23
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

by GiveMeABreak » 09 Dec 2023, 18:48 » in Diagnostics

PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

The following will cover most basic equipment, but will exclude later systems & Tech.

PSA Electrical Diagrams Introduction - Function and Constitution of Codes
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Coding of Functions
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Component Coding
PSA Electrical Diagrams -...

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09 Dec 2023, 18:48
Citroen, DS Automobiles and Peugeot Official Part Number Requests

by GiveMeABreak » 15 May 2021, 13:55 » in Citroën
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Parts Service Announcement - 21st March 2025

Please note that there is a temporary disruption to our 'Parts Service', so we will be unable to provide any official parts for members at the present time. Please refer to the Post HERE for further info

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Disruption to Parts Service

As you may be aware, the consolidation of the old PSA to the Stellantis Group systems has resulted in both a merge of data tools and a requirement to migrate PSA accounts to Stellantis Systems.

This has caused some problems for organisations like ours and the Team are currently looking at the best way forward. This...
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Last post by GiveMeABreak
21 Mar 2025, 11:53
Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

by GiveMeABreak » 24 Jun 2020, 17:01 » in Useful links
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Just for members to be aware that airbagteam.com based in the UK are offering a 10% discount to FCF members on any of their services.

The FCF does not endorse any company directly, but thought this would be of use to members.

Full details of their services and the discount can be found here:

Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

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Hi and welcome - we really need the fault codes. The warnings do not provide a definitive reason - only that the Airbag ECU has detected a fault on the self-check. You need to have it read with Lexia / Diagbox and put up the fault codes along with your VIN here for assistance.
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29 Nov 2024, 15:45
Important Information concerning access to PSA parts data

by xantia_v6 » 19 Mar 2020, 05:19
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As some of you may already have realised, PSA (Citroen, DS Automobiles & Peugeot) have this week (from 16/03/2020) decided to close off free access to parts information.

The public version of PSA's ServiceBox, which is the official source for parts and information has had a freely accessible parts system for registered garages, and individual...

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Please note: This Thread is now Locked.

Please Make All Your Citroen or Peugeot Parts Requests Here

All parts requests from this topic have been moved there.
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Last post by GiveMeABreak
14 Nov 2021, 08:21
New PSA Heritage Parts for Classic Cars

by GiveMeABreak » 11 Oct 2019, 16:18 » in Citroën

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Parts for Classic / Older Citroen, Peugeot Renault Vehicles

This may be of interest to Members with older vehicles where getting parts is a struggle and for those not already aware of the site.

PSA are embarking on a project to provide some supplies of original and re manufactured parts for older vehicles and classics, and have made it a...

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anti-virus is blocking.......

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16 Sep 2024, 21:28
Revised Easydiagnostics Discount Procedure

by GiveMeABreak » 03 May 2018, 17:22

Please note that there is a new procedure in place for members wishing to take advantage of a 15% discount off products from Easydiagnostics.

The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.

After discussions with Jim from ED today, we have agreed a new...

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03 May 2018, 17:22

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Marking forum notification emails as junk

by xantia_v6 » 10 Aug 2019, 06:45

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If you receive notification emails from this forum and mark them as Junk or move them to your junk or spam folder, it can (with some email service providers) impact on our senders reputation and cause issues with delivering email to other users.

Some email service providers give us feedback as to which users are marking our emails as junk.

We...

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As Mike says, there are options in each email notification to unsubscribe from the relevant topic and I did a quick illustrated post showing users where and how to update their general email notifications using this link:

Review Your Email Notifications

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Last post by GiveMeABreak
10 Aug 2019, 10:11
Disappearing posts

by xantia_v6 » 22 May 2019, 07:14

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From time to time we have reports that posts are submitted to this forum but they disappear after being submitted (as in they never become visible). It is sometimes reported that (frustratingly) the user had spent a long time composing the post.

I have recently seen a suggestion on another forum that a plausible explanation for this is that in...

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Is it possible that you have hit 'preview' then neglected to hit 'submit'?
I'm sure I have more than once.

