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H folks. My name is John and I am a Brit living in Crete, Greece. I have just bought the above and spent a very happy afternoon scrolling through various forum posts on FCF, learning about the cars. The forum seems a very friendly place, I must say.

The car I bought is a 2004 1.8 petrol saloon, and the VIN begins with VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]. The car drives...

I have a dream which is proving a bit of a nightmare, that is to fit a reversing camera to my 2015 C4 Picasso.
I have a camera to fit the aperture in the tailgate and a clip on mirror/monitor, all I need to do is thread the wire from the tailgate to the front of the car! To do this I need to remove the lining from the tailgate, having removed 5...

My C5 X7 with engine EW10A and gearbox BE4 (5 speed manual) has gearbox problems, and the mechanics recommend the replacement of 1)input shaft bearing or entire gearbox, 2) most likely clutch and 3) possibly flywheel.

Is it feasible to mount another type of gearbox? The gearbox is about the only thing I hate about the car, because at 110-120 km/h...

Hello.

In my C5 x7 6speed Manual, owners handbook. There's a section that says that where the selected gear in an auto, can be used to display suggested up and downshifts. Is this only in the automatic gearboxes? Or can i get suggested up and downshifts in my manual aswell?

Hi all,
I'm new to this site but needed some help with my citroen c3.
I just bought this car from auction however someone messed around with ecu and fitted a 1.1 ecu.

At the moment the doors don't lock (only the boot does), its got the engine management light on and anti pollution light is also on.

The car starts and drives
Car came with 2 keys...

Would appreciate some help in sourcing a new evaporator for my C5 Tourer. Had a catastrophic failure in the evaporator box, apparently. I (and my mechanic) am having trouble locating a replacement, other than Citroen. Does anybody have any ideas please? Cheers, Chris.

Good afternoon
Can any body offer advice, I am looking to hardwire a nextbase dash cam and use the parking mode facility.
I have the correct piggyback fuse connector from Nextbase
But which fuse in the glove box isa constant live
I.e doesn’t shut down i
After about 20 minutes

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I have a Citroen Xsara Estate 2.0 HDI, which has a quasi adjustable crankshaft sprocket (the one with the wide key way). I understand this is to set the timming and allow it some adjustment

I'm going to change the timing belt, which I have completed on my other cars but was wondering how the cam sprocket should sit, should the wide key...

So for the second night the Xantia's dash lights are all out.

I don't think it's a fuse issue, as it happened on Saturday night when I drove the car back for the first time - and a whack on top of the dash got the lights back on.

Now no amount of bashing makes any difference.

The warning lights are on ok, it's the backlighting that's AWOL.

Is...

For approximately the first mile after starting in the morning, I get violent gear changes. Seems to be worse on colder days. Normally no trouble for the rest of the day unless it doesn't get used again till the evening. Acceleration is a bit sluggish till it's warmed up. Once or twice, the gearbox warming has flashed up.

The gearbox was replaced...

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Just about to give up....
I can't understand why USB in my 2014 C4GP is not working properly. I mean every time I start the engine - radio starts from the first song in the USB drive. Jukebox works ok. I've tried to remove all tags and special symbols from mp3 files, formatted the drive, left only few folders, tried another drive. I use...

I hope someone will take pity on me and help me understand the situation i have found myself in.

I need to know whether you get a warning engine management light on the dashboard if the fuel filter (diesel) needs replacing.

If I know whether or not that would happen then I can perhaps unravel the complicated situation I have regarding buying...

Hello everyone! I have a problem with my Citroen Xsara 2.0 HDi 90 (Siemens) engine. When the engine is cold and I put it in neutral from any gear while driving (for example like I am about to stop at traffic light), engines RPMs are going down to like 550-600 for a second and return back at ~850 but sometimes the engine is stalling. This thing...

Hi All,

Has anyone fitted these ball joints to C5 x7, my needs to be replaced for the MOT along with the lower pivot bush.

I have the citroen procedure printed off but no info re alignment. Is that because the joint rotates around the needle bearings when free from the Suspension support.

I hoping to get it done over the weekend.

Any tips and...

Thermostats

There have been a regular number of posts concerning engine (coolant) thermostats, and running temperatures. Below are a few remarks about them, how they function, and how to diagnose thermostat issues.

The role of the thermostat is to control engine block/cylinder head running temperature, and get it up to useful and efficient...

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Classic car insurance is it like the loch ness monster ?

So today i thought OK get a quote on the old zx estate as I've been told it will qualify.

Went on the net found a site did all the form filling waited for the quotes to roll in all 105 and NOT one of them beat my company LV insurance...

First a couple of pictures of the thermostat assembly so you know what you are dealing with.
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Remove the air box and associated hoses, also the top intercooler hose, this will give you more room. Bolted to the top of the housing is a bracket that carries most of the wiring on that side, some of the nuts...

lost my temper today with the :redface: tailgate.. 2 armfuls of shopping long walk from store, and thinking already got my key poised between fingers ready push button open, but alas the tailgate refused, so now had to put shopping down and then bags fell over , cabbage did runner down car park and i just tore the blumin door right up as hard i as...

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I get no confirmation in my C5 on either mid or high position, the car raises and the pump just keeps going, even in the mid position.

I tried to look at the height sensors, the rear one seems okay. The front one i couldn't find?

All the electronics seem to work ok & the windscreen wiper motor operates normally.

The wipers themselves don't move.

Stripped the plastic guards and the wiper arms away to get a proper look at the innards. This revealed both metal push arms had fallen off the passenger side wiper's crank arm.

