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I decided to get a C1 because I liked another 2015 C1 1.0 that belongs to a family member but this one is a 1.2, I don't know much about cars so just thought this was a slightly larger engine in it so I put down £500 deposit on the car (£4k cost in total - insurance money is paying for it) because it looked nice and seemed to drive nice when I...

well today did not not go to plan.
We went down the road to donate some bits to St Lukes hospice and trying to get into car park found the car would not disengage the clutch.
Anyway parked up and did that part tried to reverse out and juddering not wanting to stop and then stalling, wonderful.
Got it moving by starting in gear and moved it to more...

Hi everyone,

i have big problems with heating in my C4 picasso...when i set driver side to max and passenger side to max, hot air is coming only from driver's right side panel (let wheel car) in the middle panel there is almost none heating, and on the right side from both air vents there's cold air. Cold air also blow from both rear vents.
Any...

Hi folks, first time posting so go easy on me please.
My 2014 MK2 C4 picasso has no handbrake at the moment,I took it to a highly recommend autospark and it has been diagnosed as rear right caliper motor issue,he says that changing the motor alone should cure the problem, apparently the motor can be swapped out for a replacement one leaving the...

Hello fellow forum-goers,

I recently saw a video on how someone modded their C5 so that there would be a dash button to open the motorised bootlid: ( ).

I wanted to do the same. I have those three blanking plugs where there's room for three buttons. I thought there's probably a loom in there anyway. However, I removed the buttons behind the...

Vin number VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]
Any chance of a wiring diagram for this please? In limp mode. CAN error on fuel sender. Replaced fuel sender. No change. Any ideas?

have a ds3 2011 hdi with smoke issue no codes in ecu but dpf pressure show 17mb at idle raising to over 200mb at 3000rpm is this normal readings or would you say its partly blocked thankyou trying to find reason for black smoke issue only 39k on car fsh main dealer don't use any oil ash content at 38% done regen all other readings ok 👍

Hi, I hope someone can help me please.
We recently bought a 2017 C1 for our daughters first car. There seems to be no power going to the tailgate devices; high level brake light, heated rear window and rear wiper are all not working. All seem to be on different fuses with all other functions working.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

Argh! 2015 Citroen C5 LE (150kw 2.2 litre) - ***FIXED NOW*****

Changed the fuel filter following the disconnecting battery procedure.

When going to start the car it just went dead. Now absolutely nothing works. Nothing on the dash lights up. Is there some main fuse that could be blown?

I had my first experience of alternator death last week with a petrol Xsara Picasso, on a 40mph urban road, and was lucky to be in a bit of clear traffic at the time.
The worst thing apart from the risk of a collision was the acrid smoke from the burnout. It transpired later at the garage that the alternator had also taken out the starter motor...

Sadly the 'cancer' has finally claimed our faithful 2002 C5. Offering here for spares rather than flogging to a scrapyard.
Despite c265k on the clock the engine purrs and has never been any problem, passed emission tests every MOT, if I had the space to keep it I would and think of a use for the engine, I never have to add oil between services....

Hi, my S2 Xantia. The rear dog connector has come off , but the little spigot is still attached to the dog bone connector!!! What are my options? Would it be possible to weld the spigot in? Thanks in advance Terry.

Hi

Is it possible to enable or after market install a keyless entry and start to a Citroen C4 Grand Picasso MK2 2017 ?
As in, I want to be able to open the doors and start the engine by pressing the button WITHOUT having to put my fob into the slot.

It currently has a fob slot like the picture below

Thanks...

Morning all,

I'm looking for some advice because I am getting conflicting information from garages.

My car failed it's MOT the other day with a few issues which have no been resolved. However, it failed on the positioning lights not working on both sides at the front of the car.

Can someone please explain to me where these positioning lights...

Hello everyone Cold air is coming from the front right of my vehicle. The heat exchanger was replaced last year. can it break again so quickly?

Citroen c4 grand picasso 2015

Hi all, greetings from Italy.
Subject is a 2008 xsara Picasso 1.6 hdi, VIN VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff].
My brother in law wanted to scrap it, I says hold on, what's the matter. Symptoms: intermittent cut-outs, limp mode, sometimes no start at all.
Mechanic says high pressure fuel pump needs to be changed, quoted 800 euros for the job. My BIL takes all for...

Could any one tell me where oil temp sensor is located its showing - 40 when engine warm it's 1.6 hdi 2011vin number VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] thankyou

I was driving in my car today and have noticed that in gears 4-6 once i rev up to about 1.8k-1.9k rpms it starts vibrating a lot, then the vibrations stop once i reach 2k rpms. Does anyone know what the problem might be?

