PaulCartwright

email us mate and i will send you a pic Paul PaulCartwright_T4ULS@hotmail.com

this is a really common problem its one of 2 things either a leak in your suspension pipe (if you see oil on the floor - you have a leak) OR more likley you need a new height sensor they cost £25.34 ISH inc vat and if your a competant DIY=er you can fit it yourself or get citroen to do it for you if its a 2006 it is still under Citroen's 3 year warrenty mate just book it in and let them sort it out - providing your car hasnt done more than 60k miles

it could be the BSI turing the power off to the radio after a certain time does it turn off when your driving along if it does then i would say its a problem with the radio itself my c3, c5('s) all turn the radio off after so long to save the cars battery but it doesnt do it when the car is running that probably doesnt help

it sounds like an ecu problem to me

what did they have to do? is it just a case of fitting a aditional stalk on the steering control?

i took the car into citroen monday and it is going back in tomorrow for a new stering ecu and a new steering rack under w'ty its done 25k miles and its had to have 4 new injecters, new washers, new front wheel bearing('s) new steering rack, new steering ecu. is anyone else having this many problems with a 24k mile 05 plate c3?

I have got a 2005 C3 SX 1.4 loverly mota but my steering is a pain in the arse i have put the diagnostic computer on it and ther are no fault codes did the software update work? if so i will have a bash at it or would it be simpler to let W.R. Davies's do it?

the exact same thing happned on my 2.0 petrol C5 i did the same thing you guys did thermostat and did the same what it is you wont believe but it DOES work go to citroen and get a new expansion tank cap (the part you take off to put the coolant in) costs about £3 soled the problem instatly theory is water wont boil in a vachume but if the seal on the cap has gone then there is no seal and it allows the water to boil and when you rev the engine the water pump works harder and pumps more water round the engine and it throws it out the top of the expension tank it does work as i had the same problem on my citroen and it was solved instantly Paul

from experiance with a 98 xsara - same beast - its either the stepper motor OR more likeley the oxygen sensor on the inlet manifold and with i plugged the lexia into the car it told me to replace the o2 sensor with part number XXXXXX (i cannot remember as it was my uncles xsara) he went to citroen gave them the part number and it worked like a dream! cost about £30 ish check the breather pipes and air inlet Paul

Hi John it sounds to me like its your switching block behind your stering wheel if it was just your wiper i would say its your connecting plug which connects the cars boot to the main loom its just under the head liner but if your airbag light comes on its the control pannel citroen have superseeded the part as its a known fault its going to cost £166 - ish and you can fit it yourself as long as your carefull take the battery off leave the car for 30/45 mins the longer the better centre the steering wheel and you will find 2 clips that hold the airbag on un-clip them - CAREFULLY - and remove the airbag undo the main steering wheel nut and there is a clamp at the rear of the unit undo this and unplug all the relevent wires replace the unit carefully and when your done re connect the battery and see if you have sorted your problem Paul i have got a pic if you want it drop me an email PaulCartwright_t4uls@hotmail.com i had the same problem with mine but it was the horn that broke

the height sensors are ok i have got the same diagnostic tool as citroen use (lexia) and its reading the correct heights as i have jacked it up and the figure changes my next door neighbour goes to carters cars with her Escort i will give them a ring tomorrow and see what they say thanks guys all help greatfully apreceated

Hi is it the rear door? there is a common problem with the rear doors take the inner door pannel off and remove the links from the handels etc and remove the 2 t45 bolts from the outside by the catch and it will come off hope thats helped if you want a pic PM us and i will email you Paul

just been looking on citroens web site there is a usb connector for the ipod it utilises the cd changer socket and displays the track info on the screen and lets you change track via the standard controls on the cd player it also charges your ipod part num 9702EZ the bad news its £148 inc vat and you need the lexia to enable the aux port on the player

has your picasso got launch control citroen went through a phase of fitting launch control my c3 and c5 have it and its bloody anoying!!

