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Just back from the garage (Citroen approved) with new particulate filter and all the trimmings fitted, including a new ECU ("they don't all re-boot on the earlier models" and, surprise, surprise - mine didn't!). Total cost including VAT £454.09.

I would just like to say "thank you" for the earlier posts as it has helped me to understand a lot more about this subject. I have had the warning a couple of times on my 5 year old/75,000 C5 and at the service last week the garage said I would need a new filter and new fluid. They will give me a quote on Monday, but it sounded as if it would be around £400. It seems that I have been lucky to get to 75,000 miles before this needed doing. If anyone has had this job done and could let me know what the cost was, I would be grateful.

I have had my 51 reg C5 estate from new and was surprised when the Citroen dealer replaced the rear pads at one of the early services. Mentioning this later to an independent garage, he said that the rear brakes were prone to seizing and he always lubricated them at every opportunity. I've now had 5 years fairly trouble-free service from my C5 estate, with no problems from the rear brakes since.