Hi I'm looking to get a dispatch 2019 xl wheel base as a work van (carpenter). I can see from all the specifics that an 8x4 sheet will sit on the deck horizontally, but I would like to find out whether it will fit standing vertically so I can kit out the sides in racking and I'll still be able to fit sheets of 8x4 in, in-between the racking. Would...

Hello,

Please can anyone help my vehicle 2012 ds3 Citroen is juddering when going into 2nd and 3rd gear. It happened all the time, but since it went into the garage it seems to be a bit better. However, one mechanic thinks it's an issue with the fuse box and another thinks it is clutch related. I wondered if anyone has experienced any similar...

I recently had to replace washer stalk so had to remove the steering wheel air bag to do so.
I had trouble putting the air bag back on. Every other car I’ve done this to it simply pushes in and clicks into place easily but it’s not the case with the Xsara. First I tried it and I didn’t seem to sit in correctly on one side. I took it off and put it...

Hello Folks

A number of years ago, one of the buttons on my Xantia fob broke off. It damaged the circuit board so I could not try replacing with a switch available on ebay.

I recently discovered a company called irefab and sent my damaged fob to him. Not only has he repaired it in few days, but made a video showing just how much work he did. It...

I have a Citroen Relay 2.0 blueHDi 110 its using a bit of oil but everything else seems perfect I know these engines use a bit of oil but is there a acceptable amount that is ok and at what amount should I start to worry

Hi folks.
I have an 08 coupe with a missing glovebox lid.
I have traded the well known auction sites and no one seems to have one from cars being broken. Question is will a lid fit from a Picasso from the same year because there’s plenty of them about.
Any help or signposts appreciated
Thanks

After my adventure with the slave cylinder supply line popping out, I find I'm still in bother. Pipe and fittings all sorted and clutch bled. However -- it now won't start.

Diagbox says clutch pedal position error. Bit confuse by this, as I had no such issue when I replaced the clutch itself. Is it a Diagbox job to tell it to get used to a new...

Does anyone know what should the normal readings be? I did a quick test cuz I gotta clean the DPF it seems and at idle speed (750 rpm) it's about 4/5-7 mbar. Once I rev the engine to about 2000-2300 rpm, I've seen it jump to as high as 200mbar for a second. I didn't hold it at those revs, just a quick pedal push to rev it up.

A few weeks ago, in the morning I left the garage and set off towards an adventure of the day. The car changed from reverse to first gear, before joining traffic to N then back to 1 and was no longer able to engage 2nd gear. Only N and after a struggle reverse (gearbox grinded). Now these are the only two states in which the gearbox works (reverse...

Hi All I have an issue with my C4 Picasso airdream 1.6 HD 115. Pressing the lock button operates the central locking mech fine and all motors can be heard inc the boot. The issue is the boot doesnt actually lock. If I lock the doors and then try to open the boot it opens no problem. Is there a timer on the boot mech when locking the doors?...

Hi all,

My X7 has an RHF engine (DW10BTED4) which has served it well, but I'm looking for something with more oomph. Naturally that means I've been stalking the net for an X7 with either a 3L diesel or a 2.2L refresh (4HL / DW12C). Everything I've seen has either been super sketchy or in dreadful condition (or both). With all the digging I've...

Hydraulic pump in my C5 is running intermittently/struggling but everything is working fine if I put a light pressure on main power connector for motor, one with 2 thick wires. No burnt fuses as of yet, that's apparently most regular complaint. I've disassembled it and sprayed with contact cleaner without improvement, otherwise everything looks...

Hey there! Some time ago i replaced both front spheres on the C5 I facelift version, they're the saucer type ones, FEBI BILSTEIN 38290, 52 Bar.
I have this feeling that the suspension is too stiff (on front), coming from a xantia, the xantia was truly like a magic carpet, had replaced all spheres on it, it went over speed bumps like it was...

I recently had a service done (C5 Aircross PureTech 180) and marked my oil filter cap with a black dot on a certain position before going for the service.

My thought was that this way I would be able to tell if the oil filter has been changed because chances are low that the CPA would be screwed back onto the exact same position.

Now after the...

Hi - When my wife's 2003 C5 2.0 Hdi is started, the climate control panel initially shows the heater fan running but the fan fails to run, after approx 30 seconds the display changes to show the fan shut - this happens in manual or auto and will stay off until the ignition is switched off and back on again. I'm struggling to diagnose the problem -...

Anyone have any info on the radio? Make or a photo would really help.

I'm looking into putting the car onto Historic number plates. Apparently here in Spain even the radio must be original. She does have a cassette player, but it's not the original. Must say I'm not really sure what original really means, they can't expect actually original, but...

