C5

[Smarty]

Hi to everyone, new member here although i have owned a slew of Citroens over the years.

My Xantia died after an infection of bio-diesel (pump tatered) got a Suzuki Baleno knacker at the moment (like riding a horse drawn cart but without the comfort) :blink: I am currently considering a C5 2.0L petrol and doing the old gas conversion thingy on it and getting me fuel for 49p a litre :P Now can any of you good people advise on the old C5? i am thinking of a second hand jobbie on an 02 plate mileage below 60,000 for little cash :rolleyes: Also does anyone know any good independant specialists in or around the Black Country mucka :lol: Erm i think that about covers it, any help and or suggestions will be gratefully recieved.

 

Cheers Smarty

[72dudes]

:P Now can any of you good people advise on the old C5? i am thinking of a second hand jobbie on an 02 plate mileage below 60,000 for little cash :) Also does anyone know any good independant specialists in or around the Black Country mucka :)

 

If you do go for a 2.0 petrol, go for the 'normal' 16v motor, avoid the HPI, which although slightly more powerful and economical, apparently gives more trouble.

 

Better still don't mess around with the fuel system at all and buy a 2.0 HDi, best model is the 110 bhp version from 2001-2004. These do without the particle filter/diesel additive and give mid-high 40's mpg with reasonable performance.

[Smarty]

If you do go for a 2.0 petrol, go for the 'normal' 16v motor, avoid the HPI, which although slightly more powerful and economical, apparently gives more trouble.

 

Better still don't mess around with the fuel system at all and buy a 2.0 HDi, best model is the 110 bhp version from 2001-2004. These do without the particle filter/diesel additive and give mid-high 40's mpg with reasonable performance.

 

hi 72dudes, thanks for the reply, yes i see what you mean, but i am coming away from diesel as i think the price for diesel is disgusting over 1.20 per litre :angry: compared 49p for gas, i know about the HPI and will avoid like the plaque :blink: the only other problems i have been advised about is the overheating problem with the conversion and having to have the valves re-seated every 20,000 miles :huh: however, so i have been told it's a simple adjustment from factory settings for the valves to a leaner burn, and it only takes 20 minutes, bonus :blink:

And the other problem is the rear brakes on the petrol version which if not attended to by a bit of copper grease on the relevant parts will give a lot of problems :( Still at the erm'ing and aaahing stage!

 

Cheers

[Ronin]

hi 72dudes, thanks for the reply, yes i see what you mean, but i am coming away from diesel as i think the price for diesel is disgusting over 1.20 per litre :angry: compared 49p for gas, i know about the HPI and will avoid like the plaque :blink: the only other problems i have been advised about is the overheating problem with the conversion and having to have the valves re-seated every 20,000 miles :huh: however, so i have been told it's a simple adjustment from factory settings for the valves to a leaner burn, and it only takes 20 minutes, bonus :blink:

And the other problem is the rear brakes on the petrol version which if not attended to by a bit of copper grease on the relevant parts will give a lot of problems :( Still at the erm'ing and aaahing stage!

 

Cheers

 

Don't worry too much about the rear brake pad/caliper issue. Once you've managed to see what's what it is pretty straight forward and you'll soon be adept at keeping them in good condition even as a precautionary measure...

It could be worse, it could be vauxhall rear drums or discs! I lost count the amount of times I had to strip them down and replace the slides/ seals!

As 72dudes has suggested, the hdi 110 2.0 ltr d is a relatively uncomplicated diesel in comparison to the 2.2ltr and can take a lot of abuse. I would also avoid the HPI (I still cant understand why they made it).

 

If you are not concerned with the extra torque that a 2.0ltr petrol gives, another alternative is the 1.8 16valve. There isn't really that much difference in performance apart from having to drop down a gear for overtaking more often.

As far as ownership of C5's, well I'm fairly new to them but all I can say we now have 4 C5's in the family of various specs and performance now so they must be ok and we all love them. We can't all be mad! lol.

[Smarty]

Don't worry too much about the rear brake pad/caliper issue. Once you've managed to see what's what it is pretty straight forward and you'll soon be adept at keeping them in good condition even as a precautionary measure...

It could be worse, it could be vauxhall rear drums or discs! I lost count the amount of times I had to strip them down and replace the slides/ seals!

As 72dudes has suggested, the hdi 110 2.0 ltr d is a relatively uncomplicated diesel in comparison to the 2.2ltr and can take a lot of abuse. I would also avoid the HPI (I still cant understand why they made it).

 

If you are not concerned with the extra torque that a 2.0ltr petrol gives, another alternative is the 1.8 16valve. There isn't really that much difference in performance apart from having to drop down a gear for overtaking more often.

As far as ownership of C5's, well I'm fairly new to them but all I can say we now have 4 C5's in the family of various specs and performance now so they must be ok and we all love them. We can't all be mad! lol.

Hi Ronin, thanks for that mate really helpful, i have a friend in the dealer business and he is keeping an eye out for a good un, might take a couple of months though, i can wait as long as the diff on the suzuki holds out!? If anyone is interested view my blog! http://c5knowhow.blogspot.com/

 

Cheers