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As i have wandered down the road of identifiying my '06 Citroen Berlingo Multispace Forte I dug myself into a hole I can't get out. The body types and different names got me a bit confused so I'm hoping someone who really knows (not only guesses) could clarify some things for me.

What are the three silhouette types below? I mean what...

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I'm in a situation where I have no original VIN of the car but hopefully the engine's and transmission's serials match and could lead to identifying the original VIN of the car. I know that this might be a lot to ask, but hey, you never know before a few old FCF members tell you it's not possible that way.

Anyways here are my markings...

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Well. My 2001 C5 has been verymuch troublefree as a daily drive for my mother since she had an arm operation. I have only recently discovered an issue. Apon closing the car with the remote, Usually the mirrors folds in by themselves. Well that stopped. If you close them in by operating the button above the electric window switches...

The engine cooling fan on my 2003 Zara Picasso 1.8sx does not work. I took it for an MOT and they abandoned it when it overheated during the emissions test. Under normal driving conditions it does not overheat. I tested the two fan resistors with my multimeter and both .54 Ohm and .8 Ohm were faulty so I replaced with new ones, but the fan will...

Hello all,
I'm having a 'mare with my Citroen Relay and would hugely appreciate your thoughts. I'm in France and working through this with my local Citroen dealer, who we've know for 30 years.
I'll describe the symptoms and the work done thus far...

Symptoms
Dashboard warning lights for Battery and Oil glowing very slightly when ignition is...

So,

My poor old Picasso got taken out while parked up.
So a quick replacement was needed and I nabbed a 2009 C5 1.8 petrol.

All good but on the drive home it went into limp home and a depolution error has flagged up.
After a restart its drove fine on the motorway and A roads. seem a little hesitant pulling away from a set of lights though.
Fires...

Following on from my ecomode threads, I've been checking the voltage at the battery with the engine running at tick over its around 14.7 it doesn't vary much when I rev it up suggesting a standard type alternator, out of curiosity I left it connected went out for a short drive, it was immediately noticeable how the voltage increased on the overrun...

I bought a car from copart with no front bumper and their are atleast 10 wires which need to be connected byt my workshop dont know. Its the front N/S wires could someone help me out or give me any advice. I have attached pictures of the wires

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...

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...

I would rather not drive without an M.O.T
But due to coronavirus its changed yet another part of everyday living . I'm pretty well up on many aspects of keeping my cars road worthy to mot pass standards ive qualified the new government rules that I'm OK to drive both my cars as they run out 19 April and June this year so there exempt for 12 months...

Dispatch van going into eco mode after a short time no where near 30 minutes.
Ive seen a thread by Marc Economy mode fix procedure He says its in the how to pages for members but I can't find that section Help please

Hi I have a 2016 Nemo Enterprise van, if it has been parked up for more than a couple of days the battery ends up flat, I have done a drain test and it is pulling 0.34A when turned off and left for 30 mins, which is far too high. I have been pulling fuses and when F36 is removed which is Audio system - mobile telephone pre-equipment - air...

It seems service citroen now charges for access to part numbers - so, does anyone have the part number for the rear rocker box on the Xantia V6 please

Hey there,

Like most people, I had some free time at home and decided to look for issues with my 2001 Xsara 1.6 (TU5JP4).
I found a small oil leak coming from the valve cover. After removing the valve cover, i noticed a weird smell that I couldn't really identify. I guess it could be gasoline or burnt oil, I cant be sure.

The last oil change was...

Probably question for Givemebreak :) i have retrofitted rt6 navigation to basics c4gp(without navi) of course intrument cluster were diferent and i replaced internal cabling. now i get electronic handbrake and esp asr system fault. i believe its because donor wiring was automatic gearbox and somehow EPB and esp system wired diferently . i am...

Starting to get fed up and as I am out of ideas, help is very much appreciated.

Have a C5 tourer that had AL4 problems so the other day I swapped out the 2 solenoids. Put it back together and switched on the ignition. First error I get is EPB fault. Switched off the ignition and on again and the error is gone. Took it for a drive and all seemed...

Hi Marc just come across your instructions presumably this applies if you're only disconnecting/reconnecting the battery. This is more onerous than the user manual it doesn't mention keeping the doors closed or making sure everything is turned off. The battery on the Dispatch is in a footwell on the driver's side. Because of this, I need to keep...

Wonder if anyone can help with this?

Citroen XM, Series 2
Under the front bumper are a pair (left, right) of plastic tow-eye covers , which are no longer available, and difficult to find anywhere. (Listed as 7418 C8, Bumper access trap assembly, NFP.)

S2 tow-eye cover XM_S2.jpg
Size is approx 20×20×5cm, and about 2-3mm thick.

Are there any...

Is there a “go to” source for all the little plastic trim clips that seem to just break each time you remove them? Also for the clever little twist release doodads that hold the panels to the underside of my C5?
Someone must sell this stuff or am I restricted to main dealers and scrappers?

Thanks!
Matthew.

