citrophile

Does anyone know if Coastline is away? Have messaged him but my message hasn't been been read yet.

Thanks Paul, I'll post up a new topic with the details tomorrow. The C3 was replaced by the C4. The Rangie (a long time dream of mine) wasn't meant as a replacement for my C5 as I still wanted to use the C5 as my daily work transport and not put huge mileage on the RR. In the end I am now only travelling into the office once or twice a week with rest of time working at home so use the RR most of the time and the C5 hardly at all. I can't really justify both now that my annual mileage is more like 10k rather than 35k. I'm also getting grief from the wife about having another C5 sitting on the drive (my previous one was there for 3 years before I scrapped it.....!!!). Tried to persuade my son to have it when he starts driving next year but apparently it's not cool enough for a teenager....!!!! I'll be sad to see it go as I've loved all my Xantia's and C5's over the past 17 years and I'd rather it went to someone who appreciates Citroen's. Im looking for £250 with loads of spares thrown in. If it doesn't sell then it'll be scrapped which would be a real shame. My wife tells me to stop being so attached to it but it's not easy......LOL

As it says, I have my C5 for sale but couldn't find an obvious place to advertise it to fellow Citroenista.........

Yes I would rather keep the C5 but the C4 is used by SWMBO and she doesn't like to drive the C5 as says its too big (this from someone who used to drive her Dad's Austin 2200 aka Land Crab back in the day!!!) So, the C5 has to go, along with loads of spares as I just won't need them anymore. Will be giving it a bit of a clean up in the next few days then trying to shift it. I know its not worth that much due to age and mileage but I'd hate to just see it scrapped. C'est La Vie...... .....and yes the C4 recall has been done. Lot of hassle over nothing in my view!

Hi all, thanks for the useful tips. Spent this afternoon getting it off the car after trying to get it to work without success. As usual the Haynes BoL was its usual erroneous self.......says you need to remove clutch slave cylinder, Jack up front, remove engine under tray and then take it out through the bottom.......pah......remove air filter, intercooler hose, 3 bolts and out. 20 minutes tops. Anyway, got it out, compared it with the spare I took off my previous C5 but pinions were different with different numbers of teeth. Bizarre really as both cars were 2.0 HDI, 2005, 6sp box etc. Anyhow, starter solenoid worked but motor seemed a bit stiff to turn so stripped it down, checked brushes (all ok) cleaned it up, refitted and started first time....RESULT. Now I have to get round to selling it......wife doesn't think I need 3 cars......it's a shame as it's been really good to me and just keeps on going. Have loads of spares for it too. Oh well!

Have been away for a week or so and tried to start the C5 Saturday but all I had was a clicking sound. No problem I thought, it usually needs a bit of a battery top up when its been left for over a week, so plugged in the Ctek and left it a couple of days. Tried it this morning and still the same. Plenty of battery juice but the starter solenoid just clicks when you turn the ignition switch. I'm guessing the solenoid may have died but does that just happen without any warning signs??

Thanks for looking. Yes I have seen that one but it is the wrong colour. The listing has also been up and down for months which makes me wary and I don't want a wheel with damage.

Hope its OK to post this here, didn't see a For Sale/Wanted forum section. Originally wanted one as a "proper" full size spare rather than the inflation kit the car came with but now one of the wheels has been knackered in a pothole, needs to go on the car. Thanks

Thanks Paul It was a little confusing but i swapped front jets around and still the same so decided to dismantle the ram and then maybe use bits from the one I took off my previous C5 when I scrapped it. I carefully cut the front section (this locates the ram under the headlight unit) in a few places where the "square" slots are so that I could lever the plastic up a bit and release the lugs and split the ram. Once opened I could see that the one way valve which controls the water that goes to the jets was broken and loose in the bottom of the tube. Stripped the spare ram I had, found the valve to be fine, swapped over and, after a few false starts got it working great. All now sorted for the MOT. Phew :DIt's really not that difficult once you get it apart and saved me nearly £100. Result. :D

Yes, that is the accelerometer and does throw an error if its defective. Last time I checked (2 years ago when I changed my wife's) a new one was £400....!!!! They are quite common across a number of PSA cars, just google the part number. My wife had a C3 and it was the same as the one I took out of my scrapped C5 so £400 saved :)

Hi All Been a while but am back again..!! :)My C5 needs a new MOT soon and I gave it a once over this week and everything is fine apart from one of the headlamp washers doesn't work properly.It extends out but I don't get any water through it.A new one from Citroen is nearly £100.....!!!!Is it possible to strip it and check for blockages?Any thoughts?CheersRob

You don't say whether the garage was a Citroen specialist and I presume you paid quite a bit for the work so it shouldn't really be up to you to find out what's wrong. There could be a whole range of things which are causing the problem with any number of sensors, cables, plugs etc possibly damaged during what is quite a major bit of work. Has anybody plugged a lexia into the car to look at all the fault codes. It's essential, and not just any old code reader it must be the proper one for citroen. If the faults haven't been cleared since the work there will be a huge number of them. Clear them all and then see what comes back when you try to start it. Good luck. Let us know how you get on.