Yes been guilty of that on more than once, and the same applies to PM's but in my case is i hit preview and not submit then navigate away :cry:

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30 May 2019, 18:55
New Forum Post Bookmark feature

by xantia_v6 » 28 Sep 2017, 19:49

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You may notice a new Bookmarks button in the forum header and a bookmark icon: bookmark.png at the top of each forum post.

These are part of a post bookmarking extension that we are trialling. Please try it, and give us some feedback.

To bookmark a post (or delete the bookmark) just click the bookmark icon in the post. You may add a short...

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You always could do that by opening another tab (Ctrl-click) or window (Shift-click) on the post's individual header and then copying the URL of that post. I've just checked and it still works.

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Last post by Paul-R
05 Oct 2017, 09:24
Image file upload facility added to the forum

by xantia_v6 » 07 Jan 2017, 20:13
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We are happy to announce that we have added the facility to upload images to the forum, so that in most cases it is no longer necessary to host image files on external sites.

See for more information.

You will see that we have quite a few rules on copyright of images, this is because we cannot take any risk of having legal action taken against...

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The current stable release is 2.8.22. There are Exif Viewer extensions freely available, but I tend to use Photoshop in the main (as I couldn't be bothered to learn another image editing programme). I do dive into Gimp every now and then, but as luck would not have it, I am shortly going to be in the middle of a Windows 10 repair, so can't look...
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Last post by GiveMeABreak
30 Aug 2017, 18:09
Forum Stickers Now Available!!!

by xantia_v6 » 30 Oct 2016, 03:02
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The keenly anticipated FrenchCarForum.co.uk stickers have arrived from the manufacturer and are ready for purchase and delivery.

If you have already been contacted by us and offered stickers, you don't need to do anything, they will be delivered shortly.

Anyone else will need to order them by clicking the image below or use the Stickers button...

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me too how ca i get one or 2

Read the post immediately above in reply to Taffy's question ;)

In short,

Click on this link:
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Last post by CitroJim
25 Apr 2017, 17:29
Diagnostic Equipment Advice

by myglaren » 18 Nov 2016, 18:06

Please note the following points when using Lexia, Planet or Clip diagnostic equipment!

A Vehicle Communication Interface (VCI) and associated software such as Diagbox, Lexia, and Peugeot Planet 2000 are professional-level diagnostic tools. Extreme care should be taken when using these devices as incorrect use may adversely affect your vehicle...

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18 Nov 2016, 18:06
Attention Potential New Members!!!

by CitroJim » 04 Nov 2011, 18:36

All new member signups are scrutinised by the admin team before activation.

To assist the admins in this task each potential new member must provide a Location a list of My Cars , at least one of which should be French. This is not some elitist thing but one of a number of measures to evaluate registration request to keep spammers and other...

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04 Nov 2011, 18:36
Forum performance 7/5/2025

by xantia_v6 » 07 May 2025, 17:34
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This forum (and the BXC forum which runs on the same server) has been bombarded with requests from guest users using Vietnamese IP addresses. I noticed it yesterday and blocked several address ranges, but they have been even more prolific today, with a peak of about 5500 requests in one minute, which the forum database service could not handle.

I...

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We have had floods of registrations in the past, but adding a custom captcha that the bots don't understand was a big help. We also had a period where a team of people in a low labour-cost country were manually solving the captcha and registering a few dozen accounts each day, but after a few weeks where we were detecting and deleting those...
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10 May 2025, 13:17
C155A Permanent Fault on C4 Picasso

by Gemma1 » 30 Apr 2025, 14:34

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Hi Everyone, I have visited this site many times for help but now have an issue that I could really do with some support. I have a Citroen Picasso C4 1.6tdi. In February the handbrake wire snapped so I had it replaced. Since then I have been back to the same garage 4 times and they have replaced an ABS Sensor and a Wheel bearing (random?)!...

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Also, wondered if Admin could look at the VIN and know the number to the part I need? I have the following so far:

🔧 Common Part Numbers for Your Vehicle
Here are some part numbers commonly associated with the EPB actuator for the 2009 Citroën C4 Picasso 1.6 HDi:

9685367580: This part number is frequently listed for the EPB actuator compatible...

