Guest riber3 Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 Hi all, Just joined the forum and I am a newbie soon to be a C5 Estate owner. Its a 2002 2.2 Diesel and I am collecting it Saturday. But before I part with cash even though I have bought my train ticket. I would really appreciate a run down on what to look for. Despite looking through the forum I still have no idea where the PAF filter is or where the fluid tank is to see that its full. I know I must check all the electrics are working and the suspension works in all 3 modes. I don't know where the MAF sensor or EGR Valves are or which pipes to check for common leaks. I am not sure what to listen for in case of a faulty turbo, or what to look for if it has a faulty clutch. Any and all help would be most welcome and any recomendations on a good service manual and which fault code tool to buy would be much appreciated. With kind regards, Paul Quote
Randombloke Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 C5 annoyances specific to second hand cars The previous owner does not have the card with the confidential code. You'll need this for new keys and Citroen now charge for re-issuing it. The previous owner has only one key. Maybe consider just getting a garage key without the expensive “plip” bit on the back. The previous owner does not have the manual. You'll have to get a new one from Citroen or eBay. More annoying is the people who have bought a manual for the Mk 2 version but own a Mk 1, like the guy who sold me mine. There is no evidence of cam belt changes (c. 100k) or DPF changes/Eolys replenishment (50k, 72k). This affects mostly 2.2 HDi cars. If buying a car with about 90+K on it factor in the belt change. If buying a car with 50k, 72k or 100k on it check via RPN when the Eolys/DPF is due, and if it has been done. The rear screen is incredibly unlikely to still work. Have you got the gaffa tape, soldering iron and wire? The corrosion inspection at four and six years will probably not have been done. The sun roof sticks (intermittently) or does not work. Without the manual you will not know that pushing and holding the control upwards into the roof over rides the pinch protection and will let you shut the sun roof in an emergency if it has stuck or got out of sync with the control. The reporting valves tell you the tyres are under inflated or flat/damaged when they are fine. The car has 4 random brands and treads of tyre. The central locking will not work on one or more doors. The pinch prevention on the windows might need recalibrating, and without the manual you will not know that there is a procedure you can try yourself. The aerial has rusted on and will not unscrew with getting broken. New aerial and base needed. The headlights are wickedly expensive and worth buying acrylic covers for. Most of these are problems caused by people, and are not problems with the C5 itself. I also have a table of some other problems, PM me and I'll mail it to you. Quote
Guest riber3 Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 Ouch!!! Thank you so much for your help I have sent you a pm for the table Quote
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