The drivers door window would only go up so far then stop with winding noise, could be pushed up and re-engage for another height before more winding noise. As I suspected the motor drive gear has ground away the plastic drive gear. Having said that, in order to access the drive mechanism meant drilling out the plastic welds and the metal cover...

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Citroen c4 grand Picasso 2008 1.6 VTR diesel
Can anyone help ?
Codes from ethos snap on reader

Hi everyone,
Recently my Citroen relay 07 van started cutting out when I was slowing down at crossroads, roundabouts, t junctions etc and was too dangerous to drive.It would start fine again but sometimes changing gear no acceleration at all and cut out. After 2 weeks left with my mechanic he finally narrowed it down to a faulty suction valve in...

hello, is it normal to have oil in the intercooler pipes for the engine intake? the amount is not much. Thanks, best regards
Citroen C5 tourer 2009 1.6 110hp

Hi guys.
Hope you are all well in these strange times.
I’ve been struggling with a very annoying problem on my daughters c3 1.4 hdi 2005.
At idle it sounds like a bag of nails, and the aux belt tensioner is jumping around. I have replaced the main crank pulley, the alternator isn’t a clutch type pulley and runs smoothly. The tensioner runs...

Hi guys,
Im getting the clutch changed. However I'm not sure what to change. Ie just clutch, clutch and flywheel, or use a solid clutch conversion.

What's the pros and cons off them.
I am swaying towards the solid flywheel option tho.
Simply because off issues regarding the flywheel, ie it can wear alot quicker than the clutch.

It is a X7...

Hi All,

I recently changed my brake pads on my C4. It has an electric hand brake so I had to use a diagnostic machine to release the callipers.

Unfortunately a few weeks after I have got a braking fault which has disabled my handbrake (meaning I can not engage it anymore). It is coming up with parking brake fault stop vehicle in the dashboard....

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I had this warning light come on recently so I bought a diagbox kit from easy diagnostics and have ran a global scan and looked at the DPF data. this is on a 2009 58 plate c5 tourer (x7? thats what works in diagbox anyway)

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

the fault codes that are coming up are;

P1351 - preheating relay circuit; cause = local,...

Thinking that this model was designed over 10 years ago and how the reversing camera image is quite poor in the dark I’m wondering if it’s possible to replace the camera with a newer one with an updated sensor that will be more sensitive in low light conditions.
After market cameras tend to have RCA/phono plugs and I’m wondering what connection is...

I have a 2007 berlingo 1.9d van which has the battery charge warning light illuminated , suggesting that the alternator isnt charging the battery but a multimeter check across the battery terminals gives a reading of 14.4 volts. i have a limited knowledge of vehicle electrics but it would appear that the ecu doesnt recognise the fact that the...

Hi

I found today LHM under the left side of the front and rear carpet . I can't see any leak on the brake pedal. Can a leak from the doser reach the rear carpet ?

Thanks

Hi,

When the Xantia should be parked for a long term is it better to leave the height lever at low position ?

Thanks

Hi All,

My temp sensor on the fos mirror is reading approx 6 degrees lower than actual temp. Can this be altered with Diagbox or requires new sensor.
I've just had a look and the sensor is cover by the plastic mirror cover so can't access the wiring

Is there a replacement procedure for the sensor

Kenny

While my X7 was jacked up to top up the diesel additive I thought I would replace the rear height sensor as it failed some time ago causing the rear of the car to sag a an inch or so.
I replaced the sensor and the car is now undrivable- bouncing up and down picking up every bump in the road. Its like being strapped to a road drill! :shock:
The...

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I'm totally unfamiliar with Citroën, but I've now owned this car for a month approxmatiely. I recently changed the timing belt, (or not me, a mechanic I know...). Car is running good, but now and then this engine light turns on (the one with a k-sign), but only when the car gets hot (working temp), also only when driving highway, so...

Hi all,

Been having an aircon issue with my m2 citroen c5 estate.

Sometimes (not every time) I start the car, it comes on cold for a few minutes, then tails off and becomes ambient temperature air. That said when it was blowing cold, I don't think it was as cold as it had been in the past.

I took it to get regassed, and the man at qwik fit...

I am trying to access the BSI on my C5 to tell the system I have topped up the additive. The lexia is asking for the personal code from my customer card, which I have never had. Is there a way round this? :)

My 2009 C5 estate has for a while been riding a bit high on the front. The other day the car started bouncing and when I parked the back end had collapsed. It still rises up when I use the button in the boot but as soon as I turn the car off it sinks again. The level control still raises up the front but the rear stays really low. I can hear the...

Call this a work in progress. It's not intended to be a PhD! :D
A stab at making some sense of Xantia wheels as a thread for reference
and discussion - I've chucked in a poll for everyone's favourite wheel choice!

The first of the line - s1

14 steels with wheeltrims

15 VSX alloys

15 steels with wheeltrims

15 Activa

The...

After fixing c5 v6 2001 it was almost end of registration. I already bought another car and dont want to register for another year. What is the best practice to keep car in working conditions without driving. I want to use it after a year and dont want to spend thousands to make it roadworthy.