ukguy

Top post, thanks for this info'. I had a go this afternoon but didn't complete the job. Found the drain plug and undone that. About 2 litres come out. I couldn't get the air filter shroud off though. Can get the filter out no problem but the assembly won't budge. I guess I need to take out the battery tray but will wait for the manual to ascertain exactly what's required. Then maybe tackle the filter ;) Thanks again.

Excellent thanks very much! Message sent.

Excellent, thanks for the reply. You mention the filler plug is in the gearbox top mounting. Is this easily accessible once the engine undertray is off? Do you know where the gearbox drain bolt and gearbox filter is please? We already enquired with a local dealer and they were practically no help at all as they said the gearbox was non maintenance and you couldn't refill the gearbox oil! Thanks again.

Hi We had the oil and filter changed approximately 10 months / 11K miles ago. Are you referring to these or the gearbox oil? One thing I have noticed, the fault is not so much there until you have driven around for about 15 minutes or so, like when the engine has warmed up. Then the gearbox indication fault comes up and it starts getting very very jerky when the gearbox attempts gear changes as the car chugs along. It's interesting to hear that you had the same sort of symptoms though and it was cured so look forward to your reply. Thanks.

Thanks a lot for the contact. I will give the above place a call tomorrow to see if they can assist. Searching through the archives, I see someone else had this problem and it turned out to be a faulty gearbox solenoid. I hope it's the sensor/solenoid as the complete gearbox would be a fortune! Are there any other citroen gearbox specialists recommended in the North West, just in case these guys can't help? The car is driveable so it shouldn't be too much of an issue getting it there. Thanks again!

Hi all. I am hoping someone can help with a problem that has come up on our 2002 model Citroen C5 1.9HDI auto. The car looks like it has gone into limp mode, where it seems to be very sluggish like it's always in a high gear. An indication has come up in the central cockpit display also showing 'Gearbox Fault'. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how was it cured. I have done some research on Google and it looks to have been a common fault on the earlier Citroen C5. But I have yet to find out what this 'common fault' was. I'd rather had a reasonable idea before I take it to a mechanic out of the yellow pages who'd probably advise a new gearbox... Also, can anyone recommend a decent independent Citroen garage in the North West please, so I can get this fixed in the knowledge that the garage won't rip me off ? Thanks very much.