French Car Forum

hi all, my first post so please be kind and helpful, I have an 06 plate xsara picasso 1.6 hdi last week I went to open the car with my fob and the battery light came on, thought it was odd, went to start it, all the lights and everything came on as normal, but would not start, it did not even turn over, as was going on holiday left it at that,...

Hi Folks

I have started a new thread because no one has replied on this subject from my other one, or nobody has one and I find that hard to believe.

I am seriously considering buying the new shape model - if I can get some positive feedback about it. The last C5 I owned was a Mk1 and I wasn't very impressed with it, especially after running...

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Going through a junction today a car pulled out and pranged the rear 1/4 panel.. Pretty gutted actually this rare Mk1 sinker VSX is an ongoing project. I know the car pretty much inside and out.

O well, it's with the insurance people now but obviously it's uneconomical to repair. Not sure what to do next :(

Hi guys,

I'm thinking of retiring my old Xantia exclusive and have my eye on a C5 tourer to replace it.
The problem is identifying the C5 model in question.

The C5 Tourer I'm after is 2.0 Hdi, 160 bhp with 133 g/km emissions. Preferably an exclusive with manual gearbox. I'm aware the hydropneumatic suspension was discontinued after a certain...

Hey guys looking to find and cost a replacement fuel pressure regulator for 2.0 hdi tourer 136 bhp

I have an HDI SX with a tired driver's seat.

I'm thinking of buying just the base cushion by post from a breaker.

Can anyone tell me whether it is symmetrical side to side, so I might ask for the less worn passenger side instead?

I've had one of the seats out, when the underlay and carpet were soaked, but I didn't look at the underside. Would...

The EPB on my 2013 C5 X7 Tourer recently stopped working with the following dash warnings:

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The Anti Rollback warning sign appeared first, with the three smaller warning...

Hi, I,m hoping some of you lovely people can help me.

I have a Grand Picasso 2.0 litre HDI Diesel. 2007 with electronic gearbox.

I had put some diesel in at Asda and I drove about a mile accelerating uphill, the power dropped off and the car went down through the gears. I got to the side of the road and the engine stopped. It won't restart....

So today after numerous problems including EGR valve replacement, exhaust temp sensor replacement, maf sensor problem, turbo overboost problem, the car decided to overheat and illuminate the stop symbol and temp symbol. Pulled the car over ASAP to see water gushing out from somewhere near the turbo (couldn’t tell exactly where).
Anyone any idea...

By mistake I bought 5W30 motul eco-clean+ instead of 5w30 eco-clean.
Now, reading the technical spec. for both, the one with + is ACEA C1 and the other one C2.
I'm confused now, can I use it or not?

I freely admit to being computer un savvy but please how do you access info on the wiki section?

I have selected the xsara section ( xsara picasso info wanted ) and can see the list ( model, engine, trans, electrics etc.. ) , but nothing else seems to be available from there??

please help

It seems when I have all the doors open for a wile
and keep it unlocked for a bit
When I get in it to drive the internal alarm keeps
going off
How do I stop the internal alarm
I’ve stopped the van got out ( unlocked it and locked
it, it sometimes works but not all the time

Morning Gents,

I've picked up the above car yesterday (trade sale so I can't return it) and when driving at motorway speeds and you accelerate the clutch will sometimes slip. Its hard to tell sometimes as the engine is so quiet. There is a little vibration sometimes at idle so I suspect the DMF is wearing out and the clutch isn't far behind.

The...

Dear Forum Members,

I am a new Citroen owner after purchasing a C5 Exclusive 2.0 2010 Diesel Automatic. The car has been well looked after by two owners with 10 years history all through Citroen garages. It has done 97,000 miles with no major repairs in its history. After two months the following has happened;

- On Monday the Check Engine Level...

I thought I would replace the timing belt/pulleys and pump. As one does I simply selected a Gates Power Grip kit. But I have had to send back a number of kits because they appear fake.
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This is sample of the label that Gates say should be stuck on the box.
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And this is the label of the...

Yes, I've dropped a googgly :oops:

Had to replace the rear discs and pads today, I DIDN T disable the handbrake and now I have one cable connected and one that I can't get back into the caliper.

Is there a way of disabling the electronics? or somewhere in either Diagbox or Lexia ( I have both) that i can do it and then pull the cable to the...

Took my old ZX estate 1994 today for its MOT. Its been off the road since 2017 and decided to take it for the test.

It passed.

I'm wanting to put the radiator fans on a separate switch .

How do you do this .

Any help
Thanks in advance :)

Is the clutch adjustable on the 1.3 Diesel engine, and if yes how do you do it?
Thanks

This I the pump in our Renault Espace. But I believe both Citroen and Renault cars are equipped with the same ATE MK60 unit? So asking here instead since unfortunately not so much activity in the Renault section's here..

I had the fault code for the pump motor sircut. Disassembling I found allot of rust inside from the drive bearing outer ring on...

Can anyone tell me where can I find the headlight tilt regulator? I've checked my manual and it is supposed to be in the steering column, but I can't see it anywhere. Even searched all over the car. Are these automatics or am I really THAT blind?

Thank you all.

Hi to all,

I need to replace Lower Rear bush on front suspension arm wishbone on my C5.
Does one of you did it by yourself?
Is it possible to do this without removing the complete wishbone out ??
So just unscrew two screws that hold the Lower Rear bush, remove it and put a new one ??
The car is with H3 +, and the bush is on the picture (not...

