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You could try this, French sites... https://www.oscaro.com/Shop/Step1 or www.yakarouler.com/spheres-de-suspension-citroen-c5-iii-2-0-hdi-165-163cv.32796 or http://www.mister-auto.com/spheres-accumulateur-de-suspension/citroen-c5-iii-break-td-2-0-hdi-163cv_v32796_g1718.html best of luck.

Sorry it’s taken so long to report back to you all. Eventually found a good French garage to make good the repair to my car. It turns out, the fault was the new torque converter was fitted with an ill fitted oil seal. Labour charge 800€. Glad to pay it, it’s running sweet. All the trouble and expense that caused me to trust a friend, unnecessarily replaced gearbox, new valve bloc complete, I must say at this point, because of my eventual distrust of my friend the mechanic, I ordered from Sussex Autoparts, England a remanufactured torque converter, the turnaround was very fast. I put my trust to my friend again to fit the torque converter. After he finished the job, it pissed out with oil. He refused to put it right, hence the hard search for a garage that is willing to take the job on, after a ploncker who couldn't do the job right. And accidently, he had convinced me that he had changed the torque converter that came with the replacement gearbox. I researched the serial number of the converter given back to me, it turns out to be from a Peugeot, it proved unequivocally that he had not change the converter. Whose the mug of the year? you guessed it,= me...Thank you all for all the great advice you have given me.

Rookie2, Citroen C5 lll 2.0 TDi Auto 2010 165h. I discovered the original gear box; Aisin AM6 -otherwise known as AF40 - TF80sc code no. 20GF13 If you remember, I had fitted another gearbox, to my surprise a different code no. 20GF24. I'm beginning to think that may be the electro valves are at fault, certainly a coincidence for same problem two boxes. Anyway,…I would really like to know, what is the difference between 20GF13 and 20GF24, obviously the first box had belong to the C5, the gear ratios appears to be the same, and they fit perfectly, but what is the latter box for, is it a later model, or is it for a different car, I really would appreciate your thoughts on the matter. it's killing me. I also bought a diagnostic tool KlavKar scanner EOBD with fault code P1741 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Performance or Stuck Off. look forward to hearing from you, thanks in advance

Rookie2, Thanks for your advise. The drive adaptive is new to me, but had had all fault codes removed at the time the gearbox was changed. What diagnostic software would you recommend, I've looked at Ebay, but somehow it looks a bit dodgie. When the warmer weather arrives I will have another go at it, and when I eventually discover this troubling problem, I will write to you again and share with you a hopefully soluble solution. With patience it may take some time.

Yes, the torque convertor was changed at the same time as the gearbox and the mileage is 79,000 miles. Thanks for replying to me. Any information you could give me would be great. Thank you very much.

Hi, I live in France, and I have today joined this forum, which I have to say, I find impressive. I bought two years ago C5 tourer 2010. I have a nagging problem with the automatic gearbox, for example; I drive on the motorway up hill, 6 the gear drops down to 5th in to safe mode. Three signal bongs are heard, sign on dashboard gearbox fault, service, and display of gearlever positions. I had changed the correct fluid = no different. I bought from Poland a second hand gearbox complete with valve box (from an accident crash 2000 Euros) only about one year old, had it fitted, same problem arisen, changed both drive shafts, since vibration had occurred, now cured. I bought four new correct type Michelin tyres. Both the drive shafts and tyres did slightly reduce the problem. But the problem persist, the slightest resistance a little more peddle, three bongs. I drove 650 kilometres to the South of France pulling a small single axle trailer, 'bong bong bong' so…drove in manual mode. I am not completely convinced at this stage that it could be 2 electro valves. but I am willing to try anything. I was in Manchester last year for a holiday, called in to the Citroen garage and left the car for three days, paid £120 quid diagnosis report. Citroen could only find reported codes, they proposed I should buy a new gearbox £10.000 + fitting. 'Well… of course I didn't'. If anyone can help, I will be most grateful. Are there any sensors that I should look at, if so how many, and where will I find them? And finally has anyone have a workshop manual in English. Thanks in advanced.

Hi, I live in France, and I have today joined this forum, which I have to say, I find impressive. I bought two years ago C5 tourer 2010. I have a nagging problem with the automatic gearbox, for example; I drive on the motorway up hill, 6 the gear drops down to 5th in to safe mode. Three signal bongs are heard, sign on dashboard gearbox fault, service, and display of gearlever positions I had changed the correct fluid = no different. I bought from Poland a second hand gearbox (from an accident crash 2000 Euros) only about one year old, had it fitted, same problem arisen, changed both drive shafts, since vibration had occurred, now cured. I bought four new correct type Michelin tyres. Both the drive shafts and tyres did slightly reduce the problem. But the problem persist, the slightest resistance a little more peddle, three bongs. I drove 650 kilometres to the South of France pulling a small single axle trailer, 'bong bong bong' so…drove in manual mode. I am not completely convinced at this stage that it could be 2 electro valves. but I am willing to try anything. I was in Manchester last year for a holiday, called in to the Citroen garage and left the car for three days, paid £120 quid diagnosis report. Citroen could only find reported codes, they proposed I should buy a new gearbox £10.000 + fitting. 'Well… of course I didn't'. If anyone can help, I will be most grateful. Are there any sensors that I should look at, if so how many, and where will I find them? And finally has anyone have a workshop manual in English that anyone could send me, my email address; darrell.hughes@orange.fr Thank you in advance.