gaztank

thank you for the info john, I might use an aerosole air spray into the workings before silicone spray, Ive done the brakes before but never the anti roll bar. Are you able to help me with another little fault I have about my f18 fuse blowing, it has been alright for the last 6 months and suddenly it blew after we started the engine this time,(normally it blows before start up) we could not get the car out of park. the f18 fuse normally protects the gear selector, flywheel sensor and diagnostic plug, 9thats what the car manual tells us,strange thing is, with the fuse blown why is the engine still turning when. eg flywheel sensor is nolonger operational. We changed the 10amp fuse and away we went. the question I need is does this fuse protect any other circuits. as the haynes manual has very poor wiring diagram and they are not complete, its not the best book they have produced, ok to dismantle and thats it.

The same fault happened twice to my wife, each time was near the radio ham, the first time she came back to the car after originally locking it with the remote. and the doors were unlocked. The second time she locked the car with the key. and when she came back the car was unlocked. it does not matter if you use the remote or key. the car can be opened by a remote after it is locked by the key. i looked in the radio frequency problems, the thing is car makers use a cheap radio system to work the central locking. every body uses the same frequency, eg garage electric doors, door bells, stairlifts, home alarm systems, (433mhz or 418mhz)etc. So when you get a radio ham with a dam great ariel parked on his roof, just the keying of his mic can unlock doors. so thats why we park the car the other end of the park and ride at the norwich airport.Not even the airports radio system effect the cars central locking, its only if you park next to the holt road near the helecopter hanger. so please everybody be aware of ham radio ariels near you, regards gary.

i had my car mot'd and the young tester who was a little stressed was taking his anger out on the customers,(manager was unaware as he was in the workshop shouting at his mechanics,or outside having a fag) i used MR CLUTCH in norwich as mots were only £28. i arrived on time for my appointment and was told they were running late, by about 40 minutes, funny really they must of slipped and extra one in as he was just starting one. and mots take approx, 40-50mins. any way it failled on a l/h brake light, which was working ok 1 hour before. he said he would pass the car if the garage changed the bulb, extra £3. advisory items, nearside and offside repeater indicators slightly discoloured ? apparently not orange enough, he said i needed new bulbs. offside antiroll bar linkage has slight play in ball joint, what does that involve. and apparently the front seatbelts are are a little slow to retract, i thought this was normal for citroen. and finally he said the brakes all round were very worn, i new the brakes were getting low anyway, but i think he was looking for extra work for the garage. last year i had the vehicle serviced 62000 mile and they said i would need a new exhaust soon as it was blowing, i did nothing and when it came to its mot, not a mention, who can you trust. i look forward to some input to the anti rollbar issue and the seatbelt, can the springs be adjusted.?. regards gary. ps citroen c5 2002 lx estate 2l hdi 68800 miles now,

sorry i haven't come back, ive been a little busy with operations and things, any way back walking again. ive found the problem, where my wife parked the car it was near a radio ham, the house had a very strange ariel on it, i looked into it to find out it gives off the same frequency as our key fobs. i park the other end now and all is ok