Johndouglas

I can't follow your wiring colours. I have my C5 wired for a caravan giving road lights, caravan fridge at 12volts and caravan battery charging when the engine is running. It all runs off 12S and 12N. I've taken two 2.5mmsqu wires from the battery to a twin fuse box, then down the back of the engine, into the conduit covering the fuel lines and down towards the back of the car. The wires then go up over the fuel tank and enter the car through the large access plug under the back seat. They then go into the load area of the estate hidden behind the panelling. A Smartcom and a Smart7 are fitted in the right-hand storage box. Wiring for rearlights, brake and indicators go to and from the Smart7. Wiring the Smartcom has the fridge on red, battery on blue and earth on white. With the engine running the fridge is powered and the battery charges and the caravan 12volt system cuts out. When the engine stops and the car battery voltage falls to 13.2, fridge and charging stops and the caravan 12volt system switches on.

With the postage, I think I paid eleven quid.

Don't understand that! Usually a couple of miles down the road and the pads have cleared all the surface rust away and the disc is shiny. I would get it looked at before the warranty period finishes. Maybe the caliper is seized.

Sorry to disappoint. I also bought a plip off ebay, got a key cut to match the locks, and inserted it into the new plip. So far so good. The key unlocks the car but won't start it - but didn't expect it to. Took both plips to main dealer with my card but dealer reported that it wouldn't reprogramme. Big disappointment.

No guarantees - but I think so.

Are there any tell-tale signs that this is about to happen? You'll hear a knocking noise. Clunking. Maybe juddering on take off. Is it a common problem? Lots of different makes of car use DMF's and we seem to hear of failure in some makes more than others. On the various forums, Citroens don't seem to get mentioned very often. Although I've heard of one or two Peugeots having failures. Why should that be? Only my opinion but I think DMFs don't take kindly to rough handling. Of the two Citroen failures I've heard about, one owner frequently dropped into a low gear from maximum revs, and the other liked doing '0-60 in 10secs'. I believe Transit white vans also have a high DMF failure rate. :lol:

I haven't done a timing belt since I did my 2.1 Xantia but no way could that be done with the undertray on. How can you take the weight of the engine on a jack with the tray in the way? Think your dealer is pulling the wool.

I have a Geniscan 400 - but mine is a 2005 model.

Nothing to add to what paul.h says other than the fact that if you use any power connection other than a 2.5mm square cable direct from the battery to your relays, you won't get satisfactory cooling at 12volts on a caravan fridge. Incidentally, I took the wire from the battery - suitably fused close to the battery, down the back of the engine, through the conduit covering the fuel lines, up over the fuel tank, through the access disc under the back seat and finally into the cargo area of the car. The two relays are housed in the right hand cubby box.

The amount of eolys fluid injected into the fuel tank is proportional to the amount of diesel that's put in. So fill the tank completely and the computer injects about 7 teaspoonfuls. Only put in 20 litres and it gets a couple of teaspoons.

Eloy's lasts for approx 50k miles .............. Not true! I believe it was Henshaw on this forum who topped up his Eolys fluid at 90000 even although it wasn't showing a message. its injected at speeds of 50 mph only so not any good round town ................. My understanding is that a measured amount of eolys is injected every time the computer recognizes a fillup.

FAP - Filtre a particules........... or in English - the Particle filter. You'll find it in the exhaust pipe situated below the gear change. The idea is that it traps all the soot and every 300 or so miles the temperature is raised from its normal 150C up to 300 degrees and the soot is burnt. The temperature raising is brought about by the Eolys fluid. Eventually although the soot is burnt away, the Eolys fluid leaves behind an ash residue. That's when the warning message appears saying the particle filter is blocked. Ignore the message and the system goes into 'limp-home'.

What a great bargain. If only it had been a HDI ;)

If it helps. Here's a piccy. Third from left. Bottom row. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i53/Johndug/th_P1020583.jpg

Maybe you have a detachable towball? In which case the rest of the bar would be below the view of the sensors. On my C5 the switch third from the left turns them off. It's next to the lock/unlock switch.

There's a switch on the dashboard to turn them off. My C5 has them and I also have a fixed flange bar on and yes - it does sound them.

You're right. And the daft thing is that EU motoring law says that you've got to carry a spare bulb kit with you. Try replacing one at the roadside. :lol:

Three bolts hold the headlamp unit in place. The top one is easy enough. The second is down below the lamp close to the washer reservoir. The third one is behind the crashbar which also has to come off. Even with the lamp unit out you need pliers to reach the bulb holder. Thought the C5 was a b****** to do the lights, but the Xsara's worse. Incidentally, Haynes says to pull the bumper forward to release the side clips. That's b******* - you pull the sides outwards. http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i53/Johndug/P1020572a.jpg

MOT booked for tomorrow so yesterday an o/s sidelight bulb went. Spent ages trying to reach the b*****. Just not possible what with the washer spout right behind the headlamp. So it's been a three hour job removing the bumper and unscrewing the headlamp. Decided to replace both while the bumpers off. Great design Citroen :D Well done.

No engine - no servo assistance - not much braking!

If you're jacking up, getting someone to press the pedal while you try to turn the wheel, you're not giving it a fair test. The rear cylinders are twin piston with pressure regulating valves and they control the pressure so that the wheels don't lock during emergency braking. Also do you have the engine running?

Gentle rubbing with a bit of T-cut should remove it. Or even some toothpaste.

I replaced one of the numberplate lights at the weekend on the Xsara - they look the same as the C5. The cover was held by a lip at each end. It just pressed back onto the base plate. The front side light also needs replacing. I gave up on that after 15 mins. Access is terrible.

Well done! Lucky you - I've got four of them to do. Three done; one still to do.

Depends. One type is held with a single screw. Later ones are just held in with clips. Prise them out from the top.