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Last post by Gemma1
01 May 2025, 14:51
Fuel Heater Control Open Circuit

by johnink » 30 Apr 2025, 11:13

Hi everyone,
I’m dealing with a persistent fault on my 2016 Citroën DS4 2.0 BlueHDi and would really appreciate some insight.

Please watch the YouTube video with the noise that seems to come from fuel rail pressure / injectors

Faults shown by diagnostic (Autel):

P2687: Fuel heater control – open circuit

P164A: Crankcase fumes heater – short...

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30 Apr 2025, 11:13
Forum temporarily relocated to backup server

by xantia_v6 » 17 Mar 2025, 03:42
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I have relocated this forum to our backup server to enable a clean reinstall of the operating system on the main server. This is necessary due to a subtle problem with the networking configuration which I have been unable to track down.

If I have done it correctly, there should be no visible change to operation, but let me know here if you see...

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6 please
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26 Mar 2025, 02:16
Email notifications

by mickthemaverick » 14 Feb 2022, 20:39
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The last 10 or so posts on my subscribed topics have not sent me an email notification. I have checked my preferences in User Control and I am set correctly. Is there an issue with the email server? :)

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Excellent thanks Mike, now coming through bright and clear!! :-D
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25 Mar 2025, 19:23
Search facilities disabled for guest users

by xantia_v6 » 20 Mar 2025, 21:23

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We quite often get a lot of traffic on the forum from bot farms which are (apparently) trying to download all of our content. This is something that we just have to accept, and there are accepted practices for this sort of operation which allow us to control what they can access, but some of them are badly behaved and just pretend to be guest...

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Here was me thinking it was to save the embarrassment of buying magazines from the top shelf and to enable the Chinese to steal intellectual property

Well that may indeed be where it then found its feet, yes…

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Last post by wurlycorner
22 Mar 2025, 09:50
Spam PMs from user account "Karkitos205"

by xantia_v6 » 15 Mar 2025, 09:56

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It appears that the account password has been hacked and a spammer has used the account to sent PMs to several of our users.

We have now disabled that account, and I have deleted the spam PMs, but cannot delete any notification emails that were sent.

We apologise for any inconvenience, but we have little control of this type of episode.

Please...

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They also got into the account of mrkijo.

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15 Mar 2025, 18:40
Outage 09/03/2025

by xantia_v6 » 09 Mar 2025, 04:31

The forum was offline for a few hours while I was investigating an obscure networking issue that is causing unreliable connection for a (very) few users.

Sadly I didn't track down the issue yet, I am not sure if it is our software, or something in the KVM or networking configuration of our service provider.

I will be doing more work on this, but...

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09 Mar 2025, 04:31
Mouse Glitches - Brave Browser Feb 2025

by GiveMeABreak » 13 Feb 2025, 13:24

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Just in case anyone thinks it's a Forum issue, there's a bug with the latest Brave Browser as of 8th Feb 2025 that can cause the mouse to disappear or odd cursor behaviour, including selection / pointer issues.

It has been widely reported and turning off Hardware / graphics acceleration may help.

Just posting this in case people think it's a...

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Now fixed in version Release v1.75.178 (Feb 13, 2025).

Added “Visit Web Store” under “Extensions” via the hamburger menu. (#43807)
Added links to the Chrome Web Store under brave://extensions when extensions have been added. (#43805)
Fixed intermittent cursor issues on Windows. (#43824)
Fixed missing “Same as Linux” option for “Brave colors”...

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14 Feb 2025, 13:15
Refresh confirmation problem

by Paul-R » 08 Feb 2025, 08:53

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In the last couple of days, whenever I swipe down the screen to refresh the forum page on my Android phone I get this pop up interrupting the refresh. It doesn't happen on any other forum or when I refresh the screen using F5 on my laptop. It's a real annoyance and I would like it to go away. Is...

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I did your second suggestion first with no effect. However, then trying your first suggestion worked. How bizarre. Especially as none of the other 13 tabs I keep open were afflicted.

Thanks.

