MikeLane

I can't not post this (but I suppose you've all seen it!): I used to change wheels as shown on my CX, BXs and Xantia and, I'm pretty sure, on my facelift C5. (Can't understand why .........!)

Just been watching this video! It seems quite a rigmarole to check the LDS level!

On some sites entering your vehicle's reg. number should show the correct items.

Or, to put it another way, your tank holds just over 13 gals and, at 50mpg, a tank full should do about 650 miles, with the warning coming up when you have about 1.5 gals left.

White Coat Syndrome (in reverse!)

I don't know whether you can do so on the C4 but on my C5 I can set up a display to show miles covered, MPG and range (in miles) left in the tank. If you fill the tank then Zero the readings you should be able to see the MPG, how far you've driven and the estimated range when the Low Fuel warning comes up.

"tyres are lasting around 9k on the front which is not bad for a heavy car with pwr steering". Doesn't seem a lot to me. I get around 20K from the fronts and 25K from the rears on my 1.6HDi (always Michelins) and, if I'm driving a lot in France, about another 1.5K that I put down to the much smoother roads there. (Used to get over 40K with Michelin Xs on my Triumph Herald!)

If the clock is from the starter solenoid then there's some voltage in the battery but maybe not enough as Paul says. I'd want to know why the guy you bought it from disconnected the dash to hide the abs, break fluid and engine lights. I assume it's been reconnected so there may be a fault there if the battery keeps discharging. Check the voltage whilst it's connected and see whether it goes higher with one of the terminals disconnected. (I've had a battery that read 12.3 volts off-load but dropped to just over 10 (one dead or high resistance cell!) when on load (engine off but headlights on). Also, if it's always (as soon as you stop the engine) in Ecomode, the alternator may be worn or wearing out and not fully charging. Best of luck!

Sounds like DMF to me too!

It sounds like a head gasket problem to me. The Haynes manual (4745) gives instructions how to change it and this should be a cheaper and easier option than trying to shoehorn in another engine. Get the manual and have a read. (The manual doesn't include the 2.2l version of the engine but it only differs in having a 8mm longer stroke so...)

This might help: https://frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40263

Hope this will help you as it's probably the same for Peugeots and Citroens and I think the Digibox is like a Lexia (?) http://www.peugeotforums.com/forums/electrical-54/how-reset-dpf-fluid-additive-level-counters-pp2000-21676/

"Now battery manufacturers say that a sealed battery isn't need any maintenance ,but that isn't true is battery manufactures as the electrolyte evaporates and part s of the plates become uncovered and then a battery doesn't perform very well .if you are able get the plugs out you can top up the electrolyte and fill up with distilled water and a good charge and it will last a little longer ." I check mine and top up with melted ice from the freezer about every couple of months. Have to be a bit brutal with a wide tipped screwdriver to unscrew the (filler) plugs! My first ( from new) battery lasted about 9 years before a cell went. Charging the battery produces hydrogen and oxygen frmo the water in the electrolyte, thus the level gets lower.

Don't know whether you've topped up the Eolys tank but if not it could be empty. If you refill it you'll need to reset the counter

(Still think it might be a broken wire in the loom supplying the tailgate.)

My Haynes Manual goes fronm 2001 - 2008 (Y - 08) Amazon seem to have several (new and used) this one shows the cheapest: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Citroen-C5-Service-repair-manuals/dp/1844257452/ref=sr_1_3/257-2324810-7401122?ie=UTF8&qid=1501780904&sr=8-3&keywords=haynes+citroen+c5

Don't know where the wiring runs on a C5 Tourer but on my brother's Renault Megane Estate wiring to the tailgate runs along the roof lining and one of the wires broke inside the tube near the tailgate hinge where it exits the roof lining and enters the top of the tailgate, stopping him from being able to lock/unlock it. Might be worth checking on your C5.

You can download a Driver's Hanbook here - for free (I think!) https://www.manualslib.com/manual/397817/Citroen-C5.html One thing to check is whether the Cam Belt has been changed recently (at 150000 it should be on its second I think). Best of luck!

Fingers crossed that it's fixed.

I get my servicing done by a local Indie now but ALWAYS take my own oil !

Have you tried hand pumping/priming the fuel pipe? Do you always wait for the Glow Plug lamp to go out before using the starter?

There's a note in Haynes saying that engines with a DPF must use 5W 30 fully synthetic oil to ACEA B5. I too now use Total Ineo Quartz 5W 30 (from Amazon @ £28 for 5 litres).

I had a friend who bought, brand new, an Austin A40. He found that it used 1pint of oil about every 300 miles, so he complained to the dealer. The dealer checked with Austin (BMC) whose response was "It's within the limits!" No wonder .........

As a further note, I've never found my dipstick to be very useful. Whenever I pull it out it seems to have much too much oil on it. I wipe it, push it back in and then check again. I think it leaves a lot of oil in the tube which gets picked up when it's withdrawn and gives a false reading. However, I've never had a low oil warning between services so.....

Coincidentally there's a similar topic here: http://www.citroen-owners-club.co.uk/citroen/topic/24768-dipstick-tip-slip/?do=findComment&comment=94008