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I have a 2006 Xsara Picasso 1.6HDI model. This past week it has been jumping out of 5th gear, but all the other gears work fine. It tends to be when acceleration is on the engine when it jumps out of gear. Holding the gear stick held it it. However, this morning I cannot now get 5th gear. Does anyone have any idea what this is please?...

This morning, I thought 'might as well sort the pre/post heating fault' check and replace the dodgy glow plugs, had a quick look to see if there were any tips on you tube, think I'll give it a miss for a day or two or three...…………. :(

It's better with the music muted.

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Hello,

I'm looking at replacing my shocks and springs on my C4 Picasso (Space Tourer) MK2 (B78) but I want to make sure I get the right compatible parts.

I've been looking at Bilstein B4 shock but I'm not sure what springs, if anyone can recommend any, or are they are pretty much all fine.

Also, I've not checked the rear springs (because it's...

I wonder if anyone can shed any light on an issue I have been having with my mk1 C5 2.0 HDI 110.
She is seriously down on power recently. Has happened relatively suddenly, from normal to very sluggish over a period of a month or two.

It started happening only under full throttle/steep hill conditions when it felt like the turbo was pulsing...

Hi

I've been away from my Xantias for 14 months, and upon arriving home I realize that I have forgotten the immobilizer code for one of them.

I have three Xantias, and one of them is a donor, and as luck would have it, I can remember the code for it. The idea I have, should my memory not return to form, is to replace the ECU in the car, with the...

Heya all, am looking to improve my V6 fuel pressure. Having changed the Xantia V6 to the bosch 3.5 bar one , its really is quite nippy now , i would like to do the same with the C5 V6

Citroen part number for the C5 V6 petrol is 1563G4 and Bosch number on mine ( as fitted) is 0280161511

so, which one would i be looking for as an upgrade?

Could anyone tell me what colour the wires that
Go to rear lights are for I.e
Brake light- blue
My van is a Citroen Berlingo 2015
Thanks

Hi Folks Ive just bought my first Citroen in quite a number of years (previously having owned a 2cv, Visa 652cc, SGA Special, BX GTI).
Ive now just bought a low mileage 2006 C6 2.7 v6 HDi Auto Exclusive.

In the owners manual it mentions Bluetooth, and that connecting your phone to the car, is as simple as switching-on the bluetooth on the phone,...

There has been an intermittent issue with my 01 Xsara over the recent number of years whereby the rev counter would fluctuate by approx +/- 75rpm around idle (750rpm I think) with an odd blip of +250rpm. There has been a few sporadic incidents whereby the throttle response was noticeably lagging moreso that usual.

The car gets a mixture of...

Hello guys, on the off chance that someone here might know what's going on with my car?!

Non hyperactive xantia, goes up and down as it should, clean fluids and system was flushed, new spheres. I just replaced the rear height corrector and the new one is behaving the same as the one that was taken off. I stand in the boot, the back end sinks but...

Hello all
In desperation I am reaching out to the knowledge

I have a C4 Picasso in Spain.
It seems no one there has heard of the stepper/ motors failing ??
Mine has. Blows hot on the left. ( drivers side as it’s LHD)
Can anyone confirm where and how I can access the faulty stepper motor to replace. Is it far more difficult as it’s a left hooker...

I know this topic is live elsewhere but my problem is somewhat different.

When I switch on, my temperature gauge goes to 130degrees along with warning lights etc. After a while, but not every time, the needle will flicker a couple of times between 130 and 100 and then go down to 90. Over the next few minutes, it will slowly sink to 50. On the odd...

1.6 HDI Xzara Picasso
Apparently some time ago the end of the oil dipstick broke off inside the sump!! The technician had said it was ok “probably came out in the oil change”...!!??🙈🙈

Please advise if it is in there still can it be sucked up into the engine or will the filter on the oil uptake stop that happening?

Are there any parts at risk...

Good morning all.

I need the nylon washer/Bush that goes on this and sits in the recess in the boot.
Does anybody know where I can get one from or have one for sale.

Also, I'm looking at making a new hanger bolt out of threaded rod (mine isn't seized, just a pain.to undo)
Does anybody have the length and thickness of the said hanger??

As per....

Any problems with them? I would like to buy a set for berlingo but I am not sure about the safety of those things.

i have noticed that when i am pulling away from stopped and am turning either left or right there is a rapid knocking noise, this noise stops if i depress the clutch. it also stops if i am travelling in a straight line, i have not noticed it at speed about 10 or 15 mph or more.....however not sure if this is related but when travelling at speed...

There was an odd noise coming from near the left of the engine. It wasn't regular, but it did happen often.

Could be that this is just a servo or something, I'm not sure, but is this noise anything to worry about?

Hi,

I have had an issue with the heater blower on my Citroen Xsara 2003 intermittently for the past year. It started off by not working at all, and the solution was to wiggle the key until it kicked in again, this problem looked identical to the video here -

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This happened again and I managed to get it to work by wiggling the key...

Hello.

On the Citroen C5 exclusive estate tourer (2008) I have dual climate control. Is there any method of setting it so that altering the temperature on the driver side also alters the temperature of the passenger side?
I’m finding it a pain having to keep twiddling both lots of controls all the time. Most modern cars have a dual or single...

Hi all. I need to use a trolley jack to lift my Berlingo high enough to get two axle stands under the front. Can anyone advise me of the best point to use the trolley jack and also to place the stands. Should I just place the stands beneath the official jacking points? As ever, all advice appreciated. Thanks.