C 5 Estate

[C 5 Estate]

Hello fellow members, I am a Citroen fan who having had a non turbo 1905cc  BX estate then an turbo 1905 cc Xantia have progressed to a 2006 C5 estate, a one owner 1997cc VTR HDI, with six speed manual gear box.

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I bought it with 103K on the clock with full service history in early 2013.

After fourteen months and an additional 14K miles it looks as though the new front tyres fitted by the Gent I bought it from will need replacing soon and whist initially disappointed at the mileage realise this is par for the course going by what other forum users experience.

 

Since acquiring this motor it has had a timing belt (and associated bits), a battery, clutch and dual mass fly wheel on it.

 

When I bought the car it was a bit noisy at tick over and was slightly rough through the drive train at low revs. I have no previous experience of DMF’ however in hind sight I think these symptoms can be taken as a probable indication of impending Clutch/DMF failure and worth looking out for when trying out a potential purchase.

 

Since the new clutch the vehicle pulls smoothly from 8/900 revs, something it could not do when I bought it.

 

I do like the motor and hope to carry out improvements as time and money become available.

 

Having looked round the forum I can see it’s a valuable resource for those who, like me, enjoy sorting out their own problems.

 

Tim

 

 

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

Your info on the dmf may be useful for another member chuckie who thinks his car may need one.

[Johndouglas]

Hello & welcome from me also.   Your Citroen background is identical to my own.   Started with a 1991 BX-TZD turbo estate, and kept it for eight years.   Then moved to a Xantia 2.1 Estate and kept that till 2005 when I got the C5 estate.   Yes - front tyres on a C5 don't seem to have a long life.   The original Michelins need replacements at 17K.