If the 2.2 HDI operates in a similar way to the 2.0 then the cam sensor is only required when starting and so it would make sense that it was an intermittent fault. Failure of the sensor does not put the car in limp mode. If you wanted to just turn the engine over without starting it (I needed to do this when I changed turbo and wanted oil pressure before starting) then all you do is unplug the cam sensor. Once the engine is running you can unplug the sensor and nothing will happen.

LOL........if only Paul

Depends...... Biggest factor is type of journey. Lots of short journeys in town on busy roads will mean you use the brakes much more than long motorway journeys. I do 30k a year mainly motorway with little braking and my pads tend to last about 18 months, around 45k. Other factors include how gentle or heavy you are on the brakes. I know someone who accelerates away from one speed bump and then brakes really hard before the next one.....!! Also depends on quality of pads. Once bought a cheap set from halfrauds and they were knackered after 8k. Having said that, I think previously my local garage have said they usually expect OEM quality pads to last about 15-18k in normal use Rob

Just had my timing belt changed. There was no history of it ever having been done, the car is now 11 yrs old and done 260k miles, 100k by me in the past three years. I do feel I was on borrowed time with it....!!! Rob ps - I'm not suggesting anyone else leaves it that long

What year and model do you have? Are you saying that the blower speed increases and decreases when you change the control but that there is no effect? Can you hear the blower quite loudly? You say you have had the blower motor out, does it run fine and change speed when it is out? Have you checked the air intake under the bonnet to make sure it is not blocked? I have had the whole heater aircon system out of a C5 and stripped down and the system cannot completely shut off airflow with the flaps only divert it to different outlets It is possible that either the evaporator, heater matrix or additional electric heater unti are blocked, especially if the car has previously been run without a pollen filter as that is the only filter anywhere in the system

My 2005 C5 Exclusive and my wife's 2015 C4 Exclusive have this function as well as the remote button for switching the lights on. On the C4 it works by holding down the unlock or lock button and all the windows either go up or down together. You just take your finger off when they are at the right height or after they have fully opened or closed. On the C5 it only works to close the windows when you hold the lock button down.

You may be suffering from the oil pick up in the sump being blocked. The 1.6HDI is notorious for oil issues due to carbon build up which then ends up in the sump. The oil pick up has a mesh strainer which becomes blocked with the carbon particles starving the engine of oil. Happened to my wife's C3 and destroyed her turbo....!! As Paul says, DO NOT run without oil, it will destroy something, turbo could already be damaged and may just be waiting until you drive it under full load to completely let go. Having said that, replacement isn't that difficult as it is on the front of the engine. The 2.0HDI engine has the turbo at the back underneath and is much more difficult to do......I know, I've done one! Most people do more regular oil changes, at least every 6k max for this engine and also, remove the sump and then take out the mesh strainer from the oil pick up. Also, remove any mesh strainer fitted inside the turbo oil feed banjo bolt as that can block up very easily too. Bits floating round in your oil system will get trapped in the oil filter anyway. Rob

Yes, this is true. My wife just bought a brand new C4 and the service book just has lots of space for stamps but no information on service intervals or what should be done at what mileage or age. Registered on myCitroen and that seemed no help either. Seems like Citroen are giving less information so you have to keep going to the dealers!!!

Have changed mine a few times and will be using LEDs next time. I can just about do it from behind the light but the worst bit is getting the buld holder back in the light unit. I have no idea why the bulbs have offset pins. Last few times I have just used "normal" bulbs and filed one pin down so they would fit. Seems to work fine.

If you bought your car from a citroen dealer then it would be worth asking their service team how you remove the parts. I've usually found a 5 minute conversation with one of the hands on service mechanics saves a whole lot of hassle and expense.

Can anyone tell me what size the space saver wheel and tyre are in a new C4 with the 17" alloys. Also, will a full size spare fit in the boot? Thanks Rob

You could probably get an early facelift version for £1000. I think they are better than the mk1.

My wife is getting a new C4 and the dealer has recommended a paint and interior treatment called supagard. Looking at the brochure this seems to be some sort of clear coating which is supposed to keep everything looking better for longer. Anybody have any experience of this and whether it's worth having on a brand new car. Dealer I think quoted £300 although I would shop around to find the best price if we go for it. Rob