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14 Feb 2025, 08:19
Live traffic not working

by Biggles+ » 24 Jan 2025, 19:40

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I have a 2016 c4 picasso new and for some reason the tomtom live traffic logo has gone it was working up to the end of last year citroen tell because of the age of the car it is no longer connected to their conect service. So not letting me subscribe to tomtom traffic. Tomtom tell me they need a serial number, so took can to a dealer who took out...

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Thanks I will try this

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27 Jan 2025, 18:01
servicebox page

by yukijiin » 27 Jan 2025, 11:03

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Is there a problem with the ServiceBox website these days? I would like to purchase a token, but I can't find the page, and I can't log in either.

Thank you

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You need to be a business in most cases it seems to create an account since the move to Stellantis systems.

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27 Jan 2025, 13:55
Now you can really LIKE the French Car Forum

by xantia_v6 » 17 Feb 2016, 20:49
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Still no Like button! I'm outraged that we are expected to articulate our impressions, rather than just click an icon...
You may notice that like buttons have appeared at the top right hand side of forum posts, and there is an extra summary box appearing at the top of the index page and forum pages.

Following a successful roll-out on BXC, I have...

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I like that the 'LIKE' button has been recovered from Room 101!
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19 Jan 2025, 19:22
Re: Ds5 diagnostic

by Ds5 airdream » 18 Jan 2025, 16:52

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Has anyone in the Manchester area got a working Diagbox that could call and plug it into my Citroen DS5 hybrid to discover what fault I have on the reversing sensors which has shut off completely?
I live in Urmston Manchester

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Have a look here
List of members offering diagnostics and a map of where that are in the link at the bottom.
PM them to make arrangements but be aware that they will not all be immediately available, there could be a significant wait before any response.

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Last post by myglaren
18 Jan 2025, 16:56
Upcoming service disruptions! December 2024

by xantia_v6 » 26 Nov 2024, 21:45
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Over the next month I will need to take the forum offline a few times in preparation to a move to a new hosting company. The current company has been providing very good service at a good price for the last 10 years, but have decided to shut down rather than upgrade to more modern hardware.

We have selected a new hosting company which has offered...

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Very quick now.
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02 Jan 2025, 10:30
Information only - received email notification for old post!

by mickthemaverick » 23 Dec 2024, 11:58

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An email notification dropped in my inbox a few minutes ago with a link to the Some simple recipes....etc topic, and a post from Dormouse, When I followed it I landed on Dormouse's last post about modifying his second burgers which he posted on 4th November. Just thought I'd mention it in case the system has had a hiccup. :)

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Aha!! That explains it, thanks Steve :-D

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23 Dec 2024, 12:01
Forum performance issues 13/10/2024

by xantia_v6 » 13 Oct 2024, 13:02

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The forum has been running very slowly at times this morning. The server load is very high, but it appears to be due to web traffic which is directed to another site which runs on the same server.

I hope that the issue is now resolved, but bear with us if there are some ongoing problems.

You can see that the server loading has been spiking...

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all I was getting for the last few days was a dead end screen saying the sites subscription had expired!
That was a different problem earlier in the week, which would only have affected some users (for a few hours) due a failure of an automatic payment for our DNS service. It has also been rectified.

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13 Oct 2024, 14:05
Forum outages 15/08/2024 - 24/08/2024

by xantia_v6 » 15 Aug 2024, 06:19
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This forum was offline for several hours due to a server disk space issue. Preliminary findings are that this was due to a log file runaway, but there don't seem to be any lasting effects.
I will be investigating further.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

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Are you Scandinavian Steve?

No but I used to live in Sweden, hence the username.
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Last post by myglaren
04 Sep 2024, 18:55
Problems with sending "Private messages"

by jeastham » 22 Aug 2024, 16:41

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....err........are there any? :-D

I tried to message a forum member earlier (lunchtime), and it made it as far as my Outbox.....where it's sat ever since. My message did contain a link to an image on my Google Drive, so I wondered if that might have a bearing. I decided I'd message Steve (Myglaren) to ask.......and whilst *that* message is not...

