old'uns

2.0 HDi 110 estate, May '02 registered,i bought it in Oct '04 with 85k on clock, 1 owner company car with FSH. fewer miles going on it the last 2 yrs, was a tankful+ per week at one time. just spent a fair bit on it so now keeping for a while, next major spend will be clutch as as far as i know it's still the original

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h276/old-uns/C5200k.jpg

oh well, thoughts of a 'germanic' C5 now gone for a while...i think i've just spent more than it's worth :o both rear swing arm bearings, pads front & rear, rear calipers sorted again, aux belt, big service, 2 new tyres, air-con re-gas, exhaust blowing, MOT & a few other things. mechanic reckons it drives well for a 200k car, no major nasty noises, so may look into fitting cruise control, here's to the next 100k

post #7 for a start......http://www.citroen-owners-club.co.uk/citroen/index.php?showtopic=8180

doesn't the chassis no. tell you engine code? seem to remember reading this somehere

mine has a sticker on drivers door shut panel that says it's a 110, presumably this has gone? 2.0 HDi came as 90 or 110, 2.2 as 138? towing weights for estates are from memory 1500kg for manuals ? 2.2 auto is 1000kgs just remembered this...http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road-tests/citroen/citroen-c5-2001-estate

i realise that but even with no PX listed at 15k, price to me, cash.....£14.5k :rolleyes: a whopping £500 off

& the down side is residuals down the line. just for a laugh i've been looking at a vRS Octavia 170 diesel £15k. P/X on mine..... £300. and no i haven't missed any noughts off mores the pity '02 2.0 hdi estate, few dings but interior good, major stumbling block is mileage...200k, but for work it's worth a lot more than that i don't what list price was new but even private sale for an average miler is still in region of only 10% ?

been a long time but i think....unclip radio surround then you'll see 2 torx/xhead screws, undo & pull out ?

as the pic is now gone, what does the little pipe that runs from bulkhead to the front underside valve with rubber 135 deg elbow do? noticed today ( whilst putting in yet another H/L bulb! ) that this was off valve so pushed back in, hopefully it will solve my the sluggishness that's reappeared

washer motor is buried low down behind d/s headlamp i think? access from underneath ? from memory diaphragm was £14 ish?

me too, screen doesn't bother me any more. seem to recall the diaphragm on washer motor was split which gave the same symptoms?

if its entered your thoughts, get it done. the garage may say 100,160k whatever, if it goes it's 1mile too far,more money to splash out

has anyone had to swap or replace/repair the handle on rear seat? the plastic broke a couple of years ago, from memory it looks as though you have to strip material off to get inside? it sort of works still but have to use a screwdriver to pull catch back, not very convenient! failing that, anyone got a seat lying about that's no good to 'em?

after swapping wheels around, on d/s front there is a coating of fluid which seems to have come from a small rubber pipe (which was detached) that runs from lower upright into a steel pipe near top & behind covers. i'm assuming its not pressurised as no clamps to be seen, push fit? is it some sort of return/overflow pipe ? suspension raises & lowers normally, car drives ok, further work needed?