It looks like the crank pin that the arms attach...

Good day,

Please can anyone instruct me how to open the tailgate since the push-lock is not working and therefore I cannot access the boot?

Regards,
Joseph

Hi
I've managed to remove the battery tray and now I have access to the gearbox, but before opening the cover, I have to drain the fluid in the gearbox. as you well know - the draining plug located at the bottom of the gearbox and in order to reach it, the undercover needs to be removed. from crawling under the vehicle, it seems to be quite a...

Took the motors out today, not to bad a job compared to the thermostat. :shock: Both motors and the connectors looked OK with only slight corrosion, the connectors looked good but I WD40'd them to be on the safe side and waxoiled any joins in the casing just to be sure.

Both scuttle drains seemed reasonably clear, a little debris but not enough...

I have a Dispatch 2016 everytime you start the van a message pops up on the computer “ENGINE FAULT, REPAIR NEEDED”! No engine management light van drives fine with no problems, sometimes comes in whilst driving then 10 secs late goes out. Any ideas would greatly appreciated.

Hi all,
I hope someone can assist before I call in a mechanic.
Citroen C5 Mk3 2.0 hdi 136 104,000 miles
I have changed cambelts on 2 Hdi engines in the past (1.6 90hp and 2.0 110hp) with little or no problems.
Thought it worthwhile doing mine now as despite a 140,000 mile service interval, the car is 12 years old with no history of the cambelt...

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I drive Citroen C5 2008 x7 2.0HDI since March 2019.
But from September, periodically, I meet some problems when I drive the car or even when it idle. It engine cuts off, so I use car inertia to get to safe place, stop and start the engine again. If I start the engine immediately after off, engine start well but when I switch gearbox to...

OK.

I've the possibility of getting a Picasso
1.6Hdi executive 2007.
As with every car before i get niggles

So ....

Any thoughts...
I do have long term health issues so stepping up into a car is far easier..

So any views , help , advice

Cheers all.

Hi, my car has gone back to being silly to start , immobilizer spazing out and the like . I would like to run a fresh 12v across the car to the ECU , and maybe that double relay .
Obviously there's a bundle of wires over there , many the same colour I'd rather try not to probe them all to work this out ! Lol
So an ECU pin out wire colour diagram...

hello,
it is possible to change the existing system with some after market system?

thank you

I am searching for a Lucas fuel pump part number: R8 448B371C.
My vehicle is a DW8 2002 engine.
A scrapl yard has a 2004 engine part number: R8448B391C. Does anyone know if this is comparable?

Great full for any info on this.
Many thanks from Steve.

Hi all,

I have a 2011 relay tipper, one of a fleet, that the wipers have suddenly stopped working. The vehicle was driven all day yesterday with them working then, when they went to use it again, the wipers wouldn’t work. The screen washers work but the wipers don’t move.

I have checked the fuse, all ok, I haven’t checked the relay because I...

Hi I'm glad to tell that your advises regarding the battery clip were outstanding. I've sprayed it with silicone and that did the trick. so, I've managed to remove the battery and now I have to remove the battery tray - all of it in order to gain access to the gearbox to replace the two solenoids. to do this, I have to separate the unit attached...

My in cab fan isn't blowing very efficiently, I think it must be partially blocked somewhere so thought it would be an idea to change the pollen filter first. However after googling where it is I can't find anything that resembles a filter housing. Any idea where it could be?

Have a Citroen dispatch van 1.6 hdi been having problems with anti pullution light coming on and stalling while in traffic. Have replaced fuel rail pressure sensor few months back it helped for awhile but has came back with vengeance’s lol. Help guys. Pics of fault codes below

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Had to remove Lexia from my laptop after trying to install Diag.
Tried to reinstall but Lexia tells me the copy I am trying to install is older than the version already installed.

I have removed every trace of Lexia PP2000 that I can see, but somewhere on my hard drive is a reference to Lexia which is stopping re installation.

Has anyone got any...

Hi All,

Can anyone help me.

I have a Citroen Relay 2.2 09. Its started making an intermittent noise sound like a wrattling heat shield only it happens after I turn off the engine.

Becasue of this I am thinking it is something electrically operated and initially thought EGR but the EGR appear to be vacume operated only so short of settling as...

Hi all! 

I've got a massive headache due to the good ol' locking Wheel nuts (15 plate C4 Cactus)

So I Bought the car from a family ran garage who knew the Nut key was missing so agreed to pay my local Citroen dealer for a new one! I stupidly checked the key against the back left corner and hey it fitted so drove away. 

Now, after wanting to...

Having just got a c5 56 plate, really pleased with the car apart from the radio sounds like you are continually going through tunnels. Is this a known issue and is there a fix for it, as the 'radio' seems to be incorporated into the display too.
Running out of cds to listen to!!
Thanks

Hi guys, going to do my biggest job yet, dreaded clutch!! Now as i understand it, the steps go a bit like this

Wheels off
Drive shafts out
everything on top of the gearbox out (battery box, ECU, air pipes etc)
Starter out
Slave cylinder out
crank sensor out
Prop up engine under sump
Undo gearbox mounts

Gearbox off

replace clutch and pressure...

Hi again folks,
My Mk1 C5 estate has a bizarre symptom. As soon as I start the front wipers, the rear one starts off on intermittent mode, and continues even when the main wipers are off. It'll go to wash/wipe mode quite happily, but switching it back to '0' leaves it in intermittent mode. The only way to stop it is when the ignition is switched...