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It's all to easy to accidentally cancel or delete a message instead of sending it. I've done it myself and I'm sure I'm not alone.

I have the opposite problem........I can't see where I need to click, to cancel the PM :lol:

I just click away to somewhere else :-D

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22 Aug 2024, 22:40
Your Posts-Anomalous order (Trivial) Sorted!

by NewcastleFalcon » 21 Aug 2024, 09:27

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The anomaly has now corrected itself please ignore the stuff in the spoiler. :-D

This is trivial but anomalous.

Page 1 of your posts selection
This should have reported Classics Under £10k as
the second item on this page as activity today
It has been relegated out of order
to the top of Page 2 temp2.png Page 2 Of your posts selection with...

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The situation as indicated above has now righted itself

Neil

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21 Aug 2024, 09:44
Random logouts!!

by mickthemaverick » 12 Aug 2024, 14:58

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Recently I have been having an odd situation with regard to following posted links. I have discovered that if I go to an external link eg, the link in my most recent post , on using my back button to return to the FCF from the linked site I find myself logged off and have to login again ? It has probably been happening for the last 6 to 8 weeks...

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I haven't changed anything recently that should cause unexpected logouts. I did play with some server cache settings last week, but they are now back where they were.

This forum does not hand out a lot of cookies, there is a session cookie that maintains logged in status but that is generally bullet-proof. There are also a gaggle of google...

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12 Aug 2024, 18:03
Members location

by Vic Evans » 17 Jun 2024, 18:53

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I've noticed that members locations etc. are now not shown on their posts.
Have I missed something re. this?
Shame if it's permanent 'cos I always found it interesting to see the varied worldwide places that folk seeking info. come from & gave the forum a real cosmopolitan feeling.

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Who's a silly boy?
I'm using a laptop & didn't realise the screens magnification had gone up.
Changed 200% back to 170% & Bob's yer uncle, there's all the info.
Thought it was strange it had disappeared.
That'll teach me to check the obvious before going off half cocked.
Thanks for that.

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17 Jun 2024, 19:37
Forum maintenance 10/6/24 - Completed

by xantia_v6 » 09 Jun 2024, 07:34

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I intend to do a software upgrade which requires taking the forum off-line for an hour or so. I will do this between the hours of 5am and 7am UK time (not sure which day).

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Mike: post approval is not showing options to return to the previous post once approved. They're missing from the option list. I'll try and find a screenshot the next time.

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10 Jun 2024, 10:40
Attention All Those With 'Classic' Cars - May 2024

by GiveMeABreak » 28 May 2024, 21:27

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Have a quick watch of this and you may want to take part in the survey as it could mean changes to VED status and having a 'Q' plate assigned:

I just wanted to raise awareness of members with classic vehicles, who may wish to contribute to the survey, as it is time-limited.

The link to the info and survey is
Registering historic, classic,...

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I have a feeling that despite meticulous detail in making the car to full factory spec you cannot change the vin which would then return incorrect parts info etc for the car and thus still be classed as a retromod! :)

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04 Jun 2024, 09:32
Forum server settings changed

by xantia_v6 » 07 May 2024, 19:01

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Due to excessive server loading caused by some badly behaved 'bots' (automated content collectors), I have changed the anti-ddos settings on the site to be much more aggressive.

This has had the desired effect of reducing the server loading from 100% to about 10% (the other 90% was coming from just 8 IP addresses located in China).

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Not sure if it will work for you because it will depend on the host amongst other things.

But maybe worth entering CN into the cPanel. Block the whole country. We had to do that on our business website. Blocked RU also.

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Last post by Rhothgar
15 May 2024, 21:52
Upload images from Mobile

by NewcastleFalcon » 24 Mar 2024, 09:52

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Can this be made easy and obvious from the normal posting screen :?:

POTD has had a recent dalliance into such matters summarised in my post here

If participation is to be encouraged, and most people take pics with their mobile devices uploading those pics to a forum post should be easy to do and obvious from the normal posting screen. Anyway...