UPS should read "you should NOT have bubbles in the suspension fluid" sorry im still intoxicated with the christmas spirit Paul

you should have bubbles in the suspension system you need to bleed the system if its like the c5 there is a bleed nipple on the suspension pipes but dont fully unscrew the nipple, try bleeding the suspension like you bleed your breaks, you need to have the correct amount of suspension fluid in the system to. its unlikely the pumps broke but if you have replaced the pipe the system needs to be bled properly have the engine running when bleeding and when the car starts to pump up leave it in the highest position for about 5 mins this helps bleed the system. let us know how you get on i have a cunning suspicion that the breaks on a xantia use the same system as the suspension - but i could be wrong -

hi there i find the quicket way to clear the windscreen is first to have a clean windscreen but set the temp to the lowest it will go then crank up the A/C and set it to blow on the windscreen and as for the side window it may be worth letting the wondow clear before setting off but i would have thought if you point the vents at the window it should clear

which fuse had blown i have just checked mine and i had got a 50 and a 40 blown?

it is a good system but i think there needs to be more documentation on the suspension there is a definate fault on the suspension you sould only see 1 poss 2 lights when you opperate the suspension via the button, but 4 lights to me says there is a problem

might be a lose wire mate check the suspension pump harnes on the right wing by the headlight you may need to take off the plastic cowling the suspension on the C5 seems to be a pain in the back side i think? whats wrong with the standard suspension set up anyhow it works for every other car on the road? Paul

If i'm right try driving at 40 MPH for 10 mins keep the speed constant and this might solv your problem i had it on mine and it sorted it out

I have got a simlar problem with my C5 did you sort your problem out?

Hi there I have got a 2002 Citroen C5 50k miles, Just before Christmas I had problem with the suspension - it was solid and very bouncy (I now know it was the spheres) Spot Of Chasetown (don’t recommend using as they don’t know there arse from there elbow) said pump the suspension up leave it there for 3 mins and lower it down again this bleeds the suspension off and soften the suspension up. I did this and the car wouldn't pump back up I thought that the pump was broke I replaced the pump and suspension ECU then used my lexia (computer) to re-program the pump's suspension the car. the pump still won’t work there are no fault codes on the cars ECU there is enough LDS fluid in the tank I know the pump spins as I have put power to it and it spins but doesn’t make the usual suspension noise when the car is being pumped up. I have checked all the fuses there ok I don’t know if there is a relay for the suspension I used the service.citroen.com site which is very helpful but I am just stumped and I don’t know where to go from here? does anyone have any suggestions on where to go next OR does anyone have a lo-lowder or one of those cars they use to lift peoples cars away who haven’t paid there parking fines (if that makes any sense) to transport my car to Davies's Stafford I live in Cannock Any help or suggestions are gratefully received Thanks in advance Paul

Hi there I have got a 2002 Citroen C5 50k miles, Just before Christmas I had problem with the suspension - it was solid and very bouncy (I now know it was the spheres) Spot Of Chasetown (don’t recommend using as they don’t know there arse from there elbow) said pump the suspension up leave it there for 3 mins and lower it down again this bleeds the suspension off and soften the suspension up. I did this and the car wouldn't pump back up I thought that the pump was broke I replaced the pump and suspension ECU then used my lexia (computer) to re-program the pump's suspension the car. the pump still won’t work there are no fault codes on the cars ECU there is enough LDS fluid in the tank I know the pump spins as I have put power to it and it spins but doesn’t make the usual suspension noise when the car is being pumped up. I have checked all the fuses there ok I don’t know if there is a relay for the suspension I used the service.citroen.com site which is very helpful but I am just stumped and I don’t know where to go from here? does anyone have any suggestions on where to go next OR does anyone have a lo-lowder or one of those cars they use to lift peoples cars away who haven’t paid there parking fines (if that makes any sense) to transport my car to Davies's Stafford I live in Cannock Any help or suggestions are gratefully received Thanks in advance Paul

the thing to try is drive at a constant 40 MPH for 5/10 minutes not more no less (have the cruse on) to clear the anti polution fault if your in or can get to the cannock area mate give us an email cartwright@chasetown.staffs.sch.uk and i will put my snap-on on it for you mate as for lack of power is the car noisy? has an old old diesel knock on it? if it does before you go any further replace the silver (cannot remember the propper name for them) cam followers £8 each from the devil (citroen main dealer) as they break and then its good bye car! that could be your lack of power mine went at 33'000 3 years old and its still sitting on my drive now the HDI engine isnt as good as the 1.9 TD i have the berlingo 1865 diesel 79 to the gallon runing on bio-diesel 60 round the town unlike the same hdi 38 on a run and 28 round the town. (moan over :P paul