Hello,
the O2 sensor on my car (Citroen C5 X7, 2.2 200HDI, 2011 yom) has been replaced and since then i'm getting P2297 fault upstream oxygen sensor (Oxygen concentration not plausible when pedal is released). There is no engine service light error on dashboard, only diagnostic(FAP app) throws this code. Is the new senosr faulty or need to be...

Morning all,

I have a 2012 Citroen Relay that has had it's ECU and BSI changed in the past. The VIN in the ECU etc is different to the one on the V5. I need to get another key coded, I have Diagbox and can do that, but i need the key code. Is there anyone that can help me out with that?

Many thanks

Darren

Is the engine wiring loom from a 9HZ engine compatible with a 9HX engine? because i'm having problems finding a 9HX with the bosch edc19c34 ecu wiring loom

Hi All

I am thinking of purchasing a C3 from my wife's grandmother, it is a 2018 and only done 13000 miles and we are being offered a very good price.

The reg is LT68OXC
VIN is VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]

Unfortunately we don't know what the service history was pre March 2022 when it had a 'full' service at the Citroen dealer, it then had a basic service...

Hi, having just made a confusing and somewhat wet investigation of the windscreen washers on my Mk 1 C5 Estate, I have come to some conclusions but could do with a bit of advice please.

Yesterday, the front washers stopped working, so that I couldn't wash the windscreen when badly needed. Today I had a look at the washer bottle and everything...

Can anyone tell me the name for this part? It sits at the front edge of the rear wheel arch on my daughter's 2008 C1. I had to remove it to repair rust in the sill and I have lost the grommet into which the securing screw for securing this part fits. I can't search for a new one because I don't know what the part is called (arch liner, mud flap,...

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Hello,

I decided to fix the panaromic roof myself. There is no a good guide about this fix but I've taken lots of picture and video for guidence to others.
This is second day and I thought this job was ending but it crashed again and break the tubes.

How should I adapt the button? He probably doesn't know where the curtain is....

Our C5 recently experiened a wiper motor failure, not like X7's to encounter that is it :lol:

However, when I opened the motor to see if I was lucky enough it would just be a magnet on shaft repair, I found that the board had obvious signs of water damage. Unlike another poster on here, I was unable to desolder the board from the power connector...

I'm driving a C5 X7 -13 HDi 2.2 tourer with bi-zone auto AC. LHD, which I've owned about a 1½ years. Last summer AC cooling worked fine, but this summer I noticed that the AC was doing basically nothing. I was on a longer trip when I noticed the lack of cooling, but figured it was just low on juice, so I just rolled in to a random shop along the...

Morning peeps.

My 1993 Xantia....its paint Code EKLCR

Just got some spray paint on the EKL code....WAY WAY to bright. Faulty codes used by the paint supply people ??.... or my fault ?? (not sure why).

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Hi,
I have a DS5 2.0 ltr HDi. Fault codes are P1446 fuel additive system additive quantity too low and P15B3 Signal: additive minimum level minimum value reached. I have fitted a new OEM tank with pump and filled it up with additive fluid but it wont let me reset the values or or tell the system that i have replaced the tank. I have tried the...

Hello guys
My 2005 C5 2.0 (petrol) won't start.
Errror codes: P0351, P0352, P0353, P354
My guess is that it is relay for coil and I need to replace the BSM (a used).

My current is
BSM-L04-00
9657718580
S118983004 K

Can I use:
BSM-L04-00
9658539480
S118983004 N

Both is motorcode RFJ

BR
Jake

Hi.

So it's time for a new research to keep me busy with my C5X7 tourer....

After solving A/C (condenser fan) problem, rear passenger door hinge replacement, my citron gave me a new reason for headache. Rear wiper and washing for boot glass starts to spray and wipe on it's own, without being triggered by me. Any ideas where to start searching...

Hi!

I've just bought a Xantia Activa, from a friend of mine. It's a V reg, in what appears to be in reasonable condition. Even the aircon works! It's had a lot of money- several thousand- spent on it, but there's one item which is poor- there's a smell of coolant in the car. I think that it's the octopus, (I've had BX's, from new....), but I...

hello guys im new so sorry if this is in wrong place, but i really need some advice
i changed the rear caliper and put a new flex pipe on i changed the pads all round now i have no pressure on the brake pedal the brakes dont work so i bleed the calipers and i even changed the abs pump and its still not working, im totally lost as to what it can be...

Im hoping someone on here can give me a clue. My 2016 Grand Picasso Tailgate isnt working.,it wasnt when I bought it. I have hooked it up to Diagbox and its says U1F46 87 Absence of communication with motorised boot unit.
When I first got it pressing the button on the tailgate would result in one beep , but nothing happened. Pressing the remote,...