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I have no trouble uploading directly from the mobile, other than the screen being small so its easy to misskey and is too fiddley for my liking. However you can still suffer the rotation problem if you upload portrait photos, not a problem if, like me, you take them in landscape in the first place. :-D

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24 Mar 2024, 11:08
Stellantis Engine Oil Update

by GiveMeABreak » 26 Feb 2024, 17:22

Please note that I have updated the article on Stellantis Engine Oils as of February 2024.

It is important to note that due to issues with the EB2 Engines, and DV5 engines as 2 examples, specifications of oil and grade have been changed. These 2 examples concern the 'Belt in Oil' system of the EB2 engines and the Camshaft Chain on DV5 engines,...

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26 Feb 2024, 17:22
need to buy clutch full kit

by Chris1974 » 15 Nov 2023, 10:49

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Hello people,

I was wondering could someone help me out here, clutch in my 2013 Peugeot 3008 2.0 hdi

I was quoted that the new clutch kit would cost me 1000 euro and an additional 200 for the work.

I spent some time online but I don't know which one is suitable I have to be sure for the right one , can someone here help me by i provide him the...

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You'll need to verify it with Valeo, we can only provide OEM part numbers here.

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Last post by GiveMeABreak
16 Feb 2024, 17:37
Password re-use and forum spam

by xantia_v6 » 15 Feb 2024, 04:53

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Over the last 36 hours we have had 3 instances of undesirable spam messages being posted on this forum.

We don't usually get a huge number, and the usual MO is for a spammer to create a new account and post a spam message as their first post. We have several protection mechanisms (automated and manual) to catch such posts before they become...

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Thanks for that thought Pete, I've bookmarked it too now! :)

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Last post by mickthemaverick
15 Feb 2024, 16:55
checking Xantia Sphere pressures

by citroenroen » 08 Feb 2024, 06:12

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I just purchased new front spheres for my 1997 Xantia V6 Activa : I checked the pressures they came with : 700 PSI / 48 BAR . What are the correct pressures for my Xantia?
I have found a page in french that shows 40/45 BAR but what does that really mean? and then there are 2 numbers beside that :+5 and below that -20 and below that 0.7 in red. I...

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The Series 1 V6 hydractive should have (450/45/0.7) front corner spheres: 450 CC, 45 bar, 0.7 mm bypass hole. I believe that the Activa spheres had the same specification.

Multicouche spheres (if you can find them) have much longer life. I have used them up to 20 years, the ones currently on my XM are about 15 years old and still giving a good...

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08 Feb 2024, 08:27
Planned maintenance 29/12/2023

by xantia_v6 » 28 Dec 2023, 08:55

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The forum will be off-line for a few hours in the early morning (UK time) to allow some database maintenance. I expect this to be in the window 02:00 to 05:00.

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The date/time group is in the future!
Regards

Which date/time?

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30 Dec 2023, 03:01
Minor forum style update 19/12/2023

by xantia_v6 » 19 Dec 2023, 00:23

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I have made some updates to the forum templates and .css to fix a couple of minor bugs and for compatibility with the current version of the forum software.

There should be no noticeable changes, please report anything that looks strange.

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I did some more work on this today, it should be stable now.

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20 Dec 2023, 02:14
Forum outage 2/12/2023

by xantia_v6 » 02 Dec 2023, 21:35
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The forum had an outage that was caused by the hosting company taking down a number of sites for emergency maintenance.

As there was no sign of the server coming back after several hours, I decided to move the forum to a new server which we have been preparing for this purpose.

As the forum database was restored from the daily backup files, some...

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Wot eee sed!'! :-D
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19 Dec 2023, 10:20
Oops, I did it again...

by xantia_v6 » 12 Dec 2023, 08:36

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Sorry for the brief outage this morning when this forum was replaced by an old image of the BXC forum...

I saved a test file to the wrong place on the server.

Some people just cant be trusted with with a file editor.

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This server was commissioned before I had everything tested and ready, so I am having to do configuration on the live server which I would normally do while it is offline.

For example, although the SSL certificates are currently valid, the script for automatically renewing them is not working, and I need to sort that out before I forget about it.

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12 Dec 2023, 10:48
9/12/2023 Not secure message Certificates

by NewcastleFalcon » 09 Dec 2023, 10:29

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https scored out in red today and a message about the connection being insecure, because certificates could not be validated as they come from eastment.net.

Neil

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That certificate problem was entirely my fault. I was doing some tidying up of the old server and was giving it a temporary SSL certificate, but mistakenly changed the certificate path on the new server instead.

It's always good to nail the reasons for the issues that occur and everyone is entitled to the odd mistake. Easily compensated by the...

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11 Dec 2023, 10:00
Google likes us

by xantia_v6 » 05 Nov 2023, 07:18

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I received this recently:

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Take into account that this is the number of times that FCF has appeared in a Google search, AND the FCF link has been clicked.

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That's because they're so reliable. :rofl2:

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06 Nov 2023, 15:45
Citroen camper van

by Rp0thejester » 03 Sep 2023, 18:26

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03 Sep 2023, 18:26
2021 Updated PSA Engine Oil Guide

by GiveMeABreak » 17 Feb 2021, 20:18

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The 'PSA Recommended Engine Oil' guide that I put up on the Forum Wiki many years ago needed updating to account for the latest engines.

This guide also includes Yunnei, Toyota, Mitsubishi, FIAT, PUMA & SOFIM engines used on some PSA vehicles.
The guide is far more comprehensive and details each of the specific countries that PSA class as , & to...

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I've decided to make this later guide available to all as it's of such importance, especially with the impact the oil type can have on later vehicles. It's therefore been replicated to the Citroen, DS & Peugeot Technical Forums as a read only 'Sticky' and requires no membership upgrade to view.

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03 Sep 2023, 09:21
Attachment quota reached error

by mickthemaverick » 31 Aug 2023, 22:08

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Trying to add a picture on the POTD I encountered an error 'attachment quota reached'
I worked round it by using the img tool to embed the image of the 385 bus! :?:

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An attachment is an image file that is uploaded to our server and regularly backed up.

The term embedded is a bit ambiguous, but in this case it refers to an image that is hosted on an external site and linked so that it displays in- line on our site.

We occasionally do a sweep of externally hosted images and take a backup, in case they later...

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01 Sep 2023, 10:17
Radio code needed

by rhillips » 21 Aug 2023, 18:52

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Hi all,

I have purchased an old Clarion radio on eBay and looking for the radio code. I don't have the vin number, just the radio serial number. I have tried some providers and they either don't have it or it look proper dodgy, spoken to peugeot and they can't help without the vin number.

Any ideas welcome :)

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Do you know model of the Clarion, or what car it came from?
Or can you post a picture, as different models may have different techniques for decoding.

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21 Aug 2023, 20:59
Forum Maintenance Work 6/8/2023

by xantia_v6 » 05 Aug 2023, 20:15

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I intend to reboot the forum server tomorrow morning (about 7am) following a server kernel update. This should take less than 10 minutes.
I may also take the forum offline in the evening for some server testing (this may be moved to a later date, depending on my schedule).

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The maintenance is now completed.

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13 Aug 2023, 07:12
Odd viewer number records.

by NewcastleFalcon » 10 Aug 2023, 23:13

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I used this thread to highlight unusual viewer numbers on the FCF.

Probably should have been in this section. Mike picked up on previous notifications and concluded the activity seemed to be coming from Hong Kong bots.

Another all-time record set today.

Neil

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Mike has had a look into it and put up his thoughts on this thread where I recently raised the question

Neil

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11 Aug 2023, 11:14
Falha F023 ausência de comunicação como mostrador multifunções

by C4pallasexclusive » 08 Aug 2023, 00:27

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Boa noite pessoal!

Possuo um c4 pallas 2.0 16v exclusive tech
Gasolina/álcool

Recentemente deixei o carro parado por um período longo de tempo e a bateria terminou descarregando, após funcionar o veículo com uma bateria de suporte ele começou a apresentar um defeito de não ligar mais mostrador multifunções ( computador de bordo ) simplesmente...

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You should try a BSI rest procedure: because the BSI may not have woken up properly when the battery was connected.

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08 Aug